G5 Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: December 17-21 2018

Curriculum Information for the Week:
Literacy:
This week students will wrap up their informational writing, focusing on sustainable energy. Information paragraphs follow the same format as all good paragraph writing, starting with a topic sentence, followed by FRED’s, and concluding with a “So what?” This week students will show what they know in their Writing on Demand Assessment.

Math:
As we move forward in our decimals unit, students are learning to add and subtract decimals.  We have multiple tools and strategies to help students develop conceptual understanding.  Students will show what they know about decimals by adding, subtracting, and rounding while shopping for a meal on Tesco.com

Unit of Study: 
Design Thinking is in full swing. Students have started making connections to energy consumption and climate change, and have begun their designs of a prototype to help reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, in order to reduce carbon emissions that lead to greenhouse gases and global warming.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Parents, please also check out the SERVICE CHANNEL, which is a forum for the ISKL community to share ideas and information about how we can contribute to our community and planet.

Important Reminders/Information for this week: (also see GLC Updates):
Last week of school before break!

Highlights from last week:

• Students have been working hard on their nonfiction writing pieces throughout the week.  Ask them to share their work with you!
• Design Thinking is in full swing!  Ask your child about their idea, the prototype they will be building and HOW it will positively affect the environment!

Newsletter no. 19 Mon. 17 Dec. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 19
MON. 17 DEC. 2018

Dear Parents,

This is my final class newsletter for the first semester. Thanks for your support at home this semester in helping your child to work towards achieving their academic, social and personal goals. For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I would like to wish you and your family a Happy Christmas. My wife and I will be visiting family and friends in my hometown - Warrnambool in Victoria, Australia. Hopefully, we’ll also be spending some time on the local beaches as well. There’s no white Christmas in Australia. It’s beaches, barbecues and spending time in the great outdoors with family and friends. I hope you’re also able to spend some time with your family and friends. If you’re traveling - safe travels and also a Happy New Year to you all. School resumes on Mon. 14 Jan. 2019. It will be a day 1 on our 8-day schedule. When school resumes for the second semester, the students will continue our math unit titled, ‘Place Value and Decimal Operations’, they will begin their third reading unit titled, ‘Fantasy Book Clubs’ and writing unit titled, ‘Fantasy Writing’ and begin a brand new science unit titled, ‘Properties of Matter’. I’ll share details of each unit in my next newsletter.

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 17 Dec. - day 3: G5 assembly from 2:15-2:45pm in the common area. Suan Tan from WWF Malaysia - one of our Social Change Makers’ Conference presenters, will attend to receive a Red Hat’s donation. We will also acknowledge and farewell G5 students who are leaving ISKL at the end of semester 1.

Tues. 18 Dec. - day 4: 

Wed. 19 Dec. - day 5:

Thurs. 20 Dec. - day 6: PS-G2 Run Jump & Throw Day. 30 Red Hats - approx. 6 students from each class - will volunteer to help supervise the younger students during the program from 8:00-10:45am.

Fri 21 Dec. - day 7: Last day of semester 1.
Final Red Hats Free Dress Day for the semester. Suggested donation - RM5.
G5 ‘Design Thinking Challenge Prototype Share’ in the G5 classrooms from 1:30-2:30pm.
Students’ semester 1 report cards will be available online in PowerSchool from 2:45pm.

SEMESTER BREAK READING LISTS
Our librarian - Suji DeHart - has prepared the reading lists below. Please note that quite a few titles are in the ES library book collection. Here are the links:

http://www.sspl.org/children/booklists/grade5/

http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/fifth-grade

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/5th-grade-reading-list

STUDENTS LEAVING ISKL AT THE END OF FIRST SEMESTER
If you know that you are leaving KL and moving elsewhere at the end of this semester, please let me know and also contact Uma Esvaran in the Admissions/Student Services Office. (Her Panther Apps email address is uesvaran@iskl.edu.my) The ES Administration is trying to get a handle on who will be leaving in December to help plan for second semester. Thanks for your attention to this.  As you know, the first semester ends on Friday 21 Dec. If you are planning to leave early on your end of semester break, please also let me know, so I know how many students will be at school for planning purposes.

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students information book clubs were suspended, while the students worked on their Design Thinking Challenge, which was to create a prototype (model) of an invention to reimagine sustainable energy and work on the problem of climate change. The students used the design thinking process and Google draw to create a prototype. Last Thurs. Morning, Steve Katz and Max Wright introduced them to the equipment and materials in our ES MakerSpace. On Fri. morning in the spare ‘shell & core’ classroom opposite our classroom, the students began building their prototype, with recycled materials brought from home and tools from the MakerSpace and classroom. Prototype building will continue in the early part of this coming week, culminating in a whole G5 share on Fri. 21 Dec. from 1:30-2:30. To prepare for the prototype share, the students will also prepare an ‘elevator speech’ to explain their prototype. The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. I also continued reading our current read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program. To conclude our information writing unit, the students will complete an information writing on-demand essay this week on a Google doc, where they will have the opportunity to showcase their information essay writing skills.

Math:
Last week, the students continued Unit 4: Place Value and Decimal Operations. They completed the following lessons:
Lesson 2: Powers of 10.
Lesson 3: Standard, Expanded and Unit Form
Lesson 4: Comparing Decimals

Science:
Last week, the students continued our science unit titled, ‘Sustainable Energy’. See above ‘Language Arts’ paragraph for details.

COUNSELING LESSONS
Stephanie Stone conducted her regular counseling lesson last Tues. 11 Dec. from 8:30-9:00am. Stephanie’s next lesson will not be until semester 2 on Tues. 22 Jan. - the next day 7.

UPCOMING JAN. & FEB. 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Mon. 14 Jan. 2019 - day 1: First day of semester 2

Mon. 21 Jan: Thaipusam holiday - no school

Wed. 23 Jan: ES Parent Workshop: Learning in the ES, 8:15-9:45am in the ES Community Room.

Fri. 25 Jan: Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation RM5

Sat. 26 Jan: Community Recycling Program in the Cell Phone Car Park from 9:30-11:30am

Mon. 4,Tues. 5, and Wed. 6 Feb: Chinese New Year holiday - no school.

Until next semester,

Best regards,         

David

G5 Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: December 10-14, 2018

Curriculum Information for the Week:
Literacy:
Students will finish their informational writing, focusing on sustainable energy. Information paragraphs follow the same format as all good paragraph writing, starting with a topic sentence, followed by FRED’s, and concluding with a “So what?” Students will write a variety of non-fiction paragraphs: sequencing, compare and contrast, cause and effect, just to name a few!

Math:
As we move forward in our decimals unit, students are learning to add and subtract decimals.  We have multiple tools and strategies to help students develop conceptual understanding.  As the week continues, they will choose ways that are most efficient to them.

Unit of Study: 
Design Thinking planning will start this week! The students will start making connections to energy consumption and climate change, and design a prototype to help reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, in order to reduce carbon emissions that lead to greenhouse gases and global warming.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page

Parents, please also check out the SERVICE CHANNEL, which is a forum for the ISKL community to share ideas and information about how we can contribute to our community and planet.

Important Reminders/Information for this week: (also see GLC Updates):
*Christmas Around the World is Thursday, wear your red and green! G5 time is from 11:40-12:20
*Please send in your clean recyclables for our design thinking project. We are looking for plastic, ribbon, fabric, cartons, bottles etc.

Highlights from last week:
*Students have been working hard on their nonfiction writing pieces throughout the week.  Ask them to share their work with you!
*The band performance went very well. Hard to believe most students had not even picked up their instruments prior to August!! Well done!
*Congratulations to our ISAC swimmers who competed last Friday!

Newsletter no. 18 Mon. 10 Dec. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 18
MON. 10 DEC. 2018

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 10 Dec. - day 6: G5 students will begin a Science Design Thinking project focusing on sustainable energy in the MakerSpace, classrooms and science labs. Students can bring in cardboard, recycled materials or other odds and ends (buttons, toilet roll tubes, take out containers, egg cartons, old fabric - anything really) to use for their sustainable energy design thinking projects.

Tues. 11 Dec. - day 7:

Wed. 12 Dec. - day 8: G5 Students Eco Walking Tour of five sustainable energy sites around the new campus, from 10:30am-12:30pm, conducted by Dave Perrau, Director of Project Operations and Brad Knowles, Director of Facilities, Katie Milton, ISKL Transition Coordinator and Fabian Jong and Izyan from the Facilities Dept. 

