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First PYP Journey Sessions
By: Damian 6AFirst PYP Journey Sessions
On Monday, August 12, 2024, the Year 6 students officially began their PYPX journey! and teachers discussed learner profiles and how it will be shown throughout the PYP Exhibition leading up to our presentations in February. This process also helps students to memorize every learner profile attribute and their meaning.
The first activity started by students working together with someone they have not worked with before. This helped develop more friendships among students, also learning other’s strengths and weaknesses. This was then followed by students discussing with their own teams to choose a learner profile such as: thinker, inquirer, balanced, open minded, and a few more. When the students completed choosing and discussing with their teams, they proceeded to write down what they thought the exhibition would be like or what things they already know about the exhibition.
Lastly, the final activity required the students and their teams to make one essential agreement inspired by their learner profile. For example; “You have to explain facts and things you wrote down to other students visiting the exhibition.” That is an example for communicators. These activities usually take 1 to 2 hours a week if needed and we do it every Monday until the Exhibition happens in February. Stay tuned on our progress and PYPX Journey!
Indonesia Independence Day Upacara and Activities
By: Jemma 6AIndonesia Independence Day Upacara and Activities
On Saturday, 17th August, it was Indonesia’s Independence Day! We celebrated our 79th year of independence. Because the independence date was on the weekend, we celebrated it on Monday at Global Jaya School.
The day started with Upacara at 7:40. The whole school filed into the gym and sat down in line with their year group in their class, resulting in each year having 2 lines each.
Kindergarten, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were up on the balcony. Meanwhile Year 3 to 6 sat on one side of the ground floor of the Gymnasium. We stood and sang ‘Indonesia Raya’ as we watched the red and white flag being raised into the air. After standing for what seemed like an hour, we sat down and listened to songs that were sung by our fellow students.
For year 6, the afternoon was very fun. Everyone brought a traditional Indonesian food to school, and, at 1:30, we all went down to the square of grass between the swimming pool and the Gymnasium. Previously, we had all prepared short explanations about our food, and we presented it to the year-group before we tasted all the foods that everybody brought.
There were so many foods that I could not even start to eat them all. A few of them were Klepon, Putu Ayu, two different versions of Kue Lapis, Kue Lumur, and even Kerupuk! Pak Casey brought a few games for us to play on the grass, such as: badminton and a frisbee, and we also got some more equipment delivered from the gym storage room.
As it was my first time doing Upacara in a school in Indonesia, (having recently moved here from England) it was very interesting to see how everything was done. Overall, it was a very fun day. I cannot wait to see what we will do next!
Year 6 Assembly
By: Naya 6AYear 6 Assembly
Year 6 Assembly on Conflict Resolution
On Friday, August 23, 2024, Year 6 students hosted an assembly with a theme centered on conflict resolution. The goal was to teach other year levels about resolving conflicts, and we chose the Olympic Games as our theme! We created scenarios involving conflicts such as arguments and cheating during the assembly to highlight the topic. The students clapped, cheered, and actively participated in our games, which helped boost our confidence. We made the assembly entertaining and humorous, ensuring the whole primary school at Global Jaya School enjoyed it. Our aim was to build our confidence in presenting and acting in front of the entire primary school.
In our first planning meeting, we decided which sport we wanted to act out. Options included badminton, ice skating, javelin, hip hop, and more. Once we chose our preferred sport, we began developing our skits, with some of us taking on roles as athletes, coaches, and referees. Some found it challenging to fit everything into a 30-second skit, but we managed it well. It took time to learn our positions, acting roles, and timing. We practiced daily, as we only had a week and a half to prepare before the performance day arrived.
On the day of the assembly, Friday, August 23, we felt very confident thanks to all our practice. There was a lot of cheering and clapping from the audience in the theater. The assembly went even better than we expected, and we were very proud of our performance. Our teachers received numerous compliments from other teachers about the assembly. We, Year 6, hope that everyone learned something valuable about conflict resolution. We also hope our assembly inspired and built confidence in other year levels for their future assemblies.
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