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 - 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!

Free Dress Day - Friday, Aug. 25th

This Friday is our first Free Dress Day...

As always we ask that the students bring RM5 as a donation to a local organization. This week's donation will be going to the Children's Cancer Hospital. 

We frequently donate to this hospital as it's a place where 5th grade Red Hats go to volunteer their time. 

The money goes to the nurses who work at the hospital and they, in turn, give it to patients in need of a little financial help. 

Your donation goes directly to those who need it most.

Thank you and know that you are making a difference in our local community.

Weekly Newsletter Aug. 21

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: August 21-25, 2017

Curriculum Information for the Week:

Literacy: In reader’s workshop, we will be learning about ways to record our thinking when reading texts so that we can provide evidence for our ideas.  We will practice having group discussions that are focused and keep the conversation going. Students will also begin taking the ideas they gather to write effectively about a text.

Math: We will be continuing our work with powers of ten and move into 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 with the ideas of leadership that were presented during Red Hat training and explore the role of citizens in making positive impacts on their community.  Additionally,  we start to learn about the different forms of government.

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

Important Reminders/Information:(also see GLC updates)

Individual Photos on Aug. 22nd (students can wear clothes from home if you wish)

Friday is Free Dress Day....be sure to bring 5 ringgit!

Master Class continues:

Day 1-Flute

Day 2-Clarinet

Day 3-Saxophone

Day 4-Trumpet

Day 5-Low Brass

Day 6-Percussions

Melaka Trip Introductory Information Letter

Highlight from Last Week:

Red Hat Training is now complete and students have been presented with their Red Hats.  They are the role models of the school.

A Big Thank You to Our Parent Chaperones for Melaka:

Elsje van Omme, Deepa Mireles, Melissa Loring, Samantha Urlwin, Amanda Howe, Tracy Simpson, Monica Larrieu, Janet Tay, Marcos Alves, Geeta Hardikar, Tan Bee Hong