Parents Evening Grade 6
RIS Swiss Section Wednesday, 21. August 2019
a very warm welcome
Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Class / timetable
3. German in three levels
4. Teaching content & materials 5. Organisation / Communication 6. Grading system
7. Transition to secondary
8. Election of the parents’ representatives 9. Christmas Market Organization Team 10. Questions
1. Introductions Homeroom teachers
Pascal Heuberger
• I was a semi-professional Handball- Coach for 13 years
• I lived all over Switzerland and Berlin
• I am a primary teacher since 1997, always grades 4 – 6.
• I love all things computer, travelling and reading
• Born and raised in Zug (Switzerland).
Moved here from Singapore.
• I have been working in Grade 5 and 6 for the last 11 years.
• I love reading, movies, drama, arts and travelling.
• Additional degree in Drama Education
Dario Bütler
1. Introductions Support Teachers
Martina Frei german support Tobias Loew
special assistance Johanna Vänskä
head of primary (team teaching)
1. Introductions Subject Teachers
Samuel Denny PE
Jennifer Kalinec PE
Verena Bock English, Music
Marianne Peters English
Khun Air Thai Culture
Benjamin Schupay Biology
Andra Marginean French
2. Class / time table
Grade 6.1
▪ 13 kids, 4 boys, 9 girls
▪ lively boys, quiet girls
▪ Good base from last year
▪ Working flexibly and independently, technical affinity
▪ High degree of heterogenity (not only in german)
Grade 6.2
▪ 13 kids, 5 boys, 8 girls
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2. Class / time table
▪ 2 classes, but 1 group
▪ similar class rules and organization
▪ same timetable
▪ various groups in different subjects
▪ german on 3 levels
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2. Class / time table
2. Class / time table
3. German in three levels
- New organization since school year 2019/2020 in Grades 2 - 6:
Deutsch 1 / Deutsch 2 / Deutsch 3
- Deutsch 1 includes structures (e.g. vocabulary, grammar), which are
especially important for students with a non-German-speaking background - Deutsch 2 and Deutsch 3: increasingly demanding levels
- Advantages:
• Smaller groups enable a more individual and active approach – the students have more speaking time
• Teachers are specialized on the specific requirements of their learning group
• Please always approach your child´s German teacher for any questions
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3. German in three levels
Deutsch 3 Deutsch 2 Deutsch 1
Dario Bütler Pascal Heuberger Martina Frei
4.Teaching content & materials
Media-Informatics Math
German
French
PDF’s are stored on our Dropbox. Worksheets often available on our homepage.
Do not copy it, do not give it to others, delete it after this year!
English
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The homeroom teacher is your first contact for all questions, remarks and problems regarding teaching.
best by e-mail
6.1
d.buetler@ris-swiss-section.org
6.2
p.heuberger@ris-swiss-section.org
…or just talk to us!
5. Organization / Communication
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5. Organization / Communication
Wochenplan Homepage Lernplaner
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5. Organization / Communication
Wochenplan
▪ weekly Planner
overview of the week
▪ handed to students each monday
▪ announcements of tests 1 week ahead
If you have any comments, tell your child to show them to us.
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5. Organization / Communication
Homepage
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Wochenplan
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Learningtools + Worksheets
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Objectives for tests
pheuberger.jimdo.com Password: Handballconfidential
5. Organization / Communication
Lernplaner
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agenda for the year
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homework, tests and events written by the students guided by the teachers mistakes may happen
▪
developing more autonomy
important for secondary
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Please check, that all your data are correct.
Inform the homeroom teacher and the school about any changes.
5. Organization / Communication
6. Grading system
In 6th grade the students should make a leap in…
…independent and autonomous learning
…self awareness and self confidence
…(German language skills)
6. Grading system
▪ All written tests need to be signed by parents
▪ Marks in tests in tenths (e.g. 4,4)
▪ Marks in reports are rounded up/down to halves (e.g. 4,5) 6 = excellent 4 = barely sufficient
5,5 = very good 3,5 = barely insufficcient
5 = good 3 = insufficcient
4,5 = sufficient 2 = poor
6. Grading system
Arbeits-,Lern- und Sozialverhalten Working, learning and social behaviour
Overarching
competencies
7. Transition to secondary
▪ Grades: 4,7 Realschule 5,2 Gymnasium Average of Math
German
History, Biology, Geography English, French
Transition to German Profile will be taken into consideration.
5th grade First Semester
5th grade Second Semester
6th grade First Semester
7. Transition to secondary
1. Parent-Teacher meeting beginning late October 2019 30 minutes, 2 weekends and the days in between, we will make a doodle.
2. If necessary: Second meeting in late spring 2019.
3. Approx. 40-50% of primary students will go to Matura- level.
8. Parents representatives
▪ 4 meetings with school management
▪ 2 - 4 meetings with teacher
▪ Talks and mails with parents
▪ Help with organizational tasks around school activities
An open ear for parents, kids and teachers needs.
9. Christmas Market Organization Team
- Again, the popular Christmas Market takes place at our school (Wednesday, 18. December 2019)
- The Organization Team welcomes new members: first meeting on
Wednesday, 4. September 2019 at 7.40 am in Thai Room 207A (next to the Library)
