Welcome to 5th Grade! I am so excited to be starting a new school year with a bright group of students to get to know. I hope you will find the information on this website helpful. If you find that you have any questions throughout the year, please do not hesitate to call me at school or send me an email.

Our Current IB Unit of Inquiry ~ Risk Takers

Central Idea

People in search of opportunitites have the ability to shape the future of a larger population.

Lines of Inquiry

• Factors that encourage growth or movement
• How different perseptives lead to different interpretations
• Effects of individuals on a group

Key Concepts

Change, causation, perspective/reflection

Profile Characteristics and Attitudes

• Knowledgable
• Risk taker
• Attitude, Confidence, Independence

Transdisciplinary Skills

• Acquisition of Knowledge
• Application
• Evauation
• Organization
• Time Management
• Group Discision Making
• Spatial awareness