Dragon Dance

The children from 3rd grade made a Chinesses dragon and then presented the dance, to celebrate their learning of the IPC unit: Different places, similar lives. They had a great time learning about the Chinesses dance.

Exploradores Espaciales

Los alumnos de 4 grado presentaron de forma creativa y divertida inventos y la alta tecnología que se utilizará en el futuro para la exploración del espacio. Para ello están utilizando diversos materiales: papel, botellas, cartón, papel aluminio, material de reciclaje, plastilina, etc.

New IPC Units have been launched in Primary.

Prepa children have been working on the unit: The Things People Do. They have been learning about the grown-up world of work. The children have had the opportunity to have their parents in school and talk to them about their work. We have had a veterinarian, a chef, a doctor and a dentist.

In 1^st grade the children are learning about the different celebrations celebrated around the world. How celebrations are an important part of human life and that all people and cultures, from every part of the world, take part in and hold celebrations to mark special events and special times into their lives.

2^nd grade students have been learning about Paintings, Pictures and Photographs. The big idea of the unit is that we see visual images all around us every day and they are produced for a variety of purposes. Some help us by providing important information, some entertain us, some are a record of an event or person at one time and some advertise. We need to be able to interpret and use all different forms of visual representations in our daily lives.

On Friday November 29^th the 3^rd grade students are having their Entry point on the unit: Gateways to the world. The children will be learning about how millions of people take to the skies, making journeys in airplanes and how air travel helps to connect people around the world.

4^th graders have begun learning about: Space Explorers, they will be studying the Sun, the Moon and the Stars and the effects they have on Earth. They will also be learning about Astronomy, like all sciences it’s all about asking questions. By becoming Space Explorers they will find out more about our Solar System and the deeper mysteries of the universe.

In 5^th grade the students will soon begin the study on Drug Education. They will study how legal and illegal drugs affect how the mind and body works and the risks associated with them.

2nd grade children visit: Museo Marte

The 2nd grade children went to Museo Marte to learn about Salvadorean painters and artists. Quotes from 2nd grade children: Andres R: "I learned about the importance of different colours in paintings. Red colour in paintings makes 3_D pictures look very real." Andres G: " I learned different things about Art. The most interesting thing is learning about perception. This is the way which people see things. I learned about sub- realism as well. Sub- realism is real things mixed with nature and together they make things that are not real.

Prepa: IPC Unit: The Things People Do

We just started our new IPC Unit on “The Things People Do”. We had the opportunity to visit our Children’s Museum Tin Marín. Children were exposed to different types of jobs people do and had the opportunity to role play as if they were one of them. This will help children develop the personal skills they need to take an active part in the world through their lives, as they grow.

3rd grade Exit Point Do you live around here

Third graders had a very exciting exit point. They visited the school's construction site and talked with the engineer in charge, they also welcome architect David Sanchez who gave a lecture about the different stages of construction. If that was not enough, they made concrete blocks, build shelters, produced a booklet about the unit and began making a baharaque-clay house.

2nd Grade Entry Point: Paintings, pictures and photographs

As part of their Entry Point the 2nd grade children made their own painting in the style of Jackson Pollock.