CANADIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
SIS Sunway City KL
The Canadian Primary School learning environments are thoughtfully designed to support the holistic development of every student. The Primary School programme is based on the Canadian model.This model aims to develop students’ knowledge and skills to become informed and active citizens in their own communities and in the world.
“We are educating the leaders of the future, and it is our responsibility to ensure they become global citizens of the 21st century.”
SUBJECTS
Homeroom teacher teaches:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Inquiry (Integrated Social Studies, Science and Technology)
Specialist teacher teaches:
- Mandarin
- Malay
- Music
- Physical Education
- Arts
Primary School Framework
The Primary School fosters the development of knowledge, skills and conceptual understanding through inquiry-based teaching and learning. SIS places great emphasis on building foundations in key areas that will help unlock each student’s potential. Through engaging classroom experiences, theme weeks, special events, and enriching field trips which include excursions, students in the Canadian Primary Programme make meaningful real-world connections as they learn and grow.
Literary, numeracy, global competencies and 21st century skills.
Development of students’ self-identity as lifelong learners
Effective teaching practices that motivate student learning.
Carefully selected resources that reflect student interest and diversity.
Continuous formative assessment to improve student outcomes.
THREE STYLES OF ASSIGNMENTS
- Helps teachers determine students’ knowledge and skills so they can plan appropriate teaching and learning activities.
- Occurs before and during learning.
- Teachers gather information about what students already know and what they need to learn next.
- Develops students’ capacity to be independent and autonomous learners.
- Students monitor their own progress, set goals, and reflect on their learning.
- Encourages metacognition (thinking about thinking).
- Occurs at the end of a learning period.
- Used to evaluate student achievement of curriculum expectations.
- Often involves tests, assignments, or performance tasks.
- Informs reporting and helps determine student progress.
TEACHING & LEARNING
STRATEGIES
Assessment data drive institution
All curriculum units and daily lessons are planned to incorporate a variety of teaching strategies to address student varied learning styles.
- Guest Speaker
- Concept Mapping
- Jigsaw
- Debate/Roleplay
- Lab Report & Investigation
- Presentation
- Field Trip
- Multimedia Production
- Class Discussion
- Quiz/Test/Exam
- Think-Pair-Share
- Direct Instruction
- Brainstorm/Discussion
SCHOOL HOURS
| Monday to Thursday | 8:00 am to 3:00 pm |
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| Friday | 8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
| Monday to Thursday | 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm |
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| Friday | After 12:00 pm |