Day 1 Nikko!

We made it safely to Nikko and enjoyed a nice 3-hour hike through Senjiyogahara to the Yudaki Falls.  The boardwalk was a great way for the girls to enjoy nature, the cool weather, and learn facts about wildlife, trees, plants, etc from the tour guide.  We ended the hike at the Yudaki Falls and then headed back on the bus to check in the hotel.  We enjoyed an authentic meal together and ate Yuba, which is a famous dish from Nikko. We ended the night by learning how to do a wood carving on a mirror.  The girls showed creativity and artistic ability. It was a great way to end the day and winding down here in Nikko! 

Grade Six End of Year Trip- Nikko here we come!

Grade Six have had such a busy year preparing for Middle School and completing their PYP Exhibition last week. It's time for some well deserved team bonding and celebrating in Nikko- Tochigi, Japan.

Over the coming days we will have many opportunities to live the Seisen Learner Profile together. Please check here for some daily updates!

Galaxies, Stars, Black Holes and all the other stuff that's out there...

"The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. "

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Pre-assessment:

Are the statements true or false?

From the above data, students seem to have a lot of misconceptions: 

There is water on Mercury.

The moon has no gravity.

Space has air.

The sun is a collection of many stars.

The sun is the largest star in the universe.

The moon takes 365 days to go around the earth...

(Of course you may say that some of the prompts are mere facts!

And all we need to do is look them up.)

We will start the unit by conducting experiments trying to understand the concepts of day and night, seasons, lunar phases, and hopefully address some of these misconceptions!

Quiz Time!

What are you looking at ?

Post your answers in the comment section below this post!

6B Explores what a successful serve looks like in Badminton!

6B Explores Badminton in PE!

Central idea: Learning the fundamental skills and techniques of badminton such as movement, striking the shuttle/birdie, game sense and strategies. 

The 6B class has spent the last few weeks learning the basic skills to badminton and introduced to the game! The first skill they learned was how to properly serve. 

Success criteria to serve a shuttle/birdie:

1). Opposite leg slight ahead of the other

2). Hold the birdie at my waist 

3). Hold the racquet like a handshake hold and swing it back

4). Step with opposite foot while bringing racquet forward

5). Don't throw the birdie and make contact with the racquet! 

They have also been introduced to the different types of strokes: forehand, backhand, overhead clear and smash. The girls have really enjoyed the round robin single tournament and playing against their classmates! To wrap up their unit they are competing in a doubles tournament! 

All hands on deck! Exhibition is next week!

The buzz in the Grade Six Building is ELECTRIC as the student's prepare for their Exhibition next Friday. Students made a checklist of assignments and tasks that need to be completed before next Friday. It's going to be a busy week!

The robotics group discuss and make some changes to their oral presentation.

The Bullying Group practice their dramatic monologue.

The Health and Wellbeing group discuss the main points they would like their audience to come away with.

The Medical World group are on the steps to success!

What should we really teach about addiction? A rich discussion under the stairs.

"We want our audience to feel accountable for pollution". A discussion on how this can be achieved.

Exhibition. Smells, Sights n Sounds

Smell of an Exhibition

novel smell of fresh paper

old, wet paint

sweaty palms 

and the sweet sakura breeze

Sounds ...

grating printers

crumpling paper

 annoying silence of buffering YouTube videos

tap tapping of worn-out fingers 
on weary keyboards 

Sights...

eager faces

furrowed brows

lazy yawns

glazed eyes glued to screens

Tastes...

souring ideas

bitter failure

the salt of a bitten tongue

and the sweet taste of moving 
up the SOLO

Feel...

frustration

nervous titter

happy banter 
sad it will soon be 

over.

Art Work (2,3,4)  by-  Jasmine Huang (Grade 6B)

Exhibition Surveys

As Exhibition approaches, many groups are collecting data to help them with their inquiries. Please take a moment to fill out the surveys below and help our Grade Six investigators to gain a deeper understanding of their Exhibition Issues.

Health & Wellbeing



Artificial Intelligence

What do you know about robots?

Have you ever been affected by bullying?
How is overproduction of clothes affecting the environment?

Public awareness of pollution: