Date April 15-19
Dear Parents,
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy:
Students will continue to learn about social issues, human rights and activists through historical fiction, biographical and autobiographical texts. They are also focusing on informational texts in their Book Clubs throughout this unit. Students will also continue to review and practice informational and opinion writing in this unit. Readers at this level will be asking themselves about author bias, comparing varying opinions and learning how to summarize more complex ideas.This work all culminates in our 'Night of the Notables' Presentation on Tuesday May 7.
Math:
The students will continue the unit titled ‘Order of Operations’, practicing this skill using daily warm ups, math lessons and in their math review home learning sheet. Students will continue to evaluate how to use numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets and braces. They will explain how to use these symbols in order to identify, write and describe simple numerical expressions.
Unit of Study:
The students will continue our unit titled, ‘Social Change’. One of the highlights of the G5 calendar - the “Night of the Notables” presentation, will be held on Tuesday May 7, from 5:00-6:00 pm in the Robert B. Gaw Theatre. All parents of G5 students are invited to attend. G5 students took home a hard copy of a parent letter two weeks ago, which explained our plans for the Night of the Notables presentation and also our plans for our drama workshops with Tim Howe and his HS drama students on Saturday 27 April. This week the students will continue reading historical fiction read alouds and historical fiction and social issue picture books. They will also continue researching their class social change topic for the Night of the Notables presentation and begin creating a class script. Here is a list of the social change topics each G5 class has chosen:
5JV - Child Labor
5CB - Gender Equality
5DH - Plastic Pollution
5KC - Education for All
5CC/KH - Animal Rights
For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.
The Summer Activities website is ready. If you’re going to be in town from 17-28 June, you can sign up your child/ren.
Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Tues April 23, Blue + Green Earth Day Dress Up Day ES
Tues April 23, ES Earth Day Assembly, Parents Welcome!, 8:45 AM PR-G2, 2:00 PM G3-G5, Melawati Theater
Apr 30, PTA Annual General Meeting (AGM), MPR 1, 9:30-11:00, for details and RSVP click HERE for RSVP (not required but appreciated for catering purposes)
ES Dress Up Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details
Tuesday May 7 - 5PM Grade 5 ‘Night of the Notables’ Presentation, RBG Theatre
Sunday, 14 April 2019
Newsletter no. 31 Mon. 15 Apr. 2019
NEWSLETTER NO. 31
MON. 15 APR. 2019
Dear Parents,
REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
ES Dress Up Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details
Mon. 15 Apr. - day 8:
Tues. 16 Apr. - day 1:
Wed. 17 Apr. - day 2:
Thurs. 18 Apr. - day 3:
Fri. 19 Apr. - day 4: Good Friday. School is in session. Red Hats’ Free Dress Day. Suggested donation for each student - RM5
G5 intro to RBG Theatre & Tech. All G5 classes will be scheduled to have some time in the theatre to experience the space, practice class items etc. in preparation for our drama workshops on Sat. 27 Apr.
Sat. 20 Apr: ISKL HS Earth Club’s Eco-market and Community Recycling Program in the Cell Phone Car Park from 9:00am-12:00pm. See item below for further details.
Mon. 22 Apr: ES Earth Week begins.
WORK SAMPLES SENT HOME
Last week, I asked your child to take home and share with you copies of 3 assessments:
1. Math Unit 5: Multiplying & dividing fraction end-of-unit assessment
2. Fantasy writing summative assessment
3. Fantasy reading summative assessment
If you haven’t seen them, please ask your child to locate them in their home learning pocket or backpack.
G5 DRAMA WORKSHOPS
Thanks to all parents and students for your support in returning the G5 Drama Workshop reply slips for Sat. 27 Apr. Nineteen out of 21 5DH students have signed up to attend our drama workshop with Tim Howe’s HS drama students from 2:00-3:00pm. Considering it’s on a weekend, I’m very happy with that number!
ISKL SUMMER PROGRAM
Dear ISKL Parents,
We are excited to announce the first year of ISKL Summer Activities at the new Ampang Hilir campus! Activities will run during the two weeks after school ends: June 17 to June 28, 2019 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. We have a lot of fun and exciting activities for students in the ES and shared activities for MS & HS students. For a list of activities and to sign up, please visit our Summer Activities page.
Can't wait to see your children there!
Summer Activities Coordinators - Cath Bae and Linnea Welker
SATURDAY 20 APRIL - ECO-MARKET
From the HS Earth Club:
What better way to spend your Saturday morning? Come to ISKL on Saturday April 20th, anytime between 9:00 am until 12:00 pm to check out our ECO MARKET, an event held by the High School Earth Club to foster a community of eco-mindedness. Enjoy live music, good food, eco-shopping, fresh produce. and INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS!
