HSK K2 Learning Blog (2020-21)

Hello K2 families. While we may not be in the same building at the moment, we remain a strong community at Hillside and the progression of learning and strong connections we have with your child continues. Our priority is to support your child's wellbeing during this period of home learning, so communicate with your class teachers often and raise questions if you have any along the way. This will enable us to ensure the learning we are sending home is as personalized and meaningful as possible. I have heard so much positive feedback from the class teachers last week; children have made an incredible transition to home learning with their familiarity to Zoom sessions and increased levels of engagement. In K2, teachers utilize live Zooms as the main avenue for delivering learning, along with the weekly Skills Builders, which gives families flexibility in accessing the curriculum in their own time. We are thrilled about the large numbers of children attending Zoom sessions, as it give...

My name is Brenda, and I'm the PYP curriculum coordinator here at Hillside. Thank you to all parents that have been so supportive throughout the beginning of school transition period, it has certainly been a very eventful start to the school year as the children have settled into their new classes and giving it a go with different learning experiences.  The IBPYP framework guides your child’s learning experiences at Hillside. I look forward to sharing with you the many ways your children are accessing various areas of the curriculum via this K2 Learning Blog. Check in throughout the year to see updates! What are the K2 children inquiring into right now? Throughout the span of the K2 year, children will be inquiring into 4 different trandisciplinary themes. In the past 2 weeks, they have started tuning into the unit How The World Works by demonstrating their prior knowledge through class discussions and play. The learning environment on the K2 floor have also been purposefully set u...