1. Fernway School An IB Candidate School

2. Fernway School “Welcome to the Fernway Family”
One of five K-4 Buildings:
Boulevard, Fernway, Mercer, Lomond, Onaway
Built in 1927
15 Classrooms, 3 per grade level
Over 350 students
37 staff members

3. 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.

4. Our Mission: Civic-minded, ethical students
Student Mediation
Student Group on Race Relations (SGORR) makes annual visits to the 4th grade
Family Service Projects

5. Our Mission: Confident, competent communicators
Curriculum centered on effective and varied expression
Readers Theater
Reading groups
Writers Workshop
Kindergarten Journaling
Performances

6. Our Mission: Skilled Problem Solvers
Curriculum-centered problem solving
Chess Club
Enrichment Programs
International Baccalaureate programme
Successmaker computer program
Science Lab field trips

7. Our Mission: Creative Thinkers
Curriculum centered on creative outcomes of learning
Music and Art classes
Art Club
3rd grade Musical
4th grade Poetry Play

8. Our Mission: Career Motivated Students
Scientist in the schools
Parent career visits and volunteerism

9. Our Mission: Global and Multicultural Knowledge
Mandarin Chinese taught weekly
International mindedness a focus of IB

10. 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."

11. Transdisciplinary Themes
Who we are
Where we are in place and time
How we express ourselves
How the world works
How we organize ourselves
Sharing the planet

12. Learner attitudes and attributes
Attribute of the week:
Thinkers!
I use my brain to think and solve problems.

13. Some of our essential agreements

14. Some of our wonder walls

15. Zimbabwe Featured Country:
At 91 percent, Zimbabwe has one of the highest literacy rates (percentage of people who can read and write) in all of Africa.
Wealth, or the appearance of it, is important, so people like to be well dressed in public.
After a meal, it is polite to softly clap one’s hands and say Ndaguta (I am satisfied).
Throughout Zimbabwe are formations called kopjes, huge rocks balanced on smaller rocks.
Resource:
Photo by Kevin Walsh/Flickr

16. Current Kindergarten IB planner
Who We Are New places, New Faces! Central Idea: People find out more about themselves and others by trying new things and making new friends.

17. Current 1st Grade IB planner
Who We Are Dude! Central Idea: People build relationships with families, friends and within communities.

18. Current 2nd grade IB planner
Who We Are Choices! Central Idea: People make choices in various settings and their actions have a consequence.

19. Current 3rd Grade IB planner
How We Organize Ourselves TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More
Central Idea: Members if communities collaborate to establish and implement organizational systems.

20. Current 4th Grade IB planner
Who We Are Investigate, Innovate! Central Idea: Technology and innovations impact people’s well-being.

21. Inquiry ~ a driving force to our learning!

22. Action Fernway School… changing the world one action at a time!

23. Summer Success 2012 Awards for Waterford/SuccessMaker Summer Program Participant
Kindergartners
Nathan Ballman
Ryan Byrnes
Jenna Englander
1st Graders
Kemora Baker
Kennedy Cole
Charlotte Glasper
Briana Gomez
Elizabeth Halloran
Lauren Hilbert
Johnathan Kallergis
Jabori Mateen
Martez Sams
Matilda Spadoni
Ramsey Vallot
2nd Graders
Jaylah Alexander
Ethan Byrnes
Caroline Danford
Damarion James
Kylan Marshall
Liesel Prude
Iko Umosen
Jayiana Wilson
3rd Graders
Owen Bauer
James Boyd
Cody Englander
Timothy Flynt
Katherine Halloran
Ross Halloran
Oliva Kuhel
Amani Redden
Jamia Weakley
Andrea Yasinsky
John Yasinsky
4th Graders
Jihad Arif
William Glasper
Connor Richard
Madison Stovall

24. September Birthdays James Boyd Brianna Dido Oumou Kaba Terrell Riddle
Madison Boyd
George Dixon
Jack Lamb
Joshua Robinson
Bree Collier
Logan Duffett
Claire Leland
Casey Tyus
Sophia Cook
Isaiah Gundani
Jordan Levert
Nyla Vallot
Kennedy Davis
Mia Hart
Nadiyah Marshall
Nathan Wrubel
Za’riyah Davis
Nathan Howard
Montserrat Mireles
Sofia Zucca
Mr. zucca
Mrs. Woods
Mrs. Rider
Ms. vail

