News Letter April 23-27

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 are choosing a social issue and a notable to focus on for research. They will reinforce and build on their note-taking skills as well as learn 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. We will compose and decompose rectangular prisms, as well as take a look at how to calculate the volume of shapes consisting of more than just one rectangular prism.

Unit of Study: We will continue our Social Change unit by preparing for ‘Night of the Notables’ 2018 presentation.  The scripts have been edited and rewritten, staging continues to take place, 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 refer to  the letter that was sent  home with the details of this event.

They are all in the process of choosing a “notable” person to research. Have some discussions at home about people that you know throughout history who have seen a need and chosen to make a positive difference.

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)
Please be reviewing your child’s lines for the ‘Night of the Notables’ show. They should be LOUD and CLEAR. Take videos of your child to allow them to hear exactly what they sound like. It’s helpful.

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! The toys will be donated to the Refugee Center this week. We will take lots of pictures. Special thanks to the 5th graders who initiated this project: Kumail and Evie.

News Letter 4/16-20

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 has been finalised and we have begun 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.

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.

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.

Letter about Night of the Notables

News Letter 4/9-4/13

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: April 9-13th       


Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights through picture books, biographies and autobiographies. This week we will be diving further into Informational text while focusing one social issue and/or a Human Rights Issue. Ask your child which human rights issue his/her class will be exploring.  This week students will be exploring building a thesis with a focus on a social issue or a social change maker.

Math: This week we will begin our Volume and Measurement Unit.  Students will estimate and measure shapes.  Students will also explore liquid volume using water and make comparisons. Students will explore volume by building and counting unit cubes in order to understand volume.

Unit of Study: We will continue our Social Change unit by preparing for ‘Night of the Notables’ 2018 presentation and begin writing our scripts as a class. Students will begin to think about a Change Maker or Social Issue that they would like to explore for their blackboard presentations.  The Night of the Notables presentations will be on the evening of Tues. 8 May. We will continue preparing for our Night of the Notables this week.

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

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)


Highlight from last week:
We have a chosen a song for Night of the Notables and have begun practicing.

News Letter 4/2-4/6

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: April 2-6         

Dear Parents,

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students continue to learn about Social Issues and Human Rights through a variety of texts, including on line articles, picture books and read aloud. We will focus on Informational text throughout this unit. As we move into writing we will revisit informational and opinion writing in this unit.

Math: The students will continue the unit titled Order of Operations. We have been practicing this skill using daily warm ups, so they are familiar with these skills. Students will evaluate how to use numerical expressions with parentheses, brackets and braces. They will explain how to use these symbols in order to identify, write and describe simple numerical expressions. The end of unit assessment will be the end of this week.

Unit of Study: We will continue our Social Change unit by tuning in to the ‘Night of the Notables’ 2018 presentation in preparation for beginning to write our individual class scripts. Our presentation to parents will be on the evening of Tuesday, 8 May, so teachers and students are starting the process of preparing for this important grade level highlight. 

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

Important Reminders/Information: (also see GLC Updates)
5JV will have announcements for the following few weeks.
Welcome to our new student, Eri.
Children's Hospital visit this Sunday
Mark your calendars for Night of the Notables, Tuesday, May 8 (evening).

Highlight in the week prior to spring break:
The Terry Fox Cancer Awareness Run on Friday, 23 Mar. was a real highlight.