Primary

Yesterday, Grade 2 went on an exploration trip to the Industrial Museum in Nürnberg. The visit was in connection with their current IPC unit on Inventions and Inventors. They have been learning about the different…

Starting this week, Grade 5 students are football coaching Grades 1 and 2 in the EY Gym. In an entirely student-led initiative, Graham, Henry, Lucas, Yudhi, and Roman have organized a football club to share…

The Grade 2 students introduced a provocation to spark curiosity for the start of their new IPC unit “Inventions.” A provocation is used to ignite and encourage student learning and better prepare them for the…

Grade 1 IPC Unit “The Magic Toymaker” is an inquiry into how and why toys are made. The students created toys using recycled materials. The process began with outlining the design cycle, and working on developing and improving their designs.

In the Primary School classroom, we try to understand why students learn the way they do. Appreciating the why and how of student learning is an important objective of the Grade 2 Thinking Skills. These…

Last week Grade 5 celebrated their Exit Point for the unit ‘Here and Now, There and Then’. During the unit they learned about the Geography and History of Germany, and about their Home Country or…

On Tuesday the first FIS Primary Student Council meeting took place and will now continue on a weekly basis. But what is the FIS Primary Student Council? This is a formal group of students within…

In their recent ELA (English Language Arts) unit ‘Describing Characters’, Grade 2 students have been learning about narrative story writing. The unit encompasses looking at what makes a good story, and how individual characters add…

On Thursday, October 27, Grade 5 enjoyed a trip to Bad Windsheim’s Freilandmuseum. Their visit helped develop the students’ understanding of life in Germany in the past, while making connections with their current IPC unit…