BACK TO SCHOOL

NIGHT 2014
Renaissance College
27th August, 2014
Primary School

Monday, 8 September, 14

ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

ABOUT 2JV

http://2jv.rchk.edu.hk/
Are we missing something?
Send me an email :)
venancejb1@rchk.edu.hk

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MS. WENDY KEELING

15th October - 10th February

3-way conferences,
reports

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PROGRAM OF INQUIRY

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HOMEWORK
We recommend DAILY reading at
home - at least 10minutes.
Chinese - 10 minutes

Home Learning Ideas

Share stories with your child each night
Count things and look for patterns
Make up number stories
Make movies or short plays together
Make up stories together
Discuss movies/plays/art/tv shows/video games
Write notes to each other
Use a family message board
READ EVERY NIGHT
Play
Go for a hike or a walk in a park (get into nature)
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COMMUNICATION DIARY
Home Reading Documentation

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SAMPLE OF DOCUMENTATION IN
THE COMMUNICATION DIARY

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HOW CAN I MAKE THE HOME

READING COUNT?

Reading is more meaningful if your child is interested in

the content - it doesnt always need to be a book...mix it
up (blogs, websites, newspapers, brochures, magazines,

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Play Games...make it fun... engage with the text

Create new endings or

beginnings

Try acting
some of the story
out

Ask Questions

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Cover
the title

Make
connections

Make
Predications

create a story
based on the
cover

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RAZ KIDS

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LANGUAGE
Language'
Strands

Oral!language!!
Written!language!

.!Reading!and!writing!
Visual!language!

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Language(learning(is(encompassed(
throughout(all(areas(of(the(
curriculum(especially(in(our(Units(of(
Inquiry.!!

LETS TALK SPELLING

Get Reading Right
Focus - phonics and camera
words

Words Their Way

Focus - spelling patterns

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Mathema'cs*
5"Strands"

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Number((
Pattern(and(Function(
Data(Handling(
Measurement(
Space(and(Shape(

Students(work(actively(with(
objects(and(experiences(in(their(
own(environment.(

(((((Children(are(given(opportunities(to(
select(and(explain(methods(of(
solving(problems.(
(
(((((Where(possible(math(is(linked(to((((((
our(Unit(of(Inquiry.(

MATH IN 2JV

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Studio'Time'
Students(take(part(in(a(variety(of(
learning(engagements(that(are(
connected(to(key(concepts(being(
focused(on(during(our(units(of(
inquiry.(Every(Friday(1:40@2:40pm(

Monday, 8 September, 14

Birthday)par+es)in)school)

! We# respectfully# ask# parents# to# refrain# from#

celebrating#birthdays#during#the#school#day.##
! Parties#should#be#held#outside#the#school#day.##
! There# are# a# number# of# celebrations# that# can# be#
acknowledged# in# class# in# a# variety# of# ways# beyond#
parties.#

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Conferencing*with*the*teachers*
! There%are%times%when%parents%wish%to%conference%with%the%class%

!
!
!

teachers.%We%would%ask%that%all%parents%use%the%appropriate%
communication%channels%to%arrange%times%to%meet%with%sta.%Teachers%
cannot%have%a%conference/discussion%with%you%at%certain%times%<%%they%
are%responsible%for%27%other%students%as%well%as%your%child.%%
Share%the%good%news%not%just%the%bad.%
Use%email%carefully.%More%than%5%sentences%may%mean%it%is%better%to%
arrange%a%meeting.%
If%you%need%a%Chinese%interpreter%we%can%arrange%this%for%you.%
Alternatively,%you%can%have%a%member%of%your%family%provide%a%Chinese%
translation%if%needed.%
We%do%have%formalised%conference%times%but%these%also%include%the%
students%%at%RCHK%they%are%an%important%part%of%the%conference%
process.%%
Student

Teacher

Parent

Teamwork

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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING

Please return to the PAC to enjoy snacks and to hear an address

from Dr. Harry Brown

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