Newsletter Nov 26-30

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: November 26-30, 2018

We start this week on day 4.  

Quick Tip #1: ISKL all division Staff Appreciation Breakfast: Wed Nov 28, 7:00 AM-10:00. Each year parents are invited to send in a dessert for the end of the meal. Please click HERE for details, sign up and thank you! 

Quick Tip #2: Have you joined the Service Channel yet? Sign up here on the  Service Channel to share and gather information on goods and services that give back to community and to our planet. All it takes is a click and you make a difference! 

Quick Tip # 3: 

Quick Tip #3: Christmas around the World needs you! Thur Dec 13, click HERE for details

This Week:  

• Mon Nov 26 Aqua Panthers (ES Swim Squad) first swimming competition at MKIS. Team members will be wearing special Aqua Panthers T-shirt all-day, pass on words of support. Good Luck Aqua Panthers!
• Thur Nov 29 Deadline for Scholastic Books ordering... online and easy !! please click HERE for details and order TODAY! 
• Fri Nov 30 ES RED HAT Free Dress Day, 5 RM suggested charitable donation
• Fri Nov 30, ES ASAs end for the semester 

Upcoming Events :

• Thur Dec 6, ES Evening Holiday Concert, check your inbox for details
• Thur Dec 13 Red and Green Dress Up Free Dress Day
• Thur Dec 13 Christmas Around the World click HERE for details
• Fri Dec 21, Final day of Semester 1
• Tetra Pak recycling is back! Click HERE for details, start saving your Tetra Pak items and bring to ISKL on Dec 15th, watch for more details for drop off locations. 
• Looking at links? Always make sure you are signed into your ISKL account when viewing links.

     

                             

Curriculum Information for the Week:

Literacy: Students will continue to work on their nonfiction reading and writing units, which are
integrated with our sustainable energy science unit. Students will continue to use hard copy and
online texts about sustainable energy to improve their nonfiction reading and writing. This week
the students will focus on choosing and researching one form of sustainable energy, including
the pros and cons etc. They will begin to synthesize their research in an information essay.
Later, they will use their essays to create a script for a multimedia PSA (Public Service
Announcement) or a podcast, which will feature their chosen form of sustainable energy.  

Math: Students will continue to work on ‘Unit 3: The Coordinate Plane’ this week. They will
continue to plot ordered pairs, read and interpret data on coordinate planes and also interpret
rules involving the x and y axes. They will also continue to have fun solving various coordinate
plane picture mysteries. Students will continue to review our learning from Unit 1 and Unit 2 in
the daily warm ups.

Unit of Study:  The students will continue to work on our Sustainable Energy unit. Various
classes have completed their electrical energy exploration labs, including building on their
knowledge of circuits to create their own LED flashlights. Students will continue to read
nonfiction texts to support their understanding of sustainable energy. This week, as mentioned
above, the students will choose and research a form of sustainable energy.

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

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

Important Reminders/Information for this week: (also see GLC Updates):

• SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ORDERS - orders will close at midnight on 29th

November. You can keep adding your orders online up until the due date by clicking
>>HERE<<

• Fri. 30 Nov: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested charitable donation - RM5
• Fri. 30 Nov: G5 Christmas ornaments assembly line from 1:30-2:30pm in the G5 common

area - see GLC updates for more information.

• Fri. 30 Nov: ES semester 1 ASAs end

Highlights from last week:

• Last Wed. afternoon, the students experienced a very interesting and informative

presentation from Hector Ingram on ‘Wind Energy & Biomass (fast grass)’ in the G5

common area

• Last Fri. we celebrated Deepavali in the ES. There were a variety of demonstrations and

workshops set up in the open space on floor 2 next to the art rooms. There was also a

colorful and vibrant assembly in the Melawati Theatre from 10:50-11:30am, lead by our

Red Hats assembly announcers. Many thanks to Nalini Krishnan and the ES Cultural

Committee for their work in planning and conducting the Deepavali program.