PYP

Learner Profile Attribute: Reflective 

For the month of May, we are focusing on being Reflective in our learning and at school.  

This means that we thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience.  

We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support our learning and personal development.  

We are reflective when we:  

Look back and think about things we have done before  

Listen to other people’s ideas and reflect on our own  

Reflect on prior knowledge to help us tackle a task  

Think about our learning and set goals for ourselves  

How can you support your child being reflective at home? 

• Encourage you child to write a diary. 
• Reflect on strengths and weaknesses of different activities at home by discussing once they have been completed. 
• Prioritise reflection – How do you know? What makes you think that? Is there another way you could do that? What did you find easy, challenging? Why? 

nterviews by our Year 6 students 

This week during Take Action Tuesday, Zoe, Cherry, Lucas and Helena interviewed some students in Year 5 about what it means to be reflective. 

 Interviewer: Lucas 

Subject: Oliver  

Lucas: When have you been reflective in your learning? 

Oliver: I have been reflective in my handwriting. 

Lucas: What does reflective mean to you? 

Oliver: Reflective means to me as learning from my past mistakes. 

Lucas: Why is it important to you? 

Oliver: It’s important to me because it can make me a better learner. 

Lucas: Are you ever reflective outside of school? 

Oliver: After my footy games, I reflect on my mistakes and learn how I can be better. 

Interviewer: Zoe 

Subject: Eliza 

Zoe: When have you been reflective in your learning? 

Eliza: I reflected about the swimming carnival in a recount I wrote on my computer. 

Zoe: What does reflective mean to you? 

Eliza: To think about my past actions and learning from it. 

Zoe: Why is it important to you? 

Eliza: So you learn from your mistakes and become a better person in the future. 

Zoe: Are you ever reflective outside of school? 

Eliza: At nighttime in my bed I think about the past day and reflect on my actions. 

Zoe: Would you like to add anything else about being reflective? 

Eliza: If I reflect, I will be a better person. 

Interviewer: Helena 

Subject: Ben 

Helena: When have you been reflective in your learning? 

Ben: I have been reflective when looking back at my mistakes and learning from them. 

Helena: What does reflective mean to you? 

Ben: It means when you look back on something that someone said or told you. 

Helena: Why is it important to you? 

Ben: Because it helps me learn from what people have said. 

Helena: Are you ever reflective outside of school? 

Ben: I’m reflective outside of school during sports when coaches instruct me. 

 Interviewer: Cherry 

Subject: Asha 

Cherry: When have you been reflective in your learning? 

Asha: Every time I get back from the school holidays I have to reflect on my holidays. 

Cherry: What does reflective mean to you? 

Asha: looking back at something, reflecting on your past schoolwork. 

Cherry: Why is being reflective important to you? 

Asha: its important because I like to check back on my schoolwork to see if I have gotten anything right or wrong, and to fix my mistakes so I can learn more. 

Cherry: Are you ever reflective outside of school? 

Asha: Yes I am, I was reflective when I play sports and hang out with family and friends.