April has been a meaningful month of reflection and growth in our classroom. It’s incredible to see how much our students have developed both academically and as learners since the beginning of the year. As reflective and balanced individuals, they are taking ownership of their learning, building on their strengths, and continuing to challenge themselves. We are so proud of their progress and the way they are staying focused and motivated as we make our final push through the school year, especially within our Sharing the Planet unit.

Transdisciplinary Unit: Sharing the Planet

Central Idea: Living things interact with various systems.

Specified Concepts: Form, Function, Causation

In April, we focused on being reflective.
This month, we are celebrating the IB Learner Profile trait: Balanced.

Reflect • Balance • Share the Planet

Reading

Under the IB theme Sharing the Planet, students explored how living things interact within systems and why rules are important to keep those systems fair and balanced. Through persuasive texts, students analyzed different opinions, identified the author’s purpose, and began forming their own ideas about how rules impact people, communities, and the environment.

Writing:

Sharing the Planet

As knowledgeable learners, students use the R.A.C.E.C.E. strategy to organize their ideas, cite evidence, and express their thinking clearly in response to reading.

Math

Students are beginning Module 7, which focuses on data, measurement, and money, and explores how numbers help us understand and organize real-world systems. They collect and represent data, measure and compare quantities, and solve problems involving money—building an understanding of how math is used to make decisions and navigate everyday life within communities.

Think • Reflect • Grow

Students are developing thinking, communication, and self-management skills by analyzing different opinions, sharing their ideas, and staying focused during independent work.