Want to know your next read?

Dear Students,

As promised, here you will find a list of great book recommendation websites.
Should you ever feel stuck and can't decide on which book to read, have a go at one of these websites.

1. What should I read next? 
2. Books for Kids from What do we do all day
3. Your next read 
4. Book Trust 

Happy reading!

Ms B

Chinese New Year Activities on Friday

Dear Parents and Students, 

Please note that Friday is our ES Chinese New Year (CNY) Cultural Day. Students can dress up in CNY clothes/colors. CNY Assembly in the ES Gym from 10:50-11:20am, which will also include a Lion Dance. Parents are welcome to attend.

Thanks, 
Ms B

Weekly Update Feb 18 - 22

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: February 18-22              

Dear Parents,

We start this week on Day 6.

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Grade 5 students continue to work on their fantasy stories. This week we focus on making our stories believable by adding details to our settings, internal and external character traits and making sure to show not tell throughout our stories. Fantasy book clubs continue as students analyze their books through the focus on metaphors, symbolism and thinking about how fantasy helps us understand the real world.

Math: The students will conclude Unit 4: Place Value and Decimal Operations. Students have explored multiplying and dividing decimals using a variety of manipulatives to show their thinking. The assessment will be giving this week.

(See last week’s newsletter and the MATH tab on the blog for helpful video links.)

Unit of Study: Students will continue their second science unit: Modeling Matter: The Chemistry of Food from the Amplify Science program. During the unit, the students are involved in a simulation, where they take on the role of food scientists working in a lab for a large food-production company: Good Food Production Inc. The students will continue to work in their classrooms and conduct hands-on experiments in the science labs, investigating the different properties of matter. Chapter 2 of this unit focuses on why some mixtures have sediments and others do not.

These lessons include:

• 2.1 Investigating Flavor Ingredients
• 2.2 Investigating Dissolving
• 2.3 Reading about Dissolving
• 2.4 Models of Solubility
• 2.5 Making Sense of Solubility

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: (also see GLC Updates)

• WIDA testing for G5 EAL students (letters have gone home)
• Monday, February 18-Richard Sobol, traveling photographer and photojournalist will talk about informational writing
• Wednesday, February 20- Faculty Appreciation Lunch
• Thursday, February 21-Grand Opening Ceremony-many activities are planned throughout the day (including photo booths, popsicles at lunch, and music and dance performance at Zurich field)
• Friday, February 22: ES CNY Cultural Day and ES CNY Dress Up Day as well as the Lion Dance in the ES Gym

Highlight from last week:

On Thursday, February 14th at the Red Hats Valentine’s Free Dress Day, we raised over RM2000. This will be presented to Siti Kasim, one of our Social Change Makers. She and her team of lawyers advocate for the rights of Malaysia’s indigenous people - the Orang Asli.

GLC Update

Quick Tip #1:  ES CNY Cultural Day and ES CNY Lion Dance Parents Welcome!, ES Gym, 10:50-11:20, Fri Feb 22, click HERE for info and HERE for details and CNY dress ideas. 

Quick Tip # 2:  We still need dishes for our Annual PTA (all campus) Faculty Appreciation Lunch, Wed Feb 20, you can send your dishes by bus or drop off in person. For sign up and details click HERE ...as of publication we need 10 more side dishes, 7 salads, 10 mains. Thank you ALL who have signed up to date! 

Quick Tip # 3: Quiz Night was, once again, a fantastic evening! Special thanks to Carol Octoman and her team for making it a success! Click HERE for photos by ISKL Parent Photographer Agung Fauzi. 

This 

Week:

• Thur Feb 21: ISKL Grand Opening Ceremony, Click HERE for RSVP
• Fri. Feb 22: ES CNY Cultural Day and ES CNY Dress Up Day, click here for examples of dress for children and adults, Lion Dance: Parents Welcome see Quick Tip #1 above for details
• Want to know more ? Click HERE for the Panther News! 

