Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Grade 4 / 5 Semester 2014-2015 Information
This is to inform you that there will be changes to the classes and schedule in semester 2. Below is a brief outline of these changes, details of which will be explained at a parent meeting on Tuesday 13 January at 2:00pm.
Grade 5 Barge Trip, 27 - 30 January 2015
28 Grade 5 students have confirmed they will be participating in the barge trip, along the Chao Phraya River, near Bangkok. A separate email will be sent out closer to the time with relevant details. These are our confirmed flights:
PG 932 Q 27JAN 2 PNH-BKK DK1 1020 1130 27JAN
PG 935 Q 30JAN 5 BKK-PNH DK1 1730 1840 30JAN
Host Country Week, 27 - 30 January 2015
This occurs at the same time as the Grade 5 Barge trip, when Grade 4 and Grade 5 students will celebrate and learn more about the local culture of Cambodia, as they participate in many different activities and field trips, learning from a range of experts, including our knowledgeable teaching assistants.
In addition Mr. Ben is organizing an optional overnight trip for the students not going on the barge trip to Ang Ta Som. The main focus will be to participate in a 20-30km guided bike ride through villages and local farms, staying at the Meas Family Homestay. It will be a great opportunity for students to learn more about Cambodian crafts and culture.
Unit of Inquiry - Sharing the Planet, 12 January - 18 February 2015
During our next unit of inquiry, after the break, students will inquire into how communities share resources and provide opportunities. We have invited many guest speakers from the community to speak to the students about issues affecting Cambodia and the world, and the action the organizations are taking in response to these.
Grade 5 Exhibition
Unit of Inquiry - How we Express Ourselves, 23 February - 10 April 2015
During this unit of inquiry the Grade 4 and Grade 5 students will separate. The Grade 5 students will engage in the Exhibition process with Ms. Melinda and Ms. Emily. The Grade 4 students will work with Ms. Alison, Mr. Jon and Ms. Bridget, as they inquire how artistic expression is influenced by the society in which it exists. There will be an Exhibition information meeting for all Grade 5 parents and students on Tuesday 17 February 2015, at 5:30pm.
Grade 5 Exhibition Holiday Homework
As the Exhibition focuses on how people express themselves, we would like the Grade 5 students to collect images of different ways people express themselves using a range of art forms and media. This will be a valuable resource for all students. If you are travelling and you come across artwork, sculptures, performances etc. please ask your child to take a photo and discuss the meaning behind the art work with them.
Kind regards,
Grade 4 / 5 Team
Classroom
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Week of December 19 News!
Here we are at last at the end of the first semester of the 2014 - 2015 ISPP school year. It has been a long and busy four months and we will keep up the pace until Friday here in Room 37.
Please keep in mind these important events for this week which can also be viewed in the calendar to the right of this post:
Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 8:15 - 9:45
ISPP Elementary Sports Day at the ISPP field near Boeng Keng Kong Market.
Students in our class must wear RED.
Thursday, December 18, 7:45 - 8:30
Elementary Assembly
Thursday, December 18, 2014, 9:45 - 11:15
Grade 4/5 students are going to secondary to see the Grade 10 personal projects.
Friday, December 19, 2014, 10:35 - 12:00
Class Party (to be planned by our students) followed by early dismissal.
This week, students in room 37 will be learning:
Mathematics
Students begin the week by learning methods of multiplication of multidigit numbers by double digit numbers. We will use base ten blocks to first model an array of this longer multiplication. We will then use grid paper to create a drawn array of this problem. We then will learn written methods such as the grid method or the lattice method. Later in the week, students will take an end of the semester assessment.
Unit of Inquiry and Language Arts
This week these two subjects are heavily integrated. In learning about the attributes of leaders, how leaders make changes, and how leaders show responsibility, students have inquired into the lives of particular leaders based on their own interests. Last week, students began combining notes they had taken into a full biographical report of that leader. This week, students begin the week by finishing drafts of these reports, revising based on a rubric, editing, peer editing, and ultimately publishing their work.
During reading workshop, students will be continuing to record instances when they catch themselves monitoring for comprehension. Monitoring is a skill that good readers develop and make use of while reading. During a discussion, students came up with these ideas about what monitoring is and how good readers do it:
1) Go back and read the sentence or word again.
2) If you don’t understand a word you can break the word into syllables.
3) If you don’t understand a word you can go look it up in a dictionary.
4) If you don’t understand a word, go back and read the sentence around it, because maybe that will help you understand the word (use the context).
5) If you don’t understand a word, look for a word that you do understand INSIDE the word.
6) If you don’t understand what you are reading, your voice might change and get quieter.
7) If you don’t understand a word sometimes you can use the glossary.
8) If you find you are not understanding the text, you can slow down.
Added to this, students will be learning that if you don't understand a text, you could use some of these fix up strategies to help you:
Homework
As this is the last week of class this semester, I will not be assigning homework.
See you all at the events this week!
Please keep in mind these important events for this week which can also be viewed in the calendar to the right of this post:
Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 8:15 - 9:45
ISPP Elementary Sports Day at the ISPP field near Boeng Keng Kong Market.
Students in our class must wear RED.
Thursday, December 18, 7:45 - 8:30
Elementary Assembly
Thursday, December 18, 2014, 9:45 - 11:15
Grade 4/5 students are going to secondary to see the Grade 10 personal projects.
Friday, December 19, 2014, 10:35 - 12:00
Class Party (to be planned by our students) followed by early dismissal.
This week, students in room 37 will be learning:
Mathematics
Students begin the week by learning methods of multiplication of multidigit numbers by double digit numbers. We will use base ten blocks to first model an array of this longer multiplication. We will then use grid paper to create a drawn array of this problem. We then will learn written methods such as the grid method or the lattice method. Later in the week, students will take an end of the semester assessment.
