Watch as PYP 7 grow as researchers!

We continue to explore our central idea -

The way societies organise themselves can affect people in different ways.

Last week, we were finding out and sorting through the governments of Saudi Arabia, Iran, and China. What a task! After much discussion and clarification, students were able to identify how the form, function and responsibility of these governments helps to distribute power throughout these societies. Way to go PYP 7!

Additionally, students worked on strengthening their ability to create their own research questions, acquire knowledge and understand new information independently.

Questions from our classes-

How does the Saudi government make laws? Gabriel, PYP 7 Beta

Do Chinese people react to bad government choices? João Pedro, PYP 7 Sigma
Is there the right to free speech in communist countries? Alex - PYP 7 Omega

Next week, watch out for a rubric created by students that will help them self-assess their ability to cooperate while building their own countries.

PYP 7 Omega getting ready too build their own country.

In Maths, we continued our work on addition and subtraction as well as on prime numbers, multiples and factors.

Our Language text is persuasion and students are working through the features as they write a balanced text on the pros and cons of democracy. Have a look at the sentence starters we have been working with. Finally, during our writer’s workshop they continue to become independent writers as well as passionate readers.  

We look forward to seeing you at the goal setting meetings this week.