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Fernway School An IB Candidate School

Fernway School An IB Candidate 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.

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Fernway School An IB Candidate School

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  1. Fernway School An IB Candidate School

  2. 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

  3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  10. 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."

  11. 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

  12. Learner attitudes and attributes Attribute of the week: Principled! I am honest and fair. I am a good friend and I do the right thing.

  13. Some of our essential agreements

  14. Some of our wonder walls

  15. Featured Country: United Kingdom • In Wales, there are more sheep than people. • The first Christmas card was created in England in the 19th century. • Mary Stuart became queen of Scotland when she was only six days old. • England helped develop many of the world’s favorite sports, including football (soccer), boxing, and tennis. • The UK has no written constitution. Resource:

  16. Current K IB planner Who We Are New places, New Faces! Central Idea: People find out more about themselves and others by trying new things and making new friends.

  17. Current 1st Grade IB planner Who We Are Dude! Central Idea: People build relationships with families, friends and within communities.

  18. Current 2nd grade IB planner How We Are Choices! Central Idea: People make choices in various settings and their actions have a consequence.

  19. Current 3rd Grade IB planner How We Organize Ourselves TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More Central Idea:Members if communities collaborate to establish and implement organizational systems.

  20. Current 4th Grade IB planner Who We Are Investigate, Innovate! Central Idea:Technology and innovations impact people’s well-being.

  21. Inquiry ~ a driving force to our learning!

  22. Action Fernway School…changing the world one action at a time!

  23. Summer Success 2012 Awardsfor Waterford/SuccessMaker Summer Program Participant

  24. PTO News! ABC School Donation Program Support Fernway School While You Shop! Sign up for a Heinen’s Preferred Customer Card and register for the Tasteful Rewards program. Select (or reselect) FERNWAY as the school of choice at www.heinensrewards.com! Heinen’s will make a donation of 1% of your purchase to PTO.

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