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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).

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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.

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Mother Tongue Teachers

French: Isabelle Chu | Spanish: Idoya Tapia

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ELL Teachers

Janine Pelegano and Tracey Turner

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Our Student Support Team

Dana Marnin, Psychologist

Alyssa Frost, Counselor

Stephanie Clapes, Learning Support

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Communication

Newsletters | Email | Seesaw | Report Cards��Conferences: Parent-Teacher & Student-Led

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Overview of Humanities, Reading, Writing, and Math Units

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Humanities Units

→ The Power of Storytelling

→ My Rights, My Responsibilities

→ People who Make a Difference

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Writing

Unit 1

Narrative Writing

Unit 2

Opinion Writing

Unit 3

Informational Writing

Mentor Texts

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Reading

  • We refer to Reading time as Reader’s Workshop.
  • To make real progress as a reader, you need 3 things (access to fascinating books, time and quality instruction)

Mini lesson

Independent or Guided Practice

Share

1:1, partners, small groups, whole class, read alouds

Predictable structure

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Phonics

Goals:

  • Understanding the relationship between letters and sounds
  • Automatic decoding and spelling
  • Smooth transfer of skills

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)

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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

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Homework

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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

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J2 COMMUNITY

→town hall meetings X 1 month

→promote community spirit and discuss IB learner profile attributes

→awards

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“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

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Thank you