Reflection - how we started

We were all struggling at the begining and now look where we are! We are going to go back to the past to remember what all we did, and how our lovely teachers guided and helped us.
As I can remember, we first were teaching each other and learning from the board, the PYP profiles, the attitudes, the concepts, the skills, etc. and all those important things that we should know by now. Then I guess we decided the performences we'll do: dance, drama play, etc. After that, we shared good sites we found during laptop time. And then we were deciding the Theme, Unit Title, Central Idea, and inquiry points. We really struggled a lot to make the central idea as we had to come up with a good one. And we came up with a lovely central idea. Next we wrote individualy "How best might we learn" and the timeline/plan. Then was what I want to learn. We were then making our questions following the concepts. We kept on including things in our folder (the answers of our individual questions) until Earth Day came and we brought news about it and helped the Earth. After more days passed, that's when we realized that our inquiry points weren't inqeuiry points - they were - student qeustions! So we quickly changed our student questions which we thought they were inquiry points to real lovely inquiry points. Then we concentrated in our performences. After that, we found topics that we are actually going to talk in front of the parents, because, 28 children can't talk about the same thing over and over again. And we now are researching and researching into the deapth of our topic. We are also making charts and models. But that's not all, we were always taking action for the Earth. So now we are found here, at this time which is completely different from when we just started.
One more thing, I'd like to thank all the teachers who helped and guided us so nicely:

• Miss Poonam - for helping us so much by giving us ideas websites. She helped each one of us in the class. I really thank her.
• Mr. Joseph - for guiding us towards beautiful songs.
• Mr. Terrence - for helping us in our drama play.
• Miss Sabha & Shubba - for guiding the dancing students to a perfect end.
• Miss Prita - for helping us make good charts and posters.
• Miss Lakshmi - for guiding the students like Miss Poonam did.

Ana

only a few more days left!!!!!

The PYP exhibiton is so close by!!! We have all been working really, really really hard. These days we are only working on the PYP exhibiton. In other classes like art and english, we do stuff related to our topic too. Everyone has finally gotten serious about this. We have done alot so far.We have made posters and models. We are almost ready with plays and dances. and have done so much more!!!

by Rhea

only a few more days left!!!!!

Almost There

Today we worked very hard on our musical and it is looking very good.With the help of Mr. Joseph and Mr.Terence all of the songs and lines have been learnt and the acting is really good. My powerpoint has been finished and I am working on my chart. It's only a few more days till the exhibition and everyone is working really hard.I am almost done with everything and we are almost there. I am very excited about the exhibition and I think it is going to be a great show.

Zoish Pithawala

Indus International School

Happenings today, in grade 5a

Today, we have finished the play/musical and we have practised on it. Others have practised on the global warming dance. We have finished the letters to the headline saying
"THE PYP EXHIBITION IN GRADE 5".
i think this is going to be a great exhibition!!!!!!

BY Sara Berglund
5a

The countdown begins

Here starts the countdown. we just have 11 days left for the PYP Exhibition. I am excited like anything. on the 20.05.2008, Monday we have to show miss all our costumes for the dances, the charts, the speech, the plan etc. I just cant wait for the big day. I have done most of my stuff and the rest will be surely done by the next weekend which is the 23,24 and 25 of may. We dont get any homework these days except the work of the PYP exhibition. In english we are doing something which is related to the PYP exhibition. Mioss Mohua gave us 2 options we had to choose one of them and do it.I have decided to do the 2 option but even do 1 extra poem. I am done with the poems but I still have to finish the short story. For the cultural show I am doing a skit, a dance ans a pup pet show. We are half way through with the dance and the skit but we have just started the puppet show.It is okay as we can finish it this week.I am excited and cant wait for the"Big Day".


Megha Goel
V-A
Indus International School

Pyp exhibition

On 6th May we talked a lot about the PYP exhibition.

• Ms. Poonam talked to us about our folders
• We worked on our Global Warming Musical
• Some people made badges and bookmarks
• Rhea,Ana, Ricky,and Sara are going to make a compost pit
• Nehal,Ruchi and me are making a survey for Cisco since our parents work there to find out what cisco is doing to be eco-friendly
• Some people even made cards

Zoish Pithawala

what we have done for the pyp exhibition so far...

today, ms.poonam told us that the PYP exhibition is very big thing.
so far i have...

1. answered all the student questions we made in class
2. started a ppt on the ozone layer
3. made an action plan
4. helped finish the skript of 'the great global warming musical'
5. made questions for the ozone layer
6. almost finished the contents of my PYP exhibition folder

MY ACTION PLAN: Ana, Sara , Ricky and i are going to organise a compost pit to put our schools waste in and turn it into manure. then we will sell the manure. Ana and I are going to make a website.