Free Dress Day organised by Grade 5 students in 5KC

Pod casts for your ears

Dear Kiddos,

Here is the link I promised for the Podcasts. As you know we are listening to '6 minutes' - no cheating! You can explore other options on the list below. If you are traveling, you can opt to listen to these podcasts than being bored!

Happy listening!

https://app.kidslisten.org/category/For-Ages-8-and-Above

Ms B

Weekly Newsletter May 13 - 17

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: May 13-May 17, 2019

Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students will continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights. They have chosen a social change issue of interest, done their research and taken notes. They will now work on creating an information or opinion essay about their chosen social issue. They will also link their social issue to a notable person/people who have worked on or are working on improving their social issue. In addition, to writing their essay, the students will continue  working on various other pieces of work to be included in their Social Change Blackboard Project. Parents are invited to attend a ‘G5 Social Change Blackboard Project Share’ on Tuesday 4 June from 1:30-2:30 pm in G5 classrooms and common area.

Math: Students will continue our Volume and Measurement Unit. 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 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.

Unit of Study: Students are immersed in understanding the impacts of social change on a society. The four main areas of focus are…

• Understanding the rights and responsibilities of the individual
• Understanding how some people can influence the lives and thinking of others
• Developing open-ended questions to guide research and understanding
• Using the research process to answer inquiry questions

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

Looking ahead:

• Monday, May 20th:   NO SCHOOL ISKL Holiday in lieu of Wesak Day
• Tuesday, May 21st:  NO SCHOOL ISKL Faculty In-Service
• Wednesday, May 22nd: NO SCHOOL Nuzul AlQuran
• Friday, May 24- ES Wet + Wild Day. Parents please sign up HERE
• Monday May 27- G5 Orientation Visit to the Middle School, from 9:00-11:00am. G5 students and teachers will be involved in a MS Orientation Visit. The orientation program will be conducted from 9:00- 11:00am. All G5 students will be involved in the program. G5 students will not go to their usual PE or World Language lessons on this day. Even if your child is leaving ISKL at the end of this school year, they are expected to participate. The main purpose of the visit is for the students to meet the MS Administrators, their G6 teachers, learn about the Middle School 1:1 laptop program and be introduced to their G6 schedules. The MS will provide our G5 students with a morning snack. Since it’s Ramadan, alternative arrangements will be made during snack time at the MS for those G5 students who are fasting.

Highlight from last week:

THANK YOU! The NON performance was a success because of your support. Below please see the link to the video and pictures taken by Fauzi Agung and Max Wright.

VIDEO

PICTURES

Freezer Alert

Dear Parents and Students,

By now you may have received a message from our Class Parent about the theatre about a hoodie. I am informed that the thermostat will be adjusted so it wont feel like a freezer tomorrow. But, I am not taking any chances. Please send along a school hoodie tomorrow so that they can be somewhat warmer than today, should they need it.

Thank you!
We cant wait share our learnings with you all.

Ms B

Happy Ramadan

Weekly Newsletter May 6-10

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: May 6-10, 2019

Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students will continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights. They have chosen a social change issue of interest, done their research and taken notes. They will now work on creating an information or opinion essay about their chosen social issue. They will also link their social issue to a notable person/people who have worked on or are working on improving their social issue. In addition, to writing their essay, the students will also begin working on various other pieces of work to be included in their Social Change Blackboard Project. Parents are invited to attend a ‘G5 Social Change Blackboard Project Share’ on Tuesday 4 June from 1:30-2:30pm in G5 classrooms and common area.

Math: Students will continue our Volume and Measurement Unit. 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 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.

Unit of Study: Students will continue our Social Change unit by preparing for ‘Night of the Notables’ 2019 presentation. We will be conducting our final practice sessions in the RBG Theatre this Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Our practice schedules have been shared with students. Students will continue to dig deeper into the social issue and the social change makers they are exploring for their ‘Social Change Blackboard Projects’. The Night of the Notables presentations will be on the afternoon of Tuesday, 7 May in the Robert B Gaw Theatre from 5-6pm. We look forward to seeing parents at the show!

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

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)

• Monday, May 6- Ramadan begins. It’s also Night of the Notables Yearbook photos time with Max Wright from 10:45-11:15 in the RBG Theatre. We’ll also do a Tech & Dress Rehearsal from 11:15-12:15, followed by a presentation to a G4 audience from 1:45-2:40 pm, which will be videoed.
• Tuesday, May 7- Interschool Novel Knockout for participating G4 and G5 students. It will be held at ISKL.
• Tuesday May 7- G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ Presentation, in the RBG Theatre from 5-6pm (G5 students will stay at school after dismissal at 2:45pm but will not be attending ASAs or baseball on this day.
• Schedule:

2:45-3:00 Students enjoy a snack (popcorn and watermelon) provided by the school in classrooms and common area.

3:00-3:15 Students change into black & white presentation clothes

3:15-3:30 Students and teachers walk to RBGT and get ready for final practice

3:30-4:30 Final whole GL practice

4:30-4:50 Bathroom & relax in theatre

5:00-6:00 Our NotN Presentation for parents

6:00-6:10 Parents can take photos

6:00-6:20 Students and teachers walk back to G5 and students get changed into school uniforms. Students give black or white tee shirt to Ms Bongazone or Ms Burns.

6:20 Students to leave school with parents

• Thurs. May 9: Semester 2 ASAs finish
• Friday May 10: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested donation RM5. Also, it’s the ES Music Concert Rehearsal - for performers only - from 9:00-9:45am and 11:00-11:45am.

Looking ahead:

• Friday, May 24- ES Wet + Wild Day. Parents please sign up HERE
• Monday May 27- G5 Orientation Visit to the Middle School, from 9:00-11:00am. Further details TBA.

Highlight from last week:

Last Tuesday afternoon, we conducted our first whole grade level practice of our Night of the Notables Presentation in MPR4. It was wonderful and exciting to see what all our G5 classes have been working on!

Attire for NotN

Dear Parents and Students,

The Night of the Notables is only a week away! The students have been working hard to learn their lines. Today we had our first run through of all the classes - I was totally blown away with our kiddos and other classes' performances. I may or may not have shed a tear or two - very proud of the kiddos.

Anyway, I write to ask if you could please remind our scholars to bring along a hanger and a pair of trousers to school on Thursday. I thank those who have sent it along already. This information was shared with you on a letter last week but unfortunately only half of us managed to remember it. It would be one less thing for me to stress over - so kindly (yet firmly) remind our students who have not yet done so already to bring it along on Thursday.

Thank you so very much!

Have a great evening,
Ms B