Thurs. 13 Dec. - day 1: Christmas Around the World (CAW) from 8:00am-2:00pm in the ES Theater. It’s also ‘Red and Green’ dress up day. 5DH students will be attending CAW from 11:40am-12:20pm. Eight 5DH student volunteers - 4 girls and 4 boys - will also help teachers supervise students from PR-G2 at CAW at various time slots during the day. 

Fri. 14 Dec. - day 2: Red Hats Free Dress Day - cancelled - moved to CAW Day on Thurs. 12 Dec.

2018 CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD ARRANGEMENTS
We are very pleased to announce that the PTA-sponsored ‘Christmas Around the World’ (CAW) will be conducted in the ES Community Room on Thurs. 13 Dec. Twelve stations from various regions/countries from around the world will be set up, plus, it’s also red & green free, free dress-up day! (The free dress day on Fri. 14 Dec. has been moved to coincide with CAW on Thurs. 13 Dec.) Students may come to school dressed in red and/or green or Christmas styled clothes. G5 students are scheduled to attend the CAW stations from 11:40am- 12:20pm. The class will be split into 2 groups. There will be a 5DH class photo with Santa at the start of the 11:50-12:00 block.

G5 STUDENTS ECO WALKING TOUR
In conjunction with Brad Knowles - Director of Facilities, Dave Perrau, Director of Project Operations, Katie Milton, ISKL Transition Coordinator and Fabian Jong and Izyan from the Facilities Dept, G5 students and teachers will be participating in an ‘Eco Walking Tour’ of five sustainable energy locations around the new campus on Wed. 12 Dec. from 10:30am-12:30pm. As I said, we will visit 5 locations in rotation with one of the above people leading at each location - see below, so each of our 5 classes would start at a location, spend 15 min. there and then move to the next location. We will have a 5 min. transition between locations. All of the 5 school locations feature technologies designed to conserve energy.
1. Eco Garden - Composting and zero waste plan - with Izyan
2. Grey Water system and condensate recovery system in the carpark - with Fabian
3. Chiller plant room on the way to the FM training room for Energy Management - with Brad
4. Rainwater retention tank and syphonics system - with Dave
5. Chilled slabs and the room lighting (natural and sensors) - with Katie
I’ve informed the students about the walk and they’re already very excited! Of course, the proposed ‘Eco Walking Tour’ complements the students learning about sustainable energy in their current science unit.

SEMESTER BREAK READING LISTS
Our librarian - Suji DeHart has prepared the reading lists below. Please note that quite a few titles are in the ES library book collection. Here are the links:

http://www.sspl.org/children/booklists/grade5/

http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/fifth-grade

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/5th-grade-reading-list

 
STUDENTS LEAVING ISKL AT THE END OF FIRST SEMESTER
If you know that you are leaving KL and moving elsewhere at the end of this semester, please let me know and also contact Uma Esvaran in the Admissions/Student Services Office. (Her Panther Apps email address is uesvaran@iskl.edu.my) The ES Administration is trying to get a handle on who will be leaving in December to help plan for second semester. Thanks for your attention to this.  As you know, the first semester ends on Friday 21 Dec. If you are planning to leave early on your end of semester break, please also let me know, so I know how many students will be at school for planning purposes.

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students information book clubs were suspended, while the students continued to synthesize their online research on one form of sustainable energy to complete the writing of an information essay on a Google doc. The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. I also continued reading our current read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students completed Unit 3: The Coordinate Plane. They reviewed the unit and then completed the end-of-unit written summative assessment. Last Wed. the students began Unit 4: Place Value and Decimal Operations. They completed the tuning-in activity titled, Decimal Designs and Lesson 1: Decimal Place Value.

Science:
Last week, the students continued our science unit titled, ‘Sustainable Energy’. Even though the unit will continue until the end of the semester, the students completed the written summative assessment because the students’ learning results are required by me so I can complete their end-of-semester report cards. This coming week, the students will begin their ‘Design Thinking Challenge’, where they will work in small groups and use recycled materials in the MakerSpace, classroom and science labs to design a prototype of an invention to combat climate change.

Info. Lit:
Last Tues. afternoon, our Info Lit Teacher - Steve Katz - took the students for a lesson titled, ‘Hour of Code’ where they tried a variety of activities on the website that required them to apply their computer coding skills. Here is the website they worked on www.code.org
The students are also able to continue practicing their computer coding skills for home learning since it’s one of the choices on the home learning choice board under ‘Skill Builders’.

COUNSELING LESSONS
Since there was no day 7 last week, the students did not have their usual Counseling Lesson with Stephanie Stone. Stephanie’s next counseling lesson will be on the next day 7 - Tues. 11 Dec. at the usual time: 8:30-9:00am.

UPCOMING DEC. 2018 & JAN. & FEB. 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Fri 21 Dec: Last day of semester 1. Students’ semester 1 report cards will be available online in PowerSchool from 2:45pm

Mon. 14 Jan. 2019 - day 1: First day of semester 2

Mon. 21 Jan: Thaipusam holiday - no school

Wed. 23 Jan: ES Parent Workshop: Learning in the ES, 8:15-9:45am in the ES Community Room.

Fri. 25 Jan: Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation RM5

Sat. 26 Jan: Community Recycling Program in the Cell Phone Car Park from 9:30-11:30am

Mon. 4,Tues. 5, and Wed. 6 Feb: Chinese New Year holiday - no school.

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David

Newsletter no. 17 Mon. 3 Dec. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 17
MON. 3 DEC. 2018

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Parents, please be aware that Semester 1 ASAs finished last Friday, so all students who travel home by bus this week will leave the campus on the 2:45pm buses, except for those involved in AquaPanthers. If your child is involved in AquaPatners, please be aware there are no ASA buses for this group.
Mon. 3 Dec. - day 1:

Tues. 4 Dec. - day 2: Music Concert Rehearsal for participants only from 8:15-9:00am

Wed. 5 Dec. - day 3: Music Concert Dress Rehearsal for the ES in the Melawati Theatre from 8:30-9:00am

Thurs. 6 Dec. - day 4: Music Concert for parents in the Melawati Theatre. This year the program will be split into two sections:
6:00-6:30pm for gamelan, strings and choir
7:30-8:00pm for gamelan, recorder and band

Fri. 7 Dec. - day 5:

Sun. 9 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm conducted by David Herbert. This will be our final visit for semester 1. Semester 2 dates will be available shortly.

G5 CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS THANKS
Special thanks to our G5 GLC - John Beattie - and Room Parents and other volunteer parents for organizing our ‘Christmas tree ornaments assembly line’ in the common area from 1:30-2:30pm last Fri. afternoon. The students’ ornaments will now be placed on the G5 tree in the ES entrance foyer.

G5 STUDENTS ECO WALKING TOUR
In conjunction with Brad Knowles - Director of Facilities, Dave Perrau, Director of Project Operations, Katie Milton, ISKL Transition Coordinator and Fabian Jong and Izyan from the Facilities Dept, G5 students and teachers will be participating in an ‘Eco Walking Tour’ of five sustainable energy locations around the new campus on Wed. 12 Dec. from 10:30am-12:30pm. As I said, we will visit 5 locations in rotation with one of the above people leading at each location - see below, so each of our 5 classes would start at one of the locations, spend 15 min. there and then move to the next location. We will have a 5 min. transition between locations. All of the 5 school locations feature technologies designed to conserve energy.
1. Eco Garden - Composting and zero waste plan - with Izyan
2. Grey Water system and condensate recovery system in the carpark - with Fabian
3. Chiller plant room on the way to the FM training room for Energy Management - with Brad
4. Rainwater retention tank and syphonics system - with Dave
5. Chilled slabs and the room lighting (natural and sensors) - with Katie
I’ve informed the students about the walk and they’re already very excited! Of course, the proposed ‘Eco Walking Tour’ complements the students learning about sustainable energy in their current science unit.

STUDENTS LEAVING ISKL AT THE END OF FIRST SEMESTER
If you know that you are leaving KL and moving elsewhere at the end of this semester, please let me know and also contact Uma Esvaran in the Admissions/Student Services Office. (Her Panther Apps email address is uesvaran@iskl.edu.my) The ES Administration is trying to get a handle on who will be leaving in December to help plan for second semester. Thanks for your attention to this.  As you know, the first semester ends on Friday 21 Dec. If you are planning to leave early on your end of semester break, please also let me know, so I know how many students will be at school for planning purposes.

