The Central idea of the arts unit was People express their ideas, feelings and culture through the arts. During this unit we’ve developed a better understanding of the central idea and lines of inquiry by using dance to express different feelings and ideas. This was a great collaboration not only between Physical Education and the home room teacher but also between specialist teachers. We’ve used the Music provided by Mr. Fernando that children worked with during music lessons, the backdrop of our dance was a great mural that Miss Catherine and the children produced also exploring the four feelings being worked. All the work culminated in a performance where using music, dance and artwork helped children express the four feelings being developed during the UOI in what I consider to be a very successful manner.

Recently, the PE team attended a PYP workshop about inquiry and assessment in PE, led by Andy Vasily. We have made connections with teachers from around the world and we shared and learned good practice. The event took place at Greenfield Community School in Dubai.

We are now using QR codes during the Adventure Challenge unit in Pre 5. I was amazed about how fast my students have learned and how relaxed they are when using technology. I have planned two sessions to practice scanning and they have done it in 10 minutes! We are now getting with one step closer to the summative assessment, when they will have to scan QR codes and overcome a challenge, by teams.