1st Grade

Ms. McIntyre, Ms. Phillip, Ms. Richards, Ms. Pellerito,

Ms. Falck and Mr. Leacraft

Transdiciplinary Unit: How we express ourselves

Central Idea: People can express ideas and feelings in different ways.

Learner Profile: Communicator, open-minded, risk-taker

Key Concepts: Form/Perspective

Field Trip to Space Club

Our visit to Space Club provided students with a rich, multisensory learning experience that encouraged exploration, creativity, and collaboration. Through interactive play spaces, building challenges, sensory activities, and imaginative environments, students demonstrated the IB Learner Profile traits of being inquirers, communicators, and risk-takers. They explored their surroundings with curiosity, worked together to solve problems, and used their imaginations to create and discover new possibilities. Experiences like this support the PYP belief that meaningful learning happens through play, inquiry, and hands-on engagement, allowing students to make connections, develop social skills, and deepen their understanding of the world around them.

ELA: How can we help others

In ELA, Students explored how we can help others by collaborating to plan and create posters about ways people can make a difference in their community. Working together, they shared ideas, listened to one another, and combined their thinking to design one large group poster. Their work highlighted actions such as lake clean-ups, caring for gardens, participating in food drives, and helping at nursing homes. Through this collaborative process, students demonstrated teamwork, communication, and a shared commitment to helping others.