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued our second reading unit titled: ‘Tackling Complexity: Summarizing & Synthesizing Nonfiction’, which focuses on text structures and how these structures help support the main ideas in nonfiction books. In their book club groups, students have been reading and discussing a variety of informational texts. This unit is integrated with our second writing unit titled, ‘Informational Writing’ and our first science unit, titled ‘Sustainable Energy’, so students are also using texts on this topic to improve their nonfiction reading and writing. Last week the students concluded their online research of one form of sustainable energy. While conducting their research they took notes, including who invented it, when, how does it work, the pros and cons and the future. They also included their sources. They also began to synthesize their research in an information essay. Later this week, they will use their essays to create a script for a PSA (Public Service Announcement) or a podcast, which will feature their chosen form of sustainable energy. The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. I also continued reading our current read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students continued Unit 3: The Coordinate Plane. Lessons completed were:
Lesson 5: What’s the Rule? (Using ordered pairs to interpret rules involving the x and y axes)
Lesson 6: Generating Patterns on the Coordinate Plane
Lesson 7: Line Graphs on the Coordinate Plane
Intro to Lesson 8: Reading & Interpreting Line Graphs
Early this week, the students will review the unit and complete the unit 3 written summative assessment.

Science & Info. Lit:
Last week, the students continued our science unit titled, ‘Sustainable Energy’. Our Info. Lit. teacher - Steve Katz - took the students for two lessons last Mon. and Tues. titled, ‘Intro to Google Draw’ and ‘Reliable Sources/Evaluating Websites’. The evaluating websites lesson helped the students to conduct their research into a chosen source of sustainable energy - mentioned above in the language arts section. The Google draw lesson will help the students add diagrams to their information essays.   

COUNSELING LESSONS
Last Thurs. Stephanie Stone conducted her regular counseling lesson. The topic was ‘Integrity’; showing you’re a Red Hat role model everywhere around the school, even when there is no adult watching you. Stephanie’s next counseling lesson will be on the next day 7 - Tues. 11 Dec. at the usual time: 8:30-9:00am.

UPCOMING NOV. DEC. 2018 & JAN. & FEB. 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Mon. 10 - Fri. 21 Dec: G5 students will begin a Science Design Thinking project focusing on sustainable energy in the Maker Space and science labs. Students can bring in cardboard, recyclable materials or other odds and ends (buttons, toilet roll tubes, take out containers, egg cartons, old fabric - anything really) to use for their sustainable energy projects.

Wed. 12 Dec: G5 students & teachers 'Eco Walking Tour' from 10:30am-12:30pm. 

Thurs. 13 Dec: Christmas Around the World from 8:00am-2:00pm in the ES Theater. It’s also ‘Red and Green’ dress up day.

Fri. 14 Dec: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.

Fri 21 Dec: Last day of semester 1. Students’ semester 1 report cards will be available online in PowerSchool from 2:45pm

Mon. 14 Jan. 2019 - day 1: First day of semester 2

Mon. 21 Jan: Thaipusam holiday - no school

Wed. 23 Jan: ES Parent Workshop: Learning in the ES, 8:15-9:45am in the ES Community Room.

Fri. 25 Jan: Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation RM5

Sat. 26 Jan: Community Recycling Program in the Cell Phone Car Park from 9:30-11:30am

Mon. 4,Tues. 5, and Wed. 6 Feb: Chinese New Year holiday - no school.

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David

Newsletter no. 16 Mon. 26 Nov. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 16
MON. 26 NOV. 2018

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 26 Nov. - day 4:

Tues. 27 Nov. - day 5:

Wed. 30 Nov. - day 6:

Thurs. 29 Nov. - day 7:

Fri. 30 Nov. - day 8: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
G5 Christmas Ornaments Assembly Line in the common area from 1:30-2:30pm.
ES Semester 1 ASAs end

Sun. 2 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm lead by Andrea Bongazone and Clarrissa Chavez

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ORDERS
Parents, this is just a reminder that orders will close at midnight on 29th November. You can keep adding your orders online up until that date by clicking HERE

TRASH HEROES
On Saturday 1 Dec. Trash Heroes will have a big clean up right outside our campus! Trash Heroes is a local organization that picks up trash in areas around the community and educates others about the environment. Grade 5 had a chance to hear them speak at our Social Change Makers’ Conference and this would be a great way for students to take some action! If you and your child are interested, please come to the ISKL Ampang Hilir entrance at 8:30am on Sat. Dec. 1st. Please also let me know so I can contact Amy Popovich and make sure there are enough gloves from Trash Heroes. If you aren't sure yet if you will make it or not, just show up on the day!

G5 CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS
Each school year in late Nov. our G5 Room Parents help our students create their own Christmas tree ornaments, which are then placed on the grade level Christmas tree in the ES Foyer. In recent years, the Room Parents have tried to make this fun activity more sustainable by having the students make ornaments from recycled materials. If you have any magazines and/or other suitable materials to recycle, please have your child bring them to school before Fri. 30 Nov. On that date, our G5 Room Parents will set up an ‘assembly line’ in the G5 common area from 1:30-2:30pm, so the students can create their ornaments.

STUDENTS LEAVING ISKL AT THE END OF FIRST SEMESTER
If you know that you are leaving KL and moving elsewhere at the end of this semester, please let me know and also contact Uma Esvaran in the Admissions/Student Services Office. (Her Panther Apps email address is uesvaran@iskl.edu.my) The ES Administration is trying to get a handle on who will be leaving in December to help plan for second semester. Thanks for your attention to this.  As you know, the first semester ends on Friday 21 Dec. If you are planning to leave early on your end of semester break, please also let me know, so I know how many students will be at school for planning purposes.

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued our second reading unit titled: ‘Tackling Complexity: Summarizing & Synthesizing Nonfiction’, which focuses on text structures and how these structures help support the main ideas in nonfiction books. In their book club groups, students have been reading and discussing a variety of informational texts.  This unit is integrated with our second writing unit titled, ‘Informational Writing’ and our first science unit, titled ‘Sustainable Energy’, so students are also using texts on this topic to improve their nonfiction reading and writing. This week the students will focus on choosing and researching one form of sustainable energy, the pros and cons etc. They will begin to synthesize their research in an information essay. Later, they will use their essays to create a script for a PSA (Public Service Announcement) or a podcast, which will feature their chosen form of sustainable energy. The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. I also continued reading our current read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students continued Unit 3: The Coordinate Plane. Lessons completed were:
Lesson 3: Naming and Plotting Points on the Coordinate Plane
Lesson 4: Patterns on the Coordinate Plane
Lesson 5: What’s the Rule? (Using ordered pairs to interpret rules involving the x and y axes)

Science:
Last week, the students continued our science unit titled, ‘Sustainable Energy’. They continued watching various Brainpop energy videos and taking notes using the two-column method. They also had to complete the video review quiz and also write a topic sentence on the content of the video. Our Info. Lit. teacher - Steve Katz - took the students for a lesson last Thurs. titled, ‘Effective Google Online Searches’. This lesson will help the students to conduct their research into a chosen source of sustainable energy - mentioned above in the language arts section.   

COUNSELING LESSONS
There was no counseling lesson last week since there was no day 7. Stephanie’s next counseling lesson will be on the next day 7 - Thurs. 29 Nov. at the usual time: 8:30-9:00am.

UPCOMING NOV. DEC. 2018 & JAN. & FEB. 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Tues. 4 Dec: Music Concert Rehearsal for participants only from 8:15-9:00am

Wed. 5 Dec: Music Concert Dress Rehearsal for the ES in the Melawati Theatre from 8:30-9:00am

Thurs. 6 Dec: Music Concert for parents in the Melawati Theatre. This year the program will be split into two sections:
6:00-6:30pm for gamelan, strings and choir
7:30-8:00pm for gamelan, recorder and band

Sun. 9 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm conducted by David Herbert

Mon. 10 Dec: Grade 5 will begin a Science Design Thinking project focusing on sustainable energy in the Maker Space and science labs starting Dec. 10-21st. Students can bring in cardboard, recyclable materials or other odds and ends (buttons, toilet roll tubes, take out containers, egg cartons, old fabric - anything really) to use for their sustainable energy projects. 

Thurs. 13 Dec: Christmas Around the World from 8:00am-2:00pm in the ES Theater. It’s also ‘Red and Green’ dress up day.

Fri. 14 Dec: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested charitable donation - RM5.

