Newsletter May 28

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: May 28-June 1

Dear Parents, 

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy & Unit of Study: This week (like last week) is Black Board mania. The end is in sight, as the first share is on Wednesday for the 4th graders and the parents are coming in to see them on Thursday at 2:00. We hope every parent is able to make it. They are looking fabulous and the students have worked VERY HARD.

Math: Students are now doing their final maths unit of the semester 2D Geometry.  They are reviewing the properties of polygons and will use this knowledge to help categorise them.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)

May 29- No school 

May 30-Social Change Blackboard Share with G4: 2:00-2:45 -G5 classrooms and common area

May 31-Social Change Blackboard Share with parents: 2:00-2:45 -G5 classrooms and common area

June 1- No School

Highlight from last week:

So much work on black-boards...they look amazing!

Newsletter May 21

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: May 21-25


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy & Unit of Study: This week students are finishing up their opinion or informational essay on their chosen social issue and notable person/people, which will form an integral part of their ‘Social Change Blackboard Project’.  Students will also continue to use their research to complete other portions of their blackboards, such as poems, magazine covers and timelines.

Math: Students are now doing their final maths unit of the semester 2D Geometry.  They are reviewing the properties of polygons and will use this knowledge to help categorise them.

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

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
May 21-G5 Orientation to the MS Visit, 10:30am-2:30pm. All Library books are to be returned
May 21-GR5 Middle School Visit
May 25-Wet and Wild Day-G5 from 8:15-9:50am
May 30-Social Change Blackboard Share with G4: 2:00-2:45 -G5 classrooms and common area
May 31-Social Change Blackboard Share with parents: 2:00-2:45 -G5 classrooms and common area

Highlight from last week:
An excellent music concert!!

Weekly Newsletter May 14

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: May 14-18

Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy & Unit of Study: This week students will use their research to start compiling an opinion or informational essay on their chosen social issue and notable person/people, which will form an integral part of their ‘Social Change Blackboard Project’.  Students will also use this information to complete other portions of their blackboards, such as poems, magazine covers and timelines.

Math: This week all classes will wrap up the unit on Volume. The assessment will be taken at the end of the week, including conversion of metric measurements as well as computing volume of rectangular prisms.

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

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
May 15-Novel Knockout at the BIS for those who have participated
May 16-Music Concert at 9:00am for students and teachers
May 17-Music Concert at 7 p.m. (Students arrive at 6:30pm for the band portion, recorder and choir students arrive at 6pm)
May 21-G5 Orientation to the MS Visit, 10:30am-2:30pm. All Library books are to be returned
May 21-GR5 Middle School Visit
May 25-Wet and Wild Day-G5 from 8:15-9:50am
May 30-Social Change Blackboard Share with G4: 2:00-2:45 -G5 classrooms and common area
May 31-Social Change Blackboard Share with parents: 2:00-2:45 -G5 classrooms and common area

Highlight from last week:
Night of the Notables was a huge success!

Newsletter May 7

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates:May 7th-11th


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy & Unit of Study: This week students will reflect on their Global Goal that we researched and think about how they as students can make a difference and impact others.  Students will reflect on their performance in the Night of the Notables and understand that as students they too can be activists. This week students will use their research to start compiling an opinion or informational essay on their chosen social issue and notable person/people, which will form an integral part of their ‘Blackboard Project’.

Math: Students will continue our Volume and Measurement Unit. 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. They will also use formula such as V = L X W X H and V = B X H to solve problems.

Night of the Notables (NotN): In addition to the above, students will continue our Social Change unit by presenting to 4th grade in our dress rehearsal and then finally to the parents on Tuesday evening.  The NotN presentation will be on the evening of Tuesday 8 May. The show starts at 6:30pm but please note that the students will need to be back at school by 6:00pm so they have time to change into their black & white presentation clothes and assemble in the G5 common area.
For more information and ways to support your child please visit the Parent Learning Connection page.