There will be:
- FRESH PRODUCE
- Kind Kones ICE CREAM
- Picha Project food
- Eat shoots and roots gardening products
- Speak skin care
- Second hand books
- Sewing crafts by refugees
- Zero waste products (the hive and frangipani)
- Sala vegan Mexican food
- ISKL clubs raising awareness and so much more :)
And of course, our monthly community recycling, along with:
- Glass recycling
- Tetra pack
- Clothing recycling, batteries, and electronics
- Second hand book collection
- All other usually recycled items
CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued our next reading and writing units. The reading unit it titled, ‘Unit 4: Informational Reading to Guide and Support Research’ and the writing unit is titled, ‘Unit 4: Expository Writing (information and opinion). Both literacy units are integrated with and support our social studies unit titled, ‘Social Change’. The students continued their historical fiction/biography books in their Book Clubs and for writing, they continued to work on writing/tweaking their group scripts for our class item vignettes for our class Night of the Notables presentation. 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. For read aloud, I continued reading a book titled, ‘A Long Walk to Water’, by Linda Sue Park. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.
Math:
Last week, the students began our next math unit titled, ‘Unit 6: Order of Operations’. Lessons completed:
Lesson 4: Money for Chores
Lesson 5: Hogwarts House Cup 1
Lesson 6: Hogwarts House Cup 2
Lesson 7: Hogwarts House Cup 3
Review of the unit
The students also worked on order of operations problems using the online platform ‘Studyladder’. Students can also work on the Studyladder website at home by clicking on www.studyladder.com
Early this coming week, the students will complete the end-of-unit written assessment. Our next math unit is titled, ‘Volume and Measurement’. Further details of the unit will be in next week’s newsletter.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Last week, the students continued our social studies unit titled, ‘Social Change’. As mentioned earlier, the students worked on our Night of the Notables presentation class item topic script on ‘Plastic Pollution’. On Friday afternoon, each group performed their item to the class audience and received feedback. This week, the groups will use that feedback to make their items even better. The students will also begin their individual research on a social change issue of their choice and the notable person/people they would like to focus on for their Social Change Blackboard Projects. Their first job will be to write a five paragraph information or opinion essay on their chosen social change issue and notable person/people.
COUNSELING LESSONS
Our G4&5 Counselor - Stephanie Stone was absent and not able to conduct her usual counseling lesson on Fri. 12 Apr. We’ll try to reschedule the lesson some time this week.
UPCOMING APR. & MAY 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Mon. 22 Apr: ES Earth Week begins.
Tues. 23 Apr: Blue + Green Earth Day Dress Up Day and ES Earth Day Assemblies: PR-G2 from 8:45-9:30am and G3-G5 from 2:00-2:45pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Fri. 26 Apr: MAP Test - Reading, from 10:30-11:30am.
Sat. 27 Apr: G5 & HS Drama Workshops from 8:00am-5:30pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Tues. 30 Apr: MAP Test - Math from 10:30-11:30am.
PTA Annual General Meeting (AGM), MPR 1, 9:30-11:00, for details and RSVP click HERE for RSVP (not required but appreciated for catering purposes)
Wed. 1 May: Labour Day holiday - no school
Thurs. 2 & Fri. 3 May: MAP Test make-up days (for any students who are absent on previous testing days)
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation class item run-throughs with Tim Howe, in the HS Drama Studio.
Fri. 3 May: Schoolwide Parent Volunteer Appreciation Brunch in MPR4 from 10:00 - 11:30am.
Mon. 6 May: Ramadan begins
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation run-through in the RBG Theatre from 10:45-12:00. Max Wright to take yearbook pics.
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ Presentation Tech & Dress Rehearsal with a G4 audience in the RBG Theatre from 1:45-2:40.
Tues. 7 May: G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ Presentation for parents in the Robert B Gaw Theatre from 5:00-6:00pm. Students stay at school after dismissal.
Thurs. 9 May: ES semester 2 ASAs finish.
Fri. 10 May: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
Tues. 14 May: ES Music Concert from 5:30-7:00pm
Mon. 20 May: Wesak Day holiday - no school
Tues. 21 May: Faculty Inservice Day - no school for students
Wed. 22 May: Nuzul Al-Quran holiday - no school
Fri. 24 May: ES Wet ‘n’ Wild Day. More details TBA
Mon. 27 May: G5 students orientation visit to the Middle School from 10:30am-12:30pm. More details TBA.