Fri 21 Dec: Last day of semester 1. Students’ semester 1 report cards will be available online in PowerSchool from 2:45pm

Mon. 14 Jan. 2019 - day 1: First day of semester 2

Mon. 21 Jan: Thaipusam holiday - no school

Wed. 23 Jan: ES Parent Workshop: Learning in the ES, 8:15-9:45am in the ES Community Room.

Fri. 25 Jan: Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation RM5

Sat. 26 Jan: Community Recycling Program in the Cell Phone Car Park from 9:30-11:30am

Mon. 4, Tues. 5, and Wed. 6 Feb: Chinese New Year holiday - no school.

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David

G5 Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: November 19-23, 2018

Curriculum Information for the Week:
Literacy:
Students will be continuing their Nonfiction reading and writing units.  These units will be integrated with our science unit, so students will be using texts about sustainable energy to improve their nonfiction reading. This week we will understanding more complex nonfiction text and practice writing various text structures (compare/contrast, problem/solution, description, chronological order)

Math:
Students will be tuning in to coordinate planes this week. We will use important vocabulary to express ourselves and explain our thinking, focusing on one quadrant of the coordinate plane. They will be plotting ordered pairs, as well as reading and interpreting data on coordinate planes. Students will continue to review our learning from Unit 1 and Unit 2 in the daily warm ups.

Unit of Study: 
We will continue to work with the Sustainable Energy unit. Classes will continue to get into the labs working with circuits and get to build their own LED flashlight. We will read nonfiction texts to support our understanding of energy.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Parents, please also check out the SERVICE CHANNEL, which is a forum for the ISKL community to share ideas and information about how we can contribute to our community and planet.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Tuesday November 20th, Mohammed’s Birthday - no school.

Wednesday 21 November, Hector Ingram will present to the students on ‘Wind Energy & Biomass’ in the G5 common area from 1:45-2:30pm

Friday November 23rd, we are celebrating Deepavali in the ES. There will be a variety of demonstrations and workshops set up in the ES Foyer. There will be an assembly in the Melawati Theatre from 10:50-11:20am

Newsletter no. 15 Mon. 19 Nov. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 15
MON. 19 NOV. 2018

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 19 Nov. - day 8:

Tues. 20 Nov: Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday holiday - no school

Wed. 21 Nov. - day 1: Mr. Hector Ingram will conduct a presentation on ‘Wind Energy and Biomass’ to all G5 students in the common area from 1:45-2:30pm.

Thurs. 22 Nov. - day 2:

Fri. 23 Nov. - day 3: Deepavali Cultural Day. ES students are invited to dress up in traditional Deepavali clothing click HERE for examples, parents are encouraged to sell gently used Deepavali costumes on ISKL Want Ads click HERE to join, subscribe, buy and sell. Deepavali Assembly from 10:50-11:30am

G5 CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS
Each school year in late Nov. our G5 Room Parents help our students create their own Christmas tree ornaments, which are then placed on the grade level Christmas tree in the ES Foyer. In recent years, the Room Parents have tried to make this fun activity more sustainable by having the students make ornaments from recycled materials. If you have any magazines and/or other suitable materials to recycle, please have your child bring them to school before Fri. 30 Nov. On that date, our G5 Room Parents will set up an ‘assembly line’ in the G5 common area from 1:30-2:30pm, so the students can create their ornaments.

STUDENTS LEAVING ISKL AT THE END OF FIRST SEMESTER
If you know that you are leaving KL and moving elsewhere at the end of this semester, please let me know and also contact Uma Esvaran in the Admissions/Student Services Office. (Her Panther Apps email address is uesvaran@iskl.edu.my) The ES Administration is trying to get a handle on who will be leaving in December to help plan for second semester. Thanks for your attention to this.  As you know, the first semester ends on Friday 15 Dec. If you are planning to leave early on your end of semester break, please also let me know, so I know how many students will be at school for planning purposes.

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued our second reading unit titled: ‘Tackling Complexity: Summarizing & Synthesizing Nonfiction’, which focuses on text structures and how these structures help support the main ideas in nonfiction books. In their book club groups, students have been reading and discussing a variety of informational texts.  This unit is integrated with our second writing unit titled, ‘Informational Writing’ and our first science unit, titled ‘Sustainable Energy’, so students are also be using texts on this topic to improve their nonfiction writing. The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. I also continued reading our current read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students continued Unit 3: The Coordinate Plane. Lessons completed were:
Lesson 1: Locating Points on the Coordinate Plane
Lesson 2: Ordered Pairs on the Coordinate Plane
Lesson 3: Naming and Plotting Points on the Coordinate Plane

Science:
Last week, the students continued our first science unit titled, ‘Sustainable Energy’. They continued working in partnerships in science lab. 3 on our ‘Electrical Circuits Explorations’, where they solved various electrical circuits puzzles. They recorded their learning in an ‘Electrical Circuits’ booklet. The students also continued watching various Brainpop energy videos and taking notes using the two-column method. They also had to complete the video review quiz and also write a topic sentence on the content of the video. Our Info. Lit. teacher - Steve Katz - took the students for a lesson last Wed. titled, ‘Makey Makey’. A Makey Makey is a small electrical circuit board. The students worked in groups of 2-3 and used their knowledge of electrical circuits to connect their Makey Makey to a laptop to play a tune on an online keyboard. They also used it to test the conductivity of various fruits and vegetables. The students had a lot of fun using trial and error and their problem solving skills. The next day they each wrote a blog entry so you can read more about the Makey Makey experience on your child’s blog.

COUNSELING LESSONS
Stephanie Stone, our G3-5 Student Counselor, conducted her regular counseling lesson last Fri. morning. The topic was ‘Growth Mindset’. Stephanie’s next counseling lesson will be on the next day 7 - Thurs. 29 Nov. at the usual time: 8:30-9:00am.

UPCOMING NOV. & DEC. CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Fri. 30 Nov: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
G5 Christmas Ornaments Assembly Line in the common area from 1:30-2:30pm.
ES Semester 1 ASAs end

Sun. 2 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Sun. 9 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Mon. 10 Dec: Grade 5 will begin a Science Design Thinking project focusing on sustainable energy in the Maker Space and science labs starting Dec. 10-21st. Students can bring in cardboard, recyclable materials or other odds and ends (buttons, toilet roll tubes, take out containers, egg cartons, old fabric - anything really) to use for their sustainable energy projects. 

Thurs. 13 Dec: Christmas Around the World from 8:00am-2:00pm in the ES Theater

Fri. 14 Dec: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.

Fri 21 Dec: Last day of semester 1. Students’ semester 1 report cards will be available online in PowerSchool from 2:45pm

Mon. 14 Jan. 2019: First day of semester 2

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David

Newsletter no. 14 Mon. 12 Nov. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 14
MON. 12 NOV. 2018

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 12 Nov. - day 3:

Tues. 13 Nov. - day 4:

Wed. 14 Nov. - day 5: Parent Workshop: ‘Learning in the ES’ from 8:15-9:45am. See GLC message for details.

Thurs. 15 Nov. - day 6:

Fri. 16 Nov. - day 7:

Sun. 18 Nov: Next KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

STUDENTS LEAVING ISKL AT THE END OF FIRST SEMESTER
If you know that you are leaving KL and moving elsewhere at the end of this semester, please let me know and also contact Uma Esvaran in the Admissions/Student Services Office. (Her Panther Apps email address is uesvaran@iskl.edu.my) The ES Administration is trying to get a handle on who will be leaving in December to help plan for second semester. Thanks for your attention to this.  As you know, the first semester ends on Friday 15 Dec. If you are planning to leave early on your end of semester break, please also let me know, so I know how many students will be at school for planning purposes.

