This document summarizes the curriculum night for the Chinese Studies Grade 5 MSL class taught by Ms. Sandy Tse and Ms. Karen Kee. It provides an overview of the written, taught, and assessed curriculum. It also discusses the reading program, home learning and support tips, use of online resources, and a summer Chinese immersion program. The overall goal is to inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement in Chinese language learning.

1. Welcome to
Curriculum Night
Chinese Studies Grade 5 MSL
Ms Sandy Tse Ms Karen Kee
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engagement locally and globally
5:30pm ~ 5:55pm

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3. • To receive information on home learning tasks and regular
updates on teaching and learning contents;
• To get access to learning resources such as quizlet links and
dictionaries, etc

5. Agenda
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engagement locally and globally
• Written Curriculum
• Taught Curriculum
• Assessed Curriculum
• Reading Program
• Home Learning & Support Tips
• Library

6. Written Curriculum
WWA 我们是谁
STP 共享地球
Stand-alone 我们如何组织自己
Stand-alone 我们如何表达自己
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engagement locally and globally

7. Taught Curriculum
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engagement locally and globally
• Curriculum Structure: Inquiry-Based Learning
• Language Acquisition Methodology:
 TPRS
(Teaching Proficiency through Reading &
Storytelling)
 Activity-based Language Learning
 Project-Based Language Learning
• Teacher Tailor-Made Learning Materials
• Student-Centered Teaching & Learning

8. Assessed Curriculum
• Assessments: Performance & Skills-based
• Formative & Summative Assessments
• Student Portfolio (SP)
• 3-Way Learning Conversation (3WLC)
• Student Led Learning Review (SLLRs)
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engagement locally and globally

9. 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
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engagement locally and globally

10. Oral Task Reading Task Writing Task
G5 MSL
• Retell story
• Acting out
• Presentation
 Contents & Organization
 Language usage
 Elocution
 Non-verbal expressions
300-400
characters
100-120
characters
 Meaningful
 Logical
 Organized
 Write in Chinese
End of the Year Overall Expectations

11. Reading Program
Objectives:
• to build up students’ reading habits and interests;
• to expose students to a wider variety of written texts;
• to enhance students’ fluency through reading familiartexts.
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engagement locally and globally
• The Chinese Reading Folder will be sent home in October.
• Reading Circle will be conducted monthly during a double-period slot for guided-
reading and reading-skill enhancement.
• Students need to return the book every week to switch for a new book.
• Students are required to complete a Chinese Reading journal after reading.
• By June, students are required to complete at least 12 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 and journal.

12. • 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 discretion.
Mandarin Matrix Reading
Series
Other Reading
Series
Online reading support:
(Optional subscription by parents)
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engagement locally and globally

13. Chairman’s Bao online reading
(Optional subscription by parents)
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engagement locally and globally

14. Chinese eBooks
• Created by CDNIS teachers specifically
for our students!
• Designed to support and enhance
Chinese language acquisition within the
Language B Stream.
• To enhance enjoyment and motivation
for learning.
Custom Stories
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engagement locally and globally

15. Chinese eBooks
• as a supplementary teaching
tool in class.
• as an interactive and highly
supportive learning tool at
home.
• Participation in the eBook
Programme is required from
G1 to G6 MSL/MFL students
• Parent will be informed on
teacher’s blog of eBooks which
are ready for downloading
• Go green! Less paper used!
Features Include:
stories, exercises, games, puzzles,
writing tools and more!
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engagement locally and globally

16. To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower
engagement locally and globally

17. Home Learning
Average G5 MSL class home learning time is about 20
minutes
If you find your child spending much longer on home
learning, please have them do their best and stop.
Try your best and bring your problems back to school
Home learning assignments can be sent home Mon to
Thu
Please verify your email subscription to the teacher’s
blog
Use Quizlet links for weekly practice
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engagement locally and globally

18. Tips For Supporting
Check the teacher’s blog regularly
Check your child’s red bag for home learning,
assessments, reading folder, library books and other
information
Read Chinese books with them or encourage them to
read
Chinese resources: friends, books, apps, blogs, Internet,
etc
Expose them to Chinese outside school to extend
learning
Supervise Writing Chinese Characters (with provided
resources)
If you find your child struggling with Chinese,
please contact your child’s teacher as soon as
possible for extra supportTo inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower
engagement locally and globally

21. To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower
engagement locally and globally

22. 專為我校學生度身訂製的課程
Date: 14-28 June 2019 (15 days)
Eligible applicants:
G4-11 MFL, MSL / Phase 1-3 (TBC)
G4-11 MHL / Phase 4-6
G4-11 MA students
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