Coordinator's Corner
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October 27, 2018
Assalamu Alaikum! I hope this finds each of you in the best of health and highest of iman.
It's been an exciting last couple of weeks, as our teachers and students transition from one Unit of Inquiry (UOI) to another. Students have reflected on their learning during the first UOI and then have engaged in dynamic and learning activities designed to provoke their thinking and activate prior knowledge involving concepts they'll explore in the next UOI.
Please read ahead for details on each current Unit of Inquiry, current learning standards, and for other related announcements and updates.
Learner Profile Attribute-November-CARING!
Current Units of Inquiry
Kindergarten
Transdisciplinary Theme: Sharing the Planet
Central Idea: Living things have needs which help them grow and stay healthy.
Key Concepts: Function, Responsibility, Connection
An Inquiry Into...
- Characteristics of living things
- How to protect the well-being of living things
- How plants and animals depend on each other
First Grade
Transdisciplinary Theme: Sharing the Planet
Central Idea: The availability of resources affects a community's wealth.
Key Concepts: Connection, Causation, Responsibility
An Inquiry Into...
- Distribution of natural and human made resources
- How opportunity impacts a community
- Efforts to distribute resources equally
Second Grade
Central Idea: Our actions towards the environment affect the survival of animal communities.
Key Concepts: Form, Causation, Responsibility
An Inquiry Into...
- Animal habitats in the environment
- How animals become endangered
- Practices that protect animal life and the environment
Third Grade
Central Idea: People should conserve water because it is a limited resource.
Key Concepts: Causation, Connection, Responsibility
An Inquiry Into...
- The accessibility of fresh water in the world
- The Earth's water sources
- Action to protect our water
Fourth Grade
Central Idea: Migration influences natives and immigrants of a land
Key Concepts: Causation, Change, Perspective
An Inquiry Into...
- Reasons why people migrate
- Experience of migration
- Impact of migration on local population
Fifth/Sixth Grades
Transdisciplinary Theme: How the World Works
Central Idea: Scientists experiment with matter to solve everyday problems.
Key Concepts: Function, Connection, Change
An Inquiry Into...
- Properties of matter
- Process of scientific investigations
- Chemical transformations
Thank you to those parents who made it out to our "Unit of Inquiry" workshop.
Save the Date!-Upcoming Workshops for Parents
The Unit of Inquiry
The unit of inquiry (UOI) is an in depth exploration of a concept in the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). Please join this interactive workshop for an informative presentation of the UOI and to experience the UOI yourself! We will explore various elements of the UOI such as the inquiry cycle, conceptual learning, the central idea, key concepts, and more!
Hope to see you there, insha Allah!
Thursday, Nov 15, 2018, 11:00 AM
6785 Business Parkway, Elkridge, MD, USA
Eureka Math in the PYP Grades K-3
Thursday, Nov 29, 2018, 06:00 PM
6785 Business Parkway, Elkridge, MD, USA
Eureka Math in the PYP Grades 4-6
Thursday, Dec 13, 2018, 06:00 PM
6785 Business Parkway, Elkridge, MD, USA
Standards Covered Per Grade-UOI 2
Hagar Aboubakr, IB Coordinator
Email: hagaraboubakr@tarbiyahacademy.org
Website: www.tarbiyahacademy.org
Location: 6785 Business Parkway, Elkridge, MD, USA
Phone: (844) 827-2492