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued our second reading unit titled: ‘Tackling Complexity: Summarizing & Synthesizing Nonfiction’, which focuses on text structures and how these structures help support the main ideas. In their book club groups, students read and discussed a variety of informational texts.  This unit is integrated with our second writing unit titled, ‘Informational Writing’ and our first science unit, titled ‘Sustainable Energy’, so students will also be using texts on this topic to improve their nonfiction reading. The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. I also continued reading our current read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students completed Unit 2: Adding & Subtracting Fractions. They also completed a fun activity titled ‘A Shape Riddle’, which required them to solve various addition and subtraction of fractions problems and then use their answers to solve a riddle. They also reviewed the unit before they completed the end-of-unit summative assessment. Finally, they played games of ‘Battleship’ with a partner, which was a tuning in to the next unit - Unit 3: The Coordinate Plane. Here are the Enduring Understandings, the Essential Questions, the Unit Questions, Knowledge and Skills for the unit:
Enduring Understandings:
Patterns follow rules
Patterns can be used to identify relationships between two quantities
Mathematical relationships represented by rules can also be represented by a graph of the rule
Essential Questions:
How does the coordinate system work?
How does the coordinate plane show a relationship between quantities?
Unit Questions:
How do I create numeric patterns using given rules?
What is a coordinate plane?
How do I graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane?
Knowledge:
Numerical patterns
Coordinate plane
Ordered pairs
x/y- axis
Parallel/perpendicular lines
Quadrants
Skills:
Generate numerical patterns
Form ordered pairs from corresponding terms
Graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane
Discuss the relationship of corresponding terms
Locate an ordered pair on a coordinate plane
Solve real world problems involving the coordinate plane

Science:
Last week, the students continued our first science unit titled, ‘Sustainable Energy’. The students also began working in partnerships in science lab. 3 on our ‘Electrical Circuits Explorations 1’, where they had to experiment with connecting various wires, a battery and a light bulb to make a circuit. They also returned to science lab. 3 for their second lesson where they had to add a ‘switch’ made from a small square of cardboard, 2 metal fasteners and a paperclip. This coming week, the students will return for their third lesson where they have to solve various electrical circuits puzzles. They are recording their learning in an ‘Electrical Circuits’ booklet. The students also began watching various Brainpop energy videos and taking notes using the two-column method. They also have to complete the video review quiz and also write a topic sentence on the content of the video. Last Friday, Andy Baker - Petroleum Engineer with Schlumberger - conducted a presentation on 'Fossil Fuels' in the G5 common area from 11:00-12:00.
   
COUNSELING LESSONS
The counseling lesson conducted last Mon. morning by Stephanie Stone, our G3-5 Student Counselor, was a joint effort with Steve Katz, our Info. Lit. teacher. Stephanie and Steve conducted a lesson titled, ‘Digital Citizenship’, which taught the students how to conduct themselves and keep themselves safe online. Stephanie’s next guidance lesson will be on the next day 7 - Fri. 16 Nov. at the usual time: 8:30-9:00am.

UPCOMING NOV. & DEC. CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Tues. 20 Nov: Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday holiday - no school

Wed. 21 Nov. - day 1: Mr. Hector Ingram will conduct a presentation on ‘Wind Energy and Biomass’ to all G5 students in the common area from 1:45-2:30pm.

Fri. 23 Nov: Deepavali Cultural Day. Assembly from 10:50-11:30am

Fri. 30 Nov: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
ES Semester 1 ASAs end

Sun. 2 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Sun. 9 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Mon. 10 Dec: Grade 5 will begin a Science Design Thinking project focusing on sustainable energy in the Maker Space and science labs starting Dec. 10-21st. Students can bring in cardboard, recyclable materials or other odds and ends (buttons, toilet roll tubes, take out containers, egg cartons, old fabric - anything really) to use for their sustainable energy projects. 

Thurs. 13 Dec: Christmas Around the World from 8:00am-2:00pm in the ES Theater

Fri. 14 Dec: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.

Wed. 19 Dec: G3-5 Track ‘n’ Field Day from 8:15-11:00am. This event has been postponed until semester 2 as the field will not be ready by Dec.

Fri 21 Dec: Last day of semester 1. Students’ semester 1 report cards will be available online in PowerSchool from 2:45pm

Mon. 14 Jan. 2019: First day of semester 2

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David

G5 Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: November 5-9, 2018

Curriculum Information for the Week:
Literacy:
Students will be starting their Nonfiction reading and writing unit.  We will focus on text structures and how these structures help support the main ideas.  Students will read from a variety of informational text, including picture books and articles.  This unit will be integrated with our science unit, so students will be using texts about sustainable energy to improve their nonfiction reading.

Math:
Students will finish up Unit 2-Adding and Subtracting fractions.  This week classes will focus on word problems including mixed numbers, addition and subtraction. As we venture into our next unit, coordinate planes, we will continue to review our learning from Unit 1 and Unit 2 in the daily warm ups.

Unit of Study: 
We will get started with our Sustainable Energy unit.  Classes started with tuning in activities, which sparked curiosity.  This week classes will have their first science lab exploration, focusing on circuits.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Monday, November 5-No After School Activities
Tuesday, November 6-No School-Deepavali
Friday, November 9-Flag Parade
Saturday, November 10-International Fest

Highlight - Last Week:
We have completed our literary essay unit.  Students worked hard to show their learning on the on-demand assessment.

Newsletter no. 13 Mon. 5 Nov. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 13
MON. 5 NOV. 2018

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
A reminder that there will be no After School Activities on Monday 5 Nov. Heavy traffic is expected in and around KL on the eve of the Deepavali Holiday (Tuesday 6 Nov).  All ES students will return home on the regular school bus at 2:45pm on Monday 5 Nov. There is no school on Tuesday 6 Nov. For those celebrating this holiday, "Happy Deepavali".

Mon. 5 Nov. - day 7: No ES ASAs due to the Deepavali holiday the next day

Tues. 6 Nov: Deepavali holiday - no school

Wed. 7 Nov. - day 8:

Thurs. 8 Nov. - day 1:

Fri. 9 Nov. - day 2: ES International Fest Flag Parade, from 8:15-9:00am. Details TBA.
‘Fossil Fuels’ presentation by Andy Baker - time 11:00am - 12:00pm in the G5 common area

Sat. 10 Nov: International Fest at the ISKL Ampang Hilir Campus from 4:00-8:00pm. Details TBA

INTERNATIONAL FEST FLAG PARADE IN THE ES
From the ES Admin:
International Day will be celebrated in the ES on Friday 9 Nov. from 8:15am with a parade and assembly. This is an exciting event - our first International Day Flag Parade and Assembly at our new campus!  Our community is very diverse and we want to help our students understand the strength and richness that comes from our differences while recognizing our commonalities. Students may wear their home country traditional dress, a piece of clothing identifying their home country or the ISKL International Fest tee shirt. The assembly will start with the flag parade around the school followed by an assembly/gathering in the Amphitheater (if it’s raining the assembly will be moved to the ES Gym) to honor each country represented. Parents are invited to attend this special occasion.

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students completed their realistic fiction book clubs and began our second reading unit titled: ‘Tackling Complexity: Summarizing & Synthesizing Nonfiction’. We will focus on text structures and how these structures help support the main ideas. Students will read from a variety of informational texts, including picture books and articles.  This unit will be integrated with our science unit titled Sustainable Energy, so students will also be using texts on this topic to improve their nonfiction reading. During Writing Workshop lessons, the students began unit 2 titled, ‘Informational Writing’. They completed a pre-assessment task with the following prompt:
Think of a topic that you know or have studied about. You will write an informational text that teaches others interesting and important information and ideas about that topic. You have 60 minutes to plan, draft, revise and edit this writing.  Write in a way that allows you to show off all you know about informational writing.
In your writing, make sure you include:
-Write a beginning that gets readers interested in the subject and sets them up to learn more about it.
-Include facts and details (examples, stories, statistics, expert words) to teach readers important information and ideas about the subject.
-Organize your writing using transitions words to help readers understand how the information goes together.
-Write an ending, ideally one that reminds readers why this subject is important.
On the preceding day, students were given 30 minutes of online research, where they could take notes. They could use their notes the next day to help them write their essay.
The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. The students also worked on a blog post of their Melaka trip and used pics taken from the trip. I also continued reading our current read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:55 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students continued their current math unit, titled, Unit 2: Adding & Subtracting Fractions. They completed these lessons:
Lesson 5: Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Lesson 6: Adding Fractions Using Like Units
Lesson 7: Adding Mixed Numbers Greater Than 2 Using Like Units
Lesson 8: Subtracting Fractions Using Like Units
Lesson 9: Subtracting Mixed Numbers Using Like Units

