Week 17 Update

5^th Grade Weekly Update

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the end of the first full school week of 2017. It has been a fun-filled one that included our annual field trip to the China University of Science and Technology. Here is what else we got up to this week.   

What we learned this week

Maths: Topic 9 – Fractions and Decimals

Literacy: Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers - Summarization

Science: Chapter 3 – Growth and Survival

Social Studies: Chapter 7 World War I

What we will learn next week

Maths: Topic 9 – Fractions and Decimals

Literacy: Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers – Summarization/Writing a story (Focus on characters and plot)

Science: Chapter 3 – Growth and Survival

Social Studies: Chapter 7 World War I

Announcements:

Student of the Week:

Well done, Yu Shimono! Please refer to the Student of the Week page on the blog to find out more.

Dojo Masters:

Thanks for all the hard work this week. Please see the Dojo Masters page on the blog to find out who our list of masters is this week.

Reminders

1.     Monday, January 16 is the last day of first semester clubs.

2.     Our Fun Day was postponed to Wednesday, January 18^th. Weather permitting; we will hold the event on this date next week.

3.     Please be aware that the first semester ends on January 25. Your child will receive his/her Report Card on this date. The Lunar New Year holiday will follow and school will reopen on Thursday, February 2.

Have a good weekend!

Mr. Robus