Weekly Newsletter Grade 5
Dates: May 6-10, 2019
Dear Parents,
Curriculum
Information for this Week:
Literacy: Students will continue to learn about Social
Issues and Human Rights. They have chosen a social change issue of interest,
done their research and taken notes. They will now work on creating an
information or opinion essay about their chosen social issue. They will also
link their social issue to a notable person/people who have worked on or are
working on improving their social issue. In addition, to writing their essay,
the students will also begin working on various other pieces of work to be
included in their Social Change Blackboard Project. Parents are invited to
attend a ‘G5 Social Change Blackboard Project Share’ on Tuesday 4 June from
1:30-2:30pm in G5 classrooms and common area.
Math: Students will continue our Volume and Measurement
Unit. They will select appropriate units, strategies, and
tools for solving problems that involve estimating and measuring volume. They
will decompose three-dimensional shapes and find volumes of rectangular prisms
by viewing them as decomposed into layers of arrays of cubes. They will measure
necessary attributes of shapes in order to determine volumes to solve real
world and mathematical problems. Students will
also convert like measurement units within the metric system and solve word
problems relating to those conversions.
Unit of Study: Students will continue our Social Change unit by
preparing for ‘Night of the Notables’ 2019 presentation. We will be conducting
our final practice sessions in the RBG Theatre this Monday and Tuesday
afternoons. Our practice schedules have been shared with students. Students
will continue to dig deeper into the social issue and the social change makers
they are exploring for their ‘Social Change Blackboard Projects’. The Night of
the Notables presentations will be on the afternoon of Tuesday, 7 May in the
Robert B Gaw Theatre from 5-6pm. We look forward to seeing parents at the show!
For more information and ways to
support your child please visit the Parent Learning
Connection page.
Important
Reminders/Information: (also see GLC
Updates)
- Monday,
May 6- Ramadan begins. It’s also Night
of the Notables Yearbook photos time with Max Wright from 10:45-11:15 in
the RBG Theatre. We’ll also do a Tech & Dress Rehearsal from
11:15-12:15, followed by a presentation to a G4 audience from 1:45-2:40
pm, which will be videoed.
- Tuesday, May 7- Interschool Novel Knockout for participating
G4 and G5 students. It will be held at ISKL.
- Tuesday May
7- G5 ‘Night of the Notables’ Presentation,
in the RBG Theatre from 5-6pm (G5 students will stay at school
after dismissal at 2:45pm but will not be attending ASAs or baseball on
this day.
- Schedule:
2:45-3:00 Students enjoy a snack
(popcorn and watermelon) provided by the school in classrooms and common area.
3:00-3:15 Students change into black
& white presentation clothes
3:15-3:30 Students and teachers walk to
RBGT and get ready for final practice
3:30-4:30 Final whole GL practice
4:30-4:50 Bathroom & relax in
theatre
5:00-6:00 Our NotN Presentation for
parents
6:00-6:10 Parents can take photos
6:00-6:20 Students and teachers walk
back to G5 and students get changed into school uniforms. Students give black
or white tee shirt to Ms Bongazone or Ms Burns.
6:20 Students to leave school with
parents
- Thurs. May 9: Semester 2 ASAs finish
- Friday May 10: Next Red Hats Free
Dress Day - suggested donation RM5. Also, it’s the ES Music Concert
Rehearsal - for performers only - from 9:00-9:45am and 11:00-11:45am.
Looking ahead:
- Friday, May 24- ES Wet +
Wild Day. Parents please sign up HERE
- Monday May 27- G5 Orientation Visit
to the Middle School, from 9:00-11:00am. Further details TBA.
Highlight from last
week:
Last Tuesday afternoon, we
conducted our first whole grade level practice of our Night of the Notables
Presentation in MPR4. It was wonderful and exciting to see what all our G5
classes have been working on!
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