Social Studies:
Last week, the students began our first science unit titled, ‘Sustainable Energy’. Last Thurs. 1 Nov.  they participated in a whole grade level tuning-in to the unit learning experiences, where the students rotated by class around the five G5 classrooms. for 5 X 20 minute sessions from 10:30am - 12:30pm.
Here’s a list of each tuning-in learning experience and the teacher:
Electrical Gadgets Exploration - 5DH
Solar Light - 5CC
Basic Magnets - 5JV
What is Electricity - 5KC
Thinking Green vocabulary picture prompt - 5CB
Last Fri. 2 Nov. the students also began working in partnerships in science lab. 3 from 10:30-11:15am on our ‘Electrical Circuits Explorations 1’. They will return to science lab. 3 this coming Wed. for Electrical Circuits exploration 2 & Mon. 12 Nov. for Electrical Circuits 3. They are recording their learning in an ‘Electrical Circuits’ booklet.
Here is the Enduring Understanding, Essential Questions, Unit Questions, Knowledge and Skills for the unit:
Enduring Understanding:
Energy consumption and transformation have implications that require us to consider sustainable practices.
Essential Questions:
What are the different forms of energy? (renewable/nonrenewable)
How is energy harnessed, transformed and stored? (Potential/Kinetic)
What are the implications of energy consumption and transformation?
What are sustainable energy practices?
How can we use our understanding of scientific investigation to develop a sustainable energy device? (look for resources e.g. solar panels)
Unit Questions:
What are the forms of energy?
How can energy be transferred from one form to another?
What sources of energy are there beyond fossil fuels?
How is energy essential to our everyday life?
How do we record scientific findings?
How do we harness the available energy sources?
How do we convert energy sources into usable forms? (Electricity)
What is a “responsible” use of energy?
Knowledge:
Energy sources
renewable/non renewable energy
Kinetic and potential energy
Electricity
conservation/harnessing or transforming energy to develop alternative energy sources
Sustainable and responsible energy usage
Skills:
Identify forms of energy
Explain how we convert/transform energy sources
List responsible uses of energy
Analyze energy use and sustainable practices
Define characteristics of renewable vs. non-renewable energy sources
Scientific inquiry (Claim, Evidence, Reason)
   
COUNSELING LESSONS
There was no counseling lesson last week. Stephanie Stone, our G3-5 Student Counselor, will conduct her next guidance lesson on Mon. 5 Nov. at the usual time: 8:30-9:00am.

STUDENTS LEAVING ISKL AT THE END OF FIRST SEMESTER
If you know that you are leaving KL and moving elsewhere at the end of this semester, please let me know and also contact Uma Esvaran in the Admissions/Student Services Office. (Her Panther Apps email address is uesvaran@iskl.edu.my) The ES Administration is trying to get a handle on who will be leaving in December to help plan for second semester. Thanks for your attention to this.  As you know, the first semester ends on Friday 15 Dec. If you are planning to leave early on your end of semester break, please also let me know, so I know how many students will be at school for planning purposes.

UPCOMING NOV. & DEC. CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Wed. 14 Nov: Parent Workshop: ‘Learning in the ES’ from 8:15-9:45am. Details TBA.

Sun. 18 Nov: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Tues. 20 Nov: Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday holiday - no school

Fri. 23 Nov: Deepavali Cultural Day. Assembly from 10:50-11:30am

Fri. 30 Nov: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
ES Semester 1 ASAs end

Sun. 2 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Sun. 9 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Thurs. 13 Dec: Christmas Around the World from 8:00am-2:00pm in the ES Theater

Fri. 14 Dec: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.

Wed. 19 Dec: G3-5 Track ‘n’ Field Day from 8:15-11:00am

Fri 21 Dec: Last day of semester 1. Students’ semester 1 report cards will be available online in PowerSchool from 2:45pm

Mon. 14 Jan. 2019: First day of semester 2

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David

G5 Weekly Newlsetter

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates:  October 29-November 2, 2018 

Curriculum Information for the Week:
Literacy: 
We hear from many parents, how do I support my child in reading anything but fantasy? Well the next reading and writing units are a supportive step in that direction. From now until the winter break students will be immersed in the world of nonfiction (but still have that independent choice reading book!). In fifth grade we ask them to tackle a more complex text and look at how the content is organized, how to decode content specific words, and how to approach a text with multiple main ideas. Since reading and writing are heavily linked, we will also be asking kids to produce this type of writing aligned with our science unit on renewable energy.  As a parent you can support by talking about articles that you are reading, current events, or interesting non-fiction books that you have read (in any language!). Who knows, maybe they will set down Percy Jackson for a few minutes...by choice! 

Math: 
Adding and Subtracting Fractions continues this week as we move into operations with mixed numbers and unlike denominators. Students will continue to develop their conceptual understanding by drawing and labeling rectangular fraction models to show their thinking.

Unit of Study: 
The students will  finish our learning on Types of Government, and reflect on the Melaka trip. We will also start our first science unit of the year, where students study energy sources and its properties as well as sustainable alternative energy sources.  They will also be participating  in a variety of lab experiences, looking at electrical circuits, energy consumption and conservation. You can support at home by engaging with your child’s home learning. There is always a component linked to our Unit of Study!

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC updates)
This Week: 
ES Halloween Dress UP Day, Wed Oct 31, School Policy: NO weapons, NO masks, NO scary costumes

Upcoming Events :
New Event: Bake Sale for International Fest click HERE for details
Sat Nov. 10, ISKL Annual International Festival, 4:00 pm - 8:00, see flyer below
Tues Nov. 13, Deepavali Cultural Celebration Tour,  Temple of Fine Arts. More details coming soon.
ES Dress Up Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details

Highlight From Last Week:
What an amazing trip as students climbed a ropes course, wondered about the rich history of Malaysia and of course went swimming in Melaka. You know it was a rich experience when kids come home smiling and exhausted.

A HUGE SHOUTOUT to our parent volunteers who joined us in Melaka. We could not have had a successful trip without you!!!

Children’s Hospital visits sign up doc is >>HERE<<
Our next visit is on Sunday 4 Nov.

Newsletter no. 12 Mon. 29 Oct. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 12
MON. 29 OCT. 2018

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 29 Oct. - day 2:

Tues. 30 Oct. - day 3:

Wed. 31 Oct. - day 4: ES Halloween Dress-up Day - see item below for details

Thurs. 1 Nov. - day 5: G5 Sustainable Energy science unit tuning in rotational activities from 10:30am - 12:30pm. Each class will start in their home room and then every 20 min.  move to the next classroom to be involved in a different activity to do with energy. 

Fri. 2 Nov. - day 6:

Sun. 4 Nov: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Mon. 5 Nov: No ES ASAs due to the Deepavali holiday the next day

MELAKA TRIP THANKS
We had many wonderful experiences last Tues. and Wed. at Skytrex Melaka on the ‘Pahlawan Thrill’ elevated ropes course and Skymatch team building games, swimming and buffet dinner at The Malacca Club and also touring four of the many museums and historical sights in old Melaka. While it was obvious that a few students were taken out of their comfort zone at Skytrex, they applied a growth mindset and perseverance and all students were able to complete the course. Undoubtedly, the students’ first hand experiences in Melaka deepened their understanding of the history of leadership and government in Melaka. Overall, the students were very well behaved and conducted themselves well on the trip. Very special thanks to our parent chaperones - Sarah Galvin (Chloe’s mum), Bart Field (James’ dad) and Mahetab Abdelaziz (Adam’s mum) for taking the time to help us. Your participation was vital in helping us to manage such a large group of students and keep them all safe.

HALLOWEEN IN THE ES
From the ES Admin:
In the ES, only two parties (one at the end of each semester) will be scheduled each year.  Halloween on Wed. 31 Oct. will be a dress up day in the ES only, with no parties (except for Prep R/J). Students may wear simple costumes to school. Elaborate costumes may be brought to school and students may change into them after they arrive and change back into their uniform for the journey home. Students and parents are asked to think about making costumes sustainable. Look around your house for materials, clothing etc. that you can reuse/repurpose. If students have PE, they should come to school dressed in their PE uniforms and change into their Halloween costumes later. If students have swimming, they should come to school dressed in their Halloween costume.

INTERNATIONAL FEST FLAG PARADE IN THE ES
From the ES Admin:
International Day will be celebrated in the ES on Friday 9 Nov. from 8:15am with a parade and assembly. Our community is very diverse and we want to help our students understand the strength and richness that comes from our differences while recognizing our commonalities. Students may wear their home country traditional dress, a piece of clothing identifying their home country or the ISKL International Fest tee shirt. The assembly will start with the flag parade around the school followed by an assembly/gathering in the ES Theater to honor each country represented.  We are working on the details of how it will look in our new campus.  More details to come!

