The Golden Breeze has brought us a great deal of excitement as the King's Learner Community celebrates the IB end of theme. King's agrees with the IB PYP program that “assessment should be connected to learning in a meaningful way”. As the IB transdisciplinary inquiry learning for all levels is coming to an end, we have used a fun and interactive IB end of theme activity as one of the assessment methods to help the children to report back to the community members on what they have thought and gained from their learning journeys through their confident and generous expressions. 

Each period of life contains unique charm and excitement. K3 children explored a wide range of topics and learned about the entire evolution of the world from the first single-celled organisms to the emergence of human beings; they understood that nature's codes lurked in all aspects of living things, from birth to death; They made enzymes and  beancurd, explored the phenomenon of animals using camouflage for self-protection in nature, learned how to extract DNA from bananas and strawberries, attempted yeast experiments, and shared the fun of growing mushrooms. ...... We really want to give a hundred kudos to this group of K3 children who are timely in their reflections, diligent in their thinking, and knowledgeable in their work!

人际关系是K2这学期首个超学科探究单元。他们围绕形式、功能、联系等特定概念探究「人际关系如何影响我们的康乐」，并采取了丰富的实际行动：和好朋友交换心爱的礼物、动手制作“朋友圈”、用“五指法”解决社交冲突等。孩子们用图画或符号的方式表达对人际关系的理解，还能在富有挑战的合作与竞争中解决问题，真是太厉害啦！

Relationships is the first transdisciplinary theme of inquiry for K2 this semester. They explored how relationships affect our well-being by focusing on specific concepts such as form, function and connection, and took a variety of practical actions: exchanging a favorite gift with a good friend, making a “Wechat moment”, resolving a social conflict by using the Five Finger Technique, and so on. The children were able to express their understanding of relationships through pictures and symbols, as well as solving problems through challenging cooperation and competition!

The children of K1 have just experienced a journey about self-inquiry. They explored the mysteries of the human body through rich experiences such as cell intrusion, a collage of the five senses, medicinal food matching and creative PHONICS. During the interaction of the IB end of theme, mothers and fathers were busy and pleasantly surprised: working with their children to draw the outline of the body; asking them about the digestive system, respiratory system and immune system; flipping through the portfolios together and listening to their explorations; and evaluating their performances with the fun five senses bracelets. ...... It is strange when did they grew up and became so capable?

The PN level group carried out inquiry learning with a focus on sensory experiences. The children made their own sound sensory bottles and had fun ensembles with their peers; they got close to the sunshine and the outdoors to observe the mystery of light and shadow with their eyes; they explored the tactile box to feel the difference of various materials; and they creatively utilized found natural objects to create their own creations. It was all very fun! Children used the various sensory stimuli provided by the natural environment to promote the development of their senses and to know and understand the world in a holistic manner.

Little King’s smart babies are getting more and more comfortable with King’s life! Over the past few weeks, they have explored different topics and developed a wide range of sensory skills. They have taken on the challenge of “feeding” animals to develop their throwing skills; they have made creative use of vehicles to record the colorfulness of their wheel paintings; and they have experimented with volcano bubbles in their sensory tubs to observe the changes in shapes and colors. ..... The children's curiosity about the world around them is fully demonstrated through a variety of explorations.