5CC Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: November 27-30               

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: The students have combined efforts between Science and Literacy! As they have finished their research, students have begun writing an informational piece of writing on the sustainable energy of their choice answering a question they want to know more about.  As the week progresses, students will complete their informational writing piece and look forward to creating either a Public Service Announcement (PSA) or podcast.

Math: As we move forward in our decimals unit, students are beginning to round to the thousandths place, as well as continuing to practice the appropriate vocabulary for these difficult numbers.  Rather than saying, “Zero point 3”....practice saying, “Three-tenths!”. This week we will begin to move into the adding and subtracting of decimals.

Unit of Study:

Last week students brainstormed ways to use alternative forms of energy in order to build their own prototype! Students planned, researched and sketched their ideas. On Friday we were finally able to get into the science lab in order to get started building our prototypes. This week students will continue to work on their prototypes and go through the design thinking process of testing and redesigning their prototype. Ask your child about THEIR idea!

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 December 1-Prophet’s birthday

Highlights - Last Week:

A successful Red Hat Free Dress Day...organized by grade 5 students!

A successful ornament making activity sponsored by the 5th grade parents!

A visit from Hector Ingram who taught us about wind turbines and biomass as an alternative energy!

Christmas Around the World Collection

Dear Parents,

As we have done in the past we are going to do a large collection for "Christmas Around the World." 

This year we are going to be collecting books, back-packs, water bottles, and school supplies. 

We will be giving these items to IDEAS Academy, TCF (The Children's Foundation), and the local Chin Refugees. 

We are asking certain grades to donate certain things:

Preps, grade 1, grade 2

New or gently used books and school supplies (notebooks, pencils, pens, etc...)

Grades 3, 4, 5:

New or gently used books, new or gently used CLEAN water bottles, and back packs

The books collected will be going to IDEAS academy and local refugee schools via Ms. Suji. The school supplies, back-packs and water bottles will be going to the local Chin Refugees and The Children's Foundation in Pakistan (TCF). 

Once again ISKL thanks you for your donations. Your generosity will make the lives of others a bit brighter. 

Thank you in advance,

Mr. Mangelsdorf

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: November 13-17, 2017

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students will continue their nonfiction reading and writing units. Reading and writing are integrated with our science unit: Sustainable Energy, so students will be using texts about sustainable energy to improve their nonfiction reading and writing. Last week students got to hear a visiting author presentation by Bryn Barnard, who spoke about the challenges of being an author along with climate change and the ocean the topic of one of his books, The New Ocean: The Fate of Life in a Changing Sea.

Math: This week we will be begin our new math unit entitled, Unit 4: Decimal Place Value & Decimal Operations. This week we will explore representing decimals in various ways using manipulatives and decimal place values as well as powers of 10.

Unit of Study: The students will continue their inquiry into Sustainable Energy. This week, students will visit the science lab and explore sustainable energy. Last week, we had the pleasure of having Andy Baker, Mrs. Schneider’s husband, come to speak about petroleum. It was a great day and the students even got to dig for oil using a cake and gummy dinosaurs! This week on Monday Nov. 13th we will have special guests Dave Perrau and Brad Knowles who will present about Sustainable Practices at the new ISKL campus.  This will take place in the common area from 2:00-2:45.

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 on Monday Nov. 13th we will have special guests Dave Perrau and Brad Knowles who will present about Sustainable Practices at the new ISKL campus.  This will take place in the common area from 2:00-2:45.

Highlight - Last Week:

The International Day Parade was a hit as usual.  We also enjoyed the cultural presentations and were excited to represent our countries.  

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5

Dates: November 6-10, 2017

Curriculum Information for this Week:

Literacy: Students will be continue their nonfiction reading and writing units. This is integrated with our science unit: Sustainable Energy, so students will be using texts about sustainable energy to improve their nonfiction reading and writing. This week students will begin to focus on their interest in sustainable energy and begin researching to find out more. In addition, the students will attend a visiting author presentation by Bryn Barnard, who will feature his nonfiction books. Bryn will present to our students on Thurs. 9 Nov. from 10:30-11:15am in the G5 common area.

Math: Students will review and complete Unit 3: The Coordinate Plane. This Friday students will show what they know about plotting coordinates, finding patterns and analyzing data in graphs on their assessment. Our next math unit is titled, Unit 4: Decimal Place Value & Decimal Operations. It’s quite a lengthy unit - 40 school days - so the unit will take us into early second semester.

Unit of Study: The students will continue to work on the Sustainable Energy unit. This week, they will continue to work in the science labs exploring sustainable energy: solar, wind and hydro power. Amy Schneider’s husband, Andy Baker, who is an engineer with Schlumberger, will conduct a presentation on ‘Fossil Fuels’ this Fri. 10 Nov. in the G5 common area from 10:30-11:30am.   

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 10 Nov. is our annual International Fest. Flag Parade at Melawati from 8:15-9:15am. Students should come dressed in their national costume, clothing comprising colors of their country’s flag etc. Parents are invited to join us for the Flag Parade and the Parade of Nations Assembly in the Studio. This Monday, parents are reminded to look out for your child’s two opinion writing samples with rubrics and an accompanying parent letter, which your child will bring home to share with you.

Don’t forget to attend the PTA’s International Fest at the Ampang Campus this Sat. 11 Nov. from 11:00am-3:00pm.

Highlight - Last Week:

Our Deepavali Cultural Day last Friday 3 Nov. was definitely the highlight of last week! Nalini Krishnan and her organizing team organized another wonderful day of activities for our students, especially the assembly from 11:00-11:45am and the various hallway demonstrations and workshops.

Swim Carnival

Please see the swim schedule for the upcoming Swim Carnival on Friday December 8th, you are invited to come down and watch you child swim in the fun Aquatics Swimming event.  

ES Physical Education Website 

Swim Carnival Schedule