What is Happening

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What is Happening

• In Junior School

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Topics to be Covered

• Curriculum
• Policy
• Professional Development
• Communication
• The Exhibition
• 10 Year Plan
• Reporting to Parents

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Curriculum

• Established a write and review cycle.
• New IBPYP Scope and Sequence documents
• Some of the current documents are to be
  completely rewritten.

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Policy

• Established a write and review cycle.
• A number policy documents are to be written.
• The new list is quite comprehensive.
• Big changes in place for the Behavioural
  Management Policy

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Professional Development

• New Staff to attend IBPYP workshops in
  Switzerland
• Yr. 6 teachers Exhibition
• K. Bradford S. Thompson Mathematics Workshop
• Regional Conference IB
• ECIS Conferences
• Inhouse PD Mathematics

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Professional Development

• Appraising Staff
• Planning
• Demonstrate an understanding of the scope and
  sequence of what students need to know in all
  areas of curriculum in the year level being
  taught in written planning. Provide instruction
  that is engaging, relevant, challenging and
  balanced.

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Appraisal Document

• Teaching
• Uses a lesson format indicating objectives,
  resources and some form of assessment (check for
  understanding). There must also be aspects of
  personal reflection about the success of the
  lessons taught (where appropriate).

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Appraisal Document

• Assessment
• Show formative (Portfolio, anecdotal records,
  reflection) as well as summative (rubric, tests,
  quizzes) assessment tools which are understood by
  students and peers.

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Appraisal Document

• Environment
• Maintains an attractive classroom environment,
  bulletin boards, displays, seating arrangements
  etc. that reflects PYP philosophies values as
  well as current, relevant and curricular topics.

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Appraisal Document

• Professional Development
• Put into practice ideas/practices/methodology
  acquired at professional development
  opportunities.

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Appraisal Document

• Final Section
• Employees Strengths
• List significant contribution
• Areas that need to addressed
• Professional Development Recommendations
• Other Comments
• Employees Comments

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Communication

• School Diary
• Email
• Absences further detail required
• Weekly Newsletter
• Signadou

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Exhibition
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Future Plans

• PD
• ESL in the Mainstream
• Brain Gym
• Mathematics
• PYP specific.

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Programs Being Implemented

• New Mathematics Program
• Brain Gym
• PMP
• Expose to First Steps

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New Positions

• Junior School Teacher / Librarian

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• Perceptual Motor Program

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10 Year Plan

• Planned to look at several aspects of the school
• Curriculum
• Facilities
• Personnel
• Main focus Sports, Library, IT, Arts

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Reporting to Parents

• Portfolio
• Report Cards
• Special Needs Reports

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Portfolio Day

• A celebration of your childs work
• Work selected by the children
• An opportunity for students to reflect on their
  progress
• Parents gain an insight into their childs work
  from their childs perspective

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Junior School Reports

• Written reports twice per year
• Whole school standardization of report format
• An indication of achievement and engagement for
  each area
• Inclusion of philosophy, principles and practices
  of the PYP
• Comprehensive written teacher comments
• When the curriculum is updated the report format
  can be kept the same
• Inclusion of a Special Needs ESL Report that
  details progress and aims for next term.

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Explanation of Scoring