Weekly Newsletter: May 28 - June 1, 2018

Language Arts
In reading this week, the students will be finishing up their books clubs and finishing up their historical writing. They are excited to share what they have written.

Math
This week, the students will be reviewing all the units that we covered this year: Whole Numbers, Place Value, and Rounding, Multiplication/Division of Whole Numbers, Measurement, Decimals & Fractions and Geometry. They will be rotating through the activities each day to solidify what they learned this year.

Science/ Social Studies
This week the students will be continuing to work on the Resources and Trade simulation. They will have multiple tasks to accomplish and will need to balance their countries economy.

Announcements
Don’t forget to sign up to bring in food for the class learning celebration on Wednesday, June 6th.

All Library books were due back to the library on Monday, May 21. Please check with your child to be sure they have been returned.

There are a lot of items in the Lost & Found shelves. If you find you are missing an item, you may want to look there.

Weekly Newsletter: May 21 - May 25, 2018

Language Arts

In reading this week, the students will be looking for symbolism in their stories by identifying objects or ideas that represent something else in the story. In addition to this, the students will also be identifying factors that influence a character’s perspective, such as age, religion, time and place.


Math

This week students will be reviewing geometry concepts and preparing to take the unit assessment.


Science/ Social Studies

This week we will be finishing up our lessons to help students understand the targeted vocabulary for the unit and we will begin our Trade and Resource Simulation! This will be an exciting 7 day project where students will work in collaborative groups role playing what factors go into global trade and economies. The beginning of our project will first focus on learning about an assigned country and its geographical and economic information.


Announcements

• Wet & Wild Day : Friday May 25 - Click here for sign up ! 
• Don’t forget to sign up to bring in food for the class learning celebration on June 6, 2018.
• All Library books due back to the library on Monday, May 21

Weekly Newsletter: May 14 - May 18, 2018

Language Arts

This week in reading, the children will be spending time identifying important events in the stories they are reading and adding them to a timeline to help track the story. In addition to the story timeline, the children will focus on historically accurate events that the author includes to add to a historical timeline as well.


Math

Now that the students understand the benchmark angels, they will continue working with the protractor. The students will be given various angles and will be using the protractor to measure the angles. Students will learn that the size of the angle does not change even if the length of the lines change. A fun way to practice measuring angles is to play Bunny and Angles.

Science/ Social Studies

We didn’t get as much done this week as we had hoped :) Next week, we will continue student’s reflecting on their google map of natural resources. We will also begin investigating vocabulary like: Needs and Wants, Consumers and Producers etc. This quizlet is a good resource for kids to practice learning the new vocabulary tied to the unit. 


Announcements

ES Melawati Spring Concert, Thur May 17, 7:00 PM , Melawati Studio

Head Of School Coffee, Fri May 18, 9:30-11:00, Melawati Community Room

Wet & Wild Day : Friday May 25 - Click here for sign up !

Weekly Newsletter: May 7 - May 11, 2018

Language Arts

This week in reading, we will be using clues from the author about the setting, characters and history to help piece our understanding of the stories we are reading. The children will also be doing some writing about history. They will choose to write an opinion piece, a realistic piece or an informational piece based on a period in history.

Math

This week students will be drawing and identify angles by comparing them to known right angles. They will also begin using protractors to measure the various angles that they create.

Science/ Social Studies

This week students will be reflecting on their google maps and start investigating vocabulary ……….  Needs and Wants, Consumers and Producers etc. This quizlet is a good resource for kids to practice learning the new vocabulary tied to the unit.  

Announcements

• NO SCHOOL: Wed May 9: General Election, Public Holiday
• ASAs end:  Friday May 11
• MAP Parent Workshop, Fri, May 11, 8:30am – 9:00am, Melawati Community Room
• ES Melawati Spring Concert, Thur May 17, 7:00 PM , Melawati Studio