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 * 2008-2009, 2009-2010 **

Art In art, we will focus on the question, "what environment do we learn best in?" We will discuss the art classroom as a learning community and decide upon the roles and responsibilities of each individual, which effect the entire group and are essential to keeping the room clean, safe, organized, and a positive working environment. We will discuss, "what does it mean to be a responsible student in art?" When writing our essential agreements, students will categorize each agreement into one of the following transdisciplinary skill categories: social skills, communication skills, and self management skills. We will also discuss ways to resolve conflicts should they arise during the work period and reinforce which attitudes could be used in these situations.

Music

In 1st grade music class we will sing the songs //__Las Mananitas__, __Jambo__, __America the Beautiful__//, and our school song, //__Spicewood Stand Together__// , which are examples of the many songs we will sing and listen to that speak to: Beliefs and Values, Rights and responsibilities, Human relationships, and especially: What it means to be human. The human condition is interwoven into music of all cultures. So as we experience different music, we are constantly considering what it means to be human. Music is an elemental way that we reflect our humanity.

PE In physcial education classes we will focus on using the pyp attitudes in games. We will relate the transcidisciplinary skills to resolving conflicts. We will teach the "attitude song" and promote using them in real life situations as they occur as well as in games and activities to promote sportsmanship and teamwork. 2009-2010 The students will focus on and demonstrate the following attitudes of PYP: confidence, integrity, commitment, and cooperation through participating in bowling, volleyball, and games. The games will include ones which utilize scooter boards, such as "cops and robbers" and "egg hunt". During both of these games students must work together for a common goal.


 * Spanish ** - To support the central idea that we are all different in our learning, we will write our essential agreements and talk about the importance of working together to learn Spanish. We will also look at the country that I am spotlighting this year (Spain) and talk about the schools there. We will look at how they are similar to Spicewood and how they are different.

**Library** We discuss the essential aggrements for the library and focus on the attitude of respect in order for learning to happen in the library. Approximately 40 books were pulled to serve as examples for the variety of learning styles.