Windows into Learning at Junior School

It is a special moment for our students when they can proudly share their school environment and learning with their family, and Year 4 and 5 recently had the honour of welcoming their parents to Pymble for our Windows into Learning sessions.

 

Year 5 was filled with the buzz of curiosity, creativity and challenge during their Windows Into Learning. Parents stepped into the shoes of their daughters as they engaged in thinking routines, considered different perspectives and analysed and applied different visual literacy techniques. Parents also worked with their daughters to create a Mars rover that had to safely land their marble astronaut. The energy and enthusiasm in trialling, reflecting and refining their rovers was electric and it was so lovely to see everyone so actively engaged and having fun.

 

Year 4 Windows into Learning was an interactive time where parents became students and joined their daughters for literacy activities. After reading a short passage from the novel ‘Blueback’ by Tim Winton, both parents and students were challenged to write events that took place in the novel from the perspective of a variety of characters to build empathy and understanding of different points of view. Together with their parents, the girls created a persuasive short movie using their green-screen skills.