When children teach and share their learning.
The class was tided and beautiful, the children had considered where to put activities, carefully placing signs for parents to read. Cloth was draped over tables, cushions were placed in comfortable...
View ArticleMystery reader, Troy’s mum
I like Pink and Purple I like to Listen to music, watch movies and travel with family I have long black hair and a round face I speak Chinese Mandarin, English and a little Japanese I have one child...
View ArticleMystery Reader Heidi’s Mum
These were our clues, Heidi guessed it! 1. My favorite color is royal blue. 2. I enjoy traveling and photography. 3. I have hazel eyes. 4. I speak English, Norwegian and some Spanish. 5. I come...
View ArticleMaybe we can borrow him (baby Owen)
The children wondered how they could use their scientific observation booklet now the tadpoles and peas had grown. Takafumi suggested having pictures of themselves as babies. We remembered Troy had a...
View ArticleMystery Reader, Heidi’s Grandma
A big thank you to Heidi’s grandma for reading to us. These were her clues: 1. I am from New York, but live in Texas now. 2. My eyes are blue. 3. My favorite color is red. 4. I like to do water...
View ArticleWhen the children ask to be the mystery reader.
Yellana and her sister decided they would like to be the mystery reader. They choose a book in French. We read the clues to the children: I speak a little bit Spanish I like cooking with my mom I like...
View ArticleMystery Reader, Mari’s mum
We had a story in Japanese and these were our clues. 1. I have 3 children. 2. I love coffee and chocolate. 3. I love karaoke singing. 4. I speak Japanese and English. 5. My favorite color is...
View ArticleOphelia’s grandma reads to us in English
We had some clues but we forgot to read them! The really good news was Ophelia was at library at lunch time and when she came back her grandma was there in the big green chair… It was a big suprise....
View ArticleParent Sharing, May 2015
Thanks to the collaboration with Mr Reed in art class the children were able to share their dioramas, which represent their thinking and learning about life cycles. It is good for children to have...
View ArticleLeela’s dad reads to us in English
I love chocolate. I hate the rain. I have 2 children. I have brown eyes. I am English.
View ArticleMystery Reader, Yuna’s Mum
Thank you to Yuna and Yuna’s mum for reading to us in Japanese. - I have two children. - I have black eyes. - My favorite color is blue. - I pick up my child by car. - I speak Japanese.
View ArticleReading stories we learn from each other.
Every second week someone from our Grade One family comes and reads to us in their home language. We have had mums, dads, grandmas and children. Over the year this has added to a rich collections of...
View ArticleIt’s all about us!
The children have spent the year considering the needs of others. They planned monthly Parent Sharing, made food for their parents in December and raised funds and made 100’s of onigiri to feed...
View ArticleMystery Reader Chan Seo’s mum
I have two children. I like to cook. I have short black hair. I come from a country two hours from Japan by plane. I can speak Japanese, Korean and a little English. Thank you for reading to us in...
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The end of a wonderful year, and the start of new adventures.
Thank you for sharing our learning journey. This is the last blog post from 1P 20124-15. You will be unsubscribed from today. We wish you a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing you in August....
View ArticleCan we be friends?
The children who are new to YIS came into school for a visit. They quickly began to explore the learning spaces. After a short time they turned their attention to exploring personal relationships....
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My mum forgot my book, a discussion about self-help skills.
At the beginning of the week several children informed us their mum had forgotten their books. Our standard reply is the smile and say, “Who is coming to school, you or your mum? Whose job is it to...
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Grade One Parents co-construct our Unit of Inquiry
We invited the parents to help design learning experiences for our unit. The unit was moved to the beginning of the year, as the previous years parents felt this unit helped them and their children...
View ArticleThe role of family and food in shaping our identity.
At our parent planning meeting we co-constructed our Unit of Inquiry. We are focusing on the role of family history in shaping our identity. We decided to come together as a Grade One community and...
View ArticleIsa’s mum reads to us in Spanish
Here were the clues: I have dark brown hair and dark brown eyes My favorite color is blue My favorite thing to do is to cuddle with daughters I have 1 daughter in YIS I love cooking I am from Mexico City
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