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Fernway School

Fernway School “Welcome to the Fernway Family” – One of five K-4 Buildings: Boulevard, Fernway, Mercer, Lomond, Onaway – Built in 1927 – 15 Classrooms, 3 per grade level – Over 350 students – 37 staff members

The Mission of the Schools The District will nurture, educate, and graduate students who are civic-minded and prepared to make ethical decisions; who are confident, competent communicators, skillful in problem solving, capable of creative thinking; who have a career motivation and a knowledge of our global and multicultural society.

Our Mission: Civic-minded, ethical students • Student Mediation • Student Group on Race Relations (SGORR) makes annual visits to the 4 th grade • Family Service Projects

Our Mission: Confident, competent communicators • Curriculum centered on effective and varied expression • Readers Theater • Reading groups • Writers Workshop • Kindergarten Journaling • Performances

Our Mission: Skilled Problem Solvers • Curriculum-centered problem solving • Chess Club • Enrichment Programs • International Baccalaureate programme • Successmaker computer program • Science Lab field trips

Our Mission: Creative Thinkers • Curriculum centered on creative outcomes of learning • Music and Art classes • Art Club • 3 rd grade Musical • 4 th grade Poetry Play

Our Mission: Career Motivated Students • Scientist in the schools • Parent career visits and volunteerism

Our Mission: Global and Multicultural Knowledge • Mandarin Chinese taught weekly • International mindedness a focus of IB

The Mission of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) “The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. "

• • • Transdisciplinary Themes Who we are Where we are in place and time How we express ourselves How the world works How we organize ourselves Sharing the planet

PTO IB Arts integration experiences Susan Weber worked with fourth and first grades – in fourth grade the students learned about local history through story telling and the kindergarteners talked about the elements of story and had a chance to act out two stories from others cultures Kevin Maury helped the third grade students design a character mural! THANK YOU PTO!

PTO IB Arts integration experiences Jimmie Woody helped the 1 st graders learn theater techniques to make them better readers. The students did activities. About character traits: voice, movement, emotions. Amanda Powell had songwriting workshops with second grade classes. They recorded songs and received a CD!

Learner attitudes and attributes Attribute of the week: Knowledgeable! I am learning a lot about myself and the world around me.

Some of our essential agreements

Some of our wonder walls

Featured Country: Canada • Most of Canada's population lives within 100 miles (161 km) of the U. S. border. • Canada stretches across six time zones. • Yonge Street, in Toronto, is one of the longest streets in the world, at about 1, 181 miles (1, 900 km). • Hockey and lacrosse are the national sports of Canada, and the national symbol is the maple leaf. • The national bird is the loon. It is found on Canada’s one-dollar coins, which are called loonies. Resource:

Previous Kindergarten IB planners • Who we are People discover who they are by learning, working, playing and having new experiences • How we organize ourselves People use signs and tools to communicate, organize and stay safe. • Sharing the Planet Conflicts can be solved peacefully. • How we express ourselves Exploring and responding to literature helps people discover and express ideas and feelings.

Last Kindergarten IB planner Where we are in place and time Central Idea: Every living thing needs a place to stay and places to go.

Current K IB planner How the world works Central Idea: Some parts of the natural world work in cycles.

3 rd grade sharing with Kindergarten about animal traits and behaviors

Previous 1 st Grade IB planners • Who we are People build relationships by living, working, playing and learning with other people • Sharing the planet People protect natural resources through careful conservation. • How we organize ourselves People fulfill their needs and wants by selecting different goods and services. • How we express ourselves Literature informs, unites, and entertains individuals and groups.

Last 1 st IB planner How the world works Central Idea: Liquids and solids can change temperature, shape, and direction.

Current 1 st IB planner Where We Are In Place And Time Central Idea: People use tools and techniques to locate and relocate.

Previous 2 nd Grade IB planners • Who we are People make choices in various settings and their actions have a consequences • How we organize ourselves People make, buy, sell and use goods and services to survive and enjoy life. • How the world works Many events in the natural world occur with predictable changes. • Sharing the planet: Living things impact the environment in which they live; the environment also impacts living things

Last 2 nd Grade IB planner How We Express Ourselves Central Idea: Artists express their feelings which causes others to react in their own ways. Students studied various visual and musical artists and wrote responses to what they saw and heard.

Current 2 nd grade IB planner Where We Are in Place and Time Central Idea: History is always being created by significant people and groups.

Previous 3 rd Grade IB planners • How we organize ourselves • How we express ourselves Members of communities collaborate to establish and implement organizational systems. • Where we are in time and place Cultures exhibit both change and continuity across time and place. • Who we are People develop and acquire skills to solve problems. Authors and illustrators communicate ideas by using a variety of techniques and styles.

Look at the mural 3 rd grade made with Mr. Maury

Last 3 rd Grade IB planner How the world works Central Idea Every living thing has traits and behaviors that aid in its survival.

Current 3 rd Grade IB planner Sharing the Planet Central Idea: Earth’s resources provide possible sources of energy.

Previous 4 th Grade IB planners • Who we are How people respond to technologies and innovations impacts their well-being • How we express ourselves Artifacts give insights into the habits and behaviors of cultures throughout time. • Where we are in place and time People immigrate and migrate because of challenges and opportunities. • How we organize ourselves Decisions promote or deny equal opportunities and social justice.

Last 4 th Grade IB planner Sharing the Planet Central Idea: The reshaping of the Earth impacts the lives of living things.

Current 4 th Grade IB planner How the world works Central Idea: Harnessing energy into usable forms helps people in their daily lives.

Inquiry!

Happy birthday to… May 7– May 31 Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Fernway staff Ms. Hayduk Mrs. Whidden Brady Blackburn Elizabeth Halloran Abigail Yingling Audrey Mehler Olive Adamek Nathan Smith Isabella Willis Liesel Prude Rachel Jackson Hazel Smith Claire Dunn Audrey Seguin Dante Benjamin Jack Rosenfelt Catherine Cortright Madeleine Cortright Kayla Eskridge Camryn Gang Amora Glover Sylvia Green Carter Morris Logan Morris John Long Julian Anderson

Upcoming and recent fieldtrips! • 5/7 Hayduk to science lab • 5/10 Zucca to science lab • 5/11 Mc. Gill to planetarium • 5/14 Harden to Nature Center • 5/14 Berggrun to Historical Museum • 5/15 Grade 4 to Woodbury • 5/16 Whidden to Art Center • 5/16 Hassell to Nature Center • 5/16 Berggrun to Art Museum

Fernway Important Dates! • • • 5/7 5/9 5/17 5/23 5/28 5/31 6/4 -5 6/6 6/7 4 th Grade Boys’ Night Out 7: 00 pm 4 th Grade – “Meet a Scientist” Fernway Open House 7: 00 pm Fernway PTO meeting 7: 00 pm Memorial Day (School closed) 4 th Grade Poetry Play 7: 00 pm Fun Run (am) & Field Day (pm) 3 rd Grade Mediation Try-outs Clap-out 2: 30 pm Library Summer Reading Assembly 10: 00 am Last day of school!!!

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