Unit of Inquiry and Language Arts
This week these two subjects are heavily integrated. In learning about the attributes of leaders, how leaders make changes, and how leaders show responsibility, students have inquired into the lives of particular leaders based on their own interests. Last week, students began combining notes they had taken into a full biographical report of that leader. This week, students begin the week by finishing drafts of these reports, revising based on a rubric, editing, peer editing, and ultimately publishing their work.
During reading workshop, students will be continuing to record instances when they catch themselves monitoring for comprehension. Monitoring is a skill that good readers develop and make use of while reading. During a discussion, students came up with these ideas about what monitoring is and how good readers do it:
1) Go back and read the sentence or word again.
2) If you don’t understand a word you can break the word into syllables.
3) If you don’t understand a word you can go look it up in a dictionary.
4) If you don’t understand a word, go back and read the sentence around it, because maybe that will help you understand the word (use the context).
5) If you don’t understand a word, look for a word that you do understand INSIDE the word.
6) If you don’t understand what you are reading, your voice might change and get quieter.
7) If you don’t understand a word sometimes you can use the glossary.
8) If you find you are not understanding the text, you can slow down.
Added to this, students will be learning that if you don't understand a text, you could use some of these fix up strategies to help you:
Homework
As this is the last week of class this semester, I will not be assigning homework.
See you all at the events this week!
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
A message from Ms. Dana and the P.E. Department about Three Ring...
Dear Parents,
The PE and Art departments are using www.threering.com as one of the ways to document student learning throughout the school year. This site serves as a digital portfolio of student work and progress that teachers, parents and students can access at any time.
How does it work? During PE and Art classes, students and teachers contribute digital evidence of learning to the website. Each submission is labelled by unit, teacher and student. When you or your child login using the attached username and password, you can view only the images and recordings tagged to that child. Reflections and comments may also be used by teachers, students and parents as the year progresses. The site is updated often so that new images of student learning can be accessed from home or across the world when you login.
We would like to invite you to view your child’s account and login often for updated images. The username matches the beginning part of each child’s ISPP school email account and the password should be changed upon your first time logging in to the password they use for their other school accounts.
We are excited for this opportunity for you to share in your child’s single subject learning and growth.
Sincerely,
Andrew Munn
PYP PE Teacher
andrewmunn@ispp.edu.kh
Ben Wiggins
PYP PE Teacher
benwiggins@ispp.edu.kh
Dana Carney
PYP Visual Arts Teacher
danacarney@ispp.edu.kh
The PE and Art departments are using www.threering.com as one of the ways to document student learning throughout the school year. This site serves as a digital portfolio of student work and progress that teachers, parents and students can access at any time.
How does it work? During PE and Art classes, students and teachers contribute digital evidence of learning to the website. Each submission is labelled by unit, teacher and student. When you or your child login using the attached username and password, you can view only the images and recordings tagged to that child. Reflections and comments may also be used by teachers, students and parents as the year progresses. The site is updated often so that new images of student learning can be accessed from home or across the world when you login.
We would like to invite you to view your child’s account and login often for updated images. The username matches the beginning part of each child’s ISPP school email account and the password should be changed upon your first time logging in to the password they use for their other school accounts.
We are excited for this opportunity for you to share in your child’s single subject learning and growth.
Sincerely,
Andrew Munn
PYP PE Teacher
andrewmunn@ispp.edu.kh
Ben Wiggins
PYP PE Teacher
benwiggins@ispp.edu.kh
Dana Carney
PYP Visual Arts Teacher
danacarney@ispp.edu.kh
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Hot Off the Press!!! The Grade 4/5 Host Culture Week 2015 RESIDENTIAL TRIP!!!
Grade 4/5 Host Culture Week 2015 - Residential Trip
Dear Parents,
Host Country Week takes place when many of the Grade 5 students are on a barge trip in Thailand. It is a time for the remaining Grade 4/5 students to learn about, and celebrate Cambodian culture, by taking part in a range of activities and field trips. In the past local experts have taught Cambodian dances, cooking, shadow puppetry, mask making, and kite making. Field trips have included visits to the Palace and Oudong Mountain.
This year as part of the G4/5 Host Culture Week in January 2015, we are putting together an optional overnight residential trip for the students. The main focus will be to participate in a 20-30km guided bike ride through villages, and local farms in the locality of Ang Ta Som, staying at staying the Meas Family Homestay. It will be a great opportunity to learn more about Cambodian crafts, and culture.
The plan is as follows:
Day 1 - Tuesday 27 January - Depart from ISPP on a hire bus at 8am
Arrive at Meas Family Homestay in Ang Ta Som. This is about 90 minutes south of Phnom Penh down Highway 3.
The main focus of the day will be to participate in a 20-30km guided bike ride through the nearby villages. We will stop to look at the local way of life such as the farms and silk weaving.
Overnight accommodation will be provided in shared rooms at the Meas Family Homestay. Rooms come with fans and shared bathrooms.
Day 2 - Wednesday 28 January - Morning return to ISPP.
Students will need to have their own roadworthy bike and helmet in order to participate. We will transport the bikes to and from Ang Ta Som in a hired truck.
We estimate the the cost of the trip to be between $40-50 dollars (depending on the numbers participating). ISPP also requires all students participating in overnight trips to have accident insurance. If you do not have this we are able to arrange it for approximately $15.
If your child is interested in participating, we would like you to return the slip at the bottom of the letter, so that we are able to gauge the interest in the trip and plan accordingly. We would provide more details closer to the date of the trip as well as hosting a parent meeting.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Wiggins
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Important Information about the Angkor Wat Run / Bike Ride from Mr. Ben!
Hi,
Couple of reminders here regarding the trip this weekend.
Medical Information
We will use the medical information that you have already provided to the school. If there is any thing additional that you feel as trip staff that we should know about please can you email me. This could include allergies, diet requirements, medical conditions not mentioned before, or just the details of any recent medical condition that you think we should know about (e.g. just getting over the flu), if applicable. If you are not sure if the school has certain information please let us know, as it better we get it twice, as opposed to not at all.
