Newsletter no. 38 Mon. 3 June 2019

NEWSLETTER NO. 38
MON. 3 JUNE 2019

Dear Parents,

REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:

Mon. 3 June - day 7:

Tues. 4 June - day 8: G5 Social Change Blackboard Project Shares:
10:30-11:15 - G5 students will share with other with other G5 students and teachers.
11:30-12:15 - G5 students will share with G4 students and teachers
1:30-2:30 - G5 students will share with parents. All parents of G5 students are invited to attend. Parents, please take your child’s Social Change Blackboard and art portfolio home with you following the blackboard share. 

Wed. 5 June & Thurs. 6 June: Hari Raya Puasa - no school

Fri. 7 June - day 1: Final Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation per student - RM5.
First Moving On Ceremony (MOC) practice in the RBGT from 1:30-2:30pm.

ISKL SUMMER PROGRAM
Summer Activities page.

WITHDRAWAL FROM ISKL
If your family will be withdrawing at the end of this school year, please ensure you have completed a formal withdrawal form HERE so that the school can prepare and release your child's final school reports in June. If you have any questions about re-enrollment or Withdrawal, please contact the Admissions Office: admissions@iskl.edu.my

G5 SUMMER READING LIST
Our Librarian - Suji Dehart - has updated the Summer Reading list page on the ES Library website. This page gives you a wide range of books to choose from, both in age of your kids, and also from different places. Also, here is a list of questions you can ask your child about their reading. I hope you find the above links useful.

CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students focused on working on the various pieces of work they need to produce for their Social Change Blackboards. They 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 continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.

Math:
Last week, the students continued working on our final math unit titled, ‘Unit 8: 2D Figures’. Lessons and learning experiences completed:
Lesson 2: Looking at the property list of quadrilaterals
Lesson 3: Investigating quadrilaterals
Lesson 4: Investigating parallelograms
Lesson 5: Investigating rectangles and rhombuses
The students also worked on 2D Figures using the online platform ‘Studyladder’. Students can also work on the Studyladder website at home by clicking on www.studyladder.com

SOCIAL STUDIES
Last week, the students continued our social studies unit titled, ‘Social Change’. The students worked on the various pieces of work they will need for their Social Change Blackboards.   

UPCOMING JUNE 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS

Mon. 10 June: Second MOC practice session in the RBGT from 11:30am-12:30pm.

Tues. 11 June: Third MOC practice session in the RBGT from 1:30-2:30pm

Tues. 11 June: KIVA Day, where all ES classes can use the Red Hats KIVA account to loan money to people in need around the world. See www.kiva.org

Thurs. 13 Jun: ES Farewell Assemblies in the Melawati Theatre: PR-G2 from 8:30-9:30am, G3-5 from 11:00am-12:00pm
HS Social Change Makers’ Conference in the G5 classrooms from 1:30-2:30pm

Fri. 14 Jun: Last day of school!
G5 Moving On Ceremony in the Robert B Gaw Theatre from 8:30-9:30am followed by a reception in the Community Room (MPR5/6) from 9:30-10:15am. G5 students may leave with parents following the reception.
11:30 ES Early dismissal. All school ‘clap-out’, where teachers farewell students.
12:00 Buses depart.

Until next week,

Best regards,         

David