Until next week,
Best regards,
David
MON. 15 APR. 2019
Dear Parents,
REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
ES Dress Up Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details
Mon. 15 Apr. - day 8:
Tues. 16 Apr. - day 1:
Wed. 17 Apr. - day 2:
Thurs. 18 Apr. - day 3:
Fri. 19 Apr. - day 4: Good Friday. School is in session. Red Hats’ Free Dress Day. Suggested donation for each student - RM5
G5 intro to RBG Theatre & Tech. All G5 classes will be scheduled to have some time in the theatre to experience the space, practice class items etc. in preparation for our drama workshops on Sat. 27 Apr.
Sat. 20 Apr: ISKL HS Earth Club’s Eco-market and Community Recycling Program in the Cell Phone Car Park from 9:00am-12:00pm. See item below for further details.
Mon. 22 Apr: ES Earth Week begins.
WORK SAMPLES SENT HOME
Last week, I asked your child to take home and share with you copies of 3 assessments:
1. Math Unit 5: Multiplying & dividing fraction end-of-unit assessment
2. Fantasy writing summative assessment
3. Fantasy reading summative assessment
If you haven’t seen them, please ask your child to locate them in their home learning pocket or backpack.
G5 DRAMA WORKSHOPS
Thanks to all parents and students for your support in returning the G5 Drama Workshop reply slips for Sat. 27 Apr. Nineteen out of 21 5DH students have signed up to attend our drama workshop with Tim Howe’s HS drama students from 2:00-3:00pm. Considering it’s on a weekend, I’m very happy with that number!
ISKL SUMMER PROGRAM
Dear ISKL Parents,
We are excited to announce the first year of ISKL Summer Activities at the new Ampang Hilir campus! Activities will run during the two weeks after school ends: June 17 to June 28, 2019 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. We have a lot of fun and exciting activities for students in the ES and shared activities for MS & HS students. For a list of activities and to sign up, please visit our Summer Activities page.
Can't wait to see your children there!
Summer Activities Coordinators - Cath Bae and Linnea Welker
SATURDAY 20 APRIL - ECO-MARKET
From the HS Earth Club:
What better way to spend your Saturday morning? Come to ISKL on Saturday April 20th, anytime between 9:00 am until 12:00 pm to check out our ECO MARKET, an event held by the High School Earth Club to foster a community of eco-mindedness. Enjoy live music, good food, eco-shopping, fresh produce. and INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS!
There will be:
- FRESH PRODUCE
- Kind Kones ICE CREAM
- Picha Project food
- Eat shoots and roots gardening products
- Speak skin care
- Second hand books
- Sewing crafts by refugees
- Zero waste products (the hive and frangipani)
- Sala vegan Mexican food
- ISKL clubs raising awareness and so much more :)
And of course, our monthly community recycling, along with:
- Glass recycling
- Tetra pack
- Clothing recycling, batteries, and electronics
- Second hand book collection
- All other usually recycled items
CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued our next reading and writing units. The reading unit it titled, ‘Unit 4: Informational Reading to Guide and Support Research’ and the writing unit is titled, ‘Unit 4: Expository Writing (information and opinion). Both literacy units are integrated with and support our social studies unit titled, ‘Social Change’. The students continued their historical fiction/biography books in their Book Clubs and for writing, they continued to work on writing/tweaking their group scripts for our class item vignettes for our class Night of the Notables presentation. 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. For read aloud, I continued reading a book titled, ‘A Long Walk to Water’, by Linda Sue Park. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.
Math:
Last week, the students began our next math unit titled, ‘Unit 6: Order of Operations’. Lessons completed:
Lesson 4: Money for Chores
Lesson 5: Hogwarts House Cup 1
Lesson 6: Hogwarts House Cup 2
Lesson 7: Hogwarts House Cup 3
Review of the unit
The students also worked on order of operations problems using the online platform ‘Studyladder’. Students can also work on the Studyladder website at home by clicking on www.studyladder.com
Early this coming week, the students will complete the end-of-unit written assessment. Our next math unit is titled, ‘Volume and Measurement’. Further details of the unit will be in next week’s newsletter.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Last week, the students continued our social studies unit titled, ‘Social Change’. As mentioned earlier, the students worked on our Night of the Notables presentation class item topic script on ‘Plastic Pollution’. On Friday afternoon, each group performed their item to the class audience and received feedback. This week, the groups will use that feedback to make their items even better. The students will also begin their individual research on a social change issue of their choice and the notable person/people they would like to focus on for their Social Change Blackboard Projects. Their first job will be to write a five paragraph information or opinion essay on their chosen social change issue and notable person/people.
