Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: April 29th - May 3rd
Dear Parents,
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy:
Students will continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights. They will continue researching a variety of topics and begin narrowing down their ideas. They will reinforce and build on their note-taking skills as well as learning more about trustworthy resources and identifying perspective. As they research, they will be writing down their ideas to help them solidify their thinking around the topic.
Math:
Students will continue our Volume and Measurement Unit. They will explore volume by building and counting unit cubes as well as learning the relationship between different units of volume measurement.
Unit of Study:
Students will continue our Social Change unit by preparing for ‘Night of the Notables’ 2019 presentation. Class scripts have been finalised and we will begin our practices. Students will dig deeper into the Change Maker or Social Issue that they are exploring for their blackboard presentations. The Night of the Notables presentations will be on the afternoon of Tuesday, 7 May in the Robert B Gaw Theatre from 5-6pm.
For more information and ways to support your child please visit the P Parent Learning Connection page.
Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Tuesday, April 30-MAP Math testing
Tuesday, April 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)
Wednesday, May 1-Labor Day holiday - no school
Monday, May 6-G5 Night of the Notables Dress Rehearsal with G4 audience in the RBG Theatre from 1:45-2:40 pm.
Tuesday, May 7-Inter-school Novel Knockout for participating G4 and G5 students. It will be held at ISKL.
Tuesday May 7- from 5:00-6:00 pm-Grade 5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation, RBG Theatre (students will not be attending ASA’s on this day)
Friday, May 24- ES Wet + Wild Day, stay tuned for volunteer sign up!
Highlight from last week:
We had our first assembly in RBG Theatre for Earth Week. We discussed our goal in reducing plastic and food waste. Please encourage your child to bring less plastic for snack and lunch.
Sunday, 28 April 2019
Newsletter no. 33 Mon. 29 Apr. 2019
NEWSLETTER NO. 33
MON. 29 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. 29 Apr. - day 2:
Tues. 30 Apr. - day 3: 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 (day 4) & Fri. 3 May (day 5): MAP Test make-up days (for any students who were absent on previous testing days)
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation class item run-throughs with Tim Howe, in the HS Drama Studio, from 10:30am-12:30pm and 1:30-2:30pm.
Fri. 3 May - day 5: Schoolwide Parent Volunteer Appreciation Brunch in MPR4 from 10:00 - 11:30am.
G5 DRAMA WORKSHOPS THANKS
Parents, thank you so much for supporting our Drama Workshop with Tim Howe and his HS drama students last Sat. 27 Apr. Your support in getting your child to school and picked up on time was very much appreciated. I thought our 5DH session from 2:00-3:30pm was very worthwhile for the students and gave them much needed direction and tips to improve their presentation skills and use of the stage. The students and I are looking forward to presenting to you on Tues. 7 May in the RBG Theatre at 5pm! I sent a huge thank you to Tim Howe - HS Director of Drama and Theatre Manager, Sesha Kalimuthu - Asst Theatre Manager, Daniel DeCruz - Theatre Tech Manager, and the various HS drama students who worked hard with our G5 students all day on Sat. from 8:00am-5:30pm! Their energy, creativity and dedication to helping us is very much appreciated.
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
CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued working on 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 practicing and tweaking their group scripts for our class item vignettes for our class Night of the Notables presentation. Most students have completed their individual research and note-taking on a social issue of their choice and are working on using their research to create an information or opinion essay. The essay will one of the important pieces of work included on their Social Change Blackboard Project. 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 completed reading a book titled, ‘A Long Walk to Water’, by Linda Sue Park and began a new read aloud, titled ‘Iqbal’ by Francesco D’Adamo, which is a biography of child labor activist, Iqbal Masih, from Pakistan. 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 Unit 7: Volume and Measurement. They completed the following lessons:
Lesson 2: ‘Water, Water’, which involved the estimation of the amount of water used on average by individuals and households each day - 340 liters - compared to the 23 liters of water per astronaut per day on the NASA space shuttle missions. The students were surprised by these figures!
