End of Unit

This week we came to the end of our unit of inquiry on cultural beliefs and values. Back in August we had very little understanding about how culture impacts beliefs and values. However, as the weeks went by we engaged in many learning activities. The first of these was interviewing teachers to ask for their input on a definition of culture. We went on to watch mini-documentaries, read several information books and speak to people who could teach us about their culture.

As a concluding activity, we came together as a class to produce a joint video which describes some essential points of cultures which we are interested in. This was an exercise in collaborating on a project and exercising social skills. As you can imagine, there was a lot of research to do, and so we had a good opportunity to put into practice all we have been learning about how to conduct research. We now have no reason to use 'copy & paste' !

Heres a link to our work:

The highlight of this week has been visiting the Chinese Cultural Centre. There were a lot of very interesting displays that we wanted to ask about. It was good to have Ms. Jiang with us as our Chinese expert. We certainly came away feeling very knowledgeable about her native country.

On top of all of this excitement, we have also been enjoying Book Week!  Here are our photos of reading to Year 1.