COUNSELING LESSONS
Our G4&5 Counselor - Stephanie Stone was absent and not able to conduct her usual counseling lesson on Fri. 12 Apr. We’ll try to reschedule the lesson some time this week.
UPCOMING APR. & MAY 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Mon. 22 Apr: ES Earth Week begins.
Tues. 23 Apr: Blue + Green Earth Day Dress Up Day and ES Earth Day Assemblies: PR-G2 from 8:45-9:30am and G3-G5 from 2:00-2:45pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Fri. 26 Apr: MAP Test - Reading, from 10:30-11:30am.
Sat. 27 Apr: G5 & HS Drama Workshops from 8:00am-5:30pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Tues. 30 Apr: MAP Test - Math from 10:30-11:30am.
PTA Annual General Meeting (AGM), MPR 1, 9:30-11:00, for details and RSVP click HERE for RSVP (not required but appreciated for catering purposes)
Wed. 1 May: Labour Day holiday - no school
Thurs. 2 & Fri. 3 May: MAP Test make-up days (for any students who are absent on previous testing days)
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation class item run-throughs with Tim Howe, in the HS Drama Studio.
Fri. 3 May: Schoolwide Parent Volunteer Appreciation Brunch in MPR4 from 10:00 - 11:30am.
Mon. 6 May: Ramadan begins
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation run-through in the RBG Theatre from 10:45-12:00. Max Wright to take yearbook pics.
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ Presentation Tech & Dress Rehearsal with a G4 audience in the RBG Theatre from 1:45-2:40.
Tues. 7 May: G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ Presentation for parents in the Robert B Gaw Theatre from 5:00-6:00pm. Students stay at school after dismissal.
Thurs. 9 May: ES semester 2 ASAs finish.
Fri. 10 May: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
Tues. 14 May: ES Music Concert from 5:30-7:00pm
Mon. 20 May: Wesak Day holiday - no school
Tues. 21 May: Faculty Inservice Day - no school for students
Wed. 22 May: Nuzul Al-Quran holiday - no school
Fri. 24 May: ES Wet ‘n’ Wild Day. More details TBA
Mon. 27 May: G5 students orientation visit to the Middle School from 10:30am-12:30pm. More details TBA.
Until next week,
Best regards,
David
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
G5 Weekly Newsletter
Date April 8-12
Dear Parents,
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy:
Students will continue to learn about social issues, human rights and activists through historical fiction, biographical and autobiographical texts. They are also focusing on informational texts in their Book Clubs throughout this unit. Students will also continue to review and practice informational and opinion writing in this unit.
Math:
The students will continue the unit titled ‘Order of Operations’, practicing this skill using daily warm ups, math lessons and in their math review home learning sheet. Students will continue to evaluate how to use numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets and braces. They will explain how to use these symbols in order to identify, write and describe simple numerical expressions.
Unit of Study:
The students will continue our unit titled, ‘Social Change’. One of the highlights of the G5 calendar - the “Night of the Notables” presentation, will be held on Thursday 9 May, from 5:00-6:00pm in the Melawati Theatre. All parents of G5 students are invited to attend. G5 students took home a hard copy of a parent letter last Friday, which explained our plans for the Night of the Notables presentation and also our plans for our drama workshops with Tim Howe and his HS drama students on Saturday 27 April. We expect all G5 students and teachers to attend their class Saturday drama workshop, so please complete and have your child return the reply slip to their class teacher by this Friday 12 April, so we have a firm idea of student numbers for the workshops. This week the students will continue reading historical fiction read alouds and historical fiction and social issue picture books. They will also continue researching their class social change topic for the Night of the Notables presentation and begin creating a class script. Here is a list of the social change topics each G5 class has chosen:
5JV - Child labor
5CB - Gender equality
5DH - Plastic Pollution
5KC - Education for all
5CC/KH - Animal rights
For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.
The Summer Activities website is ready. If you’re going to be in town from 17-28 June, you can sign up your child/ren.
Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
**Please return your child’s drama workshop attendance reply slip by this Friday 12 April, which is attached to the parent letter sent home last Friday with your child.
Highlights of the week:
Inclusive Schools Week was a great success!
