As out Meta Project progresses we have begun to talk about our families. When thinking about 'The World' children were naturally beginning to talk about countries, and of course, discuss the countries they came from. As a teacher and 'third culture kid' myself I have found this a fascinating topic of conversation to listen in on! This week we have taken the family photos that you sent in and spent some time looking at them. Using the results of the online survey you filled out we started a visual representation on our wall of all the places in the world that immediate family members were born in. The results were amazing and the children have found them fascinating! I imagine this will generate many conversations over the coming weeks.
The children below choose to be involved with the blog writing today.
We have been learning about the world. There are flags on the map so we know where we come from. Zara
We talked about where our families were born. My family is from India. Armaan
We've been learning where we come from. I am from Singapore. Daddy is from England. Mummy is from Canada. Nadine
The picture is of my family. My Mummy and Daddy and my brother. Evie
My my Mum and Dad were born in India. Myra
Here are some photos of dress up day today...everyone looked amazing!
Today K1AWh all had a look at our blog and together we read the posts from the past couple of weeks and looked at the pictures. The class were very excited that they could share their learning with their families online! From now on some of the blog posts will be written collaboratively with the children, either in small groups or as a whole class.
We would like to tell you about UWC Day in our post today. It was a fantastic opportunity to get to know some of the High School students, learn more about the world, and also think about all the other UWC's in different countries. Most importantly we learnt a bit about what UWC Day means.
We loved having the High School students in!
They talked to us and told us what they know about the world. Myra
We took turns talking to people and we looked at the map. Tallis
It was very fun with the High School students. They were very kind. Sam
We put on some songs in our class. Rafael
I played on the drums. Arricah
On UWC Day we went on a scavenger hunt.
When we on the scavenger hunt we went to see the whole of UWC. Ava
We looked at the gardens. Diya
We found things around the school. Xander
I liked the scavenger hunt. Jamie and Ethan
I liked going around the school and looking at things. Jasper
We also had some visitors from Child@Street11
I showed them Google Earth and Drawing Pad. Rupert
Playground Songs
We sang songs. The big kids sang with us. Jan
What is UWC Day all about?
UWC day is about friends. Zara
It is about being kind. Naia
We talked about the world. Anya
UWC is big! Evie
There is a map of the world by the swimming pool. Xanthe
