Renaissance CollegePrimary School

Year 124th of August

The PYP Framework

Year 1 Programme of Inquiry6 Units:

1.Friendships2.Materials3.Personal Histories4.Living Things5.Imagination6.Communities

Maths:5 StrandsNumber Pattern and FunctionData HandlingMeasurement Space and Shape

Literacy:Strands:Oral language Written languageReading and writingVisual language

Language learning is encompassed throughout all areas of the curriculum especially in our Units of

Inquiry.

Routines Our Daily RoutineLibraryPE, Art and MusicNo hat = Play undercoverHealthy lunches/snacksLots of waterLabel EVERYTHING!Essential agreementsScholasticSleep

Home Learning GuidelinesPlease refer to the Home Learning Guideline

page on the student diaries.In our aim to keep home learning a

worthwhile experience for children, please also note the following guide:

Year Level Home Learning time / day

Years 1 and 2 20 minutes

Years 3 and 4 30 minutes

Year 5 45 minutes

Year 6 1 hour

Year 1 - Home Learning

Home ReadersUnit workPoetry Books

Birthday parties in school

We respectfully ask parents to refrain from celebrating birthdays during the school day.

‘Parties’ should be held outside the school day.

There are a number of celebrations that can be acknowledged in class in a variety of ways beyond ‘parties.’

Lines of CommunicationCLASSROOM TEACHER

MEETING WITH TEACHER

YEAR LEVEL COORDINATOR

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

CURRICULUM CONCERNSADRIENNE JENSEN

PASTORAL CONCERNSANN GREEN

HEAD OF PRIMARYMAX MULLER

EMAIL COMMUNICATION BOOK

Conferencing with the teachersThere are times when parents wish to conference with

the class teachers. We would ask that all parents use the appropriate communication channels to arrange times to meet with staff. Teachers cannot have a conference/discussion with you at certain times - they are responsible for 27 other students as well as your child.

Share the ‘good news’ not just the ‘bad.’Use email carefully. More than 5 sentences may mean it

is better to arrange a meeting.If you need a Chinese interpreter we can arrange this for

you. Alternatively, you can have a member of your family provide a Chinese translation if needed.

We do have ‘formalized’ conference times but these also include the students – at RCHK they are an important part of the conference process.

School uniformParents need to ensure that thechildren are appropriately dressed in the RCHK school uniform.School shoes should be black or tan. On days when the students have PE class they are able to wear the PEUniform (or House T-shirts) to school. Sports shoes may be

wornon these days.

School bags• Large enough to fit:

- Communication bag- Snack bag (in a bag with handles)- Water bottle- Lunch (if bringing home lunch)- Hat- Bus tag

At RCHK we …

respect ourselves  respect others respect the environment  DON’T FORGET NO HAT NO PLAY - please

remind your child to bring a hat.

NO HAT NO PLAY!

Attendance at eventsThere are times when Primary students are

invited to attend Secondary school events – concerts, plays etc.

It is important to note that social events organized by Secondary students are solely for Secondary students. Primary students are not able to attend.

Charlotte Matthews (0.6)EAL Teacher

Year 1 & 22 full time Education Assistants

Therese Owen (0.6)EAL Teacher

Year 3-61 full time Education Assistant

Asma Syed (0.5)

College-wide coordinator and department head.

Anita McDonald Pang

SEN Teacher

Janie Astalos

College-wide SEN coordinator

Daniel Stavisky

SEN Gifted & Talented

Teacher

Cecilia Ho Vidya Midhaven

Tony Downes Kevin Ho

Mr. Duffy

Mr. NewhookMr. Fahy

Mr. MolnarMr. Morgan

Ms. Poon

In year 1students will:Explore vocal and body sounds through

participation of singing, chanting, moving and playing a variety of simple songs

Use singing, playing and movement to explore concepts such as pitch, rhythm, beat, tempo and dynamic contrasts.

Use techniques such as call and response for vocal, instrumental and movement improvisation.

Improvise and practice creative movement.Interpret and use visual symbols to represent

sounds.Explore music from a variety of times and culture.

Year 1 MusicDavid Niermeier Jennifer Venance

Important Reminders

• 3 x passport photos• Spare clothes• Email addresses• Family photos• Half day – home lunch• Library bags