Week 29 Update

5^th Grade Weekly Update

Dear Parents,

The students have worked very hard this month on their International Expo projects and I was very proud of their ability to keep both parents and students entertained with their activities and presentations on Monday. Thank you to the parents who attended our in-class presentations on Tuesday morning. Here is what else we got up to this week.       

What we learned this week

Maths: Topic 14 Measurement Units, Time, and Temperature

Literacy: Historical Fiction Writing/Katie’s Trunk/Capitalization and Punctuation Unit Wrap Up and test.

Science: Chapter 5 – The Water Cycle

Social Studies: Chapter 12 The Allies Win The War Chapter Wrap Up and Test.

What we will learn After Spring Break

Maths: Topic 14 Measurement Units, Time, and Temperature/Topic 15 Solving and Writing Equations and Inequalities

Literacy: Comparison Essay Writing/A Focus on Plays – The Case of the Runaway Appetite

Science: Chapter 5 – The Water Cycle

Social Studies: Chapter 12 The Years After The War.

Announcements:

Student of the Week:

Well done, Jia Qi Gooi.

Government Award

This month the annual Hsinchu government Outstanding Student Awards were given to one child from each of our elementary school classes. Students are selected by their schools based on several criteria including character, extra-curricular involvement and academics. Well done, Yuka Ishida!

Reminders

1.     The last day of school before Spring Break is Friday, March 31, 2017.

Have a good Spring Break. See you again in April!

Mr. Robus

Happy Birthday, Natalie and Jia Qi

New Kind of Cloud Added to the Cloud Atlas

Look! Up in the sky! It's a new kind of cloud

But what you're looking at is a unique and breathtaking meteorological phenomenon. And today, World Meteorological Day, it's being officially recognized: asperitas cloud. This is how the new edition of the International Cloud Atlas describes it, in almost poetic form: "Asperitas is characterized by localized waves in the cloud base, either smooth or dappled with smaller features, sometimes descending into sharp points, as if viewing a roughened sea surface from below."

International Expo Schedule

Monday, March 27th: 8:40 - 12:10 - Games and Activities in the Auditorium

Tuesday, March 28th, 11:10 to 12:15 - Group Facts Presentations in the classroom

Week 28 Update

5^th Grade Weekly Update

Dear Parents,

March, along with our third quarter of the school year, is nearing an end. This can only mean that we’re ending a busy month with one of our favourite activities of the year, the International Expo.  Please be aware that we will have our games and activities along with displays in the auditorium on Monday morning. The students will also be presenting their projects in class on Tuesday morning. See below for the times of these two events.      

What we learned this week

Maths: Topic 13 Solids/Topic 14 Measurement Units, Time, and Temperature

Literacy: Historical Fiction Writing/Katie’s Trunk/War Horse/Good Sentences

Science: Chapter 5 – The Water Cycle

Social Studies: Chapter 12 The Years After The War.

What we will learn next week

Maths: Topic 14 Measurement Units, Time, and Temperature

Literacy: Historical Fiction Writing/Katie’s Trunk/War Horse/Good Sentences

Science: Chapter 5 – The Water Cycle

Social Studies: Chapter 12 The Years After The War.

Announcements:

Student of the Week:

Well done, Hohomi Makise.

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.     International Week presentations will take place on Monday, March 27 from 9:00 – 11:30. In-class presentations will take place on Tuesday, March 28 from 11:10 – 12:15

2.     The last day of school before Spring Break is Friday, March 31, 2017.

Have a good weekend.

Mr. Robus

Cumulative Spelling Test

Spelling:

1.     Minute

2.     Beautiful

3.     Millimeter

4.     Sorrow

5.     Vanish

6.     Parlor

7.     Shoulder

8.     Publish

9.     Essay

10. Subject

11. Disappear

12. Vacation

13. Potato

14. Condition

15. Imagine

16. Attention

17. Jewel

18. Mortal

19. Rapid

20. Perhaps

Challenge:

1.     Skittish

2.     Logic

3.     Sincere

4.     Nuisance

5.     Description

6.     Juvenile

7.     Adjective

8.     Obvious

Academic:

1.     Urbanization

2.     Succession

3.     Photosynthesis

4.     Metamorphosis

5.     Civilian

6.     Perimeter

7.     Fascism

8.     Dictator