25. Upcoming and recent fieldtrips!
9/24 Hassell to planetarium
9/27 Harden to planetarium
10/3 Hayduk to planetarium
10/1 Paskewitz to Shaker Museum
10/3 Berggrum to Shaker Museum
10/4 Lewis to Shaker Museum
10/11 Third Grade to Hale Farm
10/12 Hannah to planetarium
10/15 Battle to Planetarium
10/18 Zucca to Planetarium

26. Fernway Important Dates!
9/26 Yom Kippur – School Closed
10/2 TIPPS Training for Volunteers 7:00pm
10/4 Picture Retake Day
10/8 Tour Your School Day 9:30am-noon, 1:00-2:30pm
10/10 Fernway PTO Meeting 7:00pm
10/13 Fernway Fall Festival 1:00pm
10/25 & 10/26 Conference Day – No Classes
10/31 Halloween Activities 2:30pm

27. Shaker Library Salutes Fernway School’s Summer Readers
Kindergarten
Thomas Barrett
Joe Berglund
Simon Bruening-Wright
Ryan Byrnes
Jenna Englander
Ava Gazso
Julianna Gentile
Chloe Khayat
Levi Plumb-Larrick
Lilah Raddock
Sophia Zucca

28. Shaker Library Salutes Fernway School’s Summer Readers
First Grade
William Berglund
Joseph Brancato
Quinn Bruening-Wright
Andrew Burleigh
Annie Call
Esme Carrol
Annabel Dixon
Dominic Harrison
Samantha Jalics
Hudson Jones
Samuel Juli
Jack Lamb
Mira Martin
Alec Miller
Cathering Monroe
Lillian Potiker
Noah Rusnak
Matilda Spadoni

29. Shaker Library Salutes Fernway School’s Summer Readers
Second Grade
Patrick Barrett
Marcus Bertsch
Eva Bishop
Josh Brown
Ethan Byrnes
Sophia Cook
Emily Daley
Samuel Dillenbeck
Claire Dunn
Brian Fox
Praise Hannett
Aiden Hartzler
George McGuinness
Wrenna Pai
Liesel Prude
Sophia Rose

30. Shaker Library Salutes Fernway School’s Summer Readers
Third Grade
Lisson Aklog
Colin Burleigh
Thomas Dunn
Cody Englander
Millie Fredricks
Emma Khayat
Nora Konrad
Evelyn Lewicki
Anthony Luo
Maya Miller
Carter Morris
Logan Morris
Dash Pai
Katherine Rusnak
Samantha Sekeres
Andrea Yasinsky
John Yasinsky

31. Shaker Library Salutes Fernway School’s Summer Readers
Fourth Grade
Will Barrett
Matthew Boardman
Caroline Brancato
David Carpenter
Maximillian Carroll
Cooper Cook
Cameron Dial
Anna Dillenbeck
Kate Hahnenberg
Miracle Irvin
Campbell Johnston
Logan Jones
James Kennedy
Matthew Kirchner
Sam Klein
Colin Lamb
Leo McGuinness
Nicole Nicholas
Hannah Perrson
Zoe Rosenfelt

32. Fall Festival Donations Needed
In October, Fernway School will celebrate the new year with our Fall Festival and Silent Auction, the year’s biggest fundraiser and favorite event. We are looking for parents to help with the Silent Auction by soliciting restaurants, stores and other local vendors to donate great items for our auction.
All the money raised through this PTO sponsored event goes right back to the school to help fund many events and programs such as field trips, new reading software programs, gym equipment, etc.

33. ABC School Donation Program Support Fernway School While You Shop!
PTO News!
ABC School Donation Program
Support Fernway School While You Shop!
Sign up for a Heinen’s Preferred Customer Card and register for the Tasteful Rewards program.
Select (or reselect) FERNWAY as the school of choice at
Heinen’s will make a donation of 1% of your purchase to PTO.

34. Show Your Fernway Spirit! Fernway car magnets now available!
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 the Back to
School Bash and other PTO events, along with your
favorite Fernway spirit wear.