Checkpoint 1
Lesson 3: ‘Building With Centimeter Cubes’ - explore volume by building with and counting unit cubes.
Lesson 4: ‘Packing’ - find the volume of a right rectangular prism by packing with cubic units and counting.
Lesson 5: Composing and Decomposing Right Rectangular Prisms’ - compose and decompose right rectangular prisms using layers.
Lesson 6: Determining the Volume of Rectangular Prisms’ - by counting centimeter cubes.
The students also worked on volume and measurement 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 continued working on our Night of the Notables presentation class item topic script on ‘Plastic Pollution’ and practicing/refining their group items. The students continued 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. They continued their individual research and note-taking and working on their five paragraph information or opinion essay on their chosen social change issue and notable person/people.
COUNSELING LESSONS
Our G4&5 Counselor - Stephanie Stone - conducted two counseling lessons last week on Tues. 23 Apr. and also on Wed. 24 Apr. The first date was a lesson make-up day for a lesson missed the previous week. Stephanie’s next lesson will be on Tues. 7 May, which is a day 7, at the usual time from 8:30-9:00am.
UPCOMING APR. & MAY 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Mon. 6 May: Ramadan begins
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation run-through in the RBG Theatre from 10:45-12:00. Max Wright will take NotN 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: G4 & G5 Novel Knockout - all day for participating students.
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. A hard copy letter from the G5 Team was sent home last Mon. requesting students bring their presentation clothes to school by Fri. 26 Apr. Some students still need to bring their black or white clothes.
Thurs. 9 May: ES semester 2 ASAs finish.
Fri. 10 May: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
Mon. 13 May: ES Music Concert Dress Rehearsal for performers only in the Melawati Theatre from 9:00-9:45am.
Tues. 14 May: ES Music Concert Dress Rehearsal for students and teachers in the Melawati Theatre from 9:00-9:45am
ES Music Concert for parents 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.
Tues. 4 Jun: G5 Social Change Blackboard Shares:
10:30-11:15 with G5 students and teachers
11:30-12:15 with G4 students and teachers
1:30-2:30 with parents
Wed. 5 & Thurs. 6 Jun: Hari Raya Puasa - no school
Fri. 7 Jun: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation per student - RM5.
Thurs. 13 Jun: ES Farewell Assemblies in the Melawati Theatre: PR-G2 from 11:00-11:30am, G3-5 from 2:00-2:40pm
Fri. 14 Jun: Last day of school! G5 Moving On Ceremony in the Melawati Theatre from 8:30-9:30am
Until next week,
Best regards,
David
MON. 29 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. 29 Apr. - day 2:
Tues. 30 Apr. - day 3: 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 (day 4) & Fri. 3 May (day 5): MAP Test make-up days (for any students who were absent on previous testing days)
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation class item run-throughs with Tim Howe, in the HS Drama Studio, from 10:30am-12:30pm and 1:30-2:30pm.
Fri. 3 May - day 5: Schoolwide Parent Volunteer Appreciation Brunch in MPR4 from 10:00 - 11:30am.
G5 DRAMA WORKSHOPS THANKS
Parents, thank you so much for supporting our Drama Workshop with Tim Howe and his HS drama students last Sat. 27 Apr. Your support in getting your child to school and picked up on time was very much appreciated. I thought our 5DH session from 2:00-3:30pm was very worthwhile for the students and gave them much needed direction and tips to improve their presentation skills and use of the stage. The students and I are looking forward to presenting to you on Tues. 7 May in the RBG Theatre at 5pm! I sent a huge thank you to Tim Howe - HS Director of Drama and Theatre Manager, Sesha Kalimuthu - Asst Theatre Manager, Daniel DeCruz - Theatre Tech Manager, and the various HS drama students who worked hard with our G5 students all day on Sat. from 8:00am-5:30pm! Their energy, creativity and dedication to helping us is very much appreciated.
