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News and Activities
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
7th grade exploring the Roman Empire!
Using IPads students travelled through the Empire as merchants, soldiers or civilians, designing their route and calculating the distance and cost of their journey.
The Social Studies department is working along with Mr Santiago, the MYP IT coach.
Introduction to MLA-8
5th Grade has been learning about citation and proper selection of sources for a few months now. Since the last weeks of August they've had enriching conversations about the importance of citing their sources, and this week they had an introduction to MLA-8, the citation format we've oficially adopted in our school.
Diarios de Viaje de 5to Básico
¿Cuál sería tu aventura? 🗺
Los alumnos de 5to básico han estado descubriendo la diferencia entre el relato biográfico y el diario de viajes.
Bastó una instrucción para que este grupo dejara volar su imaginación y relatará los más increíbles viajes de exploración 🚀
Podrás ver algunas fotos del proceso en el carrusel de imágenes a la derecha.
AUGUST
AUGUST
5th Grade Activities
During their Library sessions, 5th Grade learned about the QFT: Question Formulation Technique, a strategy to improve their question making skills and practiced diferent types of questions like Open and Close-ended ones.
For Spanish class, 5th Grade students inquired about the difference between a biographical work and a travel diary, used by the explorers studied during their last unit. They had a great time writing their own travel diaries to far away lands. Great job!
JULY
JULY
WINTER HOLIDAYS!
WINTER HOLIDAYS!
JUNE
JUNE
Bookflix finished!
5th Grade presented to the Library Team the finished product of their projects: A Bookflix with books and reviews!
Another class improved the signs of our Graphic Narrative section in order to make draw more attention to this genre
And another class thought that we needed a “Kids’ section” were they can have the space to make and show their own books!
Great job, 5th Grade!
Demonstrating agency, self management, problem solving, team work and creativity!
With the guide of Miss Christine, 5th Grade students work on their proposals to improve the MS Library and promote a better reading and learning environment enjoyable by everyone 😊
They have been preparing an ambitious double proyect: an online Bookflix and a Kids Section for "Making you own Book". Their goal is to generate a reading community within the MS Library and recommend their favorite books and book-related activities to other students!
MAY
MAY
Go science!
7th Grade is researching about the role of Science for offering solutions to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and climate change.
They have been selecting appropriate sources to support their ideas in two formats: printed and digital, they have had access to our Science collection and also our digital library Odilo.
Well done, 7th Grade.
APRIL
APRIL
PK students are not the only ones who get comfortable in the Library 😂 Here you can see 5th Grade found the right spot and position to read their books! Personal reading time!
5th Grade improving the Library
5th Grade has been working on proposals to improve the Library and develop a reading community ❣️
Scary Stories!
5th Grade students listen very carefully to a suspense story told by Miss Christine!! 🙀
"The Tell-Tale Heart" - Edgar Allan Poe
MARCH
MARCH
Learning about Bibliography!
In the Middle Library, 5th Grade students had a blast learning about what is a Bibliography.
Miss Christine explained what a source is and why is it important to cite it or reference it. The students learned the different elements of a bibliography and how to find information in a book.
They used "Bibliography Cards" to write down all the important information from the sources they selected.
Well done, 5th Grade! 💪🏼
Your Librarian Recommends!
Título: Los tres mosqueteros
Autor: Si hablamos de clásicos, hablamos de Alexandre Dumas. Este escritor francés del siglo XIX alcanzó la fama con sus novelas de aventuras las cuales fueron publicadas en series, como "Los tres mosqueteros" y "El conde de Montecristo".
Reseña: D'Artagnan, un joven de dieciocho años, abandona su vida en un pueblo de Francia para buscar futuro en París como parte de los Mosqueteros del Rey Luis XIII. Las aventuras no esperarán para encontrarlo: sin aún llegar a su destino pierde su carta de recomendación en un duelo; más tarde cruza equivocadas palabras con los mejores mosqueteros del reino, Athos, Porthos y Aramis; se enfrenta a los guardias del cardenal en una improvisada batalla; y conoce el amor en la corte y en brazos de una mujer casada.
De los personajes famosos que nos ha entregado la literatura, sin duda los mosqueteros de Dumas han acompañado e inspirado a generaciones y lo seguirán haciendo. Esta obra, considerada como el cénit escritural del autor, inaugura el género de novela histórica dentro del romanticismo europeo. Dumas diestramente utiliza el contexto histórico verídico de la Francia de 1625 para ubicar personajes y conflictos, logrando retratar de manera verosímil tanto la vida de la corte como también configurar personajes que han logrado trascender los siglos. Estos últimos nos enseñan que la valentía, lealtad y amistad son los valores básicos en la vida de una persona honorable, otorgando poder a la célebre cita de la obra: "¡Todos para uno y uno para todos!" Aventuras y duelos, romance e historia. No extraña a nadie que esta famosa novela tenga adaptaciones tanto en formato de animación, series como también sus famosas adaptaciones cinematográficas. Sin duda una lectura que nos aportará no solo en cultura general, sino entretención y emoción gracias al estilo dinámico de Dumas.
Title: The Giver
Author: Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Lois Lowry is an American novelist known for her complex works; some of her novels have been banned while others are considered essential reading in school curriculums (like our school!).
Summary: In a world that seems absolutely perfect, organized and pacific we encounter our main character, Jonas. He is twelve years old and awaiting the nerve wracking Ceremony of Twelve, a moment where all his classmates, and him of course, are assigned their life’s works. In this society everyone has a purpose, an occupation, and Jonas is given the role of Keeper of Memories. He will be responsable bearing the memories of humanity’s history, the good, the bad, the suffering and the joy. Toughest job ever, right?
We wholeheartily recommend Lowry’s novel for this month’s reading challenge. If we are talking about Dystopic novels, The Giver is an excellent example for it englobes the themes, the characters and the general reflective feeling. Jonas lives in a Community that bases it’s functionality on Sameness, the absolute control of individuals and freedom. He is assigned his life work as The Keeper of Memories and discovers that what he considers to be normal is in fact lack of freedom, the eradication of sentimentality, feelings and even color! Being the one in charge of experiencing the history of humanity shows Jonas, and the reader, the importance of feeling and suffering: we discover alongside Jonas that we need empathy, we need connection with others, and that we need memory. In order for men and women to thrive we must not cancel our emotions, but learn from them and express them. Reading this novel in 2021 is an interesting exercise, for in this times of social distancing, we are confronted with the importance of being close to others, not only physically, but emotionally too. Intense? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely.
Title: Chinese Cinderella: The Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter.
Author: Adeline Yen Mah was born in Tianjin, China. She is not only an author, but a doctor, too. She has written 7 books including books for young adults and children.
Summary: This book tells the story of an unwanted child, considered to be bad luck after her mother passed away giving birth to her. She is discriminated by her powerful family and must face adversity and disloyalty in her journey to adulthood.
We recommend this autobiographical novel for it's strong message of resistance and self appreciation. It retells the classic of Cinderella in a modern (and very real) tone, where the reader joins the journey of a young girl and the adverities she must face in her life. Her story teaches us about resilience, the ability to raise your head up high with pride after facing (and recovering) from hard times, family disputes and self doubt. Another very interesting thing about this novel is that the foreign reader gets to live and learn about chinese culture and beliefs. This work stimulates the reader with it's strong plot and vivid characters, making it hard not to empathise and think about our own life circumstances.
International Earth Day
International Earth Day
On April 22 the world joins in to take action for our planet. In the video below, Bill Nye explains what is Climate Change and why is important to make a change in our ways of living.
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