G3

SuperUnit Launch

: In the shoes of someone at SSIS- Our Learners will have the opportunity to shadow

members of our school community for one hour. They will learn about the different perspectives around

our campus and also authentically experience the roles and responsibilities of the different members of

SSIS.

Field Trip

: Artinus 3D Museum

Guest Speaker(s)

: Visually Impaired Community Member, Former US Military Personnel, HS Service

Entrepreneur, Vietnamese Refugee to America

Project

: Students will design something that will help someone in their lives. Possibilities might include:

a program, a campaign, or a physical creation.

Core Values

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Academic Excellence: Critical Thinking

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Dedicated Service: Service Learning

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Respect for All: Diversity

SuperUnit Celebration

: 3rd Grade Kaleidoscope - exhibition style celebration where students share

everything they have done in all classes (specialists included) throughout this unit.

Science

: Light and Sound

Social Studies

: Dimensions of Diversity

English

: Character development; realistic

narratives

Math

: Patterns in multiplication and

division; area

Technology

: Computer programming;

Coding skills

Vietnamese

: Writing thank you letters for

local staff; Vietnamese pronouns

Focus on Learning by Subject

We are better able to help others w

Highlights of Learning Experiences

Art

: Appropriating Limner art to help

others understand their perspective

Drama

: Character perspective plays

Music

: Creating a kinesthetic weaving

performance as a metaphor for diversity

and unity

: Roles and responsibilities in evasion

games

Library

: Perspective in literature

At the unit celebration, The Third Grade Kaleidoscope, learners will share ideas and artifacts

from many different subjects.