Dear Students and Parents, Welcome to our Middle School student-led conferences.

We hope that you find this time together sharing your learning to be a worthwhile experience. The purpose of this student-led conference is to provide students with an opportunity to share their learning with their parents and teachers in their classrooms. The goals of a student-led conference include the following: Encourage students to accept responsibility for their learning and progress. Help students recognize and take ownership for the things that interfered with their learning success. Teach students the process of self-evaluation. Facilitate the development of students oral communication skills and self-confidence. Enhance communication between student and parents. During the afternoon of March 7, you will take part in one of two sessions (12:30 2:50 p.m. or 3:30 5:50 p.m.) together with your child going around to each of their classrooms. The schedule for each session is included in this program guide. We encourage you to attend the first session if your surname begins with the letters A-K, and the second session if your surname begins with the letters L-Z (If you need to attend the other time because of conflicts, this is acceptable). During each class that you visit your child has prepared a presentation of their learning for you. They will be sharing work samples and their reflections, and we encourage you during this time to engage in a conversation. Included in this guide are some suggested questions that you may ask your child to facilitate the process. On the back page of this guide is a worksheet for you and your child to complete during their scheduled homebase time. This time is an opportunity for you to sit down and reflect together on the afternoon and to set goals for the remainder of the school year. Thank you for taking time to participate in your childs learning during our first Middle School student-led conferences. We hope that this has given you additional insight into your childs learning, and an opportunity to understand what happens on a daily basis in our classes at International School Manila. Yours in Education, Simon Gillespie Middle School Principal Clarissa Sayson Middle School Assistant Principal

STUDENT LED CONFERENCES

Thursday, 07 March 2013

SESSION ONE
BLOCK A B C D E F G H Homebase STARTS 12:30 12:45 1:00 1:15 1:30 1:45 2:00 2:15 2:30 FINISHES 12:40 p.m. 12:55 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:25 p.m. 1:40 p.m. 1:55 p.m. 2:10 p.m. 2:25 p.m. 2:50 p.m.

Goal Setting and Reflection Students and Parents can complete the following worksheet together at the end of their conference time

My Strengths are:

SESSION TWO
A B C D E F G H Homebase 3:30 3:45 4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45 5:00 5:15 5:30 3:40 p.m. 3:55 p.m. 4:10 p.m. 4:25 p.m. 4:40 p.m. 4:55 p.m. 5:10 p.m. 5:25 p.m. 5:50 p.m.

I need to work on:

A goal I have for the remainder of the school year is:

Please attend one of the following two sessions 12:30 2:50 or 3:30 5:50 p.m. You will spend approximately 10 minutes in each of your childs subject areas. There is a scheduled 5-minute passing time between classes. Your child should know their schedule and where to go, but if you need an individual copy of their schedule or a map of the Middle School, please stop by the Middle School Office. Guiding Questions for parents to ask students during and after the conference: 1. What has been the most difficult part of this class? 2. What has been you favorite assignment this year? 3. What assignment did you learn the most from this year? 4. Which subject do you feel is the most difficult for you? Why? 5. How do you think I could help you in this subject? 6. Do you feel that I am helpful to you, in your studies? 7. How do you manage your time when you have assignments that are large? 8. What inspired you to.....? 9. When you're given a choice, what type of assignment would you choose? 10. How do you communicate with your teacher for help? 11. Do you use the tutorial time after school? 12. Do you challenge yourself to try new things? 13. Do you take risks with your assignments? 14. How do you learn best? 15. What study habits do you need to improve? Why? 16. How will you use what you know about your learning styles to improve? 17. How well do you manage your time? What do you need to work on?

To achieve this goal, I will:

What are three things your parents could do to support you for school success?