Happy Thanksgiving

It is so hard to believe that tomorrow is Thanksgiving.  It seem like yesterday was the first day of school.  Even our school days go by so fast.  Just the other day, one of the students said, “I can’t be the end of the day.  Didn’t we just get here?”  That comment just warmed my heart.  It just shows that the students are so engaged in learning, and their day is over before they know it!  We have so much to be thankful for at Campus International School.  Here is a list of just a few of things that we are thankful for…

·      Our amazing students

·      Our caring parents

·      The friendly grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family members, friends

·      Ms. Beers, our fearless leader

·      Dr. Abate, our Professor in Residence

·      Miss Zehel and Miss Dangerfield who will be leaving in two weeks

·      The special teachers who inspire, Mr. Albright, Mrs. Dailey, Miss Lipka, and Mrs. Pohl

·      Mr. Tyus who guides with love

·      The cooperative first grade team

·      Mrs. Karas, our IB PYP coordinator

Happy Thanksgiving!

How We Express Ourselves

It is hard to believe that we will be completing our second Unit of Inquiry next week. 

How We Express Ourselves

Central Idea: Literature is one medium through which we explore traditions, values, and cultural celebrations.

Lines of Inquiry:

·       We unite through celebrations with other cultures (Connection) 

·       Celebrations (stories/literature) help people become knowledgeable/informed of other cultures (of differences) (Perspective)

·       Celebrations are unique but share similarities (Form)

The students have explored this unit by reading Cinderella books around the world.  Did you know the Irish version of Cinderella has a boy as the main character?  He is the Irish Cinderlad!  We’ve also explored the Native American Cinderella through The Rough Face Girl.  We’ve traveled to Africa and read Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters.  The first graders were introduced to a non-fiction book describing the countries traditions, foods, and celebrations.  The students were encouraged to look for the traditions, values, and celebrations that were reflected in each version of Cinderella. 

We were so excited to hear that so many first graders drug their parents to the library to find different versions of Cinderella.