Re us ed.
PYP in Action
Term 2 | March 2014
The scientific process is demonstrated using digital
media and information posters
Year 1 communicates their learning to our
parent community
LEARNING JOURNEYS
Learning journeys are a series of learning experiences which has the overall
objective of achieving a series of defined learning outcomes. At St. Andrews we
use learning journeys usually at the culmination of a unit of inquiry, to
demonstrate not only what has been learnt but also how it has been learnt.
Just before the half term break, four classes were involved in learning journeys.
Melbourne shares learning about materials
from her inquiry folder
Balon explains how we can design simple
machines
Parents were invited to the learning areas in Reception, Year 1, Year 5 and Year 6
to share and celebrate the children’s processes and products of learning. The
inquiry cycle is used to demonstrate how the children tuned in, found out, sorted
out and applied their new learning and knowledge.
Children in Reception explained how simple machines such as wheels and levers,
made our lives easier to get work done. Using a wheelbarrow to carry a load of
bricks is certainly easier than carrying them by hand! Year 1 children
demonstrated their knowledge about the properties of materials and how we
use this knowledge to build and create structures. Books, photos, 3D models
and inquiry folders were used to document the learning. Year 5 students
embarked on an inquiry into the performing arts and showcased their learning
journey through their online blogs. The product of their learning was expressed
through the children’s performance as they conveyed their own personal
message through their interpretation and renditions of poetry, storytelling,
mime, songs, circus performance, drama and dance. Year 6 communicated their
learning of the scientific process by setting up their own experiments relating to
gravity, friction and air resistance. Hypothesis, materials, method, results and
conclusions were all shown using digital video footage, information posters,
photos and written learning logs. Thanks to the teachers and congratulations to
the students on their excellent presentation and communication skills.
Our programme of inquiry at St. Andrews provides opportunity for your children
to be involved in a learning journey, at least once every year in the Primary
School. This allows your child to build on their research, self-management,
thinking, communication and social skills; essential skills for learning.
Bente reviews the learning experiences and
research of here learning
Oanh Crouch|PYP Coordinator