Month: February 2015

This week Mrs Jackson has handed over her Assistant Principal’s Report to us! 

This has given us the chance to tell the Whole School Community about our Senior School Exhibition and the chance to complete a piece of authentic writing………if you are interested in helping out with our Exhibition please contact Mrs Jackson! jackson.kim.k@edumail.vic.gov.au

The Year 5 and 6’s are 3 weeks into their inquiry, based on ‘How the world works’. This inquiry will include sharing the ‘Exhibition’ with the rest of the school community- Exciting!!!

Central Idea Science provides a lens through which to look at the world. Lines of Inquiry People apply their understanding of science to solve problems and meet needs. Scientific and technological advances have an impact on society and the environment. Theories can be debated- science doesn’t always mean it to be true. Theory/evidence/level of truth. The natural world has systems and laws to maintain balance.

 

 

 

So far, we have picked an area of science of interest to us. To help us choose this area of interest we have been provoked to get our brains up to date with science, such as thinking routines, reading articles, brainstorms on the different branches of science, using our 5 senses and experiments.  We have been turning our daily school routine into a series of different activities that link to the Exhibition, eg. Instead of starting the day with reading about just anything, we have been bringing in articles about how the world works to read and in maths we have been graphing data.

 

EXHIBITION PROCESS 1.       Like any other task, we start the exhibition with planning. 2.       After planning, we will focus and prepare our topic 3.       Third, we will start to find information. 4.       Next, we will use our information 5.       After that, evaluation (assessing) 6.       Next, synthesis- adding new knowledge to what you already know to broaden your mind 7.       Finally, taking action, what can you do to help? We also use the “So what” statement, how can you use this data to help you with research or doing something to help

WHAT OUR PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS HAVE LOOKED LIKE Every exhibition is different to the previous one in its own way. Last year, it was an oral presentation, based on the inequity throughout the world. In 2013, it was more of a visual presentation, based on how we express our selves.

 

 

This week we have started choosing our topics and these are a few of the steps we had to go through first. We had to pick our own key concepts to give us a guide for our exhibition and our own lines of inquiry as well. All senior students have been working so hard on their personal inquiry. We give them all thumbs up for working well and co-operatively!

By: Poppy, Freya, Holly, Isobelle and Alex

Acting Assistant Principals for this newsletter!

PYP Over view for Parents

START OF THE YEAR!

Classrooms are off and running for 2015! Teachers and students have certainly displayed the skills of self-management and organisation to have themselves so well prepared to learn………..

In most schools the start of the year is calm and smooth………..we are both of these, for sure, BUT what I love about Kunyung at the moment, is the children’s readiness and enthusiasm to learn!! It’s as if they have picked straight back up from where they were at the end of last year! Teachers have commented on how quickly they have been able to settle into class routines and start teaching!!! The students are setting the pace…..gotta love that!

UNITS OF INQUIRY

Each Year level completes 6 Units of Inquiry throughout the year. Each Unit of Inquiry has a focus on a Transdisciplinary Theme. Below is the focus for each Unit of Inquiry to start the year. If you would like to contribute to any of these in any way- please contact me at school!

You may notice below that the SENIORS are undertaking their ‘EXHIBTION’ this term! Please stay tuned for student reporting on their progress in future newsletters! If you have a passion for science please contact me and I know the senior teachers and students would love your input!

Year Level	Theme	Central Idea	An inquiry into
PREPS	‘How we organise ourselves’	People play different roles in the communities to which they belong	What a community isRoles and responsibilities of people in our communitiesHow communities are organised and change to meet people’s needs
JUNIORS	‘Who we are’	People’s relationships with each other can have an impact on wellbeing	How we develop relationshipsHow relationships affect usRoles and behaviours within relationships
MIDDLES	‘Who we are’	Understanding different ways of learning enables people to respond to their own learning needs as well as those of others.	Learning communities/collaborationRelationshipsHow people construct meaningDifferent learning styles
SENIORS	‘How the world works’	THE EXHIBITION

 

PYP EVALUATION

Every 5 years all International Baccalaureate schools undertake an Evaluation process. Our 

Evaluation is August 10-12 this year! We want to involve as many members of our school community as we possibly can…..please stay tuned for parent forums coming up! J

Cheers and have a wonderful week!

SPEAKING OF PYP………..please find attached a parent copy of ‘The Written curriculum’ @ Kunyung…………..this document outlines all of the things we want our children to learn………it supports them to be Internationally minded!

Kim Jackson

Assistant Principal

PYP Coordinator