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Welcome ISÄ Parents! Primary Years Programme (PYP) Parents Information Evening August 31, 2020

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Success with the PYP • With the enhanced PYP, students and teachers partner to plan and collaborate on student learning. • Learning is viewed as a continuous journey, where teachers and students identify learning goals • Use ongoing assessments and feedback to plan the next stage of their learning

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

Ongoing assessments • • • Celebration of Learning through ongoing assessments Edmentum (throughout the year and it will be introduced soon) Three-way Conferences (October) Student-Led Conferences (May) Mid Year Report (February) End-of-Year Report (June) Exams and number grades are NOT prominent features of our assessment!

Edmentum • • The PYP is going through enhancements and Agency as well as personalized learning is taking a forefront. As a school, we have partnered with Exact Path (Edmentum's language and math learning platform. ) It is a research based and widely used platform in schools globally and works from the Common Core learning objectives. Week 37, 38 and 39 will be diagnostic weeks for Edmentum. We kindly request that your child will avoid making absences during these weeks. Please inform us when your child need to make absences in advance. 6

Morning Recess – 9: 30 – 9: 50 Lunch – 11: 15 - 11: 40 Lunch Recess – 11: 40 -12: 10 Specialists Schedule PSPE – Tuesday 13: 10 – 13: 55 Thursday 10: 20 -11: 05 Library – Every Friday 09: 50 -10: 30 Music – Every Friday 12: 10 – 13: 10 Swedish or EAL – Wednesday 10: 20 - 11: 10 Thursday 08: 30 - 09: 20 PYP 2 C Schedule

Communication • • Toddle is the primary source of communication between teachers and parents. Toddle is GDPR compliant. (Emails are still welcome… ) If you have more than one child at school, you can manage multiple children’s accounts using Toddle family app. Information about GDPR • School will not send any SENSITIVE information in e-mails. • Definition of sensitive information under the GDPR: data consisting of racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation. 8

Absence and Attendance • If your child is going to be absent from school (is sick/has a doctor’s appointment/dentist appointment, please report this using the Submit Attendance Excusal on Toddle. This should be done before 8. 15. • Absences due to reasons other than illness or doctor or dentist appointments require permission from the class teacher and/or head of school. In accordance with Swedish law, you are allowed only 10 days per school year. The first 3 such days can be approved by the class teacher 4 to 10 days must also be approved by the head of school. Beyond 10 days will be approved by the Kommun Department. • Your child’s attendance is recorded at the beginning of the day. Classes start at 8: 15 and end at 14: 00.

Standards and expectations • • Be available on the phone number you have stated (we only call you if your child is sick and needs to go home or if there’s an emergency). Bring water bottle and indoor shoes Read the policies and Parent Handbook (website) Birthdays: If you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday with their class, then you are welcome to send a fruit snack for your child to share with everyone. If you want to give birthday invitations at school, then please invite the entire class. Please donot send any toys or personal items to school If your child has lost or misplaced an item, please look in the Lost and Found Boxes under the stairs in the Yellow Entrance door. We ask you kindly to label all outdoor clothes and shoes (indoor shoes as well).

Homework • Teachers will assign homework on Fridays even weeks and students are asked to return it Thursday of the following week. • As part of the enhanced PYP, there will be a stronger focus on student agency, and during odd weeks, students will have a chance to develop skills from their own interest areas. • Reading daily for pleasure will remain as an ongoing homework task every week.

Parents as Partners • Guest speakers (Usually for UOI) • Class parent representatives • Other volunteers (fieldtrips, creating resources, etc. )

Other Questions? We are not meeting in person, please send your questions via Toddle or email.