Can you also let me know about any medicine that your child will be bringing and the dosage. Please hand this into a member of staff on the Friday, with the student's name and the dosage written on it and we will ensure that it is given to your child at the correct time.
If your child gets travel sick, and I am hearing the road is extra bumpy this year, please can they come with 2 doses of travel sickness pills that you would normal give them. One to take just before we leave and one to hand into a teacher to look after until Sunday.
Information sharing with you.
We will be checking in with the school administration everyday to confirm we have got there etc.
We will also try to post on the PE Blog daily posts, including expected time of arrival at ISPP on the Sunday (4-5pm).
Contacting us
For emergency contact only of the group please use the following numbers:
School Trip Phone: 017 555 127
Ben Wiggins: 012 897 992
Packing lists
Please refer to the parent's presentation, which can be found at the PE Blog.
We are asking that students wear their PE kit when cycling and running. We have also given the students a red ISPP hats and t-shirt to wear so that we can spot them easily during the weekend. One drawback of this is that all the kit is identical, making it easy for the students to mix them up. Can you please ensure that they get marked inside with your child's name. I expect we will collect a fair bit of lost property over the course of the trip. Naming items will help them get reunited with their owner!
Valuable items and pocket money - If these are bought, the students will have to be responsible for them! A small amount of money in small notes is appropriate, ie for buying a ice cream. Card games and books are great for the evenings and the bus journey.
Bikes
Please ensure that the bikes coming with the students are bought to school on Friday morning and parked in the designated area. We will hand out tags to the students to attach to their bikes so we know which bikes to take with us.
Can you also please ensure the tyres are pumped up and the chain is oiled.
Students who are cycling must bring a helmet.
Arriving back in Phnom Penh
We will try to email you on Sunday morning a time that we expect to be back at ISPP. It should be between 4 and 5pm.
Packed Lunch & Snacks
Students will need a packed lunch for Friday to eat on the bus.
Students, especially the cyclists, might also want to bring some of their favorite snacks to eat during the bike ride. This should be kept separate from the packed lunch so it not accidently all eaten up by the time we have left Phnom Penh on Friday!
Please feel free to contact me with any other questions you might have.
All the best,
Ben
Couple of reminders here regarding the trip this weekend.
Medical Information
We will use the medical information that you have already provided to the school. If there is any thing additional that you feel as trip staff that we should know about please can you email me. This could include allergies, diet requirements, medical conditions not mentioned before, or just the details of any recent medical condition that you think we should know about (e.g. just getting over the flu), if applicable. If you are not sure if the school has certain information please let us know, as it better we get it twice, as opposed to not at all.
Can you also let me know about any medicine that your child will be bringing and the dosage. Please hand this into a member of staff on the Friday, with the student's name and the dosage written on it and we will ensure that it is given to your child at the correct time.
If your child gets travel sick, and I am hearing the road is extra bumpy this year, please can they come with 2 doses of travel sickness pills that you would normal give them. One to take just before we leave and one to hand into a teacher to look after until Sunday.
Information sharing with you.
We will be checking in with the school administration everyday to confirm we have got there etc.
We will also try to post on the PE Blog daily posts, including expected time of arrival at ISPP on the Sunday (4-5pm).
Contacting us
For emergency contact only of the group please use the following numbers:
School Trip Phone: 017 555 127
Ben Wiggins: 012 897 992
Packing lists
Please refer to the parent's presentation, which can be found at the PE Blog.
We are asking that students wear their PE kit when cycling and running. We have also given the students a red ISPP hats and t-shirt to wear so that we can spot them easily during the weekend. One drawback of this is that all the kit is identical, making it easy for the students to mix them up. Can you please ensure that they get marked inside with your child's name. I expect we will collect a fair bit of lost property over the course of the trip. Naming items will help them get reunited with their owner!
Valuable items and pocket money - If these are bought, the students will have to be responsible for them! A small amount of money in small notes is appropriate, ie for buying a ice cream. Card games and books are great for the evenings and the bus journey.
Bikes
Please ensure that the bikes coming with the students are bought to school on Friday morning and parked in the designated area. We will hand out tags to the students to attach to their bikes so we know which bikes to take with us.
Can you also please ensure the tyres are pumped up and the chain is oiled.
Students who are cycling must bring a helmet.
Arriving back in Phnom Penh
We will try to email you on Sunday morning a time that we expect to be back at ISPP. It should be between 4 and 5pm.
Packed Lunch & Snacks
Students will need a packed lunch for Friday to eat on the bus.
Students, especially the cyclists, might also want to bring some of their favorite snacks to eat during the bike ride. This should be kept separate from the packed lunch so it not accidently all eaten up by the time we have left Phnom Penh on Friday!
Please feel free to contact me with any other questions you might have.
All the best,
Ben
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Leadership Quote Reflections!
Today in the computer lab, students will be reflecting on some quotes about leadership. Follow along to see some of their comments!
Also, parents and guardians...please feel free to add some of your OWN comments!!!
Dear students of Grade 4/5 in Room 37,
Please read and think about these quotes from a few famous leaders. Then write a short reflection as a comment.
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
John Quincy Adams
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
John C. Maxwell
"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."
Lao Tzu
"I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people."
Mahatma Gandhi
Also, parents and guardians...please feel free to add some of your OWN comments!!!
Dear students of Grade 4/5 in Room 37,
Please read and think about these quotes from a few famous leaders. Then write a short reflection as a comment.
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
John Quincy Adams
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
John C. Maxwell
"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."
Lao Tzu
"I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people."
Mahatma Gandhi
"A woman thinking" by ÁWá - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_woman_thinking.jpg#mediaviewer/File:A_woman_thinking.jpg
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Homework for the Week Has Been Published!
You can check it out here, or by clicking the label to the right of this page that reads "Weekly Homework"!
Barge Trip Paperwork and Deposit Reminder!
