This document outlines the curriculum and assessments for a Grade 4 Mandarin Chinese language class. It discusses what topics students will learn over the year, including their identity, time and space, self-expression, and self-organization. Assessment includes performance-based and formative/summative evaluations to track student progress. Students will develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Parents are encouraged to support learning at home through checking assigned work and exposing children to additional Chinese materials. Cultural immersion opportunities like trips to China are also highlighted.

1. Sandy Tse Karen Kee
Welcome to
Curriculum Night
Grade 4 Language B MSL
Miyan Zhang
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

2. Educational Assistant
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

3. Agenda
** Please write down your individual questions or concerns on the
‘Parent Question Card’. We will try to get back to you ASAP.
• What do students learn in G4 MSL class this year?
• How do we inform what students have learned?
• How are students assessed?
• How do you support?
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

4. Written Curriculum
WWA 我是谁
WWPT 我们身处的时空
HWEO 我们如何表达自己
HWOO 我们如何组织自己
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

5. Taught Curriculum
• Curriculum Structure: Inquiry Based Learning
• Language Acquisition Methodology:TPRS
(Teach Proficiency through Reading & Storytelling)
• Teacher Tailor-Made Learning Materials
• Student Centre Teaching & Learning
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

6. Assessed Curriculum
• Performance & Skill Based Assessments
• Formative & Summative Assessments
• Inform of Students’ Learning
• 3-Way Learning Review (3WLR)
• Student Led Learning Review (SLLRs)
• Student Ifolio (Chinese blog posts)
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

7. Listening & Speaking
• In class observation
• Listening comprehension check
• Oral presentation, acting-out & retelling story
Reading
• Reading Comprehension Check
• Read weekly reading books
Writing: Pinyin & Characters & Story & Paragraph
Weekly Assessment & Pop Quiz
Formative Assessment
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

8. To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.
The Chinese Reading Folder will be sent home in October.
Students need to return the book every week to switch for a new book.
Students are encouraged to read and complete entries in their Chinese Reading Log.
By June, students are required to complete 20 entries on the books of their choice.
Once per month they will orally report a chosen book to the teacher.
Parents are requested to sign their child’s reading folder every week.
Objectives:
• to build up students’ reading habit and interest;
• to expose students to a wider variety of written texts;
• to enhance students’ fluency through reading familiar texts.
Reading Program

9. • Online accounts of the following website and APPs which support
the in-school reading program materials could be purchased based
on individual needs and preferences at your own decision.
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.
WaWaYaYa
Chinese
eBooks
Reading Program
Mandarin Matrix

10. Library
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.
Mr Joe Kwok !
joekwok@cdnis.edu.hk!
2525 7088 ext. 1106!
Opening Hours-
Mon - Thu 7:20am to 11:30am!
12:20pm to 2:30pm!
Fri 7:20am to 1:35pm!
2:15pm to 3:45pm!
Borrowing privileges vary by grade-
Prep to Gr 6 students can keep their
books for 2 weeks
Prep to Gr 4
Gr 5 to Gr 6
Parents can check 3 books out and keep
for 2 weeks

11. Home Learning
Average time G4 MSL class home learning: about 20 min
Try Your Best: bring your problems back to school
Home learning assignments sent home Mon to Thu
Check Diary &Verify your blog email subscription
Check blog for information and resources
Use Quizlet link for individual practice
Supervise writing Chinese characters (stroke order website)
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

12. Blog
Homework & Class Updates
Quizlet:Vocabulary flash card sets
Resources:Website Links
Twitter & Picasa: Class photos
Calendar & Chinese Culture
Student ifolio / Blog
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

13. Tips For Supporting
Check teacher’s blog regularly
Check your child’s red bag: home learning assignments,
assessment paper, & reading folder.
Read Chinese books with your child
Chinese resources: friend, books, apps,TV, online tools, etc
Expose them to Chinese outside school & encouragement
If you find your child struggling with Chinese, please contact
their teacher for support ASAP.
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

14. Immersion Trip &
Exchange Programme
Chinese Immersion Trip
Tentative Date: Summer Holiday (15 days)
Hainan Exchange Programme
Tentative Date: Easter Break (one week)
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

15. ThankYou!
Miyan Zhang
G3-G6 Chinese Teacher, CCC弘汉轩 Rm明
Email: MiyanZhang@cdnis.edu.hk
Blog: http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/miyanzhang/
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.
** Please write down your individual questions or concerns on the
‘Parent Question Card’. We will try to get back to you ASAP.

16. **
Please
write
down
your
individual
ques3ons
or
concerns
on
the
‘Parent
Ques3on
Card’.
We
will
try
to
get
back
to
you
ASAP.