Good Morning,

The grade three class is going to work together in many ways over the next school year.  One of the exciting things we are going to do together is explore the IB units of inquiry.  You may even view the full breakdown of the entire POI for all classes for this school year on the school's website by downloading the POI document!

In our grade three class we are going to start off the year under the unit named How We Organize Ourselves.  An IB description of this unit is as follows:
'An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.'

In this unit the students will be exploring the following Central Idea- Geographic and environmental factors influence the development of communities.
The three lines of inquiry we will be inquiring into to help guide the students towards understanding the central idea are:
1. Features of urban and rural communities
2. Factors that influence the location of communities
3. Changes in modern day communities

I can't wait to get started!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson