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