1. IB MYP@Fairview International School
MYP Staff meeting 4 :

2. Agenda Monday 13 February
Matters arising from the 16th?
‘Standing room only’- Sam 1.20 pm start DANCE ROOM
Newsroom articles for Vineeta – 50 word articles – Fairnews (Each term 1 mar) words Innerview (Yearbook – 1 Mar), CCA club – brief write ups – pictures as JPG -
Moderation- Priyanka Moderation reports due and COMPLETE 5 March (Monday)
Internal standardisation of PP – Annie Monday 20 Feb!!!! ‘……

3. Agenda Monday 13 February
CCA issues – Ow Yang – Annie to talk to Michael
Anti-bullying – Ms Hany – See accompanying PPT
A list of teachers interested in Sat 10 PD taken
‘Athletics Carnival Finals - Hakim Reminder periods 1-4 Thursday – March Pass training/ tug of war training Years 7-10 (Year 11 is involved in mock exams)
Expeditions update – Ravin + Annie (see next slide for details – no teacher detils yet)
PD of the week:
The MYP Personal Project – what is it, what do I need to understand to mentor students effectively?

4. Key dates (from 9-1-12) reflection:
Personal Projects due (Year 11) (original due date 6 Jan)
Personal Project launch with MYP 4 - Feb
Athletics carnival (18 Feb)
Expeditions Term 2 (29- Feb – 3 March)
Moderation – samples finalised (asap - March)
Arts Festival (26th – 30th March)
PYP transition March, May, June, July
Forecast results MYP5 (Year 11) 6 April
Carnival Day (May 12th)

5. Expeditions Year Feb 29-2N : 7 Feb 29-3N : 8-10 C&S AOI Activities
7 Perak
Hutan Belum
Orang asli
ENV
Amazing race
Water confidence exercise, CSR programme with orang asli children; tutoring English and maths, assist building a house
8 Selangor
Sg Besar
Kampung & Orphanage HI
Cottage industry Home stay – 4 students/ family – teachers also stay with groups of families
Scarcrow (orang orang) building
Salt lick, Raflesia spotting, bamboo rafting
9 Terengganu
Setiu Wetlands
Turtles/ Kampung
WWF
catch fish in paddy fields, Learning local languages, painting, goat stables
10 Sarawak
Bintulu
Longhouse
HSE/
ENV/ HI
Recapturing the culture and heritage of the Bintulu people. Mangrove replanting/ regrowth; hiking, river cruising, kite making,

6. The MYP Personal Project – what is it, what do I need to understand to mentor students effectively?
The PP is a 1 year inquiry project completed by students at the end of the MYP cycle
There are 3 components – (1) journal (2) product (3) report
All teachers given latest version of PP Guide (refer to pp for roles)
All teachers to have the experience of one student to mentor – you may be allocated a teacher with more experience to assist/ advise you
Year 10 students have been approached to express interest in teachers who they might wish to supervise their projects - NO DETAILS FINALISED HERE YET – Process is incomplete
All students and supervisors are to be given a copy of the student book – but this cannot be printed until the draft is finalised - due to be done in next few days in consultation with Michael
MYP10 students will be inducted and start their projects after expeditions.