Prep are active learners

We explore how different forces make things move differently during bike day. .

I am a risktaking scientist.

What sort of force did you use to move down an inclined plane? Did you use a lot of force?

PREP ARE OPEN-MINDED, THEY EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO MEASURE DISTANCE. We can use non-standard units to measure how far something moves when we use a push force.

PREP ARE COMMUNICATORS

We practice recording our ideas using pictures and words. We talk about our ideas and listen to others ideas.
We care about our own and others work.

PREP ARE CURIOUS AND COMMITTED LEARNERS. We record information about our learning experiences. We use known words and we invent sound words.

PREP ARE INQUIRERS

We test ideas about different forces and different surfaces.

Prep are creative learners

We explored different ways of being creative. We linked our ideas to the book Not a box.

We linked more of our math strategies for solving a measurement problem in another book, Mr Gumpys Outing.

PREP ARE THINKERS and REFLECTIVE. We remembered how to measure things and how to show ideas creatively. We made Mr. Gumpys boat using in lots of different ways.

PREP SHOW APPRECIATION

In Prep we appreciate that it takes time and practice to make sure we understand new ways of doing things or to develop new ideas.
Sharing ideas and work spaces help us build understandings.

PREP ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND BALANCED LEARNERS. During our inquiries we practice different skills and ideas and then we try and connect them and use them in new ways.

PREP EXPLORE FUNCTION and RESPONSIBILITY In our inquiries we explored the

function of of units when measuring something. We also explored our responsibilities when measuring length, weight and capacity and

PREP EXPLORE THE CONCEPT OF PERSPECTIVE. As we began to find out about our own family histories we also explored and reflected to see if other families were the same or different in any way to our own.

Prep investigate form; What are families like?

During this inquiry we used play to explore and investigate all the different forms a family could take.

All of us tried to be open-minded, play acting different roles from friends family photos.

PREP SHOW RESPECT AND ENTHUSIASM. As we explored families histories and cultural origins, the Prep students were respectful and enthusiastic when listening and sharing to each others information.

PREP CO-OPERATE WHEN LEARNING NEW IDEAS.

During the inquiry all students took turns at sharing, organizing and recording information about their own and others families.
We used lots of organizing and recording strategies in our learning.

PREP ARE LEARNERS WHO ARE COMMITTED. Prep learners were considerate and committed to finding out new information in as many ways as possible.

PREP USE MANY DIFFERENT TOOLS TO BE COMMUNICATORS.

We use books, songs, computers, foods, artifacts and photographs to share and record ideas and information.

PREP MAKE CONNECTIONS. We learnt how to sort, record and organise information. Then we connected this to our own family and cultural origins and explored ways of sorting, organizing and recording this.

Prep celebrate Pi Mai

Thank you Ms. Thip and Ms Khampheng for sharing information about the Pi Mai celebrations.

In Prep we love to read and talk about stories. Our learner bears and reading owl are our learning friends.

We really hope you enjoyed the Student Led Conferences