11/26-11/30 News Letter

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: November 26-30, 2018

Curriculum Information for the Week:
Literacy: Students will continue to work on their nonfiction reading and writing units, which are integrated with our sustainable energy science unit. Students will continue to use hard copy and online texts about sustainable energy to improve their nonfiction reading and writing. This week the students will focus on choosing and researching one form of sustainable energy, including the pros and cons etc. They will begin to synthesize their research in an information essay. Later, they will use their essays to create a script for a multimedia PSA (Public Service Announcement) or a podcast, which will feature their chosen form of sustainable energy. 

Math: Students will continue to work on ‘Unit 3: The Coordinate Plane’ this week. They will continue to plot ordered pairs, read and interpret data on coordinate planes and also interpret rules involving the x and y axes. They will also continue to have fun solving various coordinate plane picture mysteries. Students will continue to review our learning from Unit 1 and Unit 2 in the daily warm ups.

Unit of Study:  The students will continue to work on our Sustainable Energy unit. Various classes have completed their electrical energy exploration labs, including building on their knowledge of circuits to create their own LED flashlights. Students will continue to read nonfiction texts to support their understanding of sustainable energy. This week, as mentioned above, the students will choose and research a form of sustainable energy.

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

Parents, please also check out the SERVICE CHANNEL, which is a forum for the ISKL community to share ideas and information about how we can contribute to our community and planet.

Important Reminders/Information for this week: (also see GLC Updates):

• SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ORDERS - orders will close at midnight on 29th November. You can keep adding your orders online up until that date by clicking HERE
• Fri. 30 Nov: Next Red Hats Free Dress Day - suggested charitable donation - RM5
• Fri. 30 Nov: G5 Christmas ornaments assembly line from 1:30-2:30pm in the G5 common area - see GLC updates for more information.
• Fri. 30 Nov: ES semester 1 ASAs end 

Highlights from previous week:

• Last Wed. afternoon, the students experienced a very interesting and informative presentation from Hector Ingram on ‘Wind Energy & Biomass (fast grass)’ in the G5 common area
• Last Fri. we celebrated Deepavali in the ES. There were a variety of demonstrations and workshops set up in the open space on floor 2 next to the art rooms. There was also a colorful and vibrant assembly in the Melawati Theatre from 10:50-11:30am, lead by our Red Hats assembly announcers. Many thanks to Nalini Krishnan and the ES Cultural Committee for their work in planning and conducting the Deepavali program.