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Welcome ISÄ Parents! Early Years Programme (EYP) Parents Information Evening August 31 st, 2020

Annkristin Lönnberg Personally Professionally I live in the countryside, about 40 minutes from Älmhult. Together with my family, horses and a lot of chickens. I´ve been working in a Swedish preschool for many years. And in ISÄ I´ve been working since 2009. I enjoy to be outside and having different activities. This year I finally ended my studies at the university and got my degree of Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Education.

Mattias Appelquist Professionally Previous employment includes Student assistance/ Resource center. Personal assistance and Carer for the elderly which now leads me to my third year in EYP. Personally I am 24 years of age and currently having my residence in Hagabo, Älmhult.

Sanghamitra Mohapatra Professonally 3 rd It is my year at ISÄ. Previous experience as a social worker in a NGO in India. I did my teachers training course here in Sweden. Personally I have been in Sweden for 12 years with my family. I have two daughters whom I love spending time with!

Keisha Sundqvist Before ISÄ Lund • Social work • Teaching Swedish and English to refugees between age of 518 Älmhult • Special need teacher • IKEA My role • Specialist in EYP, teaching Swedish, PSPE & Well-being • Coordinating Fritids My favorite thing Spending time outdoor is my favorite thing to do. I bring my dog and my partner if they promise to behave.

What are our roles in the EYP and Cherries? • Address students’ academic needs and their social and emotional well-being • Encourage students to develop independence and to take responsibility for their own learning • Support students’ effort to gain understanding of the world and to function effectively within it. • Help students to establish personal values as a foundation upon which international-mindedness will flourish

Success with the EYP ● In the EYP curriculum, teachers monitor, document, measure and provide feedback on student learning. ● Learning is viewed as a continuous journey, where teachers identify students’ needs and use ongoing assessment and feedback to plan the next stage of their learning. 6

Teachers use a wide range of assessment strategies to collect information on each of the elements represented in the curriculum: • • • the understanding of concepts the acquisition of knowledge the mastering of skills the development of the attributes of the learner profile the ability to take responsible action

Assessment & Reporting Teachers use a wide range of assessment strategies to collect information on each of the elements represented in the curriculum: ● ● ● Reflections Observations Three-way Conferences Student-Led Conferences Reporting will be done via Toddle

UOI - Unit of Inquiry These four PYP transdisciplinary themes put students at the center of the learning process:

Language ● Phonics ● Stories, Songs and Rhymes ● Oral communication ● Listening, speaking ● Written communication ● Reading, writing ● Visual communication ● Viewing, presenting

Mathematics ●Number ●Shape and Space ●Pattern and Function ●Measurement ●Data Handling

Class Schedule-standard example 08: 30 - 08: 50 Circle time 08: 50 - 09: 00 Fruit 09: 00 - 09: 35 Centers (unit activities)/Library 09: 35 -10: 05 Break/Storytime 10: 05 - 11: 00 Centers (unit activities)/Swedish 11: 00 - 11: 40 Lunch 11: 40 - 13: 00 Resting time 13: 00 - 14: 15 Centers/Free play

Communication ●To communicate with teachers please email the class teacher, or message on Toddle. ●Toddle is the school communication platform ●School phone (only to notify absences/late)

Standards and expectations ● Indoor shoes ● Please be on time : ) ● Post absences through Toddle/ call the school ● Appropriate outdoor clothing and shoes as well as clean spare clothes

What can you do at home to help your child’s learning. ● Read to your child. ● Ask them what they are learning in school or what they are interested in. ● Read our Toddle announcements to be up to date on our current units.

Parents as Partners § 2 Class Parent Representatives – please volunteer to help support different school related activities

Parent Sessions with the PYP Coordinator- dates to be announced via Toddle announcements

Other Questions? Fill free to email or message on Toddle announcements