J2 Back to School Night
2023/2024
Elizabeth (Liz) Lou, our J2 Grade Level Assistant Teacher.
Claire Bourne (j2B), Marisa Mercurio (J2M), Michal Urieli (J2U).
UNIS Mission Statement
Under the auspices of the United Nations and guided by its ideals, UNIS provides an inclusive and diverse learning environment in which rigorous international programs foster academic excellence, innovation, creativity and cross-cultural communication to educate and inspire its students to become an active force in shaping a better world: peaceful, compassionate and sustainable.
Mother Tongue Teachers
French: Isabelle Chu | Spanish: Idoya Tapia
ELL Teachers
Janine Pelegano and Tracey Turner
Our Student Support Team
Dana Marnin, Psychologist
Alyssa Frost, Counselor
Stephanie Clapes, Learning Support
Communication
Newsletters | Email | Seesaw | Report Cards��Conferences: Parent-Teacher & Student-Led
Overview of Humanities, Reading, Writing, and Math Units
Humanities Units
→ The Power of Storytelling
→ My Rights, My Responsibilities
→ People who Make a Difference
Writing
Unit 1
Narrative Writing
Unit 2
Opinion Writing
Unit 3
Informational Writing
Mentor Texts
Reading
→ Mini lesson
→ Independent or Guided Practice
→ Share
1:1, partners, small groups, whole class, read alouds
Predictable structure
Phonics
Goals:
Short Vowels
Long Vowels
Consonant Blends
(cl, cr, pl, fl, fr)
Digraphs
(ch, sh, th, ph)
Magic e
Vowel Teams
(ee, ea, ie, oo, oa)
“R” Controlled Vowels
(ar, er, ir, or, ur)
MATH Units
→ I am a Mathematician
→ Fact Fluency
→ Place Value
→ Addition and Subtraction within 100
→ Geometry
→ More addition and subtraction within 1000
→ Measurement
→ Time
→ Money
Homework
CHROMEBOOKS
→new to J2 students
→Chromebooks are used to support our key learning areas of reading, math, writing, phonics & humanities
→examples are RAZKids, Dreambox, Seesaw, Epic and IXL
→also used in specialist classes
→stay at school
J2 COMMUNITY
→town hall meetings X 1 month
→promote community spirit and discuss IB learner profile attributes
→awards
“Sometimes we forget that the children have just arrived on the earth, and we expect way too much, way too soon. We become impatient, urging them to learn it all, know it all, and “act their age,” whatever that means. Although it is true that children learn quickly about life by observation, it is unrealistic to expect them to be on top of it all and always get it right……Give your children lots of practice time for whatever they’re learning, and remind yourself that, after all, they’ve been here a very short time.”
~ Judy Ford, Wonderful Ways to Love a Child
Thank you