Thursday, 29 September 2016

Weekly Update

5th Grade Weekly Update
Dear Parents,

Welcome to the end of an unexpectedly short week at HIS.
As many of you will know, it is quite rare to have two consecutive Typhoon Days declared in the Hsinchu area so one can only imagine the amount of damage caused by the typhoon this week. I hope that all is back to normal and that all is well.

What we learned This week

Math: Topic 2 – Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals/Multiplying Whole Numbers
Literacy: Realistic Fiction. Descriptions/Styles of Narrative – Journaling(Dear Mr. Henshaw)/Personal Narratives  
Science: Part One – The Nature of Science: How Do Scientists Collect and interpret data/support their conclusions?
Social Studies: Ch. 1 The Land  - Landforms/Land Use/People and Regions

What we will learn Next week

Math: Topic 3 – Multiplying Whole Numbers
Literacy: Styles of Narrative – Journaling(Dear Mr. Henshaw)/Personal Narratives  
Science: Part One – The Nature of Science: How Do Scientists Support Their Conclusions?
Social Studies: Ch. 1 The Land Chapter Open Book Test/Ch. 2 The Nation Divides

Announcements:

Student of the Week: Due to the short week, there is no Student of the Week this week.

Dojo Masters:  Well done to Anita, Ashley W,, Boffi, GaYoung, Heather, Hohomi, Ibuki, Katrina, Koharu, Kristopher, Richard, Shogo,, Yebin, Yu, and Yuka who are our Dojo Masters this week.  

Reminders
  1. Please ensure that your child logs in to Achieve 3000 every time an article is assigned as homework.
  2. Also ensure that your child logs in to his or her RAZ-Kids account as often as he/she possibly can and make sure that they understand what they read.


Have a good weekend!

Mr. Robus

Joke of the Week Submitted by Eaton E. Lin


Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Social Studies: Land Use/People and the Environment

How to Review for the Topic 2 Maths Test



  • Step 1: Make sure that you know there are 8 lessons. 
  • Step 2: Look at the heading for each lesson and make sure you understand what each lesson covers.
  • Step 3: Read the example in the Visual Learning Bridge of each lesson and make sure that the answers make sense to you.
  • Step 4: Make sure you understand all of the guided practice. 
  • Step 5: Do the Topic Test (pages 50 and 51) to check that you understand and do the Reteaching (52 to 55) if you feel you need extra practice.


Tuesday, 27 September 2016

School cancelled tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28th

Dear Parents and students,

Please note: According to the Hsinchu City Government all schools and offices in Hsinchu City will be closed due to typhoon "Megi" onWednesday, 28 September, 2016 too.



Monday, 26 September 2016

Typhoon 'Megi' - NO SCHOOL TOMORROW

Dear Parents,

Please note: According to the Hsinchu City Government all schools and offices in Hsinchu City will be closed due to typhoon "Megi" on Tuesday, 27 September, 2016.




Sunday, 25 September 2016

Spelling Week Starting September 26, 2016


Spelling Words

  1. hare
  2. scar
  3. torch
  4. soar
  5. harsh
  6. sore
  7. lord
  8. flair
  9. warn
  10. floor
  11. tore
  12. lair
  13. snare
  14. carve
  15. bore
  16. fare
  17. gorge
  18. barge
  19. flare
  20. rare

Academic Words:

narrative
description
procedure
investigation
scientific
population
agriculture

rural

Challenge Words
  1. folklore
  2. unicorn
  3. ordinary
  4. marvelous
  5. hoard
  6. despair
  7. awareness
  8. partial

Thursday, 22 September 2016

Spelling Bonus Questions

Due to the fact that a Fire Drill interrupted our Spelling Test, your bonus questions are now posted to the blog. Feel free to answer each of the questions in the comments section of this post.

Have a great weekend!


Why did Mr. Robus use only one slice of bread cut into four quarters when we did the Science Experiment on Monday?

What is the third way in which oceans move? Clue: If it is NOT currents or tides, it must be ?????

WEEK 3 UPDATE

5th Grade Weekly Update
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the end of yet another week at HIS.
We are now well into the swing of things in Grade 5 and the students are starting to develop more skills each day. Here's what we got up to this week.

What we learned This week
Math: Topic 2 – Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals
Literacy: Realistic Fiction. Writing a Description
Science: Part One – The Nature of Science: How Do Scientists Investigate?
Social Studies: Ch. 1 The Land  - Landforms/Land Use/People and Regions

What we will learn Next week
Math: Topic 2 – Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals/Multiplying Whole Numbers
Literacy: Realistic Fiction. Descriptions/Styles of Narrative – Journaling(Dear Mr. Henshaw)/Personal Narratives  
Science: Part One – The Nature of Science: How Do Scientists Collect and interpret data/support their conclusions?
Social Studies: Ch. 1 The Land  - Landforms/Land Use/People and Regions

Announcements:

Student of the Week: Well done to Duncan Tseng. Find out more about how Duncan earned the award by checking out our Student of the Week page right here on this blog.

Dojo Masters:  Well done to Ashley W, Boffi, Eaton, GaYoung, Hohomi, Ibuki, JiaQi, Katrina, Koharu, Natalie, Shogo, William, Yebin, Yu, and Yuka who are the first masters in the Grade 5 Dojo for the year.

Reminders
  1. Please ensure that your child logs in to Achieve 3000 every time an article is assigned as homework.
  2. Also ensure that your child logs in to his or her RAZ-Kids account as often as they possibly can and make sure that they understand what they read.


Have a good weekend!

Mr. Robus

Happy Birthday Winston, Boffi, and Ashley C




Joke of the Week



Why does the Mississippi River see so well?

Because it has 4 eyes...get it? The letter 'i'...hahahaha!!!!

Get it? Oh dear...


Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Because of... Presentations



Please be sure that you are ready to present on the day you are supposed to.

Monday 9/26

  • Richard
  • William
  • Ashley W
  • Katrina
  • Yebin

Tuesday 9/27

  • Duncan
  • Heather
  • Ashley C
  • Ibuki
  • Koharu

Wednesday 9/28

  • Hohomi
  • Yu
  • Eaton
  • Yuka
  • Kristopher

Thursday 9/29

  • Takahiro
  • Winston
  • Jim
  • Shogo
  • JiaQi

Friday 9/30

  • Natalie
  • Boffi
  • Anita
  • TaeMin
  • GaYoung

Monday, 19 September 2016

Katydid - Leaf Bug

RAZ Kids



Please note: RAZ -Kids is in the process of upgrading it's program. It is possible that students will not be able to log into their account at the moment. We look forward to continuing with RAZ-kids as soon as possible!