Bassett IB PYP News
What are the Essential Elements of the IB PYP?
IB = International Baccalaureate
PYP = Primary Years Programme
The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) is an educational framework that focuses on the
development of the whole child as an inquirer. The learner profile describes the IB Mission Statement in student
learning objectives. The development of the learner profile attributes in students is supported and nurtured through
the 5 Essential Elements of the PYP: Knowledge, Concepts, Attitudes, Skills and Action.
Balancing fun and learning this summer
As we move toward summer fun, we also want to be sure students maintain the skills and learning from the school
year. Making sure children are exposed to a variety of activities can help them when it is time to return to school in
August. Here are some ideas for summer fun that, along with sports, outdoor play, and travel, supports the social and
academic gains your children made this year.
Visit the Cleveland Zoo!
Challenge your child to find
facts about animals or bring a
sketchpad & draw what they
see. Admission is free on
Mondays (excluding Rainforest)
Here is a link to the website
Take a walk around Sandy
Ridge Reservation (Free) in
North Ridgeville, a 310 acre
wetland and wildlife
preserve located in North
Ridgeville. Here is a lint to
the website. Many
varieties of birds, as well as muskrats and beavers,
make this their home.
Visit the Cleveland Museum of
Art (Free). Don’t miss the
interactive exhibit just off the
atrium. Enjoy a picnic lunch on
the lawn after your visit or each
in the Provenance Café in the
museum. Here is a link to the
Does your
child have a
library card?
Also FREE! Get
a library card
from Porter Public library to access books and
activities, like the summer reading club, which begins
June 8, and Ice Cream Social (July 25). Here is a link
to the website
website
Get your child involved in yoga! Inner Bliss, in Westlake, has kids classes. Or arrange a Yoga birthday party
through The Hive, in Elyria
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Bassett IB PYP News
Totally Awesome Tuesday
On Totally Awesome Tuesday (May 3) a group of students was recognized with an awards breakfast for exceptional
effort in being principled and showing integrity during March. Take a look at the office window to learn more! Later
that morning, Bassett 3rd and 4th graders introduced caring and empathy at a school-wide assembly. Here are some
things you can do at home to encourage your child to demonstrate these attributes and this attitude:
CARING: Students will develop empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. They have a
personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.
Activities for Parents:
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Role model the caring behavior you would like to see in your child all the time. Using kinds words, helping people
without being asked, being an active listener, always show you care about people.
After reading a book, spend time considering how people in the book acted. Was someone caring? All of the time
or just some of the time? Were all the characters in the book caring or were just some of them?
Practice random acts of kindness. Simple things like holding the door for someone or helping carry bags shows that you
are aware of others and want to help them.
EMPATHY: Students strive to imagine themselves in another’s situation in order to understand his or her reasoning &
emotions and to be open-minded and reflective about the perspectives of others.
Around Bassett
Bassett 4th graders have started the
process of Exhibition, their final unit of
inquiry. Using varied resources,
including Chromebooks, students are
currently working in groups to research
ways Expressing our thoughts and
feelings about nature can cause change.
2nd grade students in Miss Copa’s
class will use what they learned
watching eggs hatch in their Sharing
the planet unit of inquiry. The
chicks who grew too big for the
brooder and went to live on the
farm. This year 3 chicks hatched at
Bassett. Ask a 2nd grade chick
expert about them.
In April, thanks to our generous PTA,
students experienced an hour of yoga
with Melissa Lopez, owner of The Hive
(Elyria). Students practiced poses and
breathing techniques to help them be
fit and deal with anxiety.
Bassett Mission Statement
Bassett Elementary School is a child-centered community empowered to develop responsible, compassionate,
globally-minded citizens who are lifelong inquirers dedicated to achieving academic excellence.
Should you have any questions about the IB PYP at Bassett, please visit our website:
http://wlake.org/academics/global/IBPYP/ or contact IB Coordinator, Deb Wadden, at waddend@wlake.org
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