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Night of the Notables Show: Students need to be at school by 6:00 pm
Show Begins: 6:30pm
Hospital Visit: Sunday, May 13th (if you signed up!)
GR5 Middle School Visit: Monday, May 21st (Permission Slip to be sent)
Blackboard Share: Thursday, May 31st -> 2:00-2:45

Highlight from last week:
*Last week students really had a chance to show their skills in speaking and organization. As the presentations started to come together, students were able to see how hard work pays off.

Newsletter May 2

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: April 30-May 4       


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy & Unit of Study: Students will continue to learn about social issues and human rights. They will continue to research their individual social issue and notable person/people involved in the issue using the Melawati Library online resources and library books located in the common area. Students are taking notes as they go in their social studies notebooks or on a Google doc. Sources used will also be noted and included in a bibliography. Students are starting to organise their information to help them move towards an informational writing piece, which will form an integral part of their ‘Blackboard Project’.

Math: Students will continue our Volume and Measurement Unit. This week they will continue to decompose three-dimensional shapes and find solid and liquid 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. They will also use formula such as V = L X W X H and V = B X H to solve problems.

Night of the Notables (NotN): In addition to the above, students will continue our Social Change unit by preparing for their class NotN 2018 presentation. The class scripts have been finalized and all classes have had several practice sessions in the studio. The NotN presentation will be on the evening of Tuesday 8 May. The show starts at 6:30pm but please note that the students will need to be back at school by 6:00pm so they have time to change into their black & white presentation clothes and assemble in the G5 common area.

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

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
Please continue to help your child review their lines for their class NotN presentation. They should be LOUD and CLEAR. Take videos of your child to allow them to hear exactly what they sound like. It is very helpful.

Highlight from last week:
* Last Wed. morning, G5 students met a young 10-year-old social change maker from Perth Australia - Olive Forbes - who is campaigning against plastic microbeads in cosmetic products. The students were involved in a Skype interview with Olive on the big screen in the common area. Olive is a very articulate and passionate young person, so it was a fantastic experience for our students to meet her and ask her questions. Thanks to 5CC for organizing this event.
* NotN Yearbook photos were taken in the studio last Friday morning by Mr. Fauzi Agung! Look out for those in the Yearbook. 

Newsletter Apr 23

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: April 23-27       


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights.  They will continue researching about their topic 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 and organise their thinking around the topic.

Math: We will continue our Volume and Measurement Unit.  Students will explore volume by building and counting unit cubes as well as learning the relationship between different units of volume measurement.

Unit of Study: We will continue our Social Change unit by preparing for ‘Night of the Notables’ 2018 presentation.  The script is finalised and we are practicing in the studio. 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 evening of Tuesday 8 May.  Please read  the letter for more details of this event.

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

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
This Friday students will have Night of the Notables photos taken. Please ensure black trousers are sent to school before Friday, April 27

We have a long weekend coming up. School will resume May 2 (Day 2)

Reading MAP Test on Monday

Highlight from last week:
Earth Week activities were a huge success! Thank you for reaching out, whether in your household or the community, to make even a small difference.

Thank you for sending in Toys for the toy drive. Boxes are overflowing!

Newsletter April 16

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: April 16th-20th       


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights.  They will continue researching about their topic 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: We will continue our Volume and Measurement Unit.  Students will explore volume by building and counting unit cubes as well as learning the relationship between different units of volume measurement.

Unit of Study: We will continue our Social Change unit by preparing for ‘Night of the Notables’ 2018 presentation.  The scripts will be finalised and we will begin practicing in the studio. 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 evening of Tuesday 8 May.  Please read the letter that will be coming home with the details of this event.

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

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
This week is Earth Week!
Bring in any reusable bags that you do not need.  These can be given to people who do not have enough, borrowed by those who forget or exchanged for a new design!
Friday is Free Dress Day - proceeds will go towards adopting an animal through World Wildlife Fund Malaysia
Send in a picture or video of your child doing something Earth friendly for our Friday Assembly video.  Add it to this Google Folder.

Math MAP Test on Thursday

Highlight from last week:
Our song is sounding better and better each week and our class scripts are powerful!  Night of the Notables is coming together.