Teacher Page - Maestra Monica Saenz

Ms. Saenz 3rd Grade Class

Ready, set, school!

Welcome! I’m super excited to be back in the classroom and see your beautiful faces! An amazing last several weeks awaits you with tons of fun learning, happy reading, and great friendships. In our class, we show respect, we lend a helping hand, and we always, always encourage one another. We are not afraid to make mistakes, that’s what erasers are for. Bring your thoughts, ideas, and passions because we are going to create some magic! Oh, and don’t forget to bring your smile. We’re going to need lots of those.

My favorite people call me TEACHER.

Transdisciplinary Theme and Social Strategy:
1. Who We Are – Respect to others
2. How We Express Ourselves – Accepting Responsibility
3. Where We Are in Place and Time – Cooperating
4. How We Organize Ourselves – Solving conflict
5. Sharing the Planet – Group decision making
6. How the World Works – Adopting a variety of group roles

How do we think?

FORM: What is like?

FUNCTION: How does it work?

CAUSATION: Why is it as it is?

CHANGE: How is it transforming?

CONNECTION: How is it linked to other things?

PERSPECTIVE: What are the points of view?

RESPONSIBILITY: What are our obligations?

Parent Newsletter – April 26, 2021

For the next four weeks we will be working on our next and final unit: Sharing the Planet: Peace. The central idea will focus on mutual understanding among cultures and how to create peaceful solutions to conflict. This week we will delve into the second line of inquiry: Conflict resolution is unique to each culture. We will tie into our investigation on Saudi Arabia. We will explore the word argument: What it looks like. What it sounds like., and What it feels like. Students will learn about the different parts of an argument and how to write a persuasive essay. The key concept we will focus on this week is causation. Students will practice and demonstrate being open-minded and caring.