Chaewon
"I enjoy learning and making new ideas"
Here are some things I care about, things I am good at, and some actions I could take connected to those ideas:
When I had to say what word I thought about when talking about the PYP Exhibition, I thought of action. I think of action because action is important. I like thinking about what actions we can take as students. It is a mystery, solving a mystery because sometimes we cannot solve a problem, but we think about many ways we can solve it.
Week 3 - Jan. 29 - Feb. 2
During this week, students chose their PYP Exhibition focus. They will choose their lines of inquiry. On Thursday Feb. 1, they will have the chance to share about how their learning journal brought them to this decision with our learning community in our first Present, Connect, Reflect.
Chaewon talking to her mom for our first "Present, Connect, Reflect".
Week 4 - March 18 - 22
During this week, students are really getting started with their research, and organise their research in their own way (planning for how to use the different components of MISO). They get to meet with their mentor for the first time. They set new goals using the approaches to learning skills, and thought about possible ideas for action.
Mentor Meeting
This week I had my first mentor meeting with Ms. K. She Gave me a lot of ideas for research, and a book all about bees. She was so kind and helpful. I am looking forward to working with her for the whole exhibition.
What I am Proud of this week...
I proud my research skills because I didn't really great job when I was working sharing the planet unit, and this has carried on into my PYP Exhibition. Week 4 I think I did great job and I focused really well. Research skill is very important. So I want to make my research skill perfect. I have chosen to do all my research using printed out articles and media, because...
Reflection
As part of our PYP Exhibition, we are always reflecting. Here is my reflection at the end of the week for all the great stuff I have done this week, and some things I need to improve on for next week.
Week 5 - March 25 - 29
This week is another week of strong research. Students will also be preparing for their writing piece that will last their entire PYP Exhibition. They have complete choice on how they will Write for Change. On Friday, we will have parents in for our second Present, Connect, Reflect session.
Sustainable Development Goals
The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide some goals for students to work towards during their PYP Exhibition. Through their research and actions, they can help towards meeting these goals.
Source: https://www.earlall.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/EPRS-Briefing-659415-SDGs-EU-regions-FINAL.webp
Present, Connect, Reflect
Today we had our second Present, Connect, Reflect with our parents. We talked about our process so far, and shared all of our research that we have done so far. We all started off talking with our own parents, then talked to other parents in the class. We will do this one more time this school year before we have our final sharing event on April 23-25.
Week 6 - April 1-5
With only two weeks left for research, students will finish their research for Line of Inquiry 1, and move onto the other two lines of inquiry. They will find a way to connect with someone (or many someones) to gather information for their primary source. Students will work with their teacher to co-construct the success criteria for the assessment piece completed by their teacher over the last four weeks of the Exhibition process.
My Primary Source
My primary source for my research is an interview with a person who is a bee keeper. The questions I am asking in this are as follows:
What kind of bees do you have?
When did you start being a beekeeper?
Why did you start being a beekeeper?
What do solitary bees do?
How do your bees make hives?
Where do you keep your bees?
Why do you keep bees?
This connects to my Lines of Inquiry # 2&3, which are, "I am learning about how the world will change if there are no more bees" and "I am learning about how people can make responsible choices to save the bees"
The coolest thing I learned from this interview was about how honey is made - it is made by bees pollinating flowers and drinking nectar, swallowing it, digesting it, then puking it out onto a honeycomb.
Big Understandings
My big understandings about my first line of inquiry are as follows:
I now understand that… bees are important for 30% of our food.
I now understand that… solitary bees are really important for pollinate.
Week 6 Reflection
Week 7 - April 8 - 12
Last week of research! Students will come to an end of their "finding out" time, and move onto creating next week. Many students will take part in an interview, or look to get more information from a survey this week in order to round out their MISO needs. They will have their final Present, Connect, Reflect with the parent community on Wednesday, and connect with a school in the Philippines to discuss the PYPx process on Thursday.
Present, Connect, Reflect
This week, I was assessed on these success criteria for our Present, Connect, Reflect:
Asks for and listens to feedback from the learning community. Uses feedback to improve work on occasion.
Presents their work with minimal use of a script. Speaks clearly and loudly, sometimes adapting to the audience.
Here's how I think I did on these goals:
LOI #3 - What Did I learn?
My most interesting piece of media that I watched was a video called "Why is the Bee Population Declining". It was interesting because there are many thick and thin ideas in this video. It gave a lot of knowledge about my LOIs. It showed a lot of people putting chemicals onto fruit.
My research progress was mostly fun and enjoyable but also very challenging sometimes. It was fun because I got to improve my research skills because I had to read many different articles about bees. In those articles I learned about the different types of bees like: male bees, worker bees, drones and queens. It was also challenging because those articles contained many different words that I had to look up, to know what they mean.
Week 7 Reflection
Week 8 - April 15 - 19
This week, the students are creating provocations that represent the learning that has gone on over the last 8 weeks. They are also preparing for their community sharing next week.
Creating my Provocation
This week, we are creating something that was inspired by our research. Here are some pictures of me working through the process of my creation. This will be my "invitation to a conversation" when presenting to the HIS learning community.
Week 8 Reflection
Chaewon - wk. 8 Reflection.movWeek 9 - April 22 - 26
Our process has come to a close! This week, the students will share their learning with the HIS community. Below are pictures of this happening, and a reflection on the whole process (including assessments).
Week 9 Reflection
Grade 5 PYP Exhibition
2023/24
