Strategic Planning Update

Fernway School

1On 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 SchoolWelcome to the Fernway FamilyOne of five K-4 Buildings: Boulevard, Fernway, Mercer, Lomond, OnawayBuilt in 192715 Classrooms, 3 per grade levelOver 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.4Our Mission: Civic-minded, ethical studentsStudent MediationStudent Group on Race Relations (SGORR) makes annual visits to the 4th gradeFamily Service Projects

5Our Mission: Confident, competent communicators

Curriculum centered on effective and varied expressionReaders TheaterReading groupsWriters WorkshopKindergarten JournalingPerformances

Our Mission:Skilled Problem SolversCurriculum-centered problem solvingChess ClubEnrichment Programs International Baccalaureate programmeSuccessmaker computer programScience Lab field trips

Our Mission:Creative ThinkersCurriculum centered on creative outcomes of learningMusic and Art classesArt Club3rd grade Musical 4th grade Poetry Play

Our Mission:Career Motivated StudentsScientist in the schools Parent career visits and volunteerism

Our Mission:Global and Multicultural KnowledgeMandarin 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 areWhere we are in place and timeHow we express ourselvesHow the world worksHow we organize ourselvesSharing the planet

Learner attitudes and attributes

Attribute of the week:

Reflective!

I think about my learning.I think about what I do and how I can improve.Some of our essential agreements

Some of our wonder walls

Featured Country: Slovenia has many caves and underground channels that cause rainwater and even lakes to appear and disappear.A grapevine in the town of Maribor is said to be more than four hundred years old!SloveniaMany people come to visit Slovenia each year for the mountain skiing and the beautiful lakes.Mountains make up much of Slovenia, and thick forests cover about half the land. Resources:

Current Kindergarten IB UnitWho We AreNew places, New Faces!

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

Current 1st Grade IB UnitWho We AreDude!

Central Idea: Learner profile attributes help people build relationships.

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

Central Idea: Actions create consequences.

Current 3rd Grade IB UnitHow We Organize OurselvesTEAM: Together Everyone Achieves MoreCentral Idea: Collaborative systems strengthen communities.

Current 4th Grade IB UnitHow We Express OurselvesDigging for Information

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

Inquiry ~ a driving force to our learning!

Action

Fernway Schoolchanging the world one action at a time!

September Birthdays

Carmel AkinsSarah DillenbeckClaire LelandLoghanne AshGeorge DixonJordan LevertAmari BolesLogan DuffettNadiyah MarshallJames BoydAbigail HahnenbergChristopher MoyerMadison BoydTomas HalldorssonMichael RatcliffeJacob ClellenMia HartBrendan RobinsonBree CollierIdunn Herder-AugestadJaiahna RobinsonSophia CookFrancesca IversenCasey TyusZariyah DavisOumou KabaNathan WrubelBrianna DidoJack LambSofia ZuccaUpcoming and recent fieldtrips!9/23 3rd grade to Mayors office9/24 Battle to Science Lab9/24 Harden to Nature Center9/25 Hassell to Nature Center9/25 Harden to Science Lab9/26 Hassell to Planetarium9/27 Hayduk to Nature Center9/30 Haney to Science Lab10/1 Harden to Planetarium10/2 Hayduk to Planetarium

Shaker Library Salutes Fernway Schools Summer ReadersSarah DillenbeckAbby HahnenbergKennedy HinkleEva JonesClaire LelandClara PerssonSophie ShawLoukas WhiteFiona ZuccaKindergarten

Shaker Library Salutes Fernway Schools Summer ReadersNathan BallmanJoe BerglundAva BrownSimon Bruening-WrightRyan ByrnesJenna EnglanderJulianna GentileNatalie KonradLiam MacGilvrayTre MartinEvan MearsElisa MoulthropAmber PerkinsMatilda SpadoniBraden WhiteLauren YoungSofia ZuccaFirst Grade

Shaker Library Salutes Fernway Schools Summer ReadersThomas BarrettWill BerglundJoe BrancatoQuinn Bruening-WrightAndrew BurleighClaudia CullenDominic HarrisonSamantha JalicsHudson JonesChloe KhayatJack LambMira MartinCatherine MonroeJake PernsteinerNoah RusnakEva ShawAudrey SteinTywan ThompsonSecond Grade

Shaker Library Salutes Fernway Schools Summer ReadersMarcus BertschRussell BessonEva BishopJosh BrownSophia CookAudrey CullenSamuel DillenbeckClaire DunnBrian FoxMeg HahnenbergAiden HartzlerLiam KaiserGeorge McGuinnessMarissa Morris-GarrettNico MoulthropWrenna PaiLiesel PrudeSophia RoseAmanda SentiGideon ShawArmen TaheriAthan WhiteJaiyana WilsonEric WorthyMatthew YoungThird Grade

Shaker Library Salutes Fernway Schools Summer ReadersLissan AklogJulian AndersonPatrick BarrettColin BurleighAnna CarpenterCody EnglanderMillie FredricksMargaux GirardEllen KeefeEmma KhayatNora KonradEvelyn LewickiAnthony LuoAlex marklandDash PaiKatie RusnakSamantha SekeresMac StewartAndrea YasinskyJohn YasinskyFourth Grade

Fernway Important Dates!10/8 Board of Education Meeting 6:00pm, Admin Building10/9 Fernway PTO Meeting, 7:00pm10/14 Tour Your Schools Day, 9:30am-noon, 1:00-2:30pm10/19 Fernways Fall Festival 1:00pm10/24 Conference Day10/25 Conference Day10/31 Halloween Activities, 2:30pm

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.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.

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