Our week’s learning - starting Monday 17th October, 2016

Our week’s learning - starting Monday 17th October, 2016

Assembly time for PYP7 Beta

Language -

We have been building up to creating poetry this week, with classes examining imagery through literary devices. These devices have included rhyme, alliteration, hyperbole and personification. Once finished, the poems will take on the form of their subject - this is called concrete poetry.

Maths -

Fractions were the order of the week. With classes coming to understand the ordering of fractions, along with equivalent fractions. Once these skills have been solidified, classes will move on to the decimal equivalents of fractions.

Unit -

As part of our Unit of Inquiry, we have been examining reversible and irreversible changes. This is a fascinating subject, with classes exploring solutions and how solids and liquids mix. We also had a look back at our pottery demonstration we saw while on our Peraltas trip.

Art -

All three classes were lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit the 32nd Bienal of Sao Paulo. Each class had their own guide, who took us on a personalised tour, inviting us to have our own reactions to the pieces of art and to consider the materials the artist used to create their piece.

PYP7 Sigma at the Bienal 

This week..

This week will see the end of Unit 2 - which means we will be wrapping up our inquiry cycle. Assessment makes up a big part of this stage of our learning. To learn a little more about assessment in the PYP - check out his short presentation: Assessment in the PYP