Swimathon for Sam!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the swimathon on Friday. Whether you were in the pool swimming laps, MC-ing, cheerleading or donating money through sponsorship, each of you played an important part in this community event that supported Sam and his family. So far $11,000 has been raised. Loretta Malloy took these photos.

Grade 5 Reflexions!

 Grade 5 students reflected on their learning at the end of the year: their new learning, their challenges, their new goals for Grade 6.

Gr 5 Field trip: French Institute with Students from Ecole Descartes

On Friday 27 May, Grade 5 students went to the French Institute and met students from Ecole Descartes, Phnom Penh. We did a workshop together as well as a competition: the best group won a prize!

     

Gr 4 Field trip: La crêperie

 

On Friday, 20 May, Grade 4 students went to La creperie, a French restaurant downtown. They had a chance to order food in French, see how to cook "crêpes", eat yummy ones. It was a nice and please authentic situation. Me, as a teacher I had a lot of fun. What about you? 

Do you like this restaurant? why? Est-ce que tu aimes ce restaurant? pourquoi?

Do you like these French pancakes? why? Est-ce que tu aimes les crêpes françaises? Pourquoi?

Do you like the French people you met? why? Est-ce que tu aimes les français que tu rencontres? pourquoi?

  

Creation for creating collaborative books

During the 2 last weeks the grade 2, 3 ,4 and 5 students have been creating collaborative books to show their understanding and searches for the last unit. They did awesome works! The books are displayed at the KC for 2 weeks. 
 

Les étoiles de la semaine

 

This week (May 9-13), the stars are:

Cette semaine (9-13Mai), les étoiles sont: 

Gr 2: Lili for being compassionate with Lily 

Gr 3: Tomoki for being an inquirer 

Gr 4: Liza and Oona for being the first one to complete their writing task

Gr 5: Morakod, Jovenna and Mia for catching up!

Bravo et merci! Vous nous inspirez!

Congratulation and thank you! You inspire us!

Yummy French biscuits" croquants"...

As all students have been so kind with me on Monday, I brought them some french " croquants", yummy traditional biscuits. This recipe comes from the south of France, in a region called " La Provence" in the XVII century. 
Here is 2 video about la Provence:

Here is a long documentary in English about " La Provence".

Here is the " croquants"recipe in English:

Finally, Grade 2 students had a cooking session. We made and bake together some French cakes called " pets de nonnes". Kindly, the students offered some of these cakes to their classmate and some teachers. They are so generous!

Le 8 Mai 1945, un événement historique...

May 8th 1945, was the date the Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Reich, formally recognising the end of the Second World War in Europe. In France, it is a national holiday and a chance to remember all the ones to died for Freedom. 
To read some more information, please click here.
In class, we watched a short documentary about the way French people celebrate it this year. It is the 76th anniversary of this Peace Treaty. 

https://www.google.com.kh/search?q=8th+may+1945+victory+in+france&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=657&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiU55-Bqc_MAhWFOJQKHcUMAjoQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=k1NVrrBczzy4nM%3A

Poster competition based on Festival de Cannes

Grade 2 to 5 discovered Cannes Festival, an annual International Film Festival held in Cannes, in the south of France.

In the world of film, the Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is the largest international showcase of cinematic art. In the world of the yet-to-be-discovered filmmaker, the Cannes Film Festival is a godsend. It's not like the Oscars: Anyone can submit a film, and every submission has the chance to be viewed by representatives of the international movie industry.

Every year, for 12 days in May, the small city of Cannes in southern France turns into a meeting place for cinema's players, would-be players and the people who report on them. If you don't fall into any of these categories, your chances of attending a film screening at the festival are almost nonexistent, but you can gawk at the stars and bask in the atmosphere to your heart's content.

The students viewed some posters created for this event since 1946 until last year. And some of them decided to participate to a challenge: drawing a poster for this year. The best one had received an award! The best designer is: OCEANA, from grade 3! 

Here is some information about this event: 

http://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/cinema/festival-de-cannes/cannes-2016-dans-les-coulisses-du-festival_1450835.html

http://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/cinema/festival-de-cannes-pleiade-de-stars-pour-le-coup-d-envoi_1446264.html 

Les étoiles de la semaine

 

This week (April 25-29), the stars are:

Cette semaine (25-29 Avril), les étoiles sont: 

Gr 2: Lili for participating a lot in class

Gr 3: Olivia for being compassionate with Mathilde

Gr 4: Teppi and Kanika for being independent when creating their video for Ms Molavy

Gr 5: Adam for expressing his knowledge about French food: so good to learn from our buddies!  

Bravo et merci! Vous nous inspirez!

Congratulation and thank you! You inspire us!

Les étoiles de la semaine

  This week (April 18 - 22), the stars are:

Cette semaine (18 - 22 April), les étoiles sont: 

Gr 2: Keyra and Mia for taking the lead in a game 

Gr 3: All the students who participated to the flash mob dance performance to help us to take action in ou community and to promote ways to keep our planet healthy. You have been awesome! 

Gr 4: Tommy and Visal for being engaged when creating their play. 

Gr 5: Danica, Louis and Haziq for being responsable while working independently.  

Les étoiles de la semaine

This week (March 28-April 1), the stars are:

Cette semaine (28 mars - 1 April), les étoiles sont: 

Gr 2, 3, 4, 5: For being focused on the unit content before the Formative assessment and for doing their best!

Bravo et merci! Vous nous inspirez!

Congratulation and thank you! You inspire us!

Les étoiles de la semaine

This week (March 21-25), the stars are:Cette semaine (21-25 Mars), les étoiles sont: 

Gr 2: Rosie for being a risk-taker while participating a lot in class 

Gr 3: Mathilde, Oceana and Tilly while being engaged in their learning

Gr 4: Kanika and Fatima for being curious about French famous people

Gr 5: All the students for being engaged even if you were a beat tired or stressed because of the PYP exhibition event

Bravo et merci! Vous nous inspirez!

Congratulation and thank you! You inspire us!

Le jour de la Terre

ISPP celebrated Earth Day all dressed up in green and blue! Grade 3 students surprised other elementary and secondary students during lunch with a flash mob dance performance as a way to take action in their community to promote ways to keep our planet healthy. The students lifted everyone’s spirits, and warmed the hearts of Secondary students and teachers alike.

Guys, you were awesome! Thank you for being so engaged!  

For more information, click here. 

Here are some clips from Quebec to inform that this event:

Here is a French documentary, "HOME" created by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. It shows that We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. 

Documentary trailor in French: 

Complete documentary in English: 

Student-Led Conferences

We marvelled at reflection, responsibility and independence, as teachers sat back, parents leaned in, and children took charge of assessment in the PYP!

With parents in tow, students from Early Years 1 to Grade 5 conducted conferences about their growth as learners. They shared  portfolios, as well as authentic inquiry experiences from daily life at school; math investigations, writing activities, coding, blogging, game skills and play spaces. Elementary was buzzing with proud children sharing what it means to be an ever-improving learner.

Our wonderful parents listened, asked questions, and affirmed their child’s reflections. Our teachers gained further insight into their students’ developing knowledge, understandings, skills and attitudes.