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
CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued working on 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 practicing and tweaking their group scripts for our class item vignettes for our class Night of the Notables presentation. Most students have completed their individual research and note-taking on a social issue of their choice and are working on using their research to create an information or opinion essay. The essay will one of the important pieces of work included on their Social Change Blackboard Project. 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 completed reading a book titled, ‘A Long Walk to Water’, by Linda Sue Park and began a new read aloud, titled ‘Iqbal’ by Francesco D’Adamo, which is a biography of child labor activist, Iqbal Masih, from Pakistan. 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 Unit 7: Volume and Measurement. They completed the following lessons:
Lesson 2: ‘Water, Water’, which involved the estimation of the amount of water used on average by individuals and households each day - 340 liters - compared to the 23 liters of water per astronaut per day on the NASA space shuttle missions. The students were surprised by these figures!
Checkpoint 1
Lesson 3: ‘Building With Centimeter Cubes’ - explore volume by building with and counting unit cubes.
Lesson 4: ‘Packing’ - find the volume of a right rectangular prism by packing with cubic units and counting.
Lesson 5: Composing and Decomposing Right Rectangular Prisms’ - compose and decompose right rectangular prisms using layers.
Lesson 6: Determining the Volume of Rectangular Prisms’ - by counting centimeter cubes.
The students also worked on volume and measurement 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 continued working on our Night of the Notables presentation class item topic script on ‘Plastic Pollution’ and practicing/refining their group items. The students continued 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. They continued their individual research and note-taking and working on their five paragraph information or opinion essay on their chosen social change issue and notable person/people.
COUNSELING LESSONS
Our G4&5 Counselor - Stephanie Stone - conducted two counseling lessons last week on Tues. 23 Apr. and also on Wed. 24 Apr. The first date was a lesson make-up day for a lesson missed the previous week. Stephanie’s next lesson will be on Tues. 7 May, which is a day 7, at the usual time from 8:30-9:00am.
UPCOMING APR. & MAY 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
Mon. 6 May: Ramadan begins
G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation run-through in the RBG Theatre from 10:45-12:00. Max Wright will take NotN 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: G4 & G5 Novel Knockout - all day for participating students.
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. A hard copy letter from the G5 Team was sent home last Mon. requesting students bring their presentation clothes to school by Fri. 26 Apr. Some students still need to bring their black or white clothes.
Thurs. 9 May: ES semester 2 ASAs finish.
Fri. 10 May: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day. Suggested donation - RM5.
Mon. 13 May: ES Music Concert Dress Rehearsal for performers only in the Melawati Theatre from 9:00-9:45am.
Tues. 14 May: ES Music Concert Dress Rehearsal for students and teachers in the Melawati Theatre from 9:00-9:45am
ES Music Concert for parents 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.
Tues. 4 Jun: G5 Social Change Blackboard Shares:
10:30-11:15 with G5 students and teachers
11:30-12:15 with G4 students and teachers
1:30-2:30 with parents
Wed. 5 & Thurs. 6 Jun: Hari Raya Puasa - no school
Fri. 7 Jun: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation per student - RM5.
Thurs. 13 Jun: ES Farewell Assemblies in the Melawati Theatre: PR-G2 from 11:00-11:30am, G3-5 from 2:00-2:40pm
Fri. 14 Jun: Last day of school! G5 Moving On Ceremony in the Melawati Theatre from 8:30-9:30am
Until next week,
Best regards,
David
Sunday, 21 April 2019
G5 Weekly Newsletter
Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: April 22-26th
Dear Parents,
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy:
Students will continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights through picture books, historical fiction, biographies, autobiographies and research. Classes have been diving further into Informational text while focusing on one social issue and/or a Human Rights Issue. Ask your child which human rights issue his/her class is exploring. Classes have been building a thesis with a focus on a social issue including different social change makers. All of this is in preparation for creating our class presentations for Night of the Notables, May 7th.