It was great to meet and listen to our final four social change makers last Thursday morning at our G5 Social Change Makers’ Conference:
Dr. Hartini Zainudin - works for UNRWA (United Nations Relief Work Agency for Palestinian refugees and volunteers at Yayasan Chow Kit in KL (Street Kids of Chow Kit)
Arief Fauzy - works at the Selangor SPCA
Mareena Yahya Kerschot - volunteers at Tak Nak Straw - an organization dedicated to protecting the environment by reducing the use of plastic straws
Suji Dehart - is our ES Librarian - advocate for minimizing waste in landfills and composting
**Ask your child what they learned about human rights, discrimination and social change makers last week.
Dear Parents,
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy:
Students will continue to learn about social issues, human rights and activists through historical fiction, biographical and autobiographical texts. They are also focusing on informational texts in their Book Clubs throughout this unit. Students will also continue to review and practice informational and opinion writing in this unit.
Math:
The students will continue the unit titled ‘Order of Operations’, practicing this skill using daily warm ups, math lessons and in their math review home learning sheet. Students will continue to evaluate how to use numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets and braces. They will explain how to use these symbols in order to identify, write and describe simple numerical expressions.
Unit of Study:
The students will continue our unit titled, ‘Social Change’. One of the highlights of the G5 calendar - the “Night of the Notables” presentation, will be held on Thursday 9 May, from 5:00-6:00pm in the Melawati Theatre. All parents of G5 students are invited to attend. G5 students took home a hard copy of a parent letter last Friday, which explained our plans for the Night of the Notables presentation and also our plans for our drama workshops with Tim Howe and his HS drama students on Saturday 27 April. We expect all G5 students and teachers to attend their class Saturday drama workshop, so please complete and have your child return the reply slip to their class teacher by this Friday 12 April, so we have a firm idea of student numbers for the workshops. This week the students will continue reading historical fiction read alouds and historical fiction and social issue picture books. They will also continue researching their class social change topic for the Night of the Notables presentation and begin creating a class script. Here is a list of the social change topics each G5 class has chosen:
5JV - Child labor
5CB - Gender equality
5DH - Plastic Pollution
5KC - Education for all
5CC/KH - Animal rights
For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.
The Summer Activities website is ready. If you’re going to be in town from 17-28 June, you can sign up your child/ren.
Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
**Please return your child’s drama workshop attendance reply slip by this Friday 12 April, which is attached to the parent letter sent home last Friday with your child.
Highlights of the week:
Inclusive Schools Week was a great success!
It was great to meet and listen to our final four social change makers last Thursday morning at our G5 Social Change Makers’ Conference:
Dr. Hartini Zainudin - works for UNRWA (United Nations Relief Work Agency for Palestinian refugees and volunteers at Yayasan Chow Kit in KL (Street Kids of Chow Kit)
Arief Fauzy - works at the Selangor SPCA
Mareena Yahya Kerschot - volunteers at Tak Nak Straw - an organization dedicated to protecting the environment by reducing the use of plastic straws
Suji Dehart - is our ES Librarian - advocate for minimizing waste in landfills and composting
**Ask your child what they learned about human rights, discrimination and social change makers last week.
Sunday, 7 April 2019
Newsletter no. 30 Mon. 8 Apr. 2019
NEWSLETTER NO. 30
MON. 8 APR. 2019
Dear Parents,
REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 8 Apr. - day 3:
Tues. 9 Apr. - day 4:
Wed. 10 Apr. - day 5:
Thurs. 11 Apr. - day 6:
Fri. 12 Apr. - day 7: Deadline for return of reply slips for G5 & HS Drama Workshops on Sat. 27 Apr. See below for further details.
G5 DRAMA WORKSHOPS
G5 students took home a hard copy of a parent letter last Friday, which explained our plans for the Night of the Notables presentation on Thurs. 9 May and also our plans for our drama workshops with Tim Howe and his HS drama students on Sat. 27 Apr. The drama workshops will help all our students perform at their best on Thurs. 9 May. We expect all G5 students and teachers to attend their class Saturday drama workshop on Sat. 27 Apr, so please complete and have your child return the reply slip to their class teacher by this Friday 12 April, so we have a firm idea of student numbers for the workshops.
CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students began our next reading and writing units. The reading unit it titled, ‘Unit 4: Informational Reading to Guide and Support Research’ and the writing unit is titled, ‘Unit 4: Expository Writing (information and opinion). Both literacy units will be integrated with and support our social studies unit titled, ‘Social Change’. The students also began new historical fiction/biography books in their Book Clubs and for writing, 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. For read aloud, I began a new book titled, ‘A Long Walk to Water’, by Linda Sue Park. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.
Math:
Last week, the students began our next math unit titled, ‘Unit 6: Order of Operations’. Lessons completed:
Lesson 1: Why do we need order of operations in math expressions/equations?
