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Welcome to Curriculum Night Grade 4 Language B MSL
Miyan Zhang
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Educational Assistant
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Agenda** Please write down your individual questions or concerns on the
‘Parent Question Card’. We will try to get back to you ASAP.
• What do students learn in G4 MSL class this year?
• How do we inform what students have learned?
• How are students assessed?
• How do you support?
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Written Curriculum
WWA 我是谁
WWPT 我们身处的时空
HWEO 我们如何表达自己
HWOO 我们如何组织自己
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Taught Curriculum• Curriculum Structure: Inquiry Based Learning
• Language Acquisition Methodology: TPRS
(Teach Proficiency through Reading & Storytelling)
• Teacher Tailor-Made Learning Materials
• Student Centre Teaching & Learning
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Assessed Curriculum• Performance & Skill Based Assessments
• Formative & Summative Assessments
• Inform of Students’ Learning
• 3-Way Learning Review (3WLR)
• Student Led Learning Review (SLLRs)
• Student Ifolio (Chinese blog posts)
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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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The Chinese Reading Folder will be sent home in October.
Students need to return the book every week to switch for a new book.
Students are encouraged to read and complete entries in their Chinese Reading Log.
By June, students are required to complete 20 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 every week.
Objectives:
• to build up students’ reading habit and interest;
• to expose students to a wider variety of written texts;
• to enhance students’ fluency through reading familiar texts.
Reading Program
• 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 decision.
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WaWaYaYa
ChineseeBooks
Reading Program
Mandarin Matrix
Library
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Mr Joe Kwok ���[email protected]!2525 7088 ext. 1106 !
Opening Hours-
Mon - Thu 7:20am to 11:30am! 12:20pm to 2:30pm!Fri 7:20am to 1:35pm! 2:15pm to 3:45pm!
Borrowing privileges vary by grade-
Prep to Gr 6 students can keep their books for 2 weeks Prep to Gr 4 Gr 5 to Gr 6
Parents can check 3 books out and keep for 2 weeks
Home LearningAverage time G4 MSL class home learning: about 20 min
Try Your Best: bring your problems back to school
Home learning assignments sent home Mon to Thu
Check Diary & Verify your blog email subscription
Check blog for information and resources
Use Quizlet link for individual practice
Supervise writing Chinese characters (stroke order website)
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Blog
Homework & Class Updates
Quizlet: Vocabulary flash card sets
Resources: Website Links
Twitter & Picasa: Class photos
Calendar & Chinese Culture
Student ifolio / Blog
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Tips For SupportingCheck teacher’s blog regularly
Check your child’s red bag: home learning assignments, assessment paper, & reading folder.
Read Chinese books with your child
Chinese resources: friend, books, apps, TV, online tools, etc
Expose them to Chinese outside school & encouragement
If you find your child struggling with Chinese, please contact their teacher for support ASAP.
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Immersion Trip & Exchange Programme
Chinese Immersion Trip Tentative Date: Summer Holiday (15 days)
Hainan Exchange Programme Tentative Date: Easter Break (one week)
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Thank You!Miyan Zhang
G3-G6 Chinese Teacher, CCC弘汉轩 Rm明
Email: [email protected] Blog: http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/miyanzhang/
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** Please write down your individual questions or concerns on the ‘Parent Question Card’. We will try to get back to you ASAP.
** Please write down your individual ques3ons or concerns on the ‘Parent Ques3on Card’. We will try to get back to you ASAP.