One of the IB Learner Profile is communicators.  IB learners  strive to be communicators through expressing their ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication.  They work effectively and willingly to collaborate with others. 

What  does being a communicator look like in Elementary at YIS?

Kindergarten children are communicating with their friends around the world through their KP blog. They have begun to make personal connections with other classes, including KinderPris in Indonesia.  KC class has enjoyed blogging and tweeting with friends in Canada, USA, New Zealand and England, as well as their pals, KP.

Grade 1 students are shown their confidence as readers with  1Y reading session with parents and 1S buddy reading with 3W.

Visitors to Grade 2R students over the past weeks have come to 2R to enrich their classroom life through oral presentations about how a balanced lifestyle helps us to stay healthy.

Mrs. Jungnitsch has been helping Grade 3W students become better communicators through games that teach listening to instructions and giving clear directions.

Grade 4G have communicated their understanding about the Earth changes through out history using Voicethread to record their learning.  While students in 4N thought of ways they can use music and rhythm to communicate their understanding of multiplication tables.

Grade 5 are communicating their ability as authors.  5B wrote about their Fall break adventures through writing recounts. 5G have been reading Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo and created YouTube videos to review what they have read so far and to inspire other people to read the book. 5L published their first magazine as part of their Unit of Inquiry, putting in a lot of work including research, revising and editing.