Welcome to our Back to School Curriculum Night!

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Welcome to our Back to School Curriculum Night!
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The Plan for Tonight

• A little about your teaching team
• The GWA approach to education
• Our class Essential Agreements
• The year ahead academically
• Communication
• How you can support

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A Little About the KG1 AJ Teaching Team
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GWA Approach to Education

• Inquiry based depending on childrens natural
  curiosity
• Challenged according to what students are ready
  to learn next (developmental approach)
• Focus on differentiation, activity based, small
  group and individualized learning

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How We Know What Students Have Learned

• Prior knowledge to drive inquiry
• Assessment (observations)
• Process oriented more often than product
  (reflection of learning)
• Portfolios (shows progression throughout the
  year). Kids can reflect on their work.
• Student Led Conferences (later in the year)

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Class Essential Agreements
PRINCIPLED BALANCED RISK-TAKER

• Embody the Learner Profile
• Our classroom essential expectations fosters
  shared responsibility.
• What we are encouraging and how you can help at
  home (consistency)
• Independence , confidence and positive social
  interactions

KNOWLEDGEABLE INQUIRER
COMMUNICATOR REFLECTIVE
OPEN-MINDED CARING THINKER
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Transdiscipliary Themes of IB Curriculum

• We do 4
• Who We Are (Senses)
• How the World Works (Water)
• Sharing the Planet (Minibeasts)
• How We Express Ourselves (Tell Me A Story)

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The Year Ahead Academically

• Units of Inquiry overview
• Our senses (Who we are)
• Central Idea We use our senses to find out about
  ourselves, each other and the environment
• We will be inquiring into the following
• The five senses
• How we use our senses to learn about the world
• Why senses are important and the impact of their
  absence
• Our other units of inquiry
• Water
• Minibeasts
• Tell me a story

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The Year Ahead Academically
ICT Ipads Promethean boards Computers
Swimming
Library
PE
Math Number Shape space Measurement
Pattern function Data Handling
Music
Language Oral communication (listening and
speaking) Reading Writing
Art
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Role of Play in Early Childhood

• Play provides opportunities to explore, create,
  develop social skills, role-play, express
  themselves, learn about emotions, release stress,
  test limits, take risks, and enjoy themselves
• Play supports both the academic and social
  aspects of learning through a childs
  perspective.
• Teachers role is to act as the facilitator to
  guide students in generating their own questions
  about their learning and help them locate the
  resources they need to find their own answers.

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Communication

• How can we work together?
• All classroom news and upcoming events will be
  posted on the Weebly site.
• http//gwakgone.weebly.com/
• Many ways to be in touch i.e face-to-face and
  email
• Ask questions as they come up we have an open
  door policy

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Supporting Learning at Home

• How parents can help
• Independence is key
• At home dressing alone, setting the table,
  taking responsibility of their school bag, quick
  goodbyes at the school door.
• No official homework in KG1
• Encourage questions/ inquiry through
• modeling (answer a question with a question).
• Talk to your child about their day, ask specific
  questions rather than general

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EC Teaching and Support TEAM
Vice Principal Ms. Huson
Margaret Sikora Music Teacher
Martin Hamilton Swimming Teacher
Neil Clark ICT Teacher
Ms. Nina Garza Councillor
Emma Hamilton Art Teacher
Ms. Anita EC Librarian
Olly Olerenshaw PE Teacher
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General Information

• October/November
• February
• April
• June
• Centres are our way of formative assessment. We
  can meet your child where they are at, as opposed
  to forcing them to be at a certain level by a
  certain time.
• We de-emphasise paperwork. We have centres
  (practical activities) instead of worksheets.