Open House Introduction to KG 2019 - 2020 Introduction Welcome - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Virginia International Private School ﺔـﺻﺎﺧﻟا ﺔﯾﻟودﻟا ﺎﯾﻧﯾﺟرﻓ ﺔـﺳردـﻣ Open House Introduction to KG 2019 - 2020

Introduction  Welcome to Virginia International Private School.  This presentation is to inform about our KG curriculum for the academic year 2019 – 2020.

Head of KG Mrs. Rania Akl Our KG Grade Leaders KG1Grade Leader KG2 Grade Leader

Our KG 1 Teachers  KG 1 Pink Ms Elina elina.mastori@virginiaschool.ae  KG 1 Yellow Ms. Niamh niamh.w@virginiaschool.ae  KG 1 Orange Ms. Avani avani.b@virginiaschool.ae  KG 1 Purple Ms Carla carla@virginiaschool.ae

Our KG 2 Teachers  KG 2 Pink Ms. Jadine jadine@virginiaschool.ae  KG 2 Red Ms. Nicole nicole@virginiaschool.ae  KG 2 Blue Ms. Amy amy.bullard@virginiaschool.ae  KG 2 Green Mrs Erun erun.z@virginiaschool.ae

KG Specialist Teachers  Arabic/Islamic Mrs Haneen haneen.mishref@virginiaschool.ae  Arabic/Islamic Ms. Reem reem.s@virginiaschool.ae  Arabic/Islamic Ms. Tahreer  tahreer.h@virginiaschool.ae

PE Mrs Mona mona.e@virginiaschool.ae Music Mrs Reham reham.dalilah@virginiaschool.ae Supervisor Mrs Raghda raghda.ali@virginiaschool.ae Head Assistant Mrs Bing bing@virginiaschool.ae

New Curriculum  We have modified our curriculum to follow a thematic approach.  Students will engage in hands on approach, which simply means students will learn by doing and by example.  We will still be using some workbooks and worksheets in the class but this will mostly be used for assessment purposes.

Student Competence Frame Work (SCF)  SCF is a frame work that we have introduced to our curriculum to enhance students’ 21 st century learning skills.  The prime areas are Personal, Social, Emotional Communication, and Physical Development  These areas will assist children in developing self confidence, self awareness, managing feelings and behavior.

Integration  A thematic teaching approach allows for integration across subjects.  Science, Math and English can be integrated into a lesson.  By using integration students are exposed to different learning styles and techniques.  This gives all children an opportunity to make connections between areas of learning and use these to deepen their understanding of the world.

Learning Centers  This year we will focus on learning stations or centers.  The main centers in each class are Math, Science, and English Centers.  Students will be provided personalized support and challenge to enable them to make progress and allow them to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills.

Students are forming circles with In this picture the children have different resources. learned the shapes integrated with the color red Here students are learning to sort according to the colors

Here students are learning the theme “My body”

Assessment Overview  In KG, assessment is an on going and continuous process.  Teachers use rubrics, checklists, student work, observations, and class activities to assess and evaluate a student’s progress and attainment.  These assessment tools are aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning.  There is no homework in KG but the teachers do email templates and suggested hands-on activities that can be practiced at home with the children to review what has been learnt at school. We also do encourage parents to read with or to their child every day.  Progress reports will be sent home twice a term; mid term and end of term.

Communication  Please note there are a number of ways to communicate with your child’s teacher. Email Class Dojo Student Agenda (coming soon)  We ask that you allow teachers time to respond to your queries. Our teacher’s are hard at work teaching your child but will reply within 24 hours.  If you have a serious concern, we would suggest making an appointment to see your child’s teacher. This can be done via phone to the section supervisor or via email directly to the class teacher.

Communication  Teachers will upload the learning outcomes via Class Dojo weekly.  Teachers will also upload a detailed letter explaining what they have covered in class every two weeks.  At the end of every 2 weeks a file will be sent containing student work.  Please continue to check Class Dojo on a regular basis as this will be the teacher’s main source of communication about upcoming events and activities.

School Timing and Attendance  Children are expected to be at school by 7:40am. A child is considered late if they arrive after the National Anthem (7:50am).  Dismissal time is 12:40pm. Please collect your children by 1:00pm.  If your child is sick please keep them at home. Health and safety of all children is our top priority.

Lunch boxes  At VIPS we promote healthy eating and teach children to make healthy food choices. Please make sure to send your child to school with a HEALTHY lunch!  This means NO chocolate, NO chips, NO fizzy drinks, and NO candy! No chocolate milk and No Nutella spread.  Children are encouraged to bring a healthy lunch: fruits, vegetables, sandwiches, water.  Please try to avoid foods which are difficult for the students to eat at school such as soup.  Please do not send nuts as we may have children with allergies.

Thank you for your time.