Walsh Middle School Band Visits COE

Chandler Oaks 3rd-5th grade students were treated to a holiday concert by Walsh Middle School.  It was exciting to see the musical adventures that lay ahead of our students. What a great way to kick off the holiday season!

Cheetah Times Newsletter

Students in Ms. Scott's TAG classes have been working on a school wide newsletter and their first issue is ready.  Students collaborated on the articles- they planned, interviewed, wrote and compiled their newsletter together using Microsoft Publisher.  They used Flipsnack, an online publishing tool,  to be green and share their newsletter online. An awesome use of communication skills!

5th Graders Become Environmental Consultants

Here are some great examples of learning about resources in the 5th grade  IB unit Sharing the Planet. Students learned about resources by exploring the central idea, “Using and conserving resources alters our relationship with communities and environments.” At the end of the unit, students were given a problematic situation they had to solve.  They became consultants for fictional communities and were asked to evaluate the use of resources in that community.  They looked for strengths and weaknesses and then developed an action plan to help the community move forward in an environmentally responsible way. These are examples of students looking at resources that are used in everyday products, researching and organizing our information in Kidspiration and Prezi, writing letters to companies to gather information on their impact and choices, and creating and action plan for a community. 

4th Grade Students Study Their Heritage

Fourth grade students recently wrapped up their Where We Are in Place and Time IB unit.  Students studied the central idea, “Sharing personal histories fosters intercultural connectedness.” by interviewing a classmate and then presenting on their similarities and differences. Students presented in a variety of ways including posters and Power Point presentations. Students learned that be learning about our own heritage as well as others' heritage, we become more open-minded.  We can find things we all have in common and celebrate our differences.