by Inayath MOHAMED | Jan 19, 2017 | Grade 5
Our unit of inquiry on poetry gathered steam this week with the children writing their own poems on a chosen topic. They also wrote acrostic poems which they enjoyed sharing. In math we worked on prime and composite numbers and moved on to using protractors to measure...
by Inayath MOHAMED | Dec 8, 2016 | Grade 5
It was heartening to see a large turnout of parents visit the science fair. The children were clearly confident and enthusiastic when sharing their learning of physics and the scientific process. We will begin our new unit on poetry when school resumes after the...
by Inayath MOHAMED | Dec 1, 2016 | Grade 5
M & Ms are proving to be a popular tool to learn different math concepts in our class. This week we used them to calculate ratios. The ratios were then converted to decimals, fractions and percentages. Next week in math we will, as we did earlier in the semester,...
by Inayath MOHAMED | Nov 17, 2016 | Grade 5
For centuries drama has been a medium to convey messsagss and tell stories. If done effectively it has the ability ro enthrall audience – which is what happened in our class yesterday. A group of children who are reading the book Matilda by Roald Dahl. The play,...
by Inayath MOHAMED | Nov 10, 2016 | Grade 5
It’s not often than ten and eleven years are fixated on the news. On Wednesday they were beyond fixated with the U.S. Presidential elections. The children had their favorites and watched the proceedings intently as the results trickled in. What followed was a...
