1. Moving on Up! June 2012 Grade 5 Parent Transition Meeting XIS Counseling Center

2. June 2012 Who’s Who Russell McGrath – Secondary School Principal Michelle Bowman/Keegan Combs – MS Coordinator Patricia Boman – MYP Coordinator Ben Wagor – Student Life Coordinator Heather Cronk/Tim Wilson – School Counselors Douglas Ward – Athletic Director Myra Chen – Secondary School Secretary

3. SAME, SAME. BUT DIFFERENT 10/26/2015

4. Many things are the SAME  Bus to school each day  Homeroom each day  School  Cafeteria  Friends  Use of Assignment Diary  IB Learner Profile  Inquiry based learning  ASPs 10/26/2015

5. Same, but different… 10/26/2015 PYP MYP

6. June 2012 Same, but different…  Environmental  Emotional  Physical  Academic

7. June 2012 Transition and Changes Environmental  Daily Schedule  More classes & teachers  Moving in the hallways  Less recess time

8. Transition and Changes Daily Schedule New schedule for the 2013 – 2014 school year 10/26/2015 10 Day Cycle

9. Transition and Changes More classes & teachers 10/26/2015 Language and Literature – English / Mandarin / Korean Language Acquisition – English / Mandarin Humanities Science Math Fine Arts – Visual Art / Music Physical & Health Education Information Technology

10. Transition and Changes Emotional  More emphasis is placed on how others see your child  Less parental influence on dress and actions  Less communication more emotions

11. Transition and Changes Physical  Body awareness  Growth spurts  Sexual difference

12. May 2013 Transition and Changes Academic  Increasing amounts of homework  Learning how to learn, reflecting and setting goals  Possible shift in priorities  family vs. friends  Personal reading vs. school reading

13. May 2013 Expectations  Increased Responsibility  Self Reliance  Unpredictability  Independence

14. 10/26/2015

15. MYP goes deeper…  LEARNER PROFILE  Traits of a successful human being  GLOBAL CONTEXTS  learning about the world  Human Ingenuity, Health and Social Education, Community and Service, Environments  ASSESSMENT  by MYP subject criteria 10/26/2015

16. Approaches to Learning  Organization  Collaboration  Reflection  Information Literacy  Communication  Thinking  Transfer 10/26/2015

17. The MYP learner develops fundamental scholarly skills Students develop different ways to learn & different skills to express what they know. They become active and organized learners, not waiting to be pushed along. Each subject has ways to learn that often overlap. Students reflect on how they learn and soon know their own strong and weak points and build on them. 10/26/2015

18. MYP in the Classroom Teaching focused on:  Building student judgment, critical thinking  Strong academic content base for informed inquiry learning  Developing literacy skills for 21 st century  Collaboration: teamwork skills  Service: future leaders with social conscience  MYP personal project (ends the MYP in 5 th year)

19. MYP Outside the Classroom  ASPs – Athletic Teams, Arts, Service  “Discover China” Outdoor Education Program  All students in secondary school travel on a camp  Aims are focused on MYP aspects & development of learner profile  2013 Dates: November 26-30, 2013. ≈ 5,000RMB  Community Service in and around Xiamen  CASA House System  Middle School Student Council 10/26/2015

21. June 2012 What Can I do? Don’t give up  Parenting is a 24 hours a day …7 days a week job. You can’t quit!  Consistency over a long period of time will be effective  Don’t feel guilty when saying “NO”

22. June 2012 What Can I do? Communicate  Don’t stop talking with your children even if all you get is single word answer.  Ask every day what your child did in school.  Finally, if you have a question about your child ask the teacher or see the counselor.

23. June 2012 What Can I do? Stay Informed Ask your child everyday what happened at school. Most of the time there will not be an answer but someday there will be. Stay in touch with the school. Your child needs to know that you are still involved in their education.

24. June 2012 What Can I do? Be Involved You may not be able to be a classroom volunteer but you can still be an active member of the PTSA. Attend school functions whenever possible.

25. SAME, SAME. BUT DIFFERENT 10/26/2015

26. Questions, Thoughts, Comments 10/26/2015

27. June 2012 Resources School Website http://www.xischina.com/index.aspx Counseling Website www.xischina.com.cn/~TimWilson/?OpenItemURL=S0 0148476 PTSA http://www.xischina.com/PTSA_overview.aspx Teachers http://www.xischina.com/Academics_03.aspx Community Login- has more information (UID)http://www.xischina.com/Academics_03.aspx Other Parents