We have welcomed 4 new students into our class over the past week or so. Please welcome Hilal, Wasaif, Chaea, and Ananya to our wonderful Grade 5 ABIS community! Their peers have been taking great care of them ensuring that they get from class to class and showing them our routines and systems.
This week has been jam packed with learning research skills such as note-taking of key words from different sources. Students’ conducted research about their influential person, or their role model, or someone who is an inspiration to them. Students’ focused on the main parts of the biography such as early life and family life, as well as achievements. An added section was one of their open-questions that they asked about their person, some questions included ‘How did this person become famous?’ ‘What rights was this person standing up for?’ ‘What challenges did this person face?’ and much more! After taking their notes, students started these and turned them into sentences and their sentences developed into paragraphs.
In Maths, we had a focus on reading and writing numbers, and we inquired into different ways people say numbers depending on the part of the world they are from (with a focus on America vs. UK). Students worked on comparing numbers using greater than, less than, and equal signs (>, <, =). Mathematicians practised rounding numbers to different place values as well as ordering numbers from smallest to largest.
Looking Forward to NEXT WEEK:
We will be wrapping up our unit of inquiry by having students connect the person they researched for their biography to beliefs and values as well as to the influence this person had within their community or the world. On Monday they will be acting the role of their chosen person, and will be interviewed by reporters (other classmates) who will be able to learn a bit more about that person. Students are welcome to dress up as their characters on this day, to make the experience a bit more authentic.
We will be wrapping up our unit of inquiry by having students connect the person they researched for their biography to beliefs and values as well as to the influence this person had within their community or the world. Our trip to Fizah will link nicely to the roles and responsibilities people have within a community. Students will publish their biographies on the influential person they chose and share with their classmates.
In Maths, we will be wrapping up our place value focus with some revision and our end of unit assessment.
We have an exciting week ahead as we embark on our first field trip in Grade 5 to Fizah. Please RETURN Permission slips by Sunday 29th at the latest.
On Tuesday, 1 October, students NEED TO BRING: Wear Good Walking Shoes, Packed Lunch and Snack, Hat, Water Bottle, and Sunscreen.
Please note that Thursday, 3rd October, is a school-free day as our teachers will be participating in a professional development session. However, the school administration office will remain open for parents.
A REMINDER that swimming is part of our PE Curriculum, therefore all students must participate unless they have a medical excuse. Please ensure your child is bringing their swimming costume on their swimming day (Boys- Sunday, Girls-Monday). If there is any reason for your child NOT to swim, a parent needs to email either the homeroom teacher or PE teacher (Ms. Dorothy d.dorothy@abisoman.com , or Mr. Fernando f.beukes@abisoman.com) or contact Ms. Eiman.
Have a fabulous weekend! Warm wishes, Grade 5 Team
