Weekly Newsletter Oct. 2

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: October 2-6, 2017

Curriculum Information for the Week:

Literacy: Students will continue to work on their literary essays based on their book club groups. They will come up with strong reasons about their claim and support them with a variety of evidence. You can help them strengthen their claims by talking about them at home and asking questions to get them thinking about why they support the claim and what precise words may bring power to their writing.

Math: Adding and subtracting fractions continues this week as we work with operations with unlike denominators. Students will develop conceptual understanding using manipulatives and models to show their thinking. They will explore and discuss ways to efficiently solve problems by being flexible with numbers. Additionally, we will be solving and creating word problems with both adding and subtracting fractions. This will be part of home learning, so feel free to get involved!

Unit of Study:  We conducted a very successful ‘Social Change Maker’s Conference’ last Tues. and Wed. The students experienced 12 presenters and were inspired to make changes in our own school and local community. It was great to see so many parents attending the conference this year. I am sure some of you got some ideas shared with you. If you are wondering how to keep those ideas alive and support your child in making a change, please contact me. I may be able to help give you contacts/ideas on how to facilitate these ambitions.

Three-way Conference Preparation:

This week, students will be busy reflecting on their learning (work habits and understanding of content).

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

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)

Tues. 3 Oct: G5 Parent Band Workshop from 9:00 - 10:00am in the Studio

Mon. 9 & Tues. 10 Oct: Three-way Conferences involving students, parents and teacher(s). Please return your conference appointment reply slip to your child’s class teacher.

Please note - hearing screenings by our School Nurse - Bethanie Christensen, previously scheduled for this coming week, have been postponed until after the Oct. Break.

Red Hats KL Children’s Hospital visits: Please click on this link  There are a few more spaces available and a link to a folder of photos from our last visit.

Highlights - Last Week:

1. Our Social Change Maker’s Conference was FANTASTIC! Photos from SCMC.

2. On our Red Hats Free Dress Day last Fri. 29 Sept. Melawati students raised RM2,775, which was donated to the Chin Women’s Organization (CWO) School, via Janine Williams - one of our Social Change Makers. Our donation paid the rent for this month for the CWO school building.  

Highlight - This Week:

G5 Parent Band Workshop - please support your child and Kim Endel our G5 Band Teacher by attending this important event.

Red Hat Free Dress Day

This Friday the money raised from Free Dress Day will go to help the Chin Women's Organization and specifically their school. 

The Chin people are refugees from Myanmar. The Malaysian Government does not allow refugees to use the health and medical facilities, allow adults to work, or allow the children to go to local schools. As a result, refugees and their support groups, have had to set up and fund their own schools. They rely on donations for paying rent on the school buildings and buying supplies, equipment and resources for their students.

Our Red Hats Free Dress Day donations this Friday  will go to the Chin Women's Organization School and will help them tremendously! 

The head volunteer at the school is Janine WIlliams. She is a change-maker who has been a teacher at the Chin Women's Organization School for many years. Janine has two daughters who have graduated from ISKL, and is very dedicated to the cause.

As always know that your donation truly makes a positive difference in our community.

Cheers,

Mr. Mangelsdorf

Red Hat Coordinator 

Weekly Newsletter Sept. 25

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: September 25-29, 2017

Curriculum Information for the Week:

Literacy: Students are beginning to write their literary essays on claims and themes in the books they have read in book clubs. We will modelling the process using our read aloud, “Home of the Brave.”

Math:  Adding and Subtracting Fractions continues this week as we move into operations with unlike denominators.  Students will develop conceptual understanding using manipulatives and models to show their thinking.  In addition to the current unit, students are doing on-going review of the topics from Unit 1 and learning from Grade 4.

Unit of Study:  Students will look into the role of citizens in a community and how they can impact society. Social Changemakers will come this week on Tuesday and Wednesday (10:30-1:00). The students will listen to all 12 speakers and hopefully will be inspired to make changes in our own community. Of course all parents are welcome to attend this conference and learn along with your children.

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

Important Reminders/Information:(also see GLC updates)

Social Change Makers Conference (Tues. & Wed.)

ISA Testing (Thurs. & Fri.)

***please make sure that your children have good sleeps before the testing and eat a good healthy breakfast***

Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences are Oct. 9 and 10.

Highlight - Last Week:

Students read books, watched videos and read articles online about children around the world who are making a difference. We hope it inspired them to think about ways they can make a difference. Talk to them about what they learned!

Weekly Newsletter Sept. 18

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: September 18-21, 2017

Curriculum Information for the Week:

Literacy: Students are continuing with book club groups using discussions to help them stretch their thinking about the book and develop themes.  We are encouraging students to think about what they are learning about real life from their books.  These ideas that are generated from their book club books will be used in their literary essays, which we will continue to learn about next week.

Math:  Adding and Subtracting Fractions continues this week as we move into operations with unlike denominators.  Students will develop conceptual understanding using manipulatives and models to show their thinking.