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, when the students returned from Melaka, they continued reading their latest realistic fiction books in their book clubs, using thinkmarks to guide discussion and sequence brain frames to record the important events happening in their books. During Writing Workshop lessons, the students continued working on their writing unit 1: Literary Essay (opinion). They completed the writing of their essays on a Google doc and they self-assessed their work using our opinion writing rubric. The students also completed their on-demand opinion writing summative assessment. The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. The students also worked on a blog post of their Melaka trip and used pics taken from the trip. I also continued reading our current read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:55 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students continued their current math unit, titled, Unit 2: Adding & Subtracting Fractions. They completed these lessons:
Lesson 4: Using Equivalent Fractions to Subtract
Checkpoint formative assessment
Lesson 5: Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Social Studies:
Last week, the students followed up our Melaka trip, by writing about their experiences on their student blog. They also used a photo or two from a shared folder of photos taken on the trip.

UPCOMING OCT. NOV. & DEC. CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Sun. 4 Nov: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Mon. 5 Nov: No ES ASAs due to the Deepavali holiday the next day

Tues. 6 Nov: Deepavali holiday - no school

Fri. 9 Nov: ES International Fest Flag Parade, from 8:15-9:00am. Details TBA.
‘Fossil Fuels’ presentation by Andy Baker - time TBA

Sat. 10 Nov: International Fest at the ISKL Ampang Hilir Campus from 4:00-8:00pm. Details TBA

Wed. 14 Nov: Parent Workshop: ‘Learning in the ES’ from 8:15-9:45am. Details TBA.

Sun. 18 Nov: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Tues. 20 Nov: Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday holiday - no school

Fri. 23 Nov: Deepavali Cultural Day. Assembly from 10:50-11:30am

Fri. 30 Nov: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
ES Semester 1 ASAs end

Sun. 2 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Sun. 9 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Thurs. 13 Dec: Christmas Around the World from 8:00am-2:00pm in the ES Theater

Fri. 14 Dec: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.

Wed. 19 Dec: G3-5 Track ‘n’ Field Day from 8:15-11:00am

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David

G5 Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates:  October 22-26, 2018


Curriculum Information for the Week:
Literacy:
Just prior to and following our annual trip to Melaka this week, the students will continue working in their book club groups using discussions to help them stretch their thinking about the book and identify themes or life lessons using evidence from the text. In writing, they will complete their literary essays, which also discuss themes.

Math: 
Adding and Subtracting Fractions continues this week as we move into operations with mixed numbers and unlike denominators. Students will continue to develop their conceptual understanding by drawing and labeling rectangular fraction models to show their thinking.

Unit of Study: 
The students will continue our learning on Types of Government, and conclude our preparation for the Melaka trip by looking into the rich history of Melaka.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC updates)
This Week:
Tues. 23 & Wed. 24 Oct: 5DH & 5KC will travel to Melaka. 8:00am departure.
Wed. 24 & Thurs. 25 Oct: 5CB, 5CC & 5JV will travel to Melaka. 8:00am departure.
Special thanks to our parent chaperones who are volunteering their time to help us keep the students safe on the trip.

Upcoming Events:
ES Halloween Dress UP Day, Wed Oct 31, School Policy: NO weapons, NO masks, NO scary costumes
Sat Nov. 10, ISKL Annual International Festival, 4:00 - 8:00pm
Tues Nov. 13, Deepavali Cultural Celebration Tour,  Temple of Fine Arts. More details coming soon.

Highlight From Last Week:
The students had opportunities to watch ISKL volleyball and cross country teams compete at the IASAS tournament last Thurs. Fri. and Sat. at our new gyms and fields! 

Children’s Hospital visits sign up doc is >>HERE<<
Our next visit is on Sunday 4 Nov.

Newsletter no. 11 Mon. 22 Oct. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 11
MON. 22 OCT. 2018

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 22 Oct: Faculty Inservice Day - no school for students

Tues. 23 Oct. - day 6 & Wed. 24 Oct. - day 7: G5 Melaka overnight trip:
5DH & 5KC will go to Melaka on Tues. 23 & Wed. 24 Oct.
5CB, 5CC & 5JV will go to Melaka on Wed. 24 & Thurs. 25 Oct.

Thurs. 25 Oct. - day 8:

Fri. 26 Oct. - day 1:

MELAKA FIELD TRIP PREPARATION
A reminder that 5DH & 5KC students, teachers and parent chaperones will be traveling to Melaka on Pandujaya buses this Tues. 23 Oct, leaving school at 8:00am sharp and returning to school on Wed. 24 Oct. at approx. 4:30pm. Please remember to pick up your child at the ES entrance foyer on Wed. 24 Oct. We appreciate the help of our parent chaperones to keep the students safe in Melaka. A reminder - the students will also need to pack their swimsuits, towels etc. because we’ll be swimming at The Malacca Club pool from 6:30-7:00pm on Tues. 23 Oct. Regarding packing, please ensure your child packs the following into their backpack NOT their bigger bag: Snack & lunch on the first day, drink bottle, hat, sunscreen and a small hand towel would be a good idea, RM50 in small notes, camera (optional), book to read, pack of cards. The reason we are asking for the above items to be packed in your child’s backpack is because it will be difficult and time consuming to get access to their bigger bags until we arrive in Melaka because they will be stored in the baggage compartment of the bus. All other items on the packing list should be packed in your child’s bigger bag. When your child arrives at school on Tues. morning, whether by their usual bus or car, they should drop their bigger bag in the Movement Room, near the ES entrance foyer on the way to the Band rooms and bring their smaller backpack upstairs to the classroom. I need to do student attendance before we leave. If your child takes regular medication, please remind him/her to hand the medication to me for dispensing when they arrive in the classroom on Tues. 23 Oct. Thanks in advance for your help and support in getting your child prepared for our Melaka trip.

INTERNATIONAL FEST FLAG PARADE IN THE ES
From the ES Admin:
International Day will be celebrated in the ES on Friday 9 Nov. from 8:15am with a parade and assembly. Our community is very diverse and we want to help our students understand the strength and richness that comes from our differences while recognizing our commonalities. Students may wear their home country traditional dress, a piece of clothing identifying their home country or the ISKL International Fest tee shirt. The assembly will start with the flag parade around the school followed by an assembly/gathering in the ES Theater to honor each country represented.  We are working on the details of how it will look in our new campus.  More details to come!

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued reading their latest realistic fiction books in their book clubs, using thinkmarks to guide discussion and sequence brain frames to record the important events happening in their books. During Writing Workshop lessons, the students continued working on their writing unit 1: Literary Essay (opinion). They completed the writing of their essays on a Google doc.  The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. I also continued reading our current read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:55 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students continued their current math unit, titled, Unit 2: Adding & Subtracting Fractions. They completed these lessons:
Lesson 2: Using Equivalent Fraction to Add
Lesson 3: Using Equivalent Fractions to Add Mixed Numbers
Lesson 4: Using Equivalent Fractions to Subtract

Social Studies:
Last week, to prepare the students for our Melaka trip, I continued introducing them to the various waves of leaders and governments that came to power in Melaka. The students learned about the 7 voyages of Admiral Zheng He’s (Cheng Ho) Treasure Fleet from China to Melaka from 1405 to 1434 and the arrival of the Portuguese more than a century later in 1511. The students also learned about the arrival of the Dutch in 1641, the British and the Japanese and the return to British rule in 1945 after the end of WWII, followed by Malaysia’s independence in 1957.

Counseling Lesson:
Stephanie Stone, our G4 & 5 Counselor, conducted her regular class lesson last Wed. morning from 8:00-8:30am continuing her series of lessons on ‘Growth V Fixed Mindset’.

UPCOMING OCT. NOV. & DEC. CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Wed. 31 Oct: ES Halloween Dress-up Day

Sun. 4 Nov: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Mon. 5 Nov: No ES ASAs due to the Deepavali holiday the next day

Tues. 6 Nov: Deepavali holiday - no school

Fri. 9 Nov: ES International Fest Flag Parade, from 8:15-9:00am. Details TBA.
‘Fossil Fuels’ presentation by Andy Baker - time TBA

Sat. 10 Nov: International Fest at the ISKL Ampang Hilir Campus from 4:00-8:00pm. Details TBA

Wed. 14 Nov: Parent Workshop: ‘Learning in the ES’ from 8:15-9:45am. Details TBA.

Sun. 18 Nov: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Tues. 20 Nov: Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday holiday - no school

Fri. 23 Nov: Deepavali Cultural Day. Assembly from 10:50-11:30am

Fri. 30 Nov: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
ES Semester 1 ASAs end

Sun. 2 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Sun. 9 Dec: KL Children’s Hospital Visit from 9:30am-12:00pm

Thurs. 13 Dec: Christmas Around the World from 8:00am-2:00pm in the ES Theater

Fri. 14 Dec: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.

