There are many opportunities for learning discussions and reporting throughout the year at TNIS. We vary the type of discussion in order for parents and guardians to gain a more rounded view of their learner.

• February – Initial Meeting (teacher, learner and parents/caregivers)
• March – Learning Conversations
• June – Mid Year Classroom and Specialist Report
• August – Learner Led Conversations
• November – Year 8 Exhibition
• December – End of Year Classroom and Specialist Report
• Throughout the year – Seesaw
  

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Initial Meeting

For Learners, the Initial Meeting is for:

• becoming familiar with their classroom space
• meeting and talking with the teacher about their strengths and areas for development
• giving their teacher relevant information to assist with a smooth transition to TNIS

For Parents and Caregivers, the Initial Meeting is for:

• developing a relationship with their child’s teacher
• giving their child’s teacher relevant information to assist with a smooth transition to TNIS

Learner/Parent/Teacher Conferences

Goal Setting Exemplar 

For Learners, Conferences are for:

• hearing about strengths and gaps in learning and sharing these with parents/caregivers
• identifying and sharing learning goals with parents/caregivers
• discussing how successfully the learner is meeting the TNIS expectations (e.g.homework, key competencies and PYP Learner Attributes)

For Parents and Caregivers, Conferences are for:

• accessing and discussing information about the child’s strengths and gaps, with parents and caregivers
• accessing and discussing learning goals
• accessing and discussing information relating to TNIS expectations (e.g.homework, key competencies and PYP Learner Attributes)
  

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Learner-Led Conversations

For the Learner, a Learner-Led Conversation is:

• giving importance to learner reflection, review and accountability
• enhancing self-respect and self-esteem as learners are asked to focus on strengths and to give their perspective on their next learning steps
• learners to be supported by making it possible for them to move into a leadership role where learning is articulated

For Parents and Caregivers, a Learner-Led Conversation is:

• listening to the child’s reflective thinking
• encouraging the child’s development of self-respect and self-esteem as they share strengths and perspectives related to their next learning steps
• supporting child to demonstrate leadership during their SLC presentation and for giving constructive feedback

Reporting to Parents-Mid and End of Year

For the Learner, reports are for:

• • accessing information about achievement and effort related to curriculum levels at mid and end of the year in Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Inquiry and Physical Education
  • Accessing information about the following:
    • social skills
    • time management
    • commitment to learning
    • significant improvements
    • special achievements
    • impacts on learning
    • PYP attitudes
    • IB Learner Profile Attributes
    • attendance if necessary

For Parents and Caregivers, reports are for:

• child’s achievement and effort in relation to curriculum levels in Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Inquiry and Physical Education
• social skills
• time management
• commitment to learning
• significant improvements
• special achievements
• impacts on learning
• PYP attitudes
• IB Learner Profile Attributes
• attendance if necessary
  

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Year 8 Exhibition

For the Learner, Year 8 Exhibition is:

• participation in a culminating PYP project
• synthesizing the essential elements of the PYP (knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes and actions) and sharing them with the whole school community
• demonstrating independence and responsibility
• providing learners with an opportunity to explore multiple perspectives
• providing an authentic process for demonstrating understanding
• demonstrating how the learner can take action as a result of their learning
• collaborating in an in-depth inquiry
• synthesising and drawing on experiences from previous learning and to reflect

For Parents and Caregivers, Year 8 Exhibition is:

• experiencing the culmination of their child’s learning
• learning about the essential elements of the PYP (knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes and actions)
• observing a child showing independence and taking responsibility
• observing their child explaining something from multiple perspectives
• their child to demonstrate their learning using an authentic context
• their child to demonstrate they can take action as a result of their learning
• their child to demonstrate collaborative skills
• their child to share previous experiences and reflective thinking

Seesaw

For the Learner, Seesaw is for:

• presenting learning-related reflections
• sharing formative assessment (feedback, feedforward, success criteria, reflections and goals) related to current learning
• sharing snapshots of the school day with parents
• accessing parent feedback related to snapshots of learning that have been uploaded
• accessing home learning tasks and guidelines

For Parents and Caregivers, Seesaw is for:

• accessing learning-related reflections
• accessing shared formative assessment (feedback, feedforward, success criteria, reflections and goals) related to current learning
• accessing snapshots of their child’s school day including specialist class learning
• accessing teacher feedback related to snapshots of learning that has been uploaded
• accessing home learning tasks and guidelines
• sharing feedback related to their child’s learning goals