HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES

 Year one and year three students are learning how using correct word order and verb forms will help them express themselves better.  

COMMUNICATORS

 We are so proud of our Year two students who can write in different languages. Some can read, too, and all of them can speak fluently. What an amazing group of COMMUNICATORS.

Connecting to the Learner Profile in English Language Learning!

 James and Yui came to see me to share their learning in Korean and English in connection with the PYP Learner Profile attributes. The research and thinking they have done in order to bring meaning in two languages to each of the attributes, and then to use a digital platform to illustrate and share their learning has been amazing! James and Yui created an illustrated poster for each of the attributes with definitions of each attribute in both English and Korean, which will be of great use to our future parents and students coming from Korea. Thank you Yui and James, and to Mrs S! Ms Baker

Learner Profile Attributes

 Our wonderful students learning English have continued to amaze and motivate us with their wonderful learning around the Learner Profile attributes! Angela in Year 6 has made Attribute posters in English and in other languages, and has received a glowing recommendation from Mrs Gordana Stanojevic about her excelling in the attributes of being Caring and a Communicator. Well done Angela, you are definitely developing these great attributes in your approach to life and learning!

GLOBAL CITIZEN CLUB

 This week is a Chinese Language Week. Global Citizens Club members have celebrated it and discussed different aspects of Chinese Language. We are so lucky to have many bilingual students at our school, who can read, write and speak in at least two languages. It was very interesting listening to the contributions they made about their heritage language. We talked about Mandarin written language features, script, symbols and much more.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori

 Our ESOL students have had an extra opportunity to not only celebrate Te Reo Maori in their classrooms, but in their ESOL classes, too. Those able to read and write in their heritage languages have worked collaboratively in creating multilingual vocabulary lists and have compared some of the language features of Te Reo Maori to their languages.