Weekly Update

5^th 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