Weekly
Newsletter Grade 5
Dates:
14-18 Jan. 2019
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year and welcome back to semester 2 in G5! We hope you had a
relaxing holiday with your family and friends.
Curriculum Information for this Week:
Literacy: This week the students will start new reading and
writing units on Fantasy Genre.
The students will begin by doing a tuning-in to the fantasy unit by
identifying the
elements of fantasy. In the first part of the reading unit, readers will
read alongside the
characters keeping track of problems, identifying internal and external
character conflicts
and themes that run through fantasy books and history. Our read
aloud will also be a
fantasy book. The students will begin their writing fantasy unit with a reading and writing pre-assessment.
Math: The students will continue Unit 4: Place Value and Decimal Operations.
They will begin the week reviewing adding and subtracting decimals,
before they move
into multiplying decimals. Our emphasis is to build models to represent our thinking using hundreds grids.
Unit of Study: The students will begin their second science unit: Modeling
Matter: The Chemistry of Food! In this unit, students take on the
role of food scientists working in a lab for a large food-production company.
Through some hands-on experiments the students will investigate different
properties of matter and how chromatography works.
For more information and ways to support your child please visit the
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: (also see GLC Updates)
Mon. 14 Jan. Day 1: First day of semester 2.
Highlights in the week prior to the semester break:
The students completed their first science unit titled, ‘Sustainable
Energy’ and showcasing their innovation through Design Thinking. A G5 ‘gallery
walk’ was also held on Friday. 21 Dec. in the G5 classrooms from 1:45 to 2:20
pm, which was a celebration of learning where
students and teachers experienced the variety of presentations outside
their own classroom.
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