Upcoming Event: 

• Wed Feb 20: 9:30-2:00 ALL SCHOOL Faculty Appreciation Lunch sign up for a dish click HERE
• Thur Feb 21: ISKL Grand Opening Ceremony, Click HERE for RSVP
• Fri. Feb 22: ES CNY Cultural Day and ES CNY Dress Up Day Fri Feb 22 click here for examples of dress for children and adults
• Fri. Feb 22: ES CNY Lion Dance Fri Feb 22, stay tuned for start time, ES Gym - Parents welcome - it will be a great morning! 
• Wed Feb 27, Wed March 13: Parenting workshop sessions with Jane Thompson.  Please click HERE for more information: click the blue Sign Up for access within link. 
• Thur Feb 28, ES Scholastic orders due, online ordering, no cash, credit card payment and delivered to school...see flyer in your child's backpack for details. click HERE to order online... 
• Wed March 13: ES Book Swap! Start setting your ES reading level books aside...details to follow soon
• Faisal Cup needs YOU! Click HERE for details 
• Have you joined the ISKL PTA Facebook page? An excellent way to hear about events, search ISKL PTA today and look for the photo of the Petronas Towers by ISKL Parent Agung Fauzi... 

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: 11-15  Feb. 2019          

Dear Parents,

We start this week on Day 1.
Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: This week the students will continue their reading unit on the Fantasy genre. They will also continue working in their fantasy book clubs where they will discuss elements of fantasy, keep track of characters’ development and problems and identify internal and external character conflicts and themes that run through their fantasy books. Questions which you can ask your fifth grader,

• How can you relate to the character?
• What character traits the character have and how do you know?
• Can you compare the character or theme to another story you have read?

Students will continue to work on their Fantasy writing. As we navigate the Fantasy writing a few key concepts we will focus on are how the setting impacts the story, power in the story as well as identifying deeper social issues that the character has to navigate throughout the story.

Math: The students will continue Unit 4: Place Value and Decimal Operations. Last week, the students reviewed multiplying decimals (whole number X decimal) using the area model and the standard algorithm for multiplication. This week they will continue to work on multiplying decimals and begin to practice and master division of decimals.

Check out these videos to help you understand how students show their thinking with models.

Multiplication of a decimal by a decimal
Dividing Decimals by a whole number with a model

Unit of Study: Students will continue their second science unit: Modeling Matter: The Chemistry of Food from the Amplify Science program. During the unit, the students are involved in a simulation, where they take on the role of food scientists working in a lab for a large food-production company: Good Food Production Inc. The students will continue to work in their classrooms and conduct hands-on experiments in the science labs, investigating the different properties of matter.

Lessons completed so far:

• Lesson 1.1 Pre-assessment - classroom
• Lesson 1.2: Introducing Food Science - science lab 
• Lesson 1.3: Made of Matter
• 1.4 Separating a Food Color Mixture
• 1.5 Exploring Chromatography
• 1.6 Nanovision Models (of molecules) 

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: (also see GLC Updates)

• Mon Feb 11: ES ASAs start, check your ISKL inbox for an email from Gail Smith
• Thur Feb 14: Red Hat Free Dress Friday! Dress in Valentine's Colors! Suggested donation 5 RM to charity

Highlight from last week:

On Friday, February 8th we welcomed illustrator and coauthor of Babymouse and Squish Matthew Holm. Fifth graders were excited about his new books coming out soon and inspired by the amount of time and dedication it takes to be an author!




From Our GLC

Quick Tip #1: Ticket sales are record breaking this year to Celebrates! Tickets on sale for Celebrates Tues Feb 12 and Thur Feb 14, 2:00-3:30 ES Entrance and at Panther Hut during open hours after completing booking form (in person at tables, in advance if booking at Panther Hut). Click HERE for the booking form. This year we are also accepting donations of experiences or items for auction - the name can be credited in the brochure or can be donated anonymously. Click HERE to donate and thank you to those who have already donated some exciting items and experiences!

Quick Tip # 2: February 14th is LAST day to purchase Raffle tickets for a FREE night at Four Seasons, Click HERE for booking form or buy raffle tickets at Panther Hut, 30 RM per ticket or 4 for 100RM


This Week:

• Mon Feb 11: ES ASAs start, check your ISKL inbox for an email from Gail Smith
• Thur Feb 14: Red Hat Free Dress Friday! Dress in Valentine's Colors! Suggested donation 5 RM to charity
• Thur Feb 14: LAST day to purchase Raffle tickets for a FREE night at Four Seasons, Click HERE for booking form or buy raffle tickets at Panther Hut
• Feb 14-16, SEA 2019 Forensics Tournament needs timers! Hosted by ISKL volunteers needed to time, click HERE for sign up (training session for timers on Wed 13th Feb, 3-4pm, at MPR1)

