Admission |
| NEW: (added 14.1.2010) Application form for PYP Program. Download here (.pdf) |
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| PYP First Grade Entrance Requirements |
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| 1. Identify basic colors and shapes. |
| 2. Count and identify numbers from 1 - 20. |
| 3. Say days of the week and months of the year in order. |
| 4. Know the spatial positioning and directions words |
| 5. Be able to carry on a basic conversation. |
| 6. Follow one and two steps instructions. Work independently. |
| 7. Possibly recognize letters of the alphabet. |
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| PYP Second Grade Entrance Expectations |
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| 1. Mathematics |
| Number: addition and subtraction up to 100; comparation of numbers - knowing what is more / less and money value |
| Pattern and functions: recognizes and describes 2-D shapes and odd and even numbers to 20 |
| Shape and space: knows vocabulary for 2-D shapes |
Measurement: understands units of time days, months, minutes, hour, halfhour
can reasonably estimate weight and length |
| Data handling: Classify and sequence objects and picture |
| 2. Language Arts |
| Reading: Perceives oneself as a confident reader, tries to make meaning out of text, recognizes frequently used words |
| Writing: Spells some high frequency words correctly, can often use capital letters in the beginning of sentence and full stop at the end |
| 3. Oral communication |
| is able to demonstrate understanding of events and speak about that |
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| PYP Third Grade Entrance Expectations |
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| 1. Mathematics |
| Numbers: Add and subtract multi-digit numbers horizontally and vertically, use 2,5 and 10 multiplication table |
| Pattern and function: Recognizes, desribes pattern in numbers to 100 |
| Space and shape: Identify lines of symetry and knows vocabulary of 2-D and 3-D objects |
| Measurement: Understands centimeter and meter correlation and can measure in grams |
| Data handling: Understands Venn diagram and simple frequency tables and bar graphs |
| 2. Language Arts |
| Reading: Reads for pleasure, borrow books from library; can identify different text forms and talk about them |
| Writing: Student understands and uses writing terminology, speech marks, exclamations marks, commas; recognizes sight vocabulary including high frequency words, 100 most used; uses alphabetical order to the second letter; |
| 3. Oral communication |
| Is confident using language speaks clearly, is able to express and justify opinion, is able to discuss events and compares similarities and differences |
| PYP Fourth Grade Entrance Expectations |
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| 1. Mathematics |
| Number: addition and subtraction 2-digit and 3-digit numbers; relationship between plus and minus and problem solving; uses symbols less than, greater than; recognize negative number in context; understands and applies multiplication tables up to 10, can do division facts corresponding to multiplication tables up to 10; read and write whole numbers to 10000 numerically |
| Pattern and functions: can make models of rectangles; use appropriate mathematical language to describe patterns; |
| Shape and space: classify geometrical objects and shapes according to their attributes; identify irregular shapes; compares symetries; |
| Measurements: Recognize relationship between kilogram and gram; estimate and read time; measure area, perimeter, temperature, length, volume, weight |
| Data handling: construct simple graph; use Venn diagram; |
| 2. Language arts |
| Reading: identify paragraphs and columns, quotation marks; can make predictions based on text; uses dictionaries and thesaurus; can locate information on CD-roms and access relevant sites on the Internet |
| Writing: Demonstrates mechanics of handwriting; can apply spelling patterns; can use homonyms and homophones; can use spell check; uses correct sentence structure and consistent tense; uses punctuation and capitalization appropriately |
| 3. Oral communication |
| Discusses range of topics and issues; sequences events in order; and improvises on text; is able to present his project appropriately |
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| PYP Fifth Grade Entrance Expectations |
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| 1.Mathematics |
| Numbers: Division and symbols, Thousands, Millions, Billions, Trillions and Expanded Notation, Roman numerals, Fraction of a number |
| Pattern and functions: Rounding to 10, 100, 1000 and estimation, simple equations |
| Shape and space: Parallel and perpendicular lines, finding area of 2-D objects |
| Measurements: Volume, length and weight |
| 2. Language arts |
| Reading: reads variety of books; understands concepts of print e.g Paragraph, columns apostrophes for expressioon; understands different genre and understand and knows when to use them; uses dictionaries, thesaurus, can locate information on the Internet; |
| Writing: effectively spells words uncommon spelling patterns; is able to use bank of known sight words and uses them effectively; uses proper mechanic of handwriting; correct sentence structure, tense; uses different sentence styles |
| 3. Oral communication |
| can discuss and respond to variety of genre; improvises on text; can answer spontaneious questions; is able to formulate open-ended questions and draw conlusions |