Primary eNews – February 18, 2022
PYPX Parent Information Session
PE (Adventure Challenge Unit)
Swimming
Grade 3 Indonesian Studies
Grade 3 & Grade 5 Civics
School Counselor Website
PYP Exhibition Parent Information Session
Thank you so much to those of you who were able to join the PYPX Parent Information sessions.
For those of you that couldn’t make it, please check out the slides and contribute to the jamboard Slides and Jamboard.
If you would like to watch the recording you can access it here with this access passcode: 29#3T+%O
PE (Adventure Challenge Unit)
The Adventure Challenge unit is a variety of tasks requiring the use of physical and critical-thinking skills by individuals and/or groups; challenges that require groups to work together collaboratively in order to solve problems and accomplish a common goal; recognizing the role of the individual in group problem-solving.
Swimming
Safe participation within a range of aquatic environments is dependent upon the learning of survival skills and stroke techniques.
Awareness of our capabilities allows us to be safe in various aquatic environments.
Students learn to be confident and safe in a variety of aquatic environments
Grade 3 Indonesian Studies
“We share 97% of our DNA with Orangutans.”
“Some of our daily products use palm oil which takes Orangutans’ habitat away.”
“We can do something to help Orangutans.”
Those are some highlights of discussions that Grade 3 students participated in Indonesian Studies class. Students researched more about Orangutans by using the school’s library and safe search engines and found that many primates are endangered. Their habitats and families are taken away because of deforestation. Students found that there is a connection between people’s lifestyles and Orangutans’ habitats.
Going further, Grade 3 students decided that they can do something to help Orangutans. Being thinkers and caring, they are preparing a poster to raise people’s awareness about Orangutans’ conditions and to promote things that we can do to help.
Here are some of their thoughts about a good poster in the planning stage :
The posters have not been made, but we will make sure that their messages will be spread out once they are ready. Taking action? Aye aye, Captain! (Ibu Ina, Indonesian Studies)
Grade 3 & Grade 5 Civics
Grade 3 learns about the diversity of tribes in Indonesia. Students identify the tribes who live on some islands in Indonesia such as Minangkabau, Dayak, Badui, Jawa, Bali, and Asmast. They also learn about the traditional houses and traditional clothes of several tribes in Indonesia.
There are several activities that students do while learning about the diversity of tribes in Indonesia such as matching the words with the tribe’s picture, watching videos about tribes in Indonesia, and matching the tribe’s pictures with their traditional houses. Students are very excited to learn about tribes in Indonesia.
This term in Civics class grade 5 is learning about the diversity of cultures in Indonesia. They use their research skills to research some cultural aspects in Indonesia that interest them. Data about cultures are entered into google docs and presented by students. Some of the cultural aspects they discuss are: Ritual Tiwah, Hari Raya Galungan, Hari Raya Kuningan, etc.
Here are some examples of students work:
Counselors Corner
The counseling corner has a website. Counseling Corner at BIS
Find tips for improvement of Social and emotional well-being on this page Social & Emotional Counseling
In lessons, we are talking with the students about a growth mindset and the purpose of making mistakes. The below tips will help you to guide your child when learning at home. Start a conversation and they can tell you a lot about how they see and experience a growth mindset.
