As we wrap up the month of May, we are proud of the growth our students have shown both academically and personally. Through reading, writing, math, and our IB units of inquiry, students have continued to ask questions, share ideas, and deepen their understanding of the world around them. We have seen students demonstrate responsibility, collaboration, and curiosity while growing as knowledgeable learners. We look forward to finishing the school year strong and celebrating all that we have accomplished together.

Transdisciplinary Unit: Where We Are in Place and Time

Central Idea: Change happens over time and is necessary for growth.

Specified Concepts: Change, Connection, Causation

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

Growing+ changing + and finding balance.

Reading

In Reading Unit 6, students explore how communities meet their needs and wants, how stories help us understand the world, and how imagination allows us to see new possibilities. Through these texts, students learn that communities, resources, and people change over time. As balanced learners, they reflect on how change influences the choices we make and supports our growth.

Writing:

Where We Are in Time and Place

In writing, students explored how money, resources, and opportunities can influence people's lives and the choices they make. Through expository and narrative writing, they examined how challenges, decisions, and access to resources can create change over time. Students also explored the connections between individual choices and their impact on families and communities, helping them understand that growth often comes from overcoming obstacles and making balanced decisions.

Math

In Module 8, students connect their learning in math to our transdisciplinary unit, Where We Are in Place and Time, by exploring how everything changes and develops over time. As they investigate how change is necessary for growth, students compose and decompose shapes, understand fractions as equal parts of a whole, and apply this thinking to telling time on analog and digital clocks. Through these experiences, students see how shapes, numbers, and time all reflect patterns of change, helping them understand how we measure and describe the world across place and time.

Think • Reflect • Grow

The IB ATL skills support learning across reading, writing, and math. In reading, students use thinking and communication skills to make connections and understand change over time. In writing, they use thinking, communication, and self-management skills to organize ideas and revise their work. In math, students use thinking and self-management skills to solve problems with shapes, fractions, and time. Across all subjects, ATL skills help students become more independent and reflective learners.