Promoting Learner Profile Attributes: Helpful Tips for Parents at Home

How to Promote Learner Profile Attribbutes at Home- Helpful tips for parents

CARING KNOWLEDGEABLE COMMUNICATOR Students who are CARING want people around them to be sensitive to their needs. They about the world and work to take care of their community and the environment. They remember to treat others how they themselves would like to be How can parents students who are Caring at home? Students have explored relevant and significant concepts and can remember what they have learned. They can draw on this knowledge and apply it in new situations. who are KNOWLEDGEABLE Students have explored relevant and significant concepts and can remember what they have learned. They can draw on this knowledge and apply it in new situations. who are KNOWLEDGEABLE happy and are think treated. develop help to WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME 1. .Encourage your child to read books at home that correspond with the topics being covered in school. 2.Ask your child about what they are learning in school and engage them in conversations. 3. Foster any area that your child expresses an interest in with books and activities, 4. Encourage your child to become familiar with current events and to read the newspaper and watch the news when appropriate. 1. . Encourage your child to stay in touch with relatives. 2.When working on mathematics homework, encourage your child to explain his /her ans wer to you orally or by drawing a picture. 3.Ask your child thought provoking questions and encourage them to discuss them with you. 4. Work with your child to improve his /her lis tening s kilFlsU.RN ITURE & IN TERIOR 1. .Role model the caring behavior you would like to see in your child all the time. 2.Think about ways your family can get involved with community 3. organizations. 4. Reduce, Resue, Recycle 5. Smile 6. Reflect on books you read with your child.

REFLECTIVE INQUIRER OPEN-MINDED Students what they are good at and what they re not. The try to think about these things, and they make changes where they can. They give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and consider their personal strengths and weaknesses in a constructive manner. who are REFLECTIVE know An OPEN-MINDED student knows that all people are different. They listen to the points of view of others and consider many possibilities decision. They celebrate the differences that make all people unique.. Students who are INQUIRERS are curious about the world. They can conduct research independently. learning and discovering new things and will carry this love of learning with them throughout life. They love before making a WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME 1. .Encourage your child to try new things new foods, new games and new activities. 2.Teach respect by exposing your child to different festivals, celebrations and traditions 3. Encourage your child to really lis ten to others when they speak. 4. Introduce literature about many different cultures into your home library. 5.When you observe your child being Open-Minded, reinforce this positive behaviour 1. .Encourage your child to read books at home that correspond with the topics being covered in school. 2. Try to be tech-savvy and take free classes that TPAS offers to its parents . 3.Model being an inquirer. Admit when you don t know the answer to a problem or a question and seek out answers in front of your child. 4.Try to find information on different topics that you share with your child. 1. .S pend s ome time reviewing your child s report card with them. They should have the opportunity to look at this document and cons ider it as well. 2.Help your child identify and make goals for their academic year. 3. Foster any area that your child expresses an interest in with books and activities, 4. instead of shaming your child for a bad action, help them think about it and as k them to think how it mus t have made others feel.

PRINCIPLED RISK-TAKER THINKER Students who are PRINCIPLED have a sense of fairness and are honest with themselves and with understand that sometimes there are rules and they follow them. They have an understanding of moral reasoning. Students who are THINKERS work to solve problems independently. They can imagine many solutions to a question or challenge. Thinkers make good decisions and can predict the outcomes of their actions. They think critically. tudents who are RISK-TAKERS have the daring to try new things. They try to solve problems in a lot of ways. They have the bravery to tell people what they think is right. others. They creatively and WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME 1. . Encourage your child to try to think of problems independently. 2.Pose different real-life problems and questions to your child. 3.Ask your children questions when they are working on a problem. 1. .Encourage your child to try new things . M odel it, be it a dish or some activity. 2.Your child might start by making small doable goals and achieving them. 3.Model being an inquirer. Admit when you don t know the answer to a problem or a question and seek out answers in front of your child. 4. Be careful to explain to your child the difference between being a ris k-taker by trying new things and doing dangerous things. 1. .Involve your child in deciding on the rules for a game or activity and then ensure that they stick to the ones that have been decided upon. 2.Encourage your child to play games that involve teams. Discuss with your child the qualities of a team player. What sort of person would they want on their team? 3.When your child wins a game insist that he or she is a well- mannered winner. 4.When playing a game, don t change the rules or let your child win. Accept losing a game with grace. solutions to

THE PEACE ATTITUDE SCHOOLS BALANCED IB PYP CANDIDATE SCHOOL Students healthy properly and exercising is important in their lives. They understand that it is important to have a balance between the physical and mental aspects of their bodies. They spend time doing many different things. who and are BALANCED aware are are that eating TPAS is a Candidate School for the IB PYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that [S chool N ame] believes is important for our students. LIVING IN THE JOY OF LEARNING MISSION WHAT CAN YOU DO AT HOME TPAS is committed to developing compas s ionate life- long learners and future leaders who strive to create a harmonious world through intercultural understanding. *Only schools authorized by the IB Org anization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Prog ramme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (M YP), the D iploma Prog ramme, or the Career-related Programme (C P). C andidate s tatus g ives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. for further information about the IB and its prog rams , vis it www.ibo.org 1. .IEncourage your child to participate in a wide variety of structured activities. 2. During les s s tructured time, also be aware of the activities that your child is participating in. For example screen time 3.Discuss the food groups with your child. Spend a few minutes during a mealtime deciding if what your family is eating is balanced. 4. Role model this attribute. S pend time as a parent or family doing many different things.