Hopefully by now you will have received the information that outlines our upcoming country project. If not – have a dig in the bottom of your child’s school bag! Below is a copy of what was on the documentation………..
This week we introduced our ‘Country Projects’. We have asked the students to choose a country that they have a connection to – maybe it is a country that your family originated from, a place that you have visited that made an impact on you or possibly it is somewhere you have always wanted to go?
We will be workshopping, investigating and working on this during learning time. Students will also be given opportunities during Project and Provocations to work on their presentation. We encourage students to continue working on their project at home – especially to get parents to help them understand the connections and stories they have about their chosen country.
Project Research Guide
Jen, Meredith, Tim and Simon have brainstormed a list of possible topics that can be included in your project. You are encouraged to choose ones that are most relevant to your country.
Information about My Country
Geography:
- Locate your place on a map
- Regions of your country
- Cities
- Climate – weather/seasons etc
- Natural features
Culture:
- Food
- Language
- Clothing
- Sport
- Religion
- Art
- Landmarks
- Traditional stories
- Celebrations
- Rituals and Traditions
What is your connection to this place?
- Why did you choose to investigate this country?
- Tell us a story about your connection to this country
- Does food play a big part in your connection – maybe you would like to share a family dish with your homegroup?
- What celebrations, rituals and traditions from your chosen country do you and your family participate in? Tell us/show us about them.
The teachers have developed a rubric – similar to the special place project rubric – that students can use to create an amazing presentation. Here is the link to the rubric.
TIMELINE
Planning – Monday 1st May – Tuesday 6th June
- Thinking of your country – Let the teacher know of your country by Monday 1st May
- Deciding how you are going to present your project- powerpoint, poster, model or another idea you have discussed with the teachers
- Working on your project
- Practising for your presentation
Presentations – Wednesday 7th June
- Students presentations will need to last for at least 2 Minutes
- Students can choose how they are going to present – whether it be a powerpoint, poster or model
- They will be asked to show some pictures/ an artefact that is of their country and talk about their country
- Students will be presenting to their home group. Parents are more than welcome to come and watch – in fact we would love it!!
Please click here for a copy of the presentation timetable – if, for some reason, you need to change the date, please come and see Meredith or Jen ASAP.
If you have any questions, please email or come and see Jen or Meredith during the upcoming weeks.