Math:
This week we will begin our Volume and Measurement Unit. Students will estimate and measure shapes. Students will also explore liquid volume using water and make comparisons and conversions. Students will explore volume by building and counting unit cubes in order to understand volume.
Unit of Study:
We will continue our Social Change unit by preparing for our ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation and continue writing/tweaking our scripts as a class. Students will begin to think about a Change Maker or Social Issue that they would like to explore for their Social Change Blackboard projects. The Night of the Notables presentations will be on May 7th at 5:00pm in the RBG Theatre. We will continue preparing for our Night of the Notables class items this week.
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)
Monday April 22-ES Earth Week begins with ‘Earth Hour’ from 8:00-9:00am.
Tuesday April 23-Blue + Green ES Earth Day Dress Up Day - no donation expected
Tuesday April 23-ES Earth Day Assembly, Parents Welcome!, 8:45 AM PR-G2, 2:00 PM G3-G5, Melawati Theater
Thursday, April 25-All G5 classes will practice our ‘Night of the Notables’ class items in the RBG Theatre from 10:30-2:00.
Friday, April 26-MAP Reading testing.
By Friday April 26-All G5 students need to bring to school a black or white-colored bottom (girls can bring leggings, skirt or long pants. Boys - long pants). Students’ clothes need to be labeled with your child’s name and class and brought in on a labeled clothes hanger.
Saturday. April 27-G5 & HS Drama Workshops from 8:00am-5:30pm in the RBG Theatre
8:00-9:30 am - 5JV
10:00-11:30 am - 5CC/KH
12:00-1:30 pm - 5CB
2:00-3:30 pm - 5DH
4:00-5:30 pm - 5KC
Monday, April 30-MAP Math testing
Monday, April 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)
Wednesday, May 1-Labor Day holiday - no school
Monday, May 6-G5 Night of the Notables Dress Rehearsal with G4 audience in the RBG Theatre from 1:45-2:40 pm.
Tuesday May 7, from 5:00-6:00pm-Grade 5 ‘Night of the Notables’ presentation, RBG Theatre (students will not be attending ASA’s on this day)
Highlight from last week:
The April 19th Free Dress Day donations were forwarded to Dr. Hartini, one of our Social Change Makers, who is a Children’s Rights Activist.
Newsletter no. 32 Mon. 22 Apr. 2019
NEWSLETTER NO. 32
MON. 22 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. 22 Apr. - day 5: ES Earth Week begins.
Tues. 23 Apr. - day 6: Blue + Green Earth Day Dress Up Day (no Red Hats’ donation expected) and ES Earth Day Assemblies: PR-G2 from 8:45-9:30am and G3-G5 from 2:00-2:45pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Wed. 24 Apr. - day 7:
Thurs. 25 Apr. - day 8: G5 students and teachers will practice their Night of the Notables class items in the RBG Theatre from 10:30am-2:00pm.
Fri. 26 Apr. - day 1: MAP Test - Reading, from 10:30-11:30am.
**Sat. 27 Apr: G5 & HS Drama Workshops from 8:00am-5:30pm in the Melawati Theatre. See item below for further details.
**G5 DRAMA WORKSHOPS REMINDER
A reminder that 5DH students need to arrive 15-30 minutes before their scheduled Drama Workshop time with Tim Howe and the HS drama students this Sat. 27 Apr. Our class time is scheduled from 2:00-3:00pm, so please aim to have your child at school by 1:30-1:45pm at the latest. We will meet in the classroom, take attendance, discuss our plans/expectations for the session and walk over the RBG Theatre as a group, ready to begin our session on time at 2:00pm sharp. When our session is finished at 3:30pm, I’ll walk the students to the ES foyer where you can pick up your child. Please arrange to be back at school by 2:45pm for the 3:00pm pick up of your child. Thanks in advance for your help in organizing the students.