Dear Parents,
Thank you to those Grade 5 parents who have paid the deposit for the Grade 5 barge trip, and who have sent in the permission forms.
If you wish your child to go on the Barge trip, you must send in the forms and pay the deposit by Friday (to the Financial Office at the old Secondary Campus), as we have to confirm the numbers with the company that is organizing the barge trip.
Of course, if you have any questions, please email me, see me in person, or talk to your child's class teacher.
Kind regards,
The Grade 4/5 Teaching Team
Thank you to those Grade 5 parents who have paid the deposit for the Grade 5 barge trip, and who have sent in the permission forms.
If you wish your child to go on the Barge trip, you must send in the forms and pay the deposit by Friday (to the Financial Office at the old Secondary Campus), as we have to confirm the numbers with the company that is organizing the barge trip.
Of course, if you have any questions, please email me, see me in person, or talk to your child's class teacher.
Kind regards,
The Grade 4/5 Teaching Team
New Unit of Inquiry!
Shape of a Leader 10th Nov - 19th Dec
Where We Are in Place and Time
An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories, home and journeys, the discoveries, explorations and migrations of mankind, the relationships between and the interconnectedness of the individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.
Central Idea: People have played a leading role in society which has resulted in change
Concepts: Change, Perspective, Responsibility
Lines of Inquiry
1) The attributes of a leader
2) How leaders affect change
3) Responsibility of leaders
Learner Profile Focus: Thinker, Communicator
PYP Attitudes Focus: Cooperation, Independence, Commitment.
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Our class' joint construction of an explanation text on kinetic and potential energy...
This week, students will be writing an explanation text about an energy source of their own choosing. This represents a culminating assignment that builds upon other activities from this unit including: working with a partner to research and present information about various energy sources, doing experiments in groups and as a class to inquire into various energy sources, identifying features of information texts, and learning about the explanation genre of writing.
To help students move towards independently writing an explanation text, as a class using Google Docs we collaborated to create an explanation text on kinetic and potential energy. Each group took responsibility for simultaneously planning, drafting, and revising one section of this text. Groups then peer edited each other's work on the document. Teachers, meanwhile, commented on various paragraphs alongside what the student groups were drafting, revising, and editing.
Below you will find this document. Keep checking it, as in the next day or two, you may see important features of information texts, such as a glossary, bibliography, or diagram added.
Also, please leave comments!
What would you like to know about how students created this document? What would you like to know about the explanation genre?
Questions will be answered by student bloggers!
To help students move towards independently writing an explanation text, as a class using Google Docs we collaborated to create an explanation text on kinetic and potential energy. Each group took responsibility for simultaneously planning, drafting, and revising one section of this text. Groups then peer edited each other's work on the document. Teachers, meanwhile, commented on various paragraphs alongside what the student groups were drafting, revising, and editing.
Below you will find this document. Keep checking it, as in the next day or two, you may see important features of information texts, such as a glossary, bibliography, or diagram added.
Also, please leave comments!
What would you like to know about how students created this document? What would you like to know about the explanation genre?
Questions will be answered by student bloggers!
Grade 5 Barge Trip Information Meeting for Grade 5 Parents, Thursday, October 30, 6 PM in Ms. Alison's Room
Dear Grade 5 Parents,
It is time to start planning for the Grade 5 barge trip. You are invited to an information evening to find out all about the Grade 5 Barge Trip, and ask any questions you may have before deciding whether or not to send your child.
Below is a brief outline:
Grade 5 Barge Trip
Where: Chao Phraya River, Thailand
When: 27 - 30 January 2015
Run by: Experienced teachers from the http://barge.threegeneration.org/
Who is going: Grade 5 students, three Grade 4/5 teachers
Why: to practice independence being away from home, to learn how to co-operate in a team when undertaking the different barge duties, to inquire into and learn about the natural river environment with hands on investigations, to visit and learn about Ayutthaya, Thailand's ancient kingdom, to have fun!
Please would you bring your child's passport so we can copy the relevant pages. (It makes it much easier, and safer, than asking for the passport to be sent to school another time).
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday 30 October at 6 pm in Ms. Alison's room.
Kind regards,
Grade 4/5 Team
It is time to start planning for the Grade 5 barge trip. You are invited to an information evening to find out all about the Grade 5 Barge Trip, and ask any questions you may have before deciding whether or not to send your child.
Below is a brief outline:
Grade 5 Barge Trip
Where: Chao Phraya River, Thailand
When: 27 - 30 January 2015
Run by: Experienced teachers from the http://barge.threegeneration.org/
Who is going: Grade 5 students, three Grade 4/5 teachers
Why: to practice independence being away from home, to learn how to co-operate in a team when undertaking the different barge duties, to inquire into and learn about the natural river environment with hands on investigations, to visit and learn about Ayutthaya, Thailand's ancient kingdom, to have fun!
Please would you bring your child's passport so we can copy the relevant pages. (It makes it much easier, and safer, than asking for the passport to be sent to school another time).
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday 30 October at 6 pm in Ms. Alison's room.
Kind regards,
Grade 4/5 Team
Friday, October 24, 2014
Please remember to keep checking our Class Photos!
Our class publishes new photos onto Picassa at least once a week!
Please remember to look at these photos with your child and ask him/her about what was going on in the photos!
This week, we've got pictures of students giving speeches about why they would be good candidates for the Elementary Student Representative Group, performing experiments about potential and kinetic energy, and working together to create a written explanation joint construction (an explanation piece about kinetic and potential energy that students have written as a group rather than individually).
If you enjoy these photos, please comment underneath the post!
Also, have you ever had trouble accessing this slideshow? Please let me know in a comment!
Please remember to look at these photos with your child and ask him/her about what was going on in the photos!
This week, we've got pictures of students giving speeches about why they would be good candidates for the Elementary Student Representative Group, performing experiments about potential and kinetic energy, and working together to create a written explanation joint construction (an explanation piece about kinetic and potential energy that students have written as a group rather than individually).
