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- 1. Before We Begin • Go around your table and find out who your child sits with and introduce yourselves.Remember Volunteer Sign ups, Hopes and Fears Conference to be passed around tonight & $100 for class parties collection • Look for your child’s Portrait on the wall and read your letter from your child Any orange papers sent from the school must be filled out and returned.
- 2. Typhoons When signalis issued before school starts • Typhoon 1: all classes are in session • Typhoon 3 R1 classes canceled. • Typhoon 8 All schools are closed. Rainstorms When signal is issued before school starts • Amber Rainstorm- all classes are in session. • Red Rainstorm-All schools are closed • Black Rainstorm: All schools are closed Please stay informed of weather conditions at www.weather.org.hk . Or check our website at www.hkis.edu.hk for school closing information.
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- 4. Late Arrivals andEarly Dismissals
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- 8. Communication 608 blogupdated every week to two weeks with things that are happening in our classroom including important dates, announcements and curriculum soranson608blogspot.hk Student work will be sent home periodically to give you the opportunity to discuss what we do in class with your child. This work will need to be returned to school as most of it will go in your child’s portfolio. ssoranson@hkis.edu.hk Any orange papers sent from the school must be filled out and returned.
- 9. All About Homework Homework is 20 minutes per night for math and reading. Chinese is in addition to classroom homework. Reading book and math home link will go home daily in zip pouch, Monday-Thursday. Zip pouch comes back to school daily. Students will check their homework at school on Friday mornings and discuss misconceptions Reading journals will reflect some home reading books
- 10. Snacks and Lunches Please remember to send in a healthy nut-free snack, healthy lunch, and a water bottle every day. Please make sure all food containers and the bottle are labeled with your child’s name.
- 11. Birthdays You arewelcome to bring in a nut-free treat for your child’s birthday. Please email me so that we can arrange a time for you to come and celebrate this time with your child If your child is inviting the whole class to their birthday party at home, they are welcome to pass out invitations at school. If they aren’t inviting the whole class, please think of a different way to deliver the invitations.
- 12. Volunteer Opportunities MathGames (Monthly) Mystery Reader (every fortnight) Lunch Bunch (rotating day each month) Field Trip Chaperones
- 13. Grade Two atHKIS Curriculum
- 14. Morning Meeting Greeting Sharing Group Activity News and Announcements
- 15. Workshop Model HKISuses a workshop model based on the Teachers’ College of Columbia University Reading and Writing Project Allows teachers to differentiate instruction so students can work at their just right level Teachers confer with students one-on-one and in small groups
- 16. Readers Workshop MiniLesson Independent Reading Partner Reading Read Aloud End of Workshop Reflection
- 17. Readers Workshop Unitsof Study Readers Build Good Habits Story Elements Readers Think & Talk about Books Navigating Non-Fiction Reading Readers Meet in Clubs Storytelling/Readers Theater Poetry Holding Onto Meaning
- 18. Writers Workshop MiniLesson Independent Writing Partner Writing Word work/Handwriting End of Workshop Reflection
- 19. Writers Workshop Unitsof Study: Launching the Writers’ Workshop Authors as Mentors All About Books (writing non-fiction) Small Moments (personal narrative) Fiction Poetry Writing with a Purpose Each unit includes work with planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing, and celebrating student work.
- 20. Authors’ Celebrations Atime to celebrate work in our writing units and new techniques we’ve adopted as writers. Not at time to correct spelling or grammar.
- 21. Word Study andHandwriting Words Their Way is an activity-based word study program. Student learning is based on the appropriate developmental level of the student. In groups, students do word study, spelling, vocabulary and phonics activities in developmental sequence. Handwriting Without Tears printing and cursive programs draw from years of innovation and research to provide developmentally appropriate, multisensory tools and strategies for the classroom. Research shows that children learn more effectively by actively doing, with materials that address all styles of learning. http://www.hwtears.com/hwt/parents
- 22. Mathematics The EverydayMath program works as a spiral though the following math content strands: Number and Numeration Operations and Computation Data and Chance Measurement and Reference Frames • Geometry Patterns, Functions and Algebra
- 23. Everyday Math Online Log-Ins Resources everydaymathonline.com
- 24. Social Studies Ourunits of study are Communities - how and why do we belong? I can Make a Difference to the Environment Economics - I can Make a Difference in the Lives of Others - Grade 2 Economics Fair
- 25. Science The inquirycycle of learning is used to explore science Lives in the Balance/Habits with a focus and a field trip on Hoi Ha Wan Energy - hands on investigations with a field trip to the Science Museum
- 26. Religion Units areongoing reading and responding to the Christian Bible stories. Teachers encourage conversations about spiritual and religious concepts Our world religion is Judaism
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- 28. Specials in 6day cycle Music – 2 x 30 minutes/cycle - Laura Lorentzen Art – 1x 50 minutes/cycle- Katie Flowers and Claire Kirk PE – 3 x 30 minutes/cycle- Brad Connors Mandarin – 5 x 30 minutes/cycle - Guidance – 1 x 30 minutes/cycle - Erin Wright Library – Kids can go as needed during lunch and during LA rotations.
- 29. Checklist for tonight… Any questions? $100 party money in envelope Collect information packet Write note to your child. Sign up to volunteer if you are able Sign up for Hopes and Fears Conferences