Lesson 2: Numeric Expressions
Lesson 3: Tricky Answers
The students also worked on order of operations problems 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’. They reviewed/discussed human rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHRs). They discussed - What is discrimination? by viewing a Brainpop video titled ‘Civil Rights’, they read a book with Amy Schneider on Jackie Robinson, an African American Major League baseball player from the 1940s and they also looked at the Ruby Bridges story, titled ‘Through My Eyes’. Finally, the highlight of last week was part 2 of our ‘Social Change Makers’ Conference on Thurs. 4 Apr. from 10:30am to 12:15pm, where we had four more social change makers present to our students. Here’s a list of our presenters:
Dr. Hartini Zainudin - works for UNRWA (United Nations Relief Work Agency for Palestine refugees and volunteers at Yayasan Chow Kit in KL (Street Kids of Chow Kit)
Arief Fauzy - works at the Selangor SPCA
Mareena Yahya Kerschot - co-founder of Tak Nak Straw - an organization dedicated to protecting the environment by reducing the use of plastic straws
Suji Dehart - our ES Librarian - is an advocate for minimizing waste in landfills and composting
Schedule:
10:30 - 10:45 (Session 1)
10:50 - 11:05 (Session 2)
11:10 - 11:25 (Session 3)
11:30 - 11:45 (Session 4)
11:50 - 12:05 Thank you presentation in the G5 common area
12:05 - 12:35 Students completed a debrief with their class teacher.
All G5 students were divided into 4 groups and they rotated around the 4 presenters according the above schedule. **Ask your child what they have learned about human rights, discrimination and social change makers last week.
COUNSELING LESSONS
Our G4&5 Counselor - Stephanie Stone - conducted her usual counseling lesson last Tues. 2 Apr. Stephanie’s next lesson will be on Fri. 12 Apr. - the next day 7 - from 8:30-9:00am
UPCOMING APR. & MAY 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Fri. 19 Apr: Good Friday. School is in session. Red Hats’ Free Dress Day.
Sat. 20 Apr: Community Recycling Program in the Cell Phone Car Park from 9:30-11:30am.
Mon. 22 Apr: ES Earth Week begins.
Tues. 23 Apr: Earth Day Assemblies: PR-G2 from 8:45-9:30am and G3-G5 from 2:00-2:45pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Fri. 26 Apr: MAP Test - Reading from 10:30-11:30am.
Sat. 27 Apr: G5 & HS Drama Workshops from 8:00am-5:30pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Tues. 30 Apr: MAP Test - Math from 10:30-11:30am.
Wed. 1 May: Labour Day holiday - no school
Thurs. 2 & Fri. 3 May: MAP Test make-up days (for any students who are absent on previous testing days)
Fri. 3 May: Schoolwide Parent Volunteer Appreciation Brunch in MPR4 from 10:00 - 11:30am.
Mon. 6 May: Ramadan begins
Thurs. 9 May: G5 Night of the Notables Presentation for parents in the Melawati Theatre from 5:00-6:00pm.
ES semester 2 ASAs finish.
Fri. 10 May: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
Tues. 14 May: ES Music Concert from 5:30-7:00pm
Mon. 20 May: Wesak Day holiday - no school
Tues. 21 May: Faculty Inservice Day - no school for students
Wed. 22 May: Nuzul Al-Quran holiday - no school
Fri. 24 May: ES Wet ‘n’ Wild Day. More details TBA
Mon. 27 May: G5 students orientation visit to the Middle School from 10:30am-12:30pm. More details TBA.
Until next week,
Best regards,
David
MON. 8 APR. 2019
Dear Parents,
REMINDERS FOR THIS WEEK & EARLY NEXT WEEK:
Mon. 8 Apr. - day 3:
Tues. 9 Apr. - day 4:
Wed. 10 Apr. - day 5:
Thurs. 11 Apr. - day 6:
Fri. 12 Apr. - day 7: Deadline for return of reply slips for G5 & HS Drama Workshops on Sat. 27 Apr. See below for further details.
G5 DRAMA WORKSHOPS
G5 students took home a hard copy of a parent letter last Friday, which explained our plans for the Night of the Notables presentation on Thurs. 9 May and also our plans for our drama workshops with Tim Howe and his HS drama students on Sat. 27 Apr. The drama workshops will help all our students perform at their best on Thurs. 9 May. We expect all G5 students and teachers to attend their class Saturday drama workshop on Sat. 27 Apr, so please complete and have your child return the reply slip to their class teacher by this Friday 12 April, so we have a firm idea of student numbers for the workshops.
CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students began our next reading and writing units. The reading unit it titled, ‘Unit 4: Informational Reading to Guide and Support Research’ and the writing unit is titled, ‘Unit 4: Expository Writing (information and opinion). Both literacy units will be integrated with and support our social studies unit titled, ‘Social Change’. The students also began new historical fiction/biography books in their Book Clubs and for writing, 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. For read aloud, I began a new book titled, ‘A Long Walk to Water’, by Linda Sue Park. The students also continued daily typing practice from 7:50 - 8:10am using the www.typing.com program.
Math:
Last week, the students began our next math unit titled, ‘Unit 6: Order of Operations’. Lessons completed:
Lesson 1: Why do we need order of operations in math expressions/equations?
Lesson 2: Numeric Expressions
Lesson 3: Tricky Answers
The students also worked on order of operations problems 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’. They reviewed/discussed human rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHRs). They discussed - What is discrimination? by viewing a Brainpop video titled ‘Civil Rights’, they read a book with Amy Schneider on Jackie Robinson, an African American Major League baseball player from the 1940s and they also looked at the Ruby Bridges story, titled ‘Through My Eyes’. Finally, the highlight of last week was part 2 of our ‘Social Change Makers’ Conference on Thurs. 4 Apr. from 10:30am to 12:15pm, where we had four more social change makers present to our students. Here’s a list of our presenters:
Dr. Hartini Zainudin - works for UNRWA (United Nations Relief Work Agency for Palestine refugees and volunteers at Yayasan Chow Kit in KL (Street Kids of Chow Kit)
Arief Fauzy - works at the Selangor SPCA
Mareena Yahya Kerschot - co-founder of Tak Nak Straw - an organization dedicated to protecting the environment by reducing the use of plastic straws
Suji Dehart - our ES Librarian - is an advocate for minimizing waste in landfills and composting
Schedule:
10:30 - 10:45 (Session 1)
10:50 - 11:05 (Session 2)
11:10 - 11:25 (Session 3)
11:30 - 11:45 (Session 4)
11:50 - 12:05 Thank you presentation in the G5 common area
12:05 - 12:35 Students completed a debrief with their class teacher.
All G5 students were divided into 4 groups and they rotated around the 4 presenters according the above schedule. **Ask your child what they have learned about human rights, discrimination and social change makers last week.
COUNSELING LESSONS
Our G4&5 Counselor - Stephanie Stone - conducted her usual counseling lesson last Tues. 2 Apr. Stephanie’s next lesson will be on Fri. 12 Apr. - the next day 7 - from 8:30-9:00am
UPCOMING APR. & MAY 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Fri. 19 Apr: Good Friday. School is in session. Red Hats’ Free Dress Day.
Sat. 20 Apr: Community Recycling Program in the Cell Phone Car Park from 9:30-11:30am.
Mon. 22 Apr: ES Earth Week begins.
Tues. 23 Apr: Earth Day Assemblies: PR-G2 from 8:45-9:30am and G3-G5 from 2:00-2:45pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Fri. 26 Apr: MAP Test - Reading from 10:30-11:30am.
Sat. 27 Apr: G5 & HS Drama Workshops from 8:00am-5:30pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Tues. 30 Apr: MAP Test - Math from 10:30-11:30am.
Wed. 1 May: Labour Day holiday - no school
Thurs. 2 & Fri. 3 May: MAP Test make-up days (for any students who are absent on previous testing days)
Fri. 3 May: Schoolwide Parent Volunteer Appreciation Brunch in MPR4 from 10:00 - 11:30am.
Mon. 6 May: Ramadan begins
Thurs. 9 May: G5 Night of the Notables Presentation for parents in the Melawati Theatre from 5:00-6:00pm.
ES semester 2 ASAs finish.
Fri. 10 May: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
Tues. 14 May: ES Music Concert from 5:30-7:00pm
Mon. 20 May: Wesak Day holiday - no school
Tues. 21 May: Faculty Inservice Day - no school for students
Wed. 22 May: Nuzul Al-Quran holiday - no school
Fri. 24 May: ES Wet ‘n’ Wild Day. More details TBA
Mon. 27 May: G5 students orientation visit to the Middle School from 10:30am-12:30pm. More details TBA.
Until next week,
Best regards,
David
Monday, 1 April 2019
G5 Weekly Newsletter
Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Date April 1 - 5
Dear Parents,
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy:
Students begin to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights through historical fiction, biography and autobiography texts. We will focus on Informational text throughout this unit. Students will revisit informational and opinion writing in this unit.
Math:
The students will begin the unit titled Order of Operations. We have been practicing this skill using daily warm ups, so they are familiar with these skills. Students will evaluate how to use numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets and braces. They will explain how to use these symbols in order to identify, write and describe simple numerical expressions.
