It was an amazing start to the week for Grade 5 as they held their Celebration of Learning and shared their Photography Portfolios with a wide range of visitors on Sunday. A heartfelt thank you to all of the parents who were able to come along and support this!
Of course, the end of that unit means that we are entering our final Unit of Inquiry in Grade 5 under the transdisciplinary theme: How We Organise Ourselves. We will be exploring the Central Idea: The choices we make about growing and buying food can help or harm the environment. Please find the link to the unit overview: HERE Students started to engage with this unit by looking at a wide range of food packaging to see exactly where in the world they come from before being bought here in Oman. In literacy students began to explore opinion writing, and were also introduced to the concept of debate, both of which will be explored further in the coming weeks. In maths there was a fun ordering fractions relay before focusing on converting mixed numbers to improper fractions, and multiplying fractions by a whole number. Please find the photographs from this week here: Week 32
| WIDA TESTING |
| Wida reading test will take place on Sunday 11th May for the following students ONLY. These students should bring their iPads fully charged and headphones please. Any students who missed any of thed tests will have catch up days on Sunday 11th and Tuesday 13th.
Astoorh, Mohammed Al Jabri, Huzeyfe, Farah, Lana, Yousuf, Turqi, Homam, Maryam Al Habsi, Wasaif, Ali, Usama, Hilal, Mariya, Chaea |
Upcoming Dates:
- Sunday 11th May- Grade 5 WIDA Testing Continues
- Monday 19th May – G5 Open Classroom 8:00-10:00 am (link)
- Thursday 22nd May: G3-G6 Assembly (12:15-1:00 pm)
- Thursday 12th June: G3-G6 Summer Concert (12:00-1:00 pm)
Looking Forward:
Next week, students will focus on dividing fractions by whole numbers and will be asked to show what they know so far about fractions. In literacy, we will delve more deeply into the language involved in opinion writing and debates and begin focusing and practising different techniques they can use to be persuasive. In UOI, we will start exploring fair trade and break down the vocabulary in this unit.
Wishing you all a great weekend. Warm wishes, Grade 5 Team!
