Week of 2nd March, 2015
Pathways School, Gurgaon
Transdisciplinary Theme
How the world works
PYP Exhibition….The process begins
The IB PYP Exhibition
In the final year of the Primary Years Program (PYP), all IB students must participate
in a culminating process known as the Exhibition. This culminating activity allows students to apply all the knowledge and skills they have learned while being a part of an
IB school. This process revolves around the 5 essential elements and the students
engage in a student-driven, transdisciplinary unit of inquiry in which they inquire, research, and offer solutions (student action) to current, real-life problems.
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Scheduled on 1st May, 2015
Newsletter Grade 5
Unit of Inquiry:
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Discussed the essential agreements for the Exhibition
Read and discussed the Student Journal
Identified the 6 components of their Presentation (Written, Oral, Creative
expression, Action, Use of technology, Academic honesty)
Discussed the characteristics of a good central idea (engaging, relevant,
challenging and significant)
Reflected on the process of framing a central idea using Scaffolding complex level thinking
Participated in voting for choosing the most appropriate logo for the PYP
Exhibition
Brainstormed the issue for the Exhibition
Inquiry in Language
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Discussed the homework on concerned local issues and collated the same
with the topic for PYP Exhibition.
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Prior knowledge assessment of Contractions
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Further inquired into Contractions through a task
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Summative assessment of Interjections
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Brainstormed the elements of a character sketch
Inquiry in Numeracy
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Summative Assessment on Measurement
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Reflected on the time table of their schedule for a week
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Represented different activities as fraction and graphs
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Discussed action for a healthy lifestyle
Practiced application based sums on Area and Perimeter
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HINDI
Core level
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Revisited genders and synonyms
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Revisited opposites words and शद्ध
ु -अशद्ध
ु (commonly misspelt words)
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Solved crossword puzzled based on vilom shabd
Discussed Holi – The Festival of colour
Intermediate Level
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Practised dialogue writing
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Solved crossword puzzled based on विलोम शब्द (opposites)
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Discussed Holi – The Festival of colour
Ab initio level
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Practiced swar and vyanjan
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Practiced ‘ड़’ and ‘ढ़’ letters words example- पढ़, पकड़, चढ़ and रबड़
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Reinforced spellings of all matras done so far in writing
Discussed Holi – The Festival of colour
ICT
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In continuation with the lessons on MS Excel, students explored and
practised the following:
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Usage of sum and average functions
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Creation of graphs and charts
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Further, students created virtual price lists, applied different formulas
for different functions, and generated graphs and charts from that data
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P.E.
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Students practiced:
 basic physical fitness and stretching exercises
 bowling and fielding during cricket classes
 playing a cricket match
 trotting during horse riding classes
They also practiced the following during Gymnastic classes:
 Forward roll, backward roll and straddle roll
 approach run and hurdle step onto trampoline
 walking on toes on Balancing Beam
Glimpses of the Week
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Assimilation of the understanding
Viewing an audio-visual to comprehend and understand the
elements of writing Character
sketches
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acy
Liter
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Inqu
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Inquiry into Contractions
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Prior Knowledge
Assessment of
Contractions through
an engagement
‘Contraction Chain’
Assimilation of Learning
cy
mera
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in to
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Inqu
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Summative Assessment on Measurement
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Exhi
bitio
n
New
s !
Introducing Students
Guidelines for the
Exhibition
Logos for th
e Exhibition
on
display
Beautiful amalgamation of
Creativity and Imagination
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Voting for the most appropriate Logo
for the exhibition
Work
ing on
Essen
tial A
greem
ents
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Essential
Agreements framed by the
students
CollatedAgreements
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Viewing Audio Visual resources on PYP
Exhibition from other sources
s
Working in groups to
initiate the process of
framing Central Idea
Updates on PYP Exhibition— Week wise display...
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Holi Celebrations
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Play
Celebrating Holi
with full vigor and
passion
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WEEKEND HOMEWORK
NUMERACY
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Review booklet to practice and reinforce the concepts covered so far
Hands on activities to apply mathematical concepts in daily life
LANGUAGE
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Read a book and create a character body book report on any favorite
character . Refer to the guidelines mentioned in the review booklet.
MEGA SPELLING CHALLENGE
carbohydrates character
syllable
composition
multiplication intersection
reproduction
causation
figurative
illustrator
international-mindedness
reflective
Spelling challenge will
Warm Regards
Hanu Narang
Form Tutor 5S
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protagonist
antagonist
proteins
limerick
acrostic
couplet
emotional
concept
maturity
perspective
self-management
imagery
perspective
conclusion
exhibition
commonalities empathy
cooperation
scientific
be held on Friday, 20th March, 2015
Warm Regards
Tripti Bagri
Co-Tutor 5S