Poetry reading by Liam
Poetry reading by Sophia
Poetry reading by Thomas
Poetry reading by Anton
Poetry reading by Isaac
The class blog of the QSI International School of Ljubljana 11 Year Old class. Discover all the exciting things happening at school!
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Text by Isaac Last week the 10 Year old students did a project from a non-fiction book of their choice and then made it into a board game (well most did, some did posters or brochures) so let’s just say a project of their choice. Amina B, a ten year old student said “I wanted to do a poster but I forgot it in Croatia so I did a board game” It was not very stressful for Amina but “I didn’t have enough time.” She was not very positive about what she said about her game she said “(I) kind of (did a good job)” Thomas B, another student of Mr. Macmillan said “I did a (type of) in a pickle game with marine life. He did not find it stressful but “… It was boring going back and forth (with his notes and writing it down.) ...”he thought that it he did a good job but “… It could be neater…” Anton B, another grade five student did a board game as well. He was not so fond of making a board game because “I don’t like doing things by hand”. He found it a non-stressful because “… drawing is easy” The last person was Liam C. he was very positive about his work and how he did on his board game. Over all it took around two hours to four days. To make the project took about two hours to a week to make the board games. Most of all everyone thought that people would play their game. Especially Anton with a positive “I don’t know.” This was no science report or anything like that. It was unique! I mean how often do you make a board game for non-fiction reading text!? Text by Philipp In the last few weeks our school started to prepare for MAP testing. What is MAP testing? MAP testing is a program to see our academic progress. Also, it is very important. Mrs. Noll, our director, explains why it is so important. “MAP testing is important because through the testing we can find out how each student is growing and changing during the year. MAP testing shows us in the three subject areas the growth of students. This helps teachers plan units to meet the needs to students. It is important also because teachers may look at each student’s strengths and weaknesses to discover what needs to be reviewed or retaught during the year,” said Mrs. Noll.
MAP testing is done on computers. Each test has multiple choice questions with four or five options for answers. In the Reading MAP test there were 42 questions, while in the Math and Language Usage tests there were 52 questions. When asked why our scores improved, Aziza, a fifth grade student responded, “Well, because since we did it in the beginning of the year we didn’t learn much because it was the beginning of the year and we improved since the two MAP tests.” Students did do a lot of writing, reading, and math, so it is obvious that there would be good progress. The youngest children in our school doing MAP testing are the kindergarten children. The 5YO teacher, Ms. Gartner, explained how younger students do MAP testing. “We listen to the question and it is multiple choice. In our math test there are pictures, at the end a dog barks then we know that we are finished. “Of course some questions are hard and some easier. That is the same always. “Because of a certain reasons that I cannot explain I would think I had done well, I was nervous at first, but as I walked in weight lifted off my shoulders.” This is how Thomas a fifth grade boy felt about MAP testing. The teacher that is in charge of MAP testing is Mr. Noll. He tells us the instructions and answers questions if we have any. Everyone felt differently about the test. Another fifth grade boy called Anton said, “I feel like I want to do really good. There were easy questions and I feel like that was very easy for me. And after that I like I thought I finished it and I feel relieved.” When asked why he thinks that MAP testing is formatted they way they are, Tom, another fifth grade boy, replied, ”I think it’s formatted like this because many students around the world have to do it so they do half of it and because they have three different tests.” Now finally MAP testing is over, until next year. Text and Photos by Amina and Sophia The library sleepover took place last Thursday in the MPR room. In order to participate in the sleepover, students from the 8-11 year old classes had to read ten books. Ms.Selma, our librarian, put up a chart showing the number of books each student had read. After you read ten books and have turned in all your book reviews to Ms.Selma, you automatically get to go to the sleepover. After we dumped in the library, we went outside to play a couple of fun games with Ms.Ajla and Ms.Selma. First we played a fun game of freeze tag, which left us breathless at the end. After a one minute break, we started playing sharks and minnows. At the end of outside games the girls played hula-hoop and jump roping while the boys played their usual game of soccer. Ding Dong! Our pizza had arrived. As we stepped into the cafeteria, we were welcomed by a delicious smell of pizza. With the help of the guards, Ms.Ajla, and Ms.Selma, the pizza vanished. After we were fed full, we started a very exciting game of hide and seek in the dark. The 5, 6, 7, and music room were the available places to hide. While searching for the kids, you could hear nervous and scared breathing in each room that you visit. Unfortunately we were only allowed two games of hide and seek, as a couple of people had to go home. Finally, we retreated back to the M.P.R room to lay out our warm and cozy sleeping bags. Before snuggling into the sleeping bags, we had to change into our pajamas and brush our teeth. After everyone was in pajamas, Ms.Selma turned on a movie; Hotel Transylvania. Hotel Transylvania is an animated monster movie with many funny and witty parts. After an hour and a half the movie ended. Our eyelids were already closing in tiredness. One by one everyone fell into a deep, undisturbed sleep. At six in the morning some kids started whispering. Soon all the rest were slowly waking up. The bright morning sun blinded us as we stepped outside to change into our usual, everyday clothes. For breakfast, Mrs.Noll cooked us some delicious Canadian pancakes. After breakfast we went outside and eagerly waited for the buses to arrive. The library sleepover was an extremely fun event. Text and photos by Sophia This Thursday the 8 through 11 year olds get the opportunity to sleepover at the library! Even if you aren’t keen on sleeping over, you can still come for the fun and games, and leave at bedtime. Getting to go to the sleepover isn’t easy. You need to read ten books before you are allowed to go to the sleepover. On the office window there is a chart showing the number of books each person has read. Every time you read a book, you write a summary for it, and hand both the book and the summary in to our librarian, Ms. Selma. Then she will tape a petit paper book next to your name. After you have read ten books and written ten summaries you get a check mark on the chart along with the permission to go to the sleepover. The library sleepover is a fun way to get kids reading. Most kids go home, do their homework, and then plunk down onto the couch for some TV, or fling themselves onto their bed to play Nintendo. Not many read after doing their homework. The library sleepover motivates kids to drop the remote control and pick up their books just by the reward of getting to sleep at the library, watching a movie in the library, play some board games in the library, and having pancakes for breakfast! Yummmmmy! Lasts year’s sleepover was great, this year’s will be will most definitely be way better! |
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