Wed. 19 Dec: G3-5 Track ‘n’ Field Day from 8:15-11:00am

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David

G5 Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates:  October 15-19, 2018


Curriculum Information for the Week:
Literacy:
Students are continuing with book club groups using discussions to help them stretch their thinking about the book and develop themes. We are encouraging students to think about what they are learning about real life from their books. These ideas that are generated from their book club books will be used in their literary essays, which we will continue to learn about next week.

Math: 
Adding and Subtracting Fractions continues this week as we move into operations with unlike denominators. Students will develop conceptual understanding using manipulatives and models to show their thinking.

Unit of Study: 
We will continue our learning on Types of Government, and will begin our preparation for Melaka trip by looking into the history of the area.

For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information:(also see GLC updates)
This Week:
Tues Oct 16, PTA Meeting, 9:30-11:30, MPR 3, click HERE to RSVP (helpful for planning purposes)
Wed Oct 17, HOS Coffee, 9:30-11:00, MPR3 Click Google Reply Form to RSVP click HERE for letter
Friday Oct 19 RED HAT Free Dress Days for RM 5 Donation to charity

Upcoming Events :
New Event: Fri Oct 26, 6:30-8:00, 1st Annual PTA Family Trunk or Treat, click HERE to sign up and see flyer below for more details.
ES Halloween Dress UP Day, Wed Oct 31, School Policy: NO weapons, NO masks, NO scary costumes
New Event: Bake Sale for International Fest click HERE for details
Sat Nov 10, ISKL Annual International Festival, 4:00 pm - 8:00, see flyer below
Tues Nov 13, Deepavali Cultural Celebration Tour,  Temple of Fine Arts. More details coming soon.
ES Dress Up Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details
Grade 5 Specific:
Tues 23 - Wed 24. Oct - Melaka Trip - 5DH, 5KC 
Wed 24 - Thurs 25. Oct Melaka Trip - 5CB, 5CC and 5JV

Highlight from Last Week:
The kiddos have a great Social Change Makers Conference on Thursday last week listening to passionate social change makers in our society. We look forward to our students’ future contribution as new change makers, and we are also excited welcome more speakers in early April 2019.

Our KL Children’s Hospital visits started yesterday with our students. There are more opportunities for your child to partake in this great community service. If you haven’t yet signed up, do so >>HERE<<

Newsletter no. 10 Mon. 15 Oct. 2018

NEWSLETTER NO. 10
MON. 15 OCT. 2018

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 15 Oct. - day 1:

Tues. 16 Oct. - day 2: Final Melaka trip parent information letter will be sent home with your child.

Wed. 17 Oct. - day 3:

Thurs. 18 Oct. - day 4:

Fri. 19 Oct. - day 5: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day. Students can bring a RM5 donation.

Mon. 22 Oct: Faculty Inservice Day - no school for students

Tues. 23, Wed. 24 & Thurs. 25 Oct. days 6, 7 & 8: G5 Melaka overnight trip:
5DH & 5KC will go on Tues. 23 & Wed. 24 Oct.
5CB, 5CC & 5JV will go on Wed. 24 & Thurs. 25 Oct.

G5 MELAKA TRIP PARENT PRESENTATION MEETING THANKS
Thank you to the many parents who were able to attend our Melaka trip presentation last Thurs. morning in MPR4. I hope you have a clearer picture of our trip plans, learning goals and student expectations. Special thanks to our G5 GLC - John Beattie - for booking MPR4 and organizing the furniture. We are in the final stages of our plans for the trip. A hard copy of the final letter to parents containing trip details will be sent home with your child on Tues. 16 Oct. It will also contain a student packing list and trip itinerary, so please look out for it. If you lose this letter, don’t worry. I’ll upload a copy on the 5DH Class Blog under ‘Class Documents’

MELAKA FIELD TRIP PLANS
A reminder that 5DH & 5KC students, teachers and parent chaperones will be traveling to Melaka on buses next Tues. 23 Oct, leaving school around 8:00am and returning to school on Wed. 24 Oct. at approx. 4:30pm. We appreciate the help of our parent chaperones to supervise the students in Melaka. A reminder the students will also need to pack their swimsuits, towels etc. because we’ll be swimming at The Malacca Club pool from 6:30-7:00pm on Tues. 23 Oct. Regarding packing, please ensure your child packs the following into their backpack NOT their bigger bag: Snack & lunch on the first day, drink bottle, hat, sunscreen and a small hand towel, RM50, camera (optional), book to read, pack of cards. The reason we are asking for the above items to be packed in your child’s backpack is because it will be difficult and time consuming to get access to their bigger bags until we arrive in Melaka because they will be stored in the baggage compartment of the bus. All other items on the packing list should be packed in your child’s bigger bag. When your child arrives at school on Tues. morning, whether by their usual bus or car, they should drop their bigger bag in the car rider’s lounge at the ES entrance foyer and bring their smaller backpack upstairs to the classroom. Teachers need to do student attendance before we leave. If your child takes regular medication, please remind him/her to hand the medication to me for dispensing when they arrive in the classroom on Tues. 23 Oct. Thanks in advance for your help and support in getting your child prepared for our Melaka trip.

G5 SOCIAL CHANGE MAKER’S CONFERENCE (SCMC) THANKS
Thanks to the many parents who were able to attend whole or part of our SCMC last Thurs. 11 Oct. The students were very interested in learning about our presenters and the important work they are doing on social issues in the local community. We hope you also found the event interesting and engaging.

FIRST KL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CANCER WARD VISIT
On Sun. 14 Oct. Karen Callahan and myself took 14 G5 students on our first visit to the hospital for 2018-2019. Avae, Emily, Sukriti, Chloe and Zhee Loc represented 5DH. The girls did a great job of being flexible, responsible, independent, creative, welcoming and most of all having some fun with some very sick kids. Our next G5 hospital visit will be on Sun. 4 Nov. G5 students have responded remarkably well to signing up for the various semester 1 dates. As a result, all dates are full. In early Nov. I will be working on our semester 2 dates. When finalized, I’ll let you and the students know when they can sign up for some more dates.

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued reading their latest realistic fiction books in their book clubs, using thinkmarks to guide discussion and sequence brain frames to record the important events happening in their books. During Writing Workshop lessons, the students continued working on their writing unit 1: Literary Essay (opinion). They continued writing the essay on a Google doc. The students have chosen a book to focus on, made a claim about a theme (author’s message) in the book and they’re working on backing up their claim using reasons and evidence. The essay will be five paragraphs with an introduction, three body paragraphs and a conclusion. The students also continued their year-long ‘Free Choice Writing Project’ where they continued the process of writing and publishing their own realistic or fantasy story on their laptops using a Google doc. I also began a new read aloud titled, ‘Refugee’ by Alan Gratz. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:55 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students continued their current math unit, titled, Unit 2: Adding & Subtracting Fractions. They completed these lessons:
Lesson 1: Equivalent Fractions
Lesson 2: Using Equivalent Fraction to Add

Social Studies:
Last week, to prepare the students for our Melaka trip, I continued introducing them to the various waves of leaders and governments that came to power in Melaka by reading aloud ‘A Children’s History of Malaysia’ by Tunku Halim, which introduced Parameswara, the first Sultan of Melaka in 1400. Parameswara originally came from Palembang in Sumatra, Indonesia. This week, the students will also learn about the voyages of Admiral Zheng Ha (Cheng Ho) from China to Melaka in 1409 and the arrival of the Portuguese more than a century later in 1511. The students will also learn about the arrival of the Dutch, the British and the Japanese and they will place events and dates on an electronic timeline from the readwritethink.com website.

UPCOMING OCT. & NOV. CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Wed. 31 Oct: ES Halloween Dress-up Day

Mon. 5 Nov: No ES ASAs due to the Deepavali holiday the next day

Tues. 6 Nov: Deepavali holiday - no school

Fri. 9 Nov: ES International Fest Flag Parade, from 8:15-9:00am. Details TBA.

Sat. 10 Nov: International Fest at the ISKL Ampang Hilir Campus from 3:00-7:30pm. Details TBA

Wed. 14 Nov: Parent Workshop: ‘Learning in the ES’ from 8:15-9:45am. Details TBA.

Tues. 20 Nov: Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday holiday - no school

Fri. 23 Nov: Deepavali Cultural Day. Assembly from 10:50-11:30am

Fri. 30 Nov: Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
ES Semester 1 ASAs end

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David