Parents Zone
EAL Coffee Morning – How to Help at Home
On March 8th, our Primary EAL team hosted a parents' coffee morning entitled 'How to Help at Home' at the EY&I campus. Welcome over 60 parents and family members, the event emphasised the importance of the home-school partnerships, the value of first language, and how to develop reading, speaking and writing skills at home in a fun and low-stress way. Additionally, three of our Year 12 EAL alumni joined the event and shared their experience in a video on how EAL in primary school helped them achieve success. Overall, it was an informative event that provided valuable insights into how parents can contribute to their children's academic journey.
To view the inspiring video created by our Marketing team and Year 12 EAL alumni, please click here.
To review the slides from the event, click here.
EAL Open Mornings 2022
Thank you to those parents who were able to join us for our recent events for parents: EAL Open Morning. The event featured a presentation from the EAL Team to inform parents about the EAL programme at BIS and some practical advice to support your child's learning at home. We were delighted with the turnout and the amount of goodwill shown by parents as we built the home-school partnership. You can view the slides and the video of the presentation below.
Junior Campus Presentation Early Years & Infant Campus Presentation
Juniot Campus EAL Coffee Morning Sept 2022.pdfEY&I EAL Parents Coffee Morning 2022-2023.pdfHow to help at home
For practical advice on how best to support your child with their EAL learning at home, read below. Available in English, Vietnamese and Korean:
How to help at home ENG.docx.pdfHow to help at home VIET.docx.pdfHow to help at home- Korean.docx.pdfSupporting Your Child with Reading at Home
Take a look at this article written by our EAL Leader John Lee. There is a variety of information and advice to help your child improve their reading skills at home.
English Weekly Update WB 25.01_ Reading.docxPhonics Sounds
Learning and making English letter sounds can be really tricky. Here is a useful video that might help you at home when your child is using their phonic knowledge to read and write.
Grammar
Here is a useful website that will help you to understand the grammar that your child is learning in school.
EAL Parent Webinars 2021 - Virtual School
In 2021 during the COVID-19 school closure, EAL webinars were held for both the EY&I and Junior Campuses. To find out more about EAL and virtual learning, see below:
Virtual Learning - Advice for parents
Read below for advice on how to support your child during Virtual Learning. Available in English, Vietnamese and Korean:
Online Ettiquette Infographic EN.pdfOnline Ettiquette Infographic VN.pdfOnline Ettiquette Infographic KR.pdf