Unit of Study:  We will continue our reflections on Melaka as we continue our exploration of leadership and citizenship.  In preparation for our Social ChangeMakers Conference next week, students will look into the role of citizens in a community and how they can impact society.

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

Important Reminders/Information:(also see GLC updates)

Friday is a Holiday.

Children’s Hospital visits begin September 24th. If you haven’t yet signed up, do so!

Next Week - Social Change Makers Conference (Tues. & Wed.); ISA Testing (Thurs. & Fri.)

Highlight - This Week:

Melaka was great! Thank you everyone for your role in making it such a success.

Some of the photos can be found here.

Weekly Newsletter Sept. 11

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: September 11-15, 2017

Curriculum Information for the Week:

Literacy: Students have had a chance to complete and evaluate their writing based upon Fly Away Home.  Writing goals are being established in order to improve leads (including hooks), conclusions (with “so what” statements) and supporting paragraphs containing evidence, examples and elaboration in relation to themes and thesis statements.  Readers’ and Writers’ workshop model support each other with the book clubs being essential to the writing of the literary essay.  

Math: Unit 2 is all about fractions.  Students will begin with a tuning in and then venture onto adding fractions with like denominators.

Unit of Study: We will be in Melaka Tuesday and Wednesday.  Melaka is a strong example of governmental influence and power.  When we return classes will continue examining different forms of government, referring to the Melaka experience as our case study.

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 will be a full week! Students are able to attend ASA’s on Wednesday after our return from Melaka. If other changes are made, please make arrangements with the busing office.

Please refer to the Final Melaka Trip Parent Letter, Packing List & Itinerary to answer last minute questions.

Children’s Hospital visits begin September 24th. If you haven’t yet signed up, do so!

Highlight - This Week:

Students have learned the history of Melaka...and now we are off to experience it!!

Weekly Newsletter - Sept. 5th

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: Sept. 4-8, 2017

Curriculum Information for the Week:

Literacy: The students have finished their first Book Club novels. They will begin new books shortly and continue their discussions about connections, predictions, characters, and most importantly THEMES (life lessons) using their ‘thinkmarks’. They will also continue writing journal reflections on their books. This week, the students will also complete our first writing unit pre-assessment, using the picture book, ‘Fly Away Home’.

Math: The students will continue their work on long division and move towards solving problems with double digit divisors. They will review multiplication and division of multidigit numbers using standard algorithms later this week to prepare for completing the end-of-unit summative assessment.

Unit of Study: The students will continue to learn about the different forms of government, and as our Melaka Trip is just over a week away, they will continue to learn LOTS about Melaka and the important role the port played throughout history. The students will view a trip slideshow of student expectations and a trip overview, including a packing list and itinerary.  

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

Important Reminders/Information:(also see GLC updates)

No school this Friday as it’s the King’s Birthday.

With the recently declared holiday on Mon. 4 Sept. semester 1 After School Activities begin on Tues. Sept. 5.

Melaka trip dates: Tues. 12 & Wed. 13 Sept.

Melaka Trip Introductory Information Letter

Coffee Morning Melaka Information Slides

Final Melaka Trip Parent Letter, Packing List & Itinerary

Highlight - This Week:

5CC starts in room 222 on Tues. 5 Sept! Good luck to Clarrissa Chavez and her students as they continue their learning journey together.

Also on Tues, information will be sent home regarding a wonderful service opportunity for the Red Hats - visiting the KL Children’s Hospital on Sunday mornings from 9:30am -12:00 noon. Please look out for that!

MELAKA is next week!!!!

Weekly Newsletter - Aug. 28

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: August 28-30, 2017

Curriculum Information for the Week:

Literacy: We have all begun our new novels. The students are now reading novels in groups and having wonderful discussions about their books. They are talking about connections, predictions, characters, and most importantly THEMES (life lessons). More to come on themes soon...

Math: We will be continuing our work with multiplication, becoming more effective and accurate with multi digit problems.  We will also start reviewing long division and move towards solving problems with double digit divisors.

Unit of Study: Grade 5 will continue to learn about the different forms of government, and as Melaka is just a few weeks away we will begin to learn LOTS about Melaka and the important role it played throughout history being, at one time, the largest trade port in the world.

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

Important Reminders/Information:(also see GLC updates)

• No school this Thursday and Friday as it’s National Day and Hari Raya Haji.
• After School Activities begin Monday, September 4.
• Next Monday information will be sent home regarding a wonderful service opportunity for the Red Hats...visiting the Children’s Hospital on Sundays. Please look out for that!
• MELAKA...is 16 days away!!!!

Melaka Trip Introductory Information Letter

Coffee Morning Melaka Information Slides

Highlight from Last Week:

Free Dress Day was a roaring success as donations totalled over RM2,500. The newly crowned Red Hats did a wonderful job collecting money in the morning and 5JV were the lucky money counters. The donation will go to the Children’s Hospital and will be personally delivered by the Red Hats!