Week Two!

Week two is off and running! Today, we learned about our first transdisciplinary theme for I.B. We are beginning the year with "How We Organize Ourselves" through a study of community. I hope that everyone has looked over and saved the newsletter that tells you a bit more about this unit. We are also well into our first Investigation in Math. The first unit is all about strategies for counting, working with coins, and introducing problem solving strategies. It was very interesting to watch students work together this morning to decide whether or not their bag of chips contained enough for the whole class. I learned a LOT about how this group of students interacts with eachother, and I saw several amazing leaders emerge. I am excited to allow them more opportunity to work together to develop as learners. Thank you so much for your overwhelming positive support as the school year has started. Often, we have our first "glitches" within the first three weeks of school, and I have been so excited at the prompt and positive responses when difficulties have been addressed or changes in routine have already taken place. Be sure to follow along with us as we take the journey through second grade!