The 4 R's of Independent Learning

We are learning to become Independent Learners.

To help us with this we use the 4 R's of Independent Learning that were created by a man named Guy Claxton.

Resilience
We know we can do this when we:
1) Persevere
2) Manage distractions
3) Absorb ourselves in our learning

Resourcefulness
We know we can do this when we:
1) Ask questions of ourselves and others
2) Make links
3) Imagine
4) Use reason
5) Capitalize on the resources of the wider world- people, books, internet, past experiences

Reciprocity
We know we can do this when we:
1) Know when it's right to work on our own or with a group
2) Know how to respect other boys' point of view when working in a group
3) Show empathy and can listen
4) Imitate when we observe good habits or ideas

Reflectiveness
We know we can do this when we:
1) Plan our learning
2) Revise our plans
3) Become our own learning coach
4) Know how we learn best and can talk about the learning process

Oral presentations - biography of a famous person

Hi everyone,

As part of our oral language program the students had to pick a famous person to research. They then had to prepare and present a three minute presentation that included facts and details about their early life, why they are famous and what the person is doing now or if this person has died when and where it happened.

Photos of the classroom

Hi everyone,

I thought that I would take some photos of the classroom learning displays for those that are unable to come in and have a look.

Shoebox Diorama's

We have been learning to transfer written information into a visual design.

Look at what we created!