Welcome to PYP 7!
First of all, PYP 7 teachers and assistants would like to welcome pupils and parents to PYP 7 at St Francis College
and in particular to the PYP 7 blog, which is a digital
portal through which you will be able to keep up to
date and informed about what is happening in the classroom.
Our blog posts will predominately focus
on the learning that pupils have been undertaking in the previous week and
may also provide information into what is in store for the coming week. Our
blog will contain pictures from all three PYP 7 classrooms
(PYP 7 Omega and Sigma in Jardim Europa and PYP 7 Beta in Pinheiros) and will also
include homework activities (note that pupils will
be provided with their homework in class – this is just an extra resource for when
children are absent or for parents to access when needed).
On Wednesday, the school opened its doors to welcome parents and we would like to thank those who came
to meet their children’s new teachers in person and get an overview of the year
ahead.
On Thursday, in much anticipation, pupils
returned! In Jardim Europe,
PYP 7 pupils were extremely excited to find out which class they would be in
and of course keen to find out which classmates they would be spending the next
year with. Teaching staff were well prepared for the day, as they had already
been back for a couple of weeks ensuring that the school was ready and to make
sure that those holiday cobwebs were firmly dusted off.
Over the course of the next couple of days, teachers
modelled their own inquiry cycle into the pupils
they would be working with for the next academic year. Having spent time over
the previous week ‘tuning in’ by checking pass on
records with examples of work from PYP 6 and meeting previous teachers,
teachers were ready to start ‘finding out’ all about
their pupils themselves. There were many opportunities for the children to
express their interests, what motivates them, the strengths and weakness and their personal
targets for the year ahead.
Pupils and teachers also worked on creating vital Classroom Agreements and putting in place clear
procedures and routines which will provide the strong foundations into creating
a positive and hard working learning environment, in which we hope al pupils
are given the opportunity to develop and flourish to the best of their ability.
Finally, we hope our blog will be a useful resource and we welcome any feedback on how we can improve and better its content. So please do not hesitate in contacting teachers to let us know how we can use the blog to further strengthen our communication.
Reminder: Please bring in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) authorisations, as pupils will only be allowed to use their devices once the school has received this document. Dismissal authorisations with ID copies also need to be updated.
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PYP 7 Beta pupils in their Tribe group
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| PYP 7 Beta pupils in their Tribe group |
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| PYP 7 Omega writing about the reading habits |
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| Well done to Lucas (pictured) and Antonia for the great attitude last week. Super additions to PYP 7 Omega. | |