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-enrolment or withdrawal, please contact the Admissions Office: admissions@iskl.edu.my
CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued working on 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 individual research and note-taking on a social issue of their choice, which they will use to create an information or opinion essay. The essay will one of the important pieces of work included on their Social Change Blackboard Project. 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 completed our math unit titled, ‘Unit 6: Order of Operations’. Lessons completed:
Review of the unit
End-of-unit assessment
They also began our next unit, titled Unit 7: Volume and Measurement.
In addition to the above, they completed the unit pre-assessment, the tuning-in to the unit activity titled, ‘Got Cubes?’ and Lesson 1: Estimate, Measure, Estimate, involving the estimation, measurement and conversion of various items in the classroom.
The students also worked on volume and measurement using the online platform ‘Studyladder’. Students can also work on the Studyladder website at home by clicking on www.studyladder.com
As promised last week, here is the Enduring Understanding, Essential Questions and Unit Questions that the students will explore in this unit:
Enduring Understanding:
Measurements can be used to describe, compare, and understand the world around us.
Standard units of measure enable people to interpret results or data.
Essential Questions:
How does what we measure influence how we measure?
Why do we need standard units of measurement?
Unit Questions:
How can we measure volume?
What are cubic units?
Unit Overview:
In this unit, students will recognize volume as an attribute of three-dimensional space. They will understand that volume can be measured by finding the total number of same size units of volume required to fill the space without gaps or overlaps. They will understand that a 1-unit by 1-unit by 1-unit cube is the standard unit for measuring volume. They will select appropriate units, strategies, and tools for solving problems that involve estimating and measuring volume. They will decompose three-dimensional shapes and find volumes of right rectangular prisms by viewing them as decomposed into layers of arrays of cubes. They will measure necessary attributes of shapes in order to determine volumes to solve real world and mathematical problems. Students will also convert like measurement units within the metric system and solve word problems relating to those conversions.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Last week, the students continued our social studies unit titled, ‘Social Change’. The students continued working on our Night of the Notables presentation class item topic script on ‘Plastic Pollution’. The students continued 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. They took handwritten notes or used a Google doc. 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 - will conduct her next counseling lesson on Wed. 24 Apr. which is a day 7, at the usual time from 8:30-9:00am.
UPCOMING APR. & MAY 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
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. A hard copy letter from the G5 Team will be sent home on Mon. requesting students bring their presentation clothes to school by Fri. 26 Apr.
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.
Tues. 4 Jun: G5 Social Change Blackboard Shares:
10:30-11:15 with G5 students and teachers
11:30-12:15 with G4 students and teachers
1:30-2:30 with parents
Wed. 5 & Thurs. 6 Jun: Hari Raya Puasa - no school
Fri. 7 Jun: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation per student - RM5.
Thurs. 13 Jun: ES Farewell Assemblies in the Melawati Theatre: PR-G2 from 11:00-11:30am, G3-5 from 2:00-2:40pm
Fri. 14 Jun: Last day of school! G5 Moving On Ceremony in the Melawati Theatre from 8:30-9:30am
Until next week,
Best regards,
David
MON. 22 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. 22 Apr. - day 5: ES Earth Week begins.
Tues. 23 Apr. - day 6: Blue + Green Earth Day Dress Up Day (no Red Hats’ donation expected) and ES Earth Day Assemblies: PR-G2 from 8:45-9:30am and G3-G5 from 2:00-2:45pm in the Melawati Theatre.
Wed. 24 Apr. - day 7:
Thurs. 25 Apr. - day 8: G5 students and teachers will practice their Night of the Notables class items in the RBG Theatre from 10:30am-2:00pm.
Fri. 26 Apr. - day 1: MAP Test - Reading, from 10:30-11:30am.