If you enjoy these photos, please comment underneath the post!
Also, have you ever had trouble accessing this slideshow? Please let me know in a comment!
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Students on Fire While Inquiring Into Renewable Energy Sources!
Today the Grade 4/5 students in room 37 rotated around five centers in which they explored and found out about various aspects of renewable energy sources such as: wind power, hydroelectric power, solar power, muscle power (kinetic energy), and fuel cells.
Students were challenged to connect easy energy transfer systems (which for the most part changed a renewable energy source such as water current into a usable energy source such as electricity) and describe them in terms of our key concepts of form, function, and connection.
In groups and using iPads as recording devices, students observed and described the different components of these systems, hypothesised about how the systems worked to generate electricity, and made inferences about how environmental placement of such systems could affect the amount of power they generate, all on shared Google Docs from our Google Classroom site.
In the excitement, however, their absent-minded-scientist-of-a-teacher forgot to take many pictures. Hopefully, students will make up for this shortfall with their own images they took to document their explorations. Enjoy the fortunate few photographs below and don't forget to always check our class photos by clicking on the "Photos" label in the cloud to the right of this post.
Students were challenged to connect easy energy transfer systems (which for the most part changed a renewable energy source such as water current into a usable energy source such as electricity) and describe them in terms of our key concepts of form, function, and connection.
In groups and using iPads as recording devices, students observed and described the different components of these systems, hypothesised about how the systems worked to generate electricity, and made inferences about how environmental placement of such systems could affect the amount of power they generate, all on shared Google Docs from our Google Classroom site.
In the excitement, however, their absent-minded-scientist-of-a-teacher forgot to take many pictures. Hopefully, students will make up for this shortfall with their own images they took to document their explorations. Enjoy the fortunate few photographs below and don't forget to always check our class photos by clicking on the "Photos" label in the cloud to the right of this post.
| How to use the labels from the labels cloud... |
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
What is going on in Room 37 this week? (And call for ENERGY EXPERTS!!!)
As we come through the ISA test this week, we are settling back into some more normative class routines in Room 37!
In math, Grade 4s and 5s will be continuing their investigations into place value and base ten by comparing and ordering numbers this week. Grade 4s will be ordering numbers up into the millions and billions, while Grade 5s will be ordering decimal numbers going down into the thousandths!
Please keep in mind that although students have Mathletics homework this week related to these lessons, I will not assign this homework until we have a chance to go through a lesson on it. Up until I assign students Mathletics work based on these lessons, they can do Live Math on Mathletics, or work on Front Row, using our class code of 3t4jt5 to log in.
In terms of our Unit of Inquiry, we are unpacking our How Things Work unit on Energy.
The central idea for this unit is "Energy exists in different forms and is used in our everyday life."
The lines of inquiry for this unit are:
Different forms of energy (form)
The ways we use energy (function)
The impact of energy on our world (causation)
Environmental effects of energy choices (responsibility)
Yesterday, students rewrote our transdisciplinary theme of How the World Works in their own words as a group, while today students drew pictures illustrating their understanding of the central idea and the lines of inquiry with partners.
As we zoom into this unit, we are looking very much for experts in any field related to energy, or the affects of energy use on the environment. Please send me an email if you are at all interested in coming to speak to our Grade 4/5 inquirers. We would love to have you come in!
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Important Reminders...ISA and School Photographs Next Week
Please remember that next week Grade 4/5 students will take the International School Assessment (ISA) on Monday, October 6 and Tuesday, October 7.
While students do not need to study for this assessment, it is very important that they eat properly and get a good night's sleep on Sunday and Monday.
Absent students on either of these days will take a makeup assessment on a subsequent day.
Also next week, the school photographer will be on campus to take both individual and class photographs. Each day’s shooting begins directly after roll call. Homeroom teachers and teaching assistants will accompany students and be on hand to ensure hair and clothing is neat and tidy. These photographs will be used for the ISPP Yearbook and also to update our school database.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, 7 October: Early Years students individual photographs
Wednesday, 8 October Elementary School students individual photographs
Thursday, 9 October All class photographs
If your child is absent from school on the day of the individual photographs, we will let you know the date of the make-up session and make every effort to ensure that your child has his/her individual photograph taken on that day. However, it will not be possible to re-shoot the class photograph.
Please contact the Elementary Office (Ms. Kaltrina or Ms. Chantha) if you have any further questions about your child’s school photographs next week.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Important Message from the P.E. Department About the Angkor Wat Run / Bike Trip
Dear Parents,
I am writing to you with a few reminders regarding the Grade 4/5 Angkor Wat Trip.
Training Sessions
Training sessions started yesterday and will continue on Tuesday and Friday lunchtimes at 12.10pm on the Basketball Court. We expect all students going on the trip to to participate. I will be writing to you next week with details regarding the bike ride training sessions.
Deposit
A $50 deposit was due in yesterday, payable to the Finance Office. When we have an accurate number of students participating we will then be able to calculate the final price.
Parents' Email list for the trip
There will be numerous times when we want to contact the parents of the students going on the trip with information. In order to do this we have requested that you please complete the parental contact form found on the PE Blog.
Important Date and Information
The PE Blog also contains lots of important dates regarding the trip. You will also find on the blog a copy of the presentationmade during the parents' meeting regarding the trip. If you did not attend the meeting I would ask that you please take the time to go through the presentation.
All the best,
Ben
Ben Wiggins | IB PYP Physical Education
International School of Phnom Penh
www.ispp.edu.kh
International School of Phnom Penh
www.ispp.edu.kh
Monday, September 15, 2014
No Mother Tongue or After School Activities on Wednesday and Thursday
Please remember...
