Creating our community

The second week of school has been full of activities that help create a peaceful learning community. Across the school and in every classroom, we are working on getting to know each other and establishing caring classrooms that support student success

Our Essential Agreements help keep our community safe and make it easier to learn.

The Essential Agreements at CIS are:

• Communicate Kindly

• Listen

• Stay with the group

• Respect the environment

• Respect personal space

• Be inclusive

We have been spending time thinking about what these agreements look like, sound like and feel like. We also identified the roles of teachers and students and some goals and ideas for the year.

Student created and illustrated Essential Agreements

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Living the IB Learner Profile helps us recognize our strengths and develop as internationally- minded people. These attributes also connect back to our Essential Agreements. Read more about the Learner Profile here.

Fourth Graders identify Learner Profile attributes that they see as strengths

More community building.

Thinking about contributions to groups and teams and recognizing emotions in literature. Learners also take ownership of their classrooms by creating a calming corner.

Systems, relationships and communities.

Third Grade inquirers are investigating systems and creating ways to make their classroom a better place.

Looking for systems around the school. This class found, one of our volunteers working on a system in the library.

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Maths and Self- management

7th Grade mathematicians working on probability as well as self- management skills as they plan, make decisions, think about their needs as learners and reflect on their knowledge.

Cultivating a positive attitude in Mathematics

Speaking Spanish in PYP and MYP

The addition of a third Spanish teacher this year has made us all very happy and will give our language learners much more time to speak and learn Spanish.

Thinking about well- being in Spanish and our Essential Agreements in Spanish.

MYP collaboration

Working together in Language and Literature to explore possible themes and ideas in their upcoming novel. Mastering academic vocabulary in Individuals and Societies.

We are ready to take action.

check out these ideas from Grade Two.

These CSU Basketball players are models of service as action. They spent time volunteering and reading with Grade One.

K- 5 Morning Meeting

Our first morning meeting was full of fun:). We met all of the K-5 teachers, practiced Essential Agreements and danced our way out.

Creating and communicating

K-5 Visual Art wall of Fame

Kindergarten Creations

Fourth Grade Musicians

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