**Sat. 27 Apr: G5 & HS Drama Workshops from 8:00am-5:30pm in the Melawati Theatre. See item below for further details.
**G5 DRAMA WORKSHOPS REMINDER
A reminder that 5DH students need to arrive 15-30 minutes before their scheduled Drama Workshop time with Tim Howe and the HS drama students this Sat. 27 Apr. Our class time is scheduled from 2:00-3:00pm, so please aim to have your child at school by 1:30-1:45pm at the latest. We will meet in the classroom, take attendance, discuss our plans/expectations for the session and walk over the RBG Theatre as a group, ready to begin our session on time at 2:00pm sharp. When our session is finished at 3:30pm, I’ll walk the students to the ES foyer where you can pick up your child. Please arrange to be back at school by 2:45pm for the 3:00pm pick up of your child. Thanks in advance for your help in organizing the students.
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-enrolment or withdrawal, please contact the Admissions Office: admissions@iskl.edu.my
CLASS WORK LAST WEEK
Language Arts: Reading, writing, speaking & listening:
Last week, the students continued working on 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 individual research and note-taking on a social issue of their choice, which they will use to create an information or opinion essay. The essay will one of the important pieces of work included on their Social Change Blackboard Project. 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 completed our math unit titled, ‘Unit 6: Order of Operations’. Lessons completed:
Review of the unit
End-of-unit assessment
They also began our next unit, titled Unit 7: Volume and Measurement.
In addition to the above, they completed the unit pre-assessment, the tuning-in to the unit activity titled, ‘Got Cubes?’ and Lesson 1: Estimate, Measure, Estimate, involving the estimation, measurement and conversion of various items in the classroom.
The students also worked on volume and measurement using the online platform ‘Studyladder’. Students can also work on the Studyladder website at home by clicking on www.studyladder.com
As promised last week, here is the Enduring Understanding, Essential Questions and Unit Questions that the students will explore in this unit:
Enduring Understanding:
Measurements can be used to describe, compare, and understand the world around us.
Standard units of measure enable people to interpret results or data.
Essential Questions:
How does what we measure influence how we measure?
Why do we need standard units of measurement?
Unit Questions:
How can we measure volume?
What are cubic units?
Unit Overview:
In this unit, students will recognize volume as an attribute of three-dimensional space. They will understand that volume can be measured by finding the total number of same size units of volume required to fill the space without gaps or overlaps. They will understand that a 1-unit by 1-unit by 1-unit cube is the standard unit for measuring volume. They will select appropriate units, strategies, and tools for solving problems that involve estimating and measuring volume. They will decompose three-dimensional shapes and find volumes of right rectangular prisms by viewing them as decomposed into layers of arrays of cubes. They will measure necessary attributes of shapes in order to determine volumes to solve real world and mathematical problems. Students will also convert like measurement units within the metric system and solve word problems relating to those conversions.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Last week, the students continued our social studies unit titled, ‘Social Change’. The students continued working on our Night of the Notables presentation class item topic script on ‘Plastic Pollution’. The students continued 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. They took handwritten notes or used a Google doc. 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 - will conduct her next counseling lesson on Wed. 24 Apr. which is a day 7, at the usual time from 8:30-9:00am.
UPCOMING APR. & MAY 2019 CLASS & SCHOOL EVENTS
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. A hard copy letter from the G5 Team will be sent home on Mon. requesting students bring their presentation clothes to school by Fri. 26 Apr.
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.
Tues. 4 Jun: G5 Social Change Blackboard Shares:
10:30-11:15 with G5 students and teachers
11:30-12:15 with G4 students and teachers
1:30-2:30 with parents
Wed. 5 & Thurs. 6 Jun: Hari Raya Puasa - no school
Fri. 7 Jun: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation per student - RM5.
Thurs. 13 Jun: ES Farewell Assemblies in the Melawati Theatre: PR-G2 from 11:00-11:30am, G3-5 from 2:00-2:40pm
Fri. 14 Jun: Last day of school! G5 Moving On Ceremony in the Melawati Theatre from 8:30-9:30am
Until next week,
Best regards,
David
Sunday, 14 April 2019
G5 Weekly Newsletter
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
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
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