ES Parents: Message from your ES Library click HERE

Upcoming Event:

• Wed Feb 20: 9:30-2:00 ALL SCHOOL Faculty Appreciation Lunch sign up for a dish click HERE
• Thur Feb 21: ISKL Grand Opening Ceremony, Click HERE for RSVP
• Fri. Feb 22: ES CNY Cultural Day and ES CNY Dress Up Day Fri Feb 22 click here for examples of dress for children and adults
• Fri. Feb 22: ES CNY Lion Dance Fri Feb 22, stay tuned for start time, ES Gym - Parents welcome - it will be a great morning!
• Sat. March 2nd: ISKL Celebrates, fundraising Gala & Auction, adults only, see flyer below... click HERE for Celebrates Booking Info
• Tidying up for the New Year? Join the ISKL Want Ads: a great way to buy and sell gently used items from within the ISKL Community. Click HERE to join!
• ES Dress Up Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details
• Have you joined the ISKL PTA Facebook page? An excellent way to hear about events, search ISKL PTA today and look for the photo of the Petronas Towers by ISKL Parent Agung Fauzi... 

A Short Week Means...

Dear Parents and students,

The Grade 5 team decided to forgo newsletter this week as the week is only of two days. No formal weekly homework will be set for the students. However, they are still expected to read 25 minutes minimum daily, and they may also be expected to complete some math practices.

Thank you all for understanding and continued support.

Ms. B

An update from GLC

We start this short week on Day 7 on Thursday, Feb 7. 

Quick Tip #1: Record-breaking ticket sales to Celebrates this year...don't miss out... New to ISKL? Returning Family? Spend an evening at the Four Seasons at ISKL Celebrates! We can seat you at a table of new friends or with a booked table of 10. Ticket includes dinner, free flow, extraordinary DJ Jeff Jefferson (formerly of Marini's), silent + live auction and more! See flyer below and click HERE  You can also buy a raffle ticket to win a FREE night at the Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur, 30 RM per ticket or 4 for 100. Celebrates tickets and raffle tickets on sale at the Panther Hut, ticket sales tables and PTA meeting January 29. 

Quick Tip # 2:  SEA 2019 Forensics Tournament needs timers! Hosted by ISKL they need community volunteers to time at the events please click HERE for details, Feb 14-16

This 

Week:

• ES Parents: Message from your ES Library click HERE 
• Fri Feb 8th: ES 100th Day of School: ES children invited to wear a shirt with any numeral celebrating this 100th Day of School. 
• Sat. February 9th: Quiz Night! adults only event... SOLD OUT

Upcoming Event: 

• Mon Feb 11: ES ASAs start, check your ISKL inbox for an email from Gail Smith 
• Thur Feb 14: Red Hat Free Dress Friday! Dress in Valentine's Colors! Suggested donation 5 RM to charity 
• Wed Feb 20: Faculty Appreciation Lunch, watch your GLCs this weekend to sign up for dishes starting in February - 
• Fri. Feb 22: ES CNY Cultural Day and ES CNY Dress Up Day Fri Feb 22 click here for examples of dress for children and adults
• Fri. Feb 22: ES CNY Lion Dance Fri Feb 22, stay tuned for start time, ES Gym - Parents welcome - it will be a great morning! 
• Sat. March 2nd: ISKL Celebrates, fundraising Gala & Auction, adults only, see flyer below... click HERE  for Celebrates Booking Info
• Tidying up for the New Year? Join the ISKL Want Ads: a great way to buy and sell gently used items from within the ISKL Community. Click HERE to join!  
• ES Dress Up Days: plan your days in advance click HERE for dates and details 
• Have you joined the ISKL PTA Facebook page? An excellent way to hear about events, search ISKL PTA today and look for the photo of the Petronas Towers by ISKL Parent Agung Fauzi... 

Visiting Author - Matthew Holme

Dear Parents and Students,

Gong Xi Fa Chai!
I hope you all had a great few days of celebration and/or relaxation.
We start our super short week tomorrow and will be welcoming a visiting author Matthew Holme to our school. He will be speaking with our students on Friday afternoon. We are lucky to have Matthew visiting us. Can't wait to hear his stories about being a writer and an illustrator. I will be posting photos of his visit on our class blog!