Unit of Study:
We are beginning our unit on Social Change. This will conclude with the famous “Night of the Notables” on Thursday 9 May.
This week we will:
Start a historical fiction read aloud
Begin reading historical fiction and social issue picture books
Tune in to ‘Social Change’ learning about the ‘Human Rights’ UDHR and the Global Goals
Review the presenters from our ‘Social Change Makers Conference’ in semester 1
For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.
Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
First week of April - Inclusion week-April 1 is a day 6
April 1-5, 2019, Inclusive Schools Week. #kaleidoscopeoffriends. The ISKL Community Schoolwide will celebrate the progress that we have made in providing a supportive and quality education to an increasingly diverse student population. The week will also provide an important opportunity for educators, students and parents to discuss what else needs to be done in order to ensure that ISKL continues to successfully educate all children. Events will be planned to engage the students, teachers, and parents.
April 1, 2019: Coffee Chat & Resource Fair. To kick off Inclusive Schools Week there will be a Coffee Chat and Resource Fair in the Community Room from 8:15 - 9:45 am. This is a great opportunity for your parents to learn about the resources that the Student Resource Team (SRT) offers to support students in their learning and development at ISKL. In addition to learning about speech and language therapy, educational psychology, and counseling available at ISKL, parents will also have the opportunity to learn about additional supports that can be accessed outside of school to support their child and family. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Please RSVP - Click Here.
April 2, 2019, Autism Awareness Day is World Autism Awareness Day. #LightItUpBlue The ISKL ES community is encouraged to support the Autism Speaks Light it up Blue Campaign by wearing blue to increase understanding and acceptance of Autism.
April 4-10:30-12:30-Social Change Makers Conference (part 2)
April 5, 2019, Diversity Day As Inclusive Schools Week wraps up, ES students are encouraged to dress in clothes that highlight them as unique individuals. #kaleidoscopeoffriends
Highlight of the week before spring break:
Students celebrated end of Fantasy Writing unit by sharing their stories with other Grade 5 students.
It was great to meet and listen to Aisha sharing her story about Down Syndrome, and how she is growing and learning at ISKL.
Date April 1 - 5
Dear Parents,
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy:
Students begin to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights through historical fiction, biography and autobiography texts. We will focus on Informational text throughout this unit. Students will revisit informational and opinion writing in this unit.
Math:
The students will begin the unit titled Order of Operations. We have been practicing this skill using daily warm ups, so they are familiar with these skills. Students will evaluate how to use numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets and braces. They will explain how to use these symbols in order to identify, write and describe simple numerical expressions.
Unit of Study:
We are beginning our unit on Social Change. This will conclude with the famous “Night of the Notables” on Thursday 9 May.
This week we will:
Start a historical fiction read aloud
Begin reading historical fiction and social issue picture books
Tune in to ‘Social Change’ learning about the ‘Human Rights’ UDHR and the Global Goals
Review the presenters from our ‘Social Change Makers Conference’ in semester 1
For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.
Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
First week of April - Inclusion week-April 1 is a day 6
April 1-5, 2019, Inclusive Schools Week. #kaleidoscopeoffriends. The ISKL Community Schoolwide will celebrate the progress that we have made in providing a supportive and quality education to an increasingly diverse student population. The week will also provide an important opportunity for educators, students and parents to discuss what else needs to be done in order to ensure that ISKL continues to successfully educate all children. Events will be planned to engage the students, teachers, and parents.
April 1, 2019: Coffee Chat & Resource Fair. To kick off Inclusive Schools Week there will be a Coffee Chat and Resource Fair in the Community Room from 8:15 - 9:45 am. This is a great opportunity for your parents to learn about the resources that the Student Resource Team (SRT) offers to support students in their learning and development at ISKL. In addition to learning about speech and language therapy, educational psychology, and counseling available at ISKL, parents will also have the opportunity to learn about additional supports that can be accessed outside of school to support their child and family. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Please RSVP - Click Here.
April 2, 2019, Autism Awareness Day is World Autism Awareness Day. #LightItUpBlue The ISKL ES community is encouraged to support the Autism Speaks Light it up Blue Campaign by wearing blue to increase understanding and acceptance of Autism.
April 4-10:30-12:30-Social Change Makers Conference (part 2)
April 5, 2019, Diversity Day As Inclusive Schools Week wraps up, ES students are encouraged to dress in clothes that highlight them as unique individuals. #kaleidoscopeoffriends
Highlight of the week before spring break:
Students celebrated end of Fantasy Writing unit by sharing their stories with other Grade 5 students.
It was great to meet and listen to Aisha sharing her story about Down Syndrome, and how she is growing and learning at ISKL.
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