IDR Parents Evening September 2014

8/11/2019 IDR Parents Evening September 2014

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Information Evening forParents

IDR Reception

2014/2015


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About this evening

Communicationemail and website

Our time table

Our curriculum

Important learning in Early Childhood

Class parent / International Food Fair

Questions


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Communication

Check our school website

and class blog every week!

Email me:

With ALL your questions,

suggestions etc. When your child is not in

school because of sickness

or a medical appointment

When the afterschool or

pick-up arrangementchange

[email protected]
http://www.hsvdenhaag.nl/


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Our Time table


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Curriculum Overview

International Primary Curriculum (IPC)

Internationally minded

Thematic

Cross-curricular Rigorous

Used in over 85 countries

Aimed at primary aged

children (3-12) growing up in

the 21

t

Century


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All aboutme!

LetsPretend

Shopping Animals

Sand andWater


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IPC Learning StrandsChildren learn about:

Independence and Interdepence

Expressing their own ideas

Taking anothers point of view

Links between school and the wider

world

Their ability to acquire new interests

and skills

Exploring

Controlling their bodies

Setting and solving problems

Taking responsibility for their own

learning

The living world and how to care for

it

Communication

Enjoying and using verbal

communication

Exploring and observing the use of

print Using mathematical symbols and

concepts

Healthy Living

Self-help and self-care

Coping with change

Expressing emotions and emotional

needs

Keeping themselves safe from harm

Please note, these are examples of the IPC learning strands, the complete list is available on the class website.


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Literacy and Mathematicssome examples of the End of Year learning goals

Literacy

Listen attentively in a range of

situations

Follow instructions involving

several ideas or actions

Express themselves effectively

Read and understand simple

sentences

Write simple sentences

Mathematics

Count reliably to 20

Place numbers to 20 in order

Solve simple number problems

Use mathematical language to

talk about size, weight, position

Recognise, create and describe

patterns

Say which number is one more

or one less than a given number

Please note, these are examples learning goals for Literacy and Mathematics. the complete list is available onthe class website.


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The MarshmallowExperiment or

Why Executive Function Skills

are just as important as Math and

Reading skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mWc1Y2dpmYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mWc1Y2dpmYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mWc1Y2dpmYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mWc1Y2dpmY


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What are Executive Functions?

Brain functions used to

manage attention,

emotions, and pursuit of

goals.

Emerge during preschool

years and dont fully mature

until early adulthood.

More predictive of schoolsuccess than IQ.

Centre of the Developing Child

Harvard University

Executive Function skills

are critical for cognitive,

social and psychological

development.


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Executive Functions

Working memory

The ability to hold onto information.

Inhibitory control

Stay Focused despite distraction

Cognitive Flexibility

The ability to shift and to also

maintain attention.


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Day Night Exercise

Lets try this too!http://faculty.washington.edu/chud

ler/java/ready.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/ready.htmlhttp://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/ready.htmlhttp://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/ready.htmlhttp://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/ready.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPmMNbgz3Es


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How can you help at home? Read stories and talk about them! Ask about what happened,

about what might happen next or how a story could haveended differently

Stimulate pretend play, playing with friends, taking turns,help children to solve social problems

Play board games, use a dice, take turns, make puzzles, playmemory games

Have fun together when solving (real life) problems andmodel problem solving skills

Create, cut, stick, paint, use play dough, do some cookingtogether

Help your child to become independent!!


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Some other important issues

Class Parent

International Food FairFriday 18thSeptember

Bus transport

Questions

IDR Parents Evening September 2014

Documents

Transcript of IDR Parents Evening September 2014