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I personally found that the hardest part in making a website was when we needed to remember computer codes in order to write text, insert pictures, and so on. I was impressed with the skills I gained to make the pictures clickable. This means that when we click on a picture it would immediately transition to another page. For example, when we clicked a picture of a car, it would transfer us to the other page, which would contain more information about that particular picture.
A Visit from Korky Paul By: Grace
Overall, the task seemed to be extremely easy. However, it actually was really difficult; especially the computer codes, which were so complicated that I still can’t remember them all. Another reason that we didn’t remember the codes maybe was because we didn’t listen carefully when the teacher was explaining the way to construct the website, but I personally think that we did really well. We were all so proud of ourselves to gain the ability to create a website using computer codes.
One day on a sunny afternoon at Concordian International School, an awesome author named Korky Paul came and visited our school. He was kind and really good at drawing. All the grade 5s drew pictures with him, which was wicked. He let us draw what we wanted on a blank sheet of paper. He signed his signature on the bottom right corner of the A4 paper. To conclude, this was a really useful task He said, “Think deep in your imagination and you will because I was able to build a website with a feature know what will draw.” containing pictures that are clickable. Another feature that I learned was to transfer the link to the website We started to draw what we liked and put the title of where we are able to click the play button and watch what we drew. I drew a flying eye that had a pair of a video. I think I will now go home and create another eyes with wings and a mustache. My friends said my website by using text edit programs and try to figure drawing was pretty cool. My friends drew something out the millions of different codes on my computer. about Jeff and chopper zombie. Then Korky Paul said to put our drawing on the floor and put the pictures in a line. After that, for a few minutes, we formed a picture line. The drawing that everyone drew was wicked, cool, awesome, creative and really pretty. We had a really good time with Korky Paul and truly enjoyed it. Then the time passed and it was the end of an hour. Like they say, time passes in a blink of an eye when you’re having fun. My teacher also likes to say if you’re having a lot of fun, time flies. After that we said goodbye to Korky Paul and went back to learn. I had a really good time with Korky Paul and wish he comes back again.
“HTML WEBSITES ARE AMAZING” By: Praew, G5Y
In grade 5 ICT class, we got to create our own websites, which were specifically about ourselves! I was amazed by this task! Before starting, we needed to understand what HTML was. HTML stands for “Hyper Text Markup Language” which we used to make our websites!
“Bringing In Plants to your Classroom” By: Charlie, G5Y
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In Grade 5, we were asked to bring in plants to our classroom to show our responsibility. Mr. John (teacher of G5J) suggested to all the teachers of Grade 5, (Ms. Kim and Mr. Yuri) that the students should show their responsibility skills by bringing in a plant to 56 At first when Ms. Alpha said that we would create the classroom. If the plant survived through the whole year, then that would show that the student was very HTML using a text edit program, everyone seemed responsible, or in other words very “naturalistic”. to be really unenthusiastic because we didn’t know what HTML was. Then, Ms. Alpha mentioned the word Mr. John’s idea about bringing in plants even spread website, and our impressions immediately changed to to some of the Grade 4 classes who also LOVED it! excitement.
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In Grade 5Y (Mr. Yuri’s class), we had to bring in the plant and know what the name of our plant was, how much water it needed, and whether it was an indoor or outdoor plant. Mr. Yuri’s class sat in their “meeting area”, and shared what the plant’s scientific name was. Mr. Yuri also did not allow his students to bring in cactuses because all have to do is water them once every two weeks. I think that bringing in plants to school was a great idea because then we would get more responsible just by looking after a plant! I strongly encourage all teachers to ask their students to bring in a plant to class because it makes all students more responsible. Plants also create fresh air and make the classroom look like a forest.
“Student Council Election” By: Lina, G5Y I stood in the crowd with a microphone in my hand, waiting to start the speech for the final election. My hand was shaking while holding the speech script, but I kept my loud and clear voice on the microphone. The eyes in the amphitheater stared at me, I tried my best to speak with emotions. Deep in my mind, I was hoping my Prezi that was projected on the screen would be helpful and matched the speech that I was sharing. When I finished the speech, the clapping sound was really loud. In that moment it made me feel relaxed and calm. I gave a little smile to the opponents, who were Prinn and Thomas, to show that I passed the crowd’s approval, and now it was their turn.
“A Different Type of Poem” By: Meg, G5Y
When they gave their speeches, I sat respectfully and reflected on mine. The minute came when everyone started to write the name down on the last blank line, which was reserved for the future president of Primary Years. Now I started to really feel excited. The results would come out on Monday. On Sunday, I couldn’t really sleep because I was too excited. The day had finally arrived. Ms. Rachel was announcing the results of the election. When she said, “The president of PYP for this year is…………..”, my heart was pumping super hard. She announced my name, “Lina!!!!!” The loud voice from the crowd bombed my feelings, and I felt really happy!
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During our UOI 1 we were asked to memorize a poem. This poem test was different than other poem tests. This poem test asked us to use our multiple intelligences. For example, you could use pictures to make you I promise throughout this year I will try my best to be the best leader for remember the poem, do actions the PYP! to help you remember what the poem was about, or any other way that each of us found helpful. This poem taught us about multiple intelligences and how they can help us remember what we need to do. There are many different types of multiple intelligences, some of which include 57 musical, kinesthetic, interpersonal, linguistic, mathematical, naturalistic, intrapersonal, and spatial. We all loved this activity and learned a lot about how our brain works!
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“Channel 7 News” By: Ninja, G5Y During our second UOI, we learned about media and how media has the power to influence the behavior of individuals and societies. This was a 6 week long unit of inquiry. To learn more about this UOI, we went to Channel 7 News to interview various people about media. When we went there, we had lots of questions prepared. We were lucky because we got to see the anchormen and women broadcast live! When they finished, we got to ask them a bunch of questions. We really learned a lot. I myself learned new things about media. Additionally, we also got to see how controllers in the tower do things. I was most surprised by how they changed the green backgrounds to make them any background they want. They also explained that they had to work together as a team because one person can’t handle it all. There were many departments. For example, there was the broadcasting department, the background department, the make up department, and more! When we got back from school we had to make a video broadcasting ourselves to show what happened when we went to Channel 7 News. It was very fun because now it was our turn to broadcast.
“U11 Girls Basketball Rocks!” By: Risa, G5Y This year, the U-11 Girls Basketball Team participated in the TISAC Tournament and won third place! We all showed great teamwork, and successfully won most of our matches. Win or lose, we never gave up! We all have our ups and downs. We did too, but we went through all the hard work, and we were extremely happy with the results. Even though, we didn’t come first place, we still praised the winner for their victory. U-11 Girls Basketball Rocks!
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School Update
By: Ms. Nathalie and Ms. Sally At Concordian we celebrate student learning each and every day! We are grateful to our dedicated teachers for giving our students, from Nursery through Grade 5, the opportunity to take part in engaging, relevant, challenging and significant learning activities that promote enduring understandings. From our Nursery students exploring textures and negotiating use of toys in the sandy playground, to our Grade 4 students investigating biotic and abiotic elements of ecosystems, our students are continually extending their learning into all areas of life!
Looking up information
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School Update
Unpacking a lines of inquiry
We learned about what firefighters do to help people in the community.
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