There will be NO After School activities taking place this Wednesday, September 17th and Thursday, September 18th due to Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
There will be NO After School activities taking place this Wednesday, September 17th and Thursday, September 18th due to Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Message from Mr. Ben About the Angkor Run and Bike Ride and About How to Put Blog Posts on Student Blogs
Dear Grade 4/5 Parents,
Thank you to those who came to the Parents' Meeting regarding the Angkor Wat Trip. If you missed this meeting the presentation can be accessed on the ISPP Elementary PE blog - Angkor Wat page.
This site will be where we will post information regarding the trip, such as important dates, such as when the money is due!
We also request that you complete the contact form on the blog, so that we can create an email list specific to those students participating in the trip, as information will be passed out through the PE department, and not through each individual class teacher.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Ben
Dear Grade 4/5 Students,
If you are working out how to put your reflection of the cooperation games unit onto your blog -check out the PE blog! The latest post shows you one way to do it!
If you have any questions, please ask.
Mr. Ben
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Week of September 19 in Mr. Jon's Class!
We are quickly catapulting towards the P'chum Ben holiday next week, but before that, students, parents, and teachers will be working full throttle in room 37!
Math
In math this week, students will be exploring two different concepts related to our place value and base ten number system.
First of all, they continue to explore the different forms of numbers: word form, base ten unit form, expanded notation, and standard form. We are staying on this topic due to a bit more emphasis on how digits change in value across the different place value columns last week. In grade 4, of course, this means looking at place values up to numbers in the millions. In grade 5, students work with decimals again.
Next, we will delve into comparing and ordering numbers in more depth. Grade 4s will be again working with whole numbers up to millions, while grade 5s concentrate on decimals down to the thousandths.
Inquiry through the lens of language
For reading this week, students continue to collaboratively research a belief system of their choice with partners, adding information to a shared Google document. Later in the week, they will be turning this information into some type of oral and visual language presentation. Students will choose what application or media they want to use to show this information. For example, they may use applications such as Haiku Deck, Keynote, or Google slides. They may also choose to use other applications such as Evernote, Show Me, or Educreations. Finally, many students will elect to make a good old poster!
In writing workshop, students still learn about the features of recounts and strategies of planning and writing them. Early this week, we plan and create a joint construction of a recount about our trip to the mosque together in groups on a shared Google Doc. Later in the week, students plan and draft their own recount about either: one of our other field trips for this unit, a trip they have taken to a sacred place outside school, or a celebration related to a belief system they have witnessed or taken part in.
Homework this week...
should be fairly straightforward. Students are being asked to reflect on their development of three learner profile attributes: caring, open-minded, and reflective. In order to do this reflection, students will be using a our Learner Profile Reflections for Report Cards Form. Students will be instructed to use their best grammar and spelling as they write three short paragraphs on how they showed these three attributes in this unit. They may want to go back and review homework assignments as part of reflecting on this.
In math, students will be doing paper homework for a change. This homework sheet will deal with word, standard, expanded, and place value unit forms of numbers. This homework sheet reflects the work students are doing in class exactly. However, as students cannot do this homework until they have been taught the lesson, I have stated on the homework sheet when students should start trying to work on the homework. Grade 4s should be able to start on Tuesday night, while grade 5s can start on Wednesday night. In the meantime, if your child would like to do more math, she/he can play the Live Math game on Mathletics.
Last but not least, students will be doing some small research into the Khmer holiday of P'chum Ben. Parents, guardians, and Khmer relations/family friends...the students want to interview you about this holiday (as well as possibly due some light internet research perhaps using the "research tool" from their homework Google Doc).
After obtaining some of the facts about P'chum Ben, students will create a small presentation about the holiday on either a poster, or one of the digital applications of their choice.
Reading is the same homework as always...read every night and make two entries on our Class Reading Log Form.
Notes about computers and homework
I know that some students and parents have had difficulty with how homework is mostly done on line, especially if students use an iPad rather than a computer.
Please be patient. The quality of digital student homework, and the ease with which they are completing it, gets better and better each week and I am very happy with progress students are making. It is natural at the beginning of the year for students to experience a slight amount of stress when learning new technology on top of trying to complete their homework tasks. However, I guarantee, stress over the technology is quickly disappearing (probably at a faster rate for children than for us adults).
Now, I do realise that sometimes internet does not work, or parents/siblings are busy with home computers. I have asked students to factor this during the week and not to use it as an excuse. Students are always allowed to use classroom computers at breaks, before, or after school if they arrange it with me. Students also can always use the computer lab computers at lunch time break, or before and after school. Part of time management for homework also involves resource management, right?
I also am usually online until about 7:30 PM. Students have been instructed to please email/chat with me if they ever have issues with online homework until that time. Many students have already contacted me with questions and have had their questions answered during these times.
However, I do ask that you ask your child to contact me, rather than you contact me yourself. This is not because I don't want to hear from you of course. Rather, I want your child to get practice in sending clear, polite, and responsible emails/chats in which they have a real world reason to be very precise in expressing their needs, misunderstandings, and questions.
Special Notes
This week we have parent teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Students will therefore be dismissed at 12:00 on both days. See you all there at your allotted times.
Please remember, as well, that next week schools and offices will be closed for the P'chum Ben holiday.
Classes will resume as normal on Monday, September 29.
Commenting on this blog has been enabled!
One skill we are working on here in Grade 4/5 is how to make effective comments about artwork, writing, blogs, and digital media.
Have you ever read something on this blog that you would like to say something about?
Please feel free to submit a comment and share your ideas with me, other parents, students, and teachers!
You can do this by clicking anywhere below any post where the text says "comment" or "no comments".
I look forward to hearing from you!
Have you ever read something on this blog that you would like to say something about?
Please feel free to submit a comment and share your ideas with me, other parents, students, and teachers!
You can do this by clicking anywhere below any post where the text says "comment" or "no comments".
I look forward to hearing from you!
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Monday, September 8, 2014
Base Ten Number System and Place Value Unit Photo Expose!
