Our learning - The week beginning Monday 24th October, 2016

Our learning - The week beginning Monday 24th October, 2016

In Language this past week we have visited two genres, the first of these is concrete poetry. We examined imagery and how to use it to produce effective poetry. We also looked at explanation texts, one of the ways we have been presenting information in PYP7. 

In Maths, we have been completing our Unit 2 objectives, including ordering fractions, decimals, multiplication and division. 

As part of our Unit lessons, we have spent time this last week reflecting upon the effectiveness of the materials used. Some of the work is now on display in the hall at Jardim Europa. Check it out while you can! 

We have been wrapping up our final days of Unit 2, with the classes finishing their own experiments using the scientific method. We had mixed results with some of the experiments, however we were able to reflect on whether our tests were fair. 

Lição de casa do PYP 7: FAZER NO CADERNO

Para 28/10

Observe com atenção a conjugação de verbos no PRESENTE DO INDICATIVO:

passar	correr	assistir
Eu passo Tu passas Ele passa Nós passamos Vós passais Eles  passam	Eu corro Tu corres Ele corre Nós corremos Vós correis Eles correm	Eu assisto Tu assistes Ele assiste Nós assistimos Vós assistis Eles assistem

Agora, conjugue os verbos abaixo, no presente do indicativo:

Grupo 1: andar, perder e partir

Grupo 2: andar, carregar, perder, comer e partir

Grupo 3: andar, carregar, perder, comer,  partir e dividir

Homework for week beginning Monday 24th October

 Homework for week beginning Monday 24th October

Language homework - due Tuesday

Group A - two way sentences

Group B - semi-colons

Group C - brackets

Maths homework - due Wednesday

Group A - ordering fractions

Group B - ordering fractions

Group C - equivalent fractions

Unit homework - to be completed at the end of the unit

End of Unit Reflection

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

Lição de casa de Português

(Presente do indicativo)

Para 21/10/2016

Grupo 1

Grupo 2

Grupo 3

Homework for week beginning October 17th, 2016

Language homework - due Tuesday

Poetry homework

Maths homework - due Wednesday

Homework A - word problems
Homework B - word problems
Homework C - word problems

Unit homework - due Thursday
Baking experiment

Week starting Monday 3rd October, 2016

In Art lessons for the week, the three classes of PYP7 were treated to a demonstration by Mr Concagh. He showed us how to construct moulds out of clay and then filled them with various materials. This led to the students to think about items they can construct around the classroom from a mould. We made links to our Unit of Inquiry by considering the materials we want to use in designs and whether the properties of that material are suitable.

PYP7 Beta

PYP7 Sigma

In language we are continuing our look at punctuation and paragraph structure, in particular topic sentences. 

In Maths, PYP7 is moving from division to ordering fractions and equivalent fractions. 

In Unit of Inquiry we were treated to another demonstration - this time from parent, Mr Bell. He treated the classes to a demonstration of processes involved in dairy production. He showed a range of experiments to the students, showing chemical and physical changes of milk.

PYP7 Beta

PYP7 Omega