Welcome to Kindergarten 2

Ms. Corlia

2002-2007: B.Ed Foundation Phase degree (North-West University, Potchefstroom)

2007: Honors degree in General Teaching and Learning

2008-2011: Reception and Nursery Teacher

Grade 1 After School Language Arts Teacher

Happy Kids American Preschool, Taipei, Taiwan

2012-present Kindergarten Teacher, UNIS Hanoi

Ms. Hang

My experience: • 2008-2010: Teacher at

Dong Tam Primary School, Hanoi

• 2010-2011: Teaching Assistant at Singapore International School, Hanoi

• 2011-Now: Teaching Assistant at United Nations International School, Hanoi

My important events: • 3/7/2013: My wedding

ceremony

• 2/28/2014: My first baby delivery

Who We Are

• Your name

• Where you are from

• And something interesting/surprising about you

What is most important to the K2 teaching team?

That children develop self confidence and independence.

Hearing the children and valuing their contributions.

Opportunities to develop confidence and self esteem. ‘It’s OK to be me!’

Value all contributions

That we build strong foundations for learning not build as high as we can, as fast as we can.

That we respond to learning styles and learning needs.

Is your child prepared for the school day?

• A healthy, filling snack - No candy and NO NUTS or products

containing nuts (fruit only on Wednesdays)

• A bottle of water (metal preferred)

• Their communication folder – return daily

• Sun hat (may be kept at school)

• Spare set of clothes in a ziploc bag (may be kept at

school)

Please remember to name all bottles, snack boxes, hats and clothes!

Each day, your child will need:

Swimming Session 1 begins 16th of September and finishes at the October break. Session 2 begins the week of the 21st of May and runs until the end of year.

Is your child prepared for the week?

How do we learn ?

By doing

By taking a risk and having a go… By communicating

By looking and listening

We aim to make your children’s thinking visible by

• Visible Thinking Routines:

e.g. See -Think –Wonder

• De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats

• Listening very carefully and recording children’s thoughts

• Creating PowerPoints to

record our learning

What will we learn in Kindergarten 2?

A huge amount - So you’ll need to read your K2 Grade Level Guide to find out the details! • English • Maths • PSEL • Unit Of Inquiry: (See our blog)

• Where we are in place and time • How we express ourselves • How the world works

• How we organize ourselves • Sharing the planet • Who we are

• Specialist Subjects

(Music, Art, Vietnamese, P.E) LEARNER PROFILE and APPROACHES TO LEARNING (Skills)

Curriculum guides

Class discussions also promotes

speaking and listening skills, respect,

enthusiasm, confidence, curiosity…

Make sure you know your child’s

‘Show and Tell’ day.

Speaking and Listening

Reading in Kindergarten 2

• Modeled reading • Shared reading • Guided reading • Individual reading • Take home readers twice a week from

next week • Buddy reading • RazKids • Library A source of

pleasure

Fun

Challenging at times

Phonemic Awareness

•Hearing the sounds in words (phonemic awareness) is very important to developing writing, so we do spend a lot of time learning and hearing sounds.

e.g. Games – Which doesn’t belong…cat, dog, car, Carrie?

Does hat rhyme with cat? Does dog rhyme with dad?

I can hear four sounds in ‘sweet’.

Kite and cat start with the same sound!

What do “good” readers do?

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Did you know….? Only 50% of the words in English are phonetically decodable

Good readers make meaning from what they read.

How can I help my child become a confident reader?

Pause

Prompt

Praise

Help them to use a range of strategies

Don’t cover the pictures! Let them look at the pictures first Don’t force it – if it feels painful, share the reading, take a break or stop!

This video will be available on our blog.

Writing

• We are all writers

• Thinking and storytelling IS writing

• Pictures tell stories

Stages of writing development

Provide a good writing environment at home.

Risk Takers have a go and learn from their mistakes. When they write at home, focus on what they can do, not what was missing or ‘wrong’.

What is important when we focus on handwriting?

• Posture • Pencil grip • Correct starting points

• Keep the pencil on the paper.

Always start at the top except d and e No letter starts at the bottom.

When helping children to write their name, use lower case e.g. Ms. Corlia (not MS CORLIA) See handout.

Mathematics in Kindergarten 2…

…is much more than memorizing a series of facts. Knowledge becomes embedded through games and problem solving, for example, playing games that involve visualizing number facts and using the language of maths.

How to help me help your child

• Communicate with us (email is best or comment on the blog)

• Read the Tin Tuc and the Kindergarten 2 blog which can be viewed at: http://blogs.unishanoi.org/kindergarten2/

• Meet with me if you have concerns (sooner rather than later)

• Ensure your child has a balance of exercise, sleep, healthy diet and play.

• Read the Elementary Handbook (It’s on the UNIS website) and follow school policies (e.g. No toys/guns)

• Have realistic expectations (your child is 5/6 years old !)

• Remember your child is unique - try not to compare !

How many parents have already

seen this? Read the Elementary handbook

(It’s on the website) and follow school policies (e.g. No toys/guns)

Mother Tongue Time is now called

Home Language Time Please sign up…

…if you are available occasionally or regularly on Thursdays from 2.50-3.10pm

Coffee mornings with the counselor

For Parents of Kindergarten 2

Thursday, Sept. 5th 8:30am Learn what to expect of your child developmentally, and

discuss with others the joys and fears of parenting children in this age group.

ES EAL Information Evening

Thursday 5th 6-7.30pm

Thank you for coming!

Q & A

Please take a few minutes to fill in the parent questionnaire.