Fernway School

November 18 – November 29

On March 19th, 2013 we heard from IB that we had been named an IB

World School! 

Congratulations Fernway!

In February, Fernway was evaluated for verification.  Only great things were expressed about our school. 

A report was filed with IB in Bethesda and a recommendation was sent to IB Headquarters in

Geneva, Switzerland. 

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 4th 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• 3rd grade Musical • 4th 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

Learner attitudes and attributes

Attribute of the week:

Risk-takers!

I try new things.I am not afraid tomake mistakes.

Some of our essential agreements

Some of our wonder walls

Featured Country:

• There are more than 200 volcanoes found on the islands, though only about 20 of them are active.

• The Philippines is in a typhoon belt, meaning that a hurricane could happen at any time.

• The tarsier is a monkey whose body is only 6 inches long but whose eyes are enormous. It mostly eats insects.

Philippines• The Philippines consists of more than seven thousand islands.

• The country’s national bird is the rare Philippine eagle; there are only about two hundred of these birds still living in the wild.

Resources:

Previous Kindergarten IB UnitWho We AreNew places, New Faces!

Central Idea: People learn about themselves and others trying new things and making new friends.

Current Kindergarten IB UnitHow We Organize

OurselvesHelpers and Tools

Central Idea: Communities are organized for safety.

Previous1st Grade IB Unit

Who We AreDude!

Central Idea: Learner profile attributes help people build relationships.

Current 1st Grade IB Unit

Where We Are in Time & PlaceWhere in the World?

Central Idea: Mapping directs people to locations.

Previous 2nd grade IB UnitWho We AreChoose, Act,Reflect

Central Idea: Actions create consequences.

Current 2nd grade IB UnitHow We Organize OurselvesMoney Matters

Central Idea: Economic choices impact human and environmental well-being.

Previous 3rd Grade IB Unit

How We Organize OurselvesTEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More

Central Idea: Collaborative systems strengthen communities.

Current 3rd Grade IB Unit

Where We Are in Time & PlaceCulture Club

Central Idea: Cultures exhibit change and continuity.

Previous 4th Grade IB Unit

How We Express OurselvesDigging for Information

Central Idea: Artifacts reveal cultural values, struggles and advancement.

Current 4th Grade IB Unit

Where We Are in Time & PlaceMoving On

Central Idea: Challenges and opportunities drive immigration and migration.

Inquiry ~ a driving force to our learning!

Action

Fernway School…

changing the world one action

at a time!

November BirthdaysMartina Aucejo Jessica Glenn Lillian PotikerThomas Barrett Brianna Gomez Delgado Luke PriceJoseph Berglund Lillian Graves Cassie RodgersThe’Chaunn Brooks Maxwell Henderson Morgan ScarlettQuinn Bruening-Wright Kennedy Hinkle Diondre SmithIsaiah Chanoine Ellen Keefe Matilda SpadoniKennedy Cole Jayden Levert Mya StewartPaulette Drewa Jenna Loveman Kaleel WattsMichael Fadel Julia Loveman Harmoney WherryAva Gazso Jerimiah McAlpine Jackson WrubelJamil Glenn Catherine Monroe

Upcoming and recent fieldtrips!

• 11/18 - Lewis - Wo. Sci. Lab. 9:30 - 11:00• 11/19 - Berggrun - Wo. Sci. Lab 12:45 - 2:15• 11/21 - Mohney - Wo. Sci. Lab 12:00 - 1:30• 11/25 - Paskewitz - Wo. Sci. Lab 12:45 - 2:15• 12/2 - Hanna - Planetarium 10:15 – 12:15• 12/4 - Vail - Art Museum 9:30-11:15• 12/4 - Cachat - Art Museum 9:30 - 11:15• 12/5 - Brown - Wo. Sci. Lab 12:15-1:40

Fernway Important Dates!•11/22 COSI 9:00 am•11/22 Spirit Day•11/27-12/1 Thanksgiving Break•12/2 – 12/6 BOOK FAIR!•12/4 Book Fair Family Night•12/20 Winter Break Activities 2:30 pm•12/23 – 1/3 Winter Break•1/6 Classes Resume

PTO News!2013-2014 Shopping Rewards Programs

Heinens & 1% to Fernway!

Visit www.heinensrewards.com and register Fernway for the ABC School Program.

Heinens will donate 1% of qualified purchases between September - April to Fernway.

Cards that have been registered

need to be registered every school year.

PTO News!2013-2014 Shopping Rewards Programs

Target & 1% to Fernway!

Have a Target card? If so you could be earning 1% for Fernway and saving 5% on every purchase made

at Target and Target.com.

Visit the Take Charge of Education link on the Target website and register your REDcard.

Book Fair is coming!

December 2-6

PTO News!

Earn box tops for Fernway by shopping online!

Target, Gap, Crate & Barrel, and hundreds of other online retailers offer box tops with every purchase when you shop

through the Box Tops Marketplace.

Sign up to support Fernway at www.btfe.com

PTO News!Show Your Fernway Spirit!Fernway car magnets now

available!

Want another way to show your Fernway pride?

Fernway car magnets are now available for $2.

The magnets will be available for purchase at PTO events, along with your favorite Fernway spirit

wear.

Front Back

$10 kids $12 adults