Big Questions for the Week
May 18 – 22
⭐ How can we compare past and present experiences of students?
⭐ What strategies can we use to guide our learning?
⭐ How can we group shapes by their properties?
Schedule by Days:
PYP Unit of Inquiry Learning Overview (URL):
Maths Family Letter (URL):
Monday
Monday Zoom Sessions (Time, Zoom #, Teacher):
1.09:00- 09:30 Zoom Mr. Nigel password:
2.10:00- 10:30 Zoom Mr. Nigel password:
3. 15:00-15:30 Latvian Mother tongue Zoom Ms.Anna
4. 15:00-15:30 Russian MT, Ms. Katya's Zoom
Monday Task 1 (40 min)
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: unit provocation
Learning Target: To provoke thinking and questioning skills
Step 1: write questions that can be used to find out about older generations time at school.
Step 2: upload questions onto ClassDojo
Step 3:
Monday Task 2 (40 min)
Subject: Maths
Name of Task: Expert task (assessment)
Learning Target: To show understanding of geometric terms
Step 1: begin working on Expert task
Step 2: complete tasks 1-5
Step 3:
Monday Task 3 (40 min)
Subject: Reading
Name of Task: Independent growth in reading
Learning Target: To develop reading and comprehension skills
Step 1: log on to readingeggs or Epic!
Step 2: complete at least two lessons on reading eggs or read one of the books on Epic!
Step 3: write a summary of what you learnt and post it on ClassDojo
Monday Task 4 (40 min)
Subject: Maths/Science
Name of Task: independent growth in Maths/Science
Learning Target: To develop mathematical/Scientific understanding
Step 1: Complete 2 maths nuggets on Century
Step 2: Complete 1 science nugget on Century
Step 3:
Monday Task 5 (40 min)
Monday Task 5 (40 min)
Subject: Russian Mother Tongue
Name of Task: Types of the verbs.
Learning Target: Ivan Krilov proverb "Pond and River". Materials
Step 1: Reading the proverb
Step 2: Work with new words
Step 3: Biom description in the proverb. How the biome description reflect the character's behavior?
Subject: Latviešu valoda
Name of Task: Prievārdi. Stāsta rakstīšana.
Learning Target: Materiāli un uzdevumi stundai
Step 1: Atstāsti iepriekšējās stundas stāstu
Step 2: Izpildi rakstiskos uzdevumus un darba lapu
Step 3: Raksti savu stāstu
Tuesday
Tuesday Zoom Sessions (Time, Zoom #, Teacher):
1. 9:00- 9:40 , Zoom Ms Jelena for both groups
Meeting ID: 666 280 5255
Password: 2545658
2. 10:00- 10:30 Zoom Mr. Nigel password:
3. 11:00- 11:30 Zoom Mr. Nigel password:
Tuesday Task 1 (40 min)
Subject: French for beginners
Name of Task: Les loisirs
Learning Target: les verbes pour parler des loisirs
Subject: French for advanced
Name of Task: Les loisirs
Learning Target: les verbes pour parler des loisirs
Step1: watch the video Youtube
Step 2: what is it about?
Step 3: which 2 verbs are used to speak about sport in French?
Tuesday Task 2 (40 min)
Name of Task:Subject: Maths
Name of Task: Expert task (assessment)
Learning Target: To show understanding of geometric terms
Step 1: Complete on Expert task
Step 2: complete tasks 6-8
Step 3:
Tuesday Task 3 (40 min)
Subject: PYP
Name of Task:
Learning Target: To write investigation questions
Step 1: Using the agreed upon questions, interview your parents about their experience school
Step 2: write notes during these interviews
Step 3: create a video explaining your findings and upload onto ClassDojo
Tuesday Task 4 (40 min)
Subject: Reading
Name of Task: Independent growth in reading
Learning Target: To develop reading and comprehension skills
Step 1: log on to readingeggs or Epic!
Step 2: complete at least two lessons on reading eggs or read one of the books on Epic!
Step 3: write a summary of what you learnt and post it on ClassDojo
Tuesday Task 5 (40 min)
Subject: Maths/Science
Name of Task: independent growth in Maths/Science
Learning Target: To develop mathematical/Scientific understanding
Step 1: Complete 2 maths nuggets on Century
Step 2: Complete 1 science nugget on Century
Step 3:
Wednesday
Wednesday Task 1 (40 min)
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: Unit introduction
Learning Target: To create a guide for our inquiry
Step 1: Using the key concepts write questions to guide the inquiry.
