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Sharing the Planet
Central idea: Conflict resolution requires patience, compromise and negotiation.
Concepts:: Peace, Reconciliation, Exploitation
Lines of inquiry
- Causes of conflict (local and global)
- Human rights and equity
- Strategies used to resolve conflicts
Skills to be developed
- Social skills - Able to build relationships that can withstand conflict.
- Communication skills - Exercised through learning how to communicate in times of conflict.
Learner Profile Attributes
Knowledgeable about world news
Knowledgeable about world news
Balanced -listening to various points of view
English
Our Personal Social and Physical Education was connected directly with our unit of inquiry this week. As the central idea uses a lot of challenging words, we spent time confirming the meaning of them and practising how to use them correctly. We are now able to talk about issues related to friendship, peace and conflict resolution with a good amount of clarity now.
English was especially enjoyable this week as we were able to read one another's stories. Students gave a lot of time and attention to these, and so the results are very pleasing. We used a checklist which allowed us to assess the quality of these stories. Ask your child if you would like to read these.
Science -the focus this week has been on researching the different kinds of energy. Student exercised their thinking skills as they considered how to categorise the different forms of energy. Through reading and discussion, students were able to understand that everyone is now using far more energy than was the case in the past. This huge increase is actually causing conflict in the world. This is an issue that we will build upon next week.
Reading times this week were opportunities to enjoy poetry. We have a lot of wonderful poetry books that students enjoy. Some of these books are traditional collections and others are really funny ones written in a modern style. The aim of reading these was for students to look closely at the way in which poets use words in interesting ways.
Mother Language Assembly
English
English was especially enjoyable this week as we were able to read one another's stories. Students gave a lot of time and attention to these, and so the results are very pleasing. We used a checklist which allowed us to assess the quality of these stories. Ask your child if you would like to read these.
Reading times this week were opportunities to enjoy poetry. We have a lot of wonderful poetry books that students enjoy. Some of these books are traditional collections and others are really funny ones written in a modern style. The aim of reading these was for students to look closely at the way in which poets use words in interesting ways.
Maths
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