Spicewood Elementary School Kindergarten Explores 3D Printing
Kindergarten students explored the function of a 3D printer in connection with their unit of inquiry, Where We Are in Place and Time. As students began finding out the purpose of play and the characteristics of games, they began exploring the function of a 3D printer...
Making Student Thinking Visible
At the core of the PYP program lies the Learner Profile. Inquirers Knowledgeable Thinkers Communicators Principled Open-minded Caring Risk-takers Balanced Reflective These ten attributes, valued by the IBO, develop an internationally minded person. Walk into any...
Student Voice & Choice to Synthesize Their Learning
Students in Mrs. Brzycky's third grade classroom have been inquiring into the rights and responsibilities in community decision making. As part of their learning experiences, students found a need for essential agreements in the school garden so that all visitors can...
What does action mean on an IB campus?
Action is part of who we are at Spicewood Elementary. It's one of the five essential elements of the PYP program and we've made it a part of our campus vision statement. Each day teachers continue to be mindful of how they are planning and creating intentional...
Fall Parent Information Night Recap
In case you weren't able to make it, we're sharing a recap of our annual fall IB PYP Parent Information Night, "What is an IB Education Anyways?. Below are a few other resources (see below) for you to best support and continue to learn more about the PYP program here...
Digital Citizenship in a Connected World
ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) in the PYP encompasses the use of a wide range of digital tools, media, and learning environments for teaching, learning and assessing. The following six ICT skills are relevant to all learners and is what we focus on...
How the World Works: UT Physics Circus
One of the PYP's six transdisciplinary themes, How the World Works, allows our students to investigate the natural world, scientific principles, technological advances, and their connection and affect on our world and selves. Within their classrooms, students engage...
Living the Learner Profile: Parent Resource
On Tuesday, October 10th, our campus will once again host our biannual Student Led Conferences. During these conferences, students are in the "drivers seat" sharing and discussing their goals for the new school year with their parents and teacher. Students reflect on...
Living Our Vision Statement
Every year our teachers reevaluate the implementation of our PYP program and reflect on where we want to go as a school. Our entire campus sits down together to reflect on and rewrite our vision and mission statements. These statements give us a purpose in our every...
Learning Environments & Inquiry
As a PYP school, our campus and classroom environments are spaces that encourage inquiry, investigation, exploration and play. This is done with furniture arrangement, materials available for students, collaboration, teachers, and student voice. After attending Open...
Exhibition 2017: How We Express Ourselves
After several weeks of inquiry, mentor meetings, and project construction, our 5th grade Exhibition came to a culmination last Wednesday. With their chosen creative expressions, our students once again shared heartfelt messages of inspiration to our community,...
Student Led Conferences: A Celebration of Learning
The purpose of conferences is to share information between teachers, students, and parents. As a PYP school, we promote and encourage students to take ownership over their learning in a variety of ways. One of the ways that Spicewood Elementary facilitates this is...