Step 2: Upload onto class padlet
Step 3:
Wednesday Task 2 (40 min)
Subject: Maths
Name of Task: grouping shapes
Learning Target: To group a range of polygons and non-polygons according to characteristics
Step 1: create a video explaining how you would group these shapes
Step 2: complete exercises on century
Step 3:
Wednesday Task 3 (40 min)
Subject: Reading
Name of Task: Independent growth in reading
Learning Target: To develop reading and comprehension skills
Step 1: log on to readingeggs or Epic!
Step 2: complete at least two lessons on reading eggs or read one of the books on Epic!
Step 3: write a summary of what you learnt and post it on ClassDojo
Wednesday Task 4 (40 min)
Subject: Maths/Science
Name of Task: independent growth in Maths/Science
Learning Target: To develop mathematical/Scientific understanding
Step 1: Complete 2 maths nuggets on Century
Step 2: Complete 1 science nugget on Century
Step 3:
Wednesday Task 5 (60 min)
Wednesday Task 5 (40 min)
Subject: Russian Mother Tongue
Name of Task: Types of the verbs.
Learning Target: Ivan Krilov proverb "Pond and River"
Step 1: Ivan Krilov Biography
Step 2: Biom description in the proverb. How the biome description reflect the character's behavior?
Step 3: Retelling of the proverb
Subject: Latviešu valoda (individuāls, patstāvīgs darbs)
Name of Task: Patstāvīgs darbs.
Learning Target: Materiāli un uzdevumi stundai
Step 1: Lasi pasaku
Step 2: Rakstiski pabeidz 4 teikumus pēc pasakas
Step 3: Izpildi 56. darba lapu
Thursday
Thursday Zoom Sessions (Time, Zoom #, Teacher):
1.09:00- 09:30 Zoom Mr. Nigel password:
2.10:00- 10:30 Zoom Mr. Nigel password:
3. 11:00- 11:30 Zoom Mr. Nigel password:
4. 14:30 - 15:00, Creative time Ms. Zane Zoom Password
Thursday Task 1 (40 min)
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: pre-assessment
Learning Target: To gauge prior knowledge
Step 1: Add information showing what you know about our inquiry to padlet
Step 2:Add questions about what you want to know about our inquiry to padlet
Step 3:
Thursday Task 2 (40 min)
Subject: Maths
Name of Task: polygon sort
Learning Target: To sort polygons by given characteristics
Step 1: complete the polygon sort task
Step 2: upload onto ClassDojo
Step 3:
Thursday Task 3 (60 min)
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: What was school like in the past?
Learning Target: To share interview information
Step 1: students provide feedback to 3 of the videos uploaded by other students.
Step 2:
Step 3:
Thursday Task 4 (40 min)
Subject: Reading
Name of Task: Independent growth in reading
Learning Target: To develop reading and comprehension skills
Step 1: log on to readingeggs or Epic!
Step 2: complete at least two lessons on reading eggs or read one of the books on Epic!
Step 3: write a summary of what you learnt and post it on ClassDojo
Thursday Task 5 (40 min)
Subject: Maths/Science
Name of Task: independent growth in Maths/Science
Learning Target: To develop mathematical/Scientific understanding
Step 1: Complete 2 maths nuggets on Century
Step 2: Complete 1 science nugget on Century
Step 3:
Friday
Friday Task 1 (40 min)
Subject: French for beginners
Name of Task: Les loisirs
Learning Target: les verbes pour parler des loisirs
Subject: French for advanced
Name of Task: Les loisirs
Learning Target: les verbes pour parler des loisirs
Step1: watch the video Youtube
Friday Task 2 (40 min)
Subject: Maths
Name of Task:
Learning Target:To draw using geometric concepts
Step 1: Look at the skyline picture of Riga.
Step 2: Create your own city skyline using different geometric concepts
Step 3:
Friday Task 3 (40 min)
Subject: Reading
Name of Task: Independent growth in reading
Learning Target: To develop reading and comprehension skills
Step 1: log on to readingeggs or Epic!
Step 2: complete at least two lessons on reading eggs or read one of the books on Epic!
Step 3: write a summary of what you learnt and post it on ClassDojo
Friday Task 4 (40 min)
Subject: Maths/Science
Name of Task: independent growth in Maths/Science
Learning Target: To develop mathematical/Scientific understanding
Step 1: Complete 2 maths nuggets on Century
Step 2: Complete 1 science nugget on Century
Step 3:
Friday Task 5 (40 min)
Friday Task 5 (40 min)
Subject: Russian Mother Tongue
Name of Task: Types of the verbs.
Learning Target: Ivan Krilov proverb "Pond and River"
Step 1: Retelling of the proverb