Grade 4 and 5 students have been inquiring into the base ten number system and place value in the past few weeks. Furthermore they have been reviewing basic facts, math games, use of IXL, Mathletics, and Front Row applications, and have been familiarising themselves with math centers activities that will serve as independent practice all year. Follow along with these photos!
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| Students recorded multi digit numbers... |
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| from facts about home countries... |
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| Students then worked together to order these numbers... |
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| from least to greatest. |
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| Students then experimented with base ten blocks... |
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| ...before using these blocks to demonstrate base ten concepts... |
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| ...and connecting their models... |
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| to place value charts. |
Author Donavan Christopher Works with ISPP Elementary Students this Week!
We are proud to announce that visiting author Donavan Christopher will be visiting ISPP this week from Wednesday, September 8 until Friday, September 10.
Mr. Christopher blends reggae rap, poetry, storytelling, and a drive for social justice together into his writing workshops and we look forward to learning about the writer's craft from him this week.
Mr. Jon's students will meet Mr. Christopher on Wednesday at an elementary assembly, will have a classroom based writing workshop session with him on Thursday during library time, and will bid farewell to him on Friday after break.
Please be sure to ask your children about Mr. Christopher and how he has inspired them to think and create throughout the week.
Mr. Christopher blends reggae rap, poetry, storytelling, and a drive for social justice together into his writing workshops and we look forward to learning about the writer's craft from him this week.
Mr. Jon's students will meet Mr. Christopher on Wednesday at an elementary assembly, will have a classroom based writing workshop session with him on Thursday during library time, and will bid farewell to him on Friday after break.
Please be sure to ask your children about Mr. Christopher and how he has inspired them to think and create throughout the week.
What is going on September 8 - September 12 in Mr. Jon's Class?
Greetings from the rain soaked Russian Market!
I hope that all of you had a wonderful long weekend and that the students of Room 37 are refreshed and ready for tomorrow!
This week, we will continue to explore new horizons in Room 37 with more exciting events related to our current unit under the theme of Who We Are - Belief Systems. Students have been inquiring into the major belief systems of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Judaism. This week, they will be looking into Islamic beliefs and will take a field trip to a local mosque, Al Jamee Al Islami, on Thursday from 10:35 until 12:15. Please help your child to dress respectfully for this trip. Shoulders should be covered and students should wear at least knee length trousers or dresses.
Students are also beginning a small group or individual research project on a belief system of their choice this week; students will present their information next week using a medium of their choice: Keynote presentation, Haiku Deck Presentation, Google Drawing/Poster, hand drawn poster, oral report, poem, etc.
Students will loosely research based on the lines of inquiry of this unit and any other questions they have about the belief system they are looking into. They will gather and organise information on a collaborative Google Doc, record sources of information, make note of key words, and record further questions as the week goes by. Ask your child to show you this research document this week!
In math this week, Grade 5s will be using their knowledge of our base ten place value system and decimals to describe numbers in standard, word, place value, and expanded notation forms down to thousandths. Grade 4s will be doing the same, but with numbers up to hundred millions. You can help your child with these concepts this week by asking him or her to write down numbers that you say in these forms. Here is an example:
Standard form: 3.456
Word form: three and four hundred fifty six thousandths
Place value form: three ones, four tenths, five hundredths, and six thousandths.
Expanded notation form: 3 + 0.4 + 0.05 + 0.006 = 3.456
In writing this week, students are beginning a two week unit on recount writing. We begin this week by recalling and making educated guesses about the features of recounts, sorting texts into recounts/non recounts, analysing recounts to find examples of these features, and jointly planning and writing a recount about our trip to Phnom Chisor. By Thursday, students will be planning and drafting their own recounts.
Have a great week everyone!
I hope that all of you had a wonderful long weekend and that the students of Room 37 are refreshed and ready for tomorrow!
This week, we will continue to explore new horizons in Room 37 with more exciting events related to our current unit under the theme of Who We Are - Belief Systems. Students have been inquiring into the major belief systems of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Judaism. This week, they will be looking into Islamic beliefs and will take a field trip to a local mosque, Al Jamee Al Islami, on Thursday from 10:35 until 12:15. Please help your child to dress respectfully for this trip. Shoulders should be covered and students should wear at least knee length trousers or dresses.
Students are also beginning a small group or individual research project on a belief system of their choice this week; students will present their information next week using a medium of their choice: Keynote presentation, Haiku Deck Presentation, Google Drawing/Poster, hand drawn poster, oral report, poem, etc.
Students will loosely research based on the lines of inquiry of this unit and any other questions they have about the belief system they are looking into. They will gather and organise information on a collaborative Google Doc, record sources of information, make note of key words, and record further questions as the week goes by. Ask your child to show you this research document this week!
In math this week, Grade 5s will be using their knowledge of our base ten place value system and decimals to describe numbers in standard, word, place value, and expanded notation forms down to thousandths. Grade 4s will be doing the same, but with numbers up to hundred millions. You can help your child with these concepts this week by asking him or her to write down numbers that you say in these forms. Here is an example:
Standard form: 3.456
Word form: three and four hundred fifty six thousandths
Place value form: three ones, four tenths, five hundredths, and six thousandths.
Expanded notation form: 3 + 0.4 + 0.05 + 0.006 = 3.456
In writing this week, students are beginning a two week unit on recount writing. We begin this week by recalling and making educated guesses about the features of recounts, sorting texts into recounts/non recounts, analysing recounts to find examples of these features, and jointly planning and writing a recount about our trip to Phnom Chisor. By Thursday, students will be planning and drafting their own recounts.
Have a great week everyone!
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Mr. Jon's 2014 - 2015 Class Photos are Posted!
Please keep checking this ongoing slideshow of the learning in Mr. Jon's classroom this year as new photos are constantly added!
Extra Large Slideshow
Monday, September 1, 2014
Technological Advances in Grade 4/5!
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| Students using iPads to illustrate homework on their Belief Systems. |
As you may have noticed already this year, one focus of our curriculum in Grade 4/5 is to incorporate technology into many aspects of what we teach and create.
