First, want to say thank you for being ALL IN to kick off the 2021-2022 school year. Our efforts and teamwork from curb to the classroom are definitely full of PRIDE and deserves a round of applause!

Below you will find the first edition of the "Lipscomb Inquirer", our Monthly IB Newsletter. This is where we will share IB updates, the IB Learner Profile Trait of the Month, important dates, classroom highlights and home activities to support inquiry.

The newsletter will also be housed on our school website to reference at later dates.

New Updates:

1.Teachers, please submit a number for STUDENT PORTFOLIOS here for your HOMEROOM ONLY!

2. The (2021-2022) Focus of Program Development

• Execute 5th Grade PYPx (this is a whole learning community effort)
• Increase student ownership over achievement goals (goal setting, profiling, portfolios)

3. New IB Program Standards and Practices found here.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

The IB Learner Profile aims to develop students who are inquirers. Students who are inquirers nurture their curiosity, developing skills for inquiry and research. They know how to learn independently and with others. Inquirers learn with enthusiasm and sustain their love of learning throughout life.

1. Try the "See, Know, Wonder" Strategy (BITE SIZE PD below)

2. Utilize the Wonder Wall!

3. Modeling... during "I DOs" model curiosity!

4. Probing Questions to STRETCH student understanding and rigor

-Always follow up answer and ASK students to explain their thought process

Here is the entire IB Learner Profile

Encourage your students (or your child) to engage in inquiry with the three simple prompts below:

Use this Sesame Street video "I Wonder" to promote the trait of being an "Inquirer" and the use of the "Wonder Wall".

• In Pre K and Kinder classes, the "Wonder Wall" could be QR codes of video of students sharing their wonderings.
• In 1st Grade and 2nd Grade, use question stems for the wonder wall!

Below are links for free admission to local museums, parks, and attractions around Dallas

2. 10 BEST Free Museums in DFW

3. How students can get in FREE to the Zoo, Arboretum, etc

Portfolios allow students to be REFLECTIVE on their time at Lipscomb Elementary and supports them becoming lifelong learners!

TEACHERS ONLY: Please use the button below to submit the number of portfolios you're needing for your HOMEROOM class. We need to get them ordered as soon as possible.

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This year, one our biggest goals with the IB Program is to execute the PYP 5th Grade Exhibition (PYPX)!

This is an end of unit PYP project for our 5th graders and a powerful demonstration of student agency as learners exercise VOICE, CHOICE and ownership by inquiring into local or global issues that are significant to them.

The PYPx Date is Thursday May 19, 2022

We can anticipate some students might want to build prototypes or models for their project (although they are not required to do this), so we want to have a source for our students to be as imaginative as possible.

-Toilet paper rolls

-Paper Towel Rolls

-Clean Egg Crates

-Plastic/Paper Cups

-Gently Use Magazines
-Shoe Boxes

If you see IB happening around the school or community, be sure to FOLLOW & TAG us on Twitter @Lipscomb_Lions

Our Hashtags Are:

#IBatWLE #LipscombPRIDE

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Website: https://www.dallasisd.org/lipscomb
Location: 5801 Worth Street, Dallas, TX 75214, USA
Phone: (972) 794-7300
Twitter: @lipscomb_lions