{"id":253,"date":"2014-04-22T15:36:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/IDLCentral\/?p=253"},"modified":"2014-04-22T15:36:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T15:36:00","slug":"st-francis-xavier-rc-ps-host-rich-task-open-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/IDLCentral\/2014\/04\/22\/st-francis-xavier-rc-ps-host-rich-task-open-day\/","title":{"rendered":"St Francis Xavier RC PS host Rich Task Open Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On 23rd March,\u00a0staff and pupils at St Francis Xavier RC PS welcomed parents, guests\u00a0and members of the community into their school to share their interdisciplinary learning. Yvonne McBlain of Falkirk Council curriculum support team did her best to visit each classroom to capture a flavour of the learning which had taken place. The afternoon was a\u00a0real success with a strong turnout of visitors leaving very positive feedback.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Primary 1 & 1\/2\u00a0classes had studied the film Monsters Inc to develop their ability to interpret digital text. Their teacher employed a storyline approach to guide their learning\u00a0using the character of Boo. <\/a>The\u00a0class explored pattern and shape in a range of ways and worked with a parent who was an interior designer. They created a new room for Boo, complete with a new bed. Tegan enjoyed “when we made the pipes…because we got to paint them and put glitter on them”. Pupil learning linked experiences & outcomes in literacy, science and ICT.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Primary 2 used the story of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to develop their understanding of the design process. On the open day the children in each class experienced a rotation of tasks which their parents & guests could join in with. One of the tasks was making real chocolate crispy cakes. \"\"<\/a>\u00a0Every classroom visited had great examples of rich task homework which pupils had self-selected.\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Primary 3 studied Ancient Egypt and most were dressed as Egyptians. Ahmad said “My favourite bit was doing my name in hieroglyphics.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 <\/a>In primary 4 Isla was an expert guide and explained the moon missions, alien creation and outdoor survival skills developed\u00a0during their Space topic. She “enjoyed learning how the rockets work.”<\/p>\n

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Primary 5 pupils had studied the rainforest and linked learning in science, social studies,\u00a0and developed their research\u00a0and literacy skills. Primary 6 classrooms had gone all French and one even had a very large model of the Eiffel Tower in the centre of the room.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>Primary 7 had been working on a SCIAF project to develop their understanding of sustainability and global citizenship.<\/p>\n

Staff across all stages had obviously planned thier interdisciplinary learning in a creative and collegiate way. They have impacted positively on their pupils’ engagement in and enjoyment of learning, and employed a range of approaches to “enrich” the curriculum for their pupils.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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