Various applications and technological devices offer students new and exciting ways to display and explain their learning, to perfect self management and organisational skills, and to practice working collaboratively on projects. In addition, many online services offer innovative methods to practice mathematics, vocabulary, and recording of responses to new information.
However, as you are aware, many of these applications such as Google Classroom, Gmail, Mathletics, IXL, Spellingcity, Front Row, Blogger, Google Docs, Google Forms, Picasa, and Google Slides can present challenges in terms of memorising many user names and passwords. Such applications also perform slightly differently on different devices such as iPads, Samsung Tablets, Macbooks, and PCs. For example, adding photos to blogs on a PC or Mac is dead simple. Adding photos while using the Blogger application on an iPad is slightly more complex.
At times, these differences can create frustration as we adapt and find what I like to term "work-arounds". However, it is my true belief that our students are amazingly resilient and quick to acquire understanding of new methods of using these technological tools, often with help not only from teachers, but from classroom buddies.
At school our tireless IT department is currently streamlining passwords and usernames for as many of these applications as possible, thus the challenges of working with different usernames and passwords are quickly decreasing.
In the world of technology, finding "work-arounds" never decreases, however. In truth I believe this leads to wonderful problem solving behaviours on the part of students (and teachers alike) as we discover issues, ask questions, test new methods, see the results, and adapt our practices.
Thank you for your patience and encouragement as students and teachers learn and become efficient with using these applications and devices. I guarantee that the ride gets much smoother after the initial "bugs" are worked out!
Important Note from PE Department About Uniforms!
Dear Parents,
This week we are distributing PE uniforms to students from KG to G5. Each student will get an ISPP T-shirt and a pair of ISPP Shorts.
We will try to ensure that students get the right size, however if you feel that the uniform that your child brings home is too small or big, please send it back to the PE department the following day and we will switch it.
We will try to ensure that students get the right size, however if you feel that the uniform that your child brings home is too small or big, please send it back to the PE department the following day and we will switch it.
Once we have distributed PE Uniform this week, we transfer the uniforms to the finance office, where you will be able to purchase extra items if wish. They will be on sale there next week. T-shirts are $15 and Shorts are $10.
As of next week, we will be expecting students to come to class dressed in their new PE uniform and wearing appropriate sports shoes. We appreciate your assistance in helping the students remember.
All the best,
Ben and Andy
Elementary PE
PS: For all the latest in PE Department happenings, check out the ISPP Elementary PE blog. (You can also find a link to this blog by looking at our "The Best Blogs EVER!!" gadget at the lower bottom right of this page.)
Music Blog Link Posted!
Do you have a son or daughter involved in this year's production of "Oliver"? Would you like to know the most up to date information about rehearsals and lyrics?
Are you just generally interested in music?
Would you like to know about songs your child will be singing in our assemblies?
Then the ISPP Elementary Music Blog is a must read!
Click on the link and take note!
(You can also find a link to this blog in our "The Best Blogs Ever!" gadget down in the bottom right corner of this page!)
Are you just generally interested in music?
Would you like to know about songs your child will be singing in our assemblies?
Then the ISPP Elementary Music Blog is a must read!
Click on the link and take note!
(You can also find a link to this blog in our "The Best Blogs Ever!" gadget down in the bottom right corner of this page!)
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Deadline for homework this week has been extended!
Setting up Gmail, Google Classroom, and Mathletics accounts can be a tricky process at the beginning of the year. As such, this week, some students have experienced trouble in logging in to do their homework, especially as some of their Gmail addresses have had to be changed. I am therefore moving the deadline for homework this week back to Monday, September 1. I assure you that once these bugs in our email addresses are worked out, students will enjoy relatively problem free access to assignments.
Thank you for your patience.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Call for experts on various belief systems!
Dear parents and guardians of the Grade 4/5,
As you are aware, in our first unit of the year, students are inquiring into the transdisciplinary theme "Who We Are" under a unit entitled "Belief Systems". Through this inquiry, students are learning how "Understanding our own and others' beliefs and values help us to respect each other."
Part of students' inquiries in this unit involve listening to and interviewing experts on various belief systems.
If you are interested in coming to speak with our class, or classes, about your personal beliefs and values, or your religion, please contact me by email or by commenting on this blog post. Our students would love to hear from you and ask you some questions!
As you are aware, in our first unit of the year, students are inquiring into the transdisciplinary theme "Who We Are" under a unit entitled "Belief Systems". Through this inquiry, students are learning how "Understanding our own and others' beliefs and values help us to respect each other."
Part of students' inquiries in this unit involve listening to and interviewing experts on various belief systems.
If you are interested in coming to speak with our class, or classes, about your personal beliefs and values, or your religion, please contact me by email or by commenting on this blog post. Our students would love to hear from you and ask you some questions!
Sunday, August 24, 2014
You Are Invited to the Elementary Curriculum Evening and the Elementary Assembly This Week
The Elementary Curriculum Evening will begin Tuesday, August 26 at 6 PM on the basketball court. You will then be directed to Ms. Alison's classroom for a short presentation by the whole Grade 4/5 team for general information about our curriculum. After this, you are invited to come back to our classroom for a short look around and questions and answers. See you all there!
Also, please remember we have an Elementary assembly at 7:45 AM on Friday, August 29. After this assembly, you are invited back to our classroom for a brief private tour by your child!
Have a great week everyone!
Also, please remember we have an Elementary assembly at 7:45 AM on Friday, August 29. After this assembly, you are invited back to our classroom for a brief private tour by your child!
Have a great week everyone!
Coming up! All day field trip to Phnom Chisor!
Phnom Chisor – WEDNESDAY 27TH
We will be visiting Buddhist and Hindu temples and will see many symbols from different belief systems.
The buses will depart from Elementary at 8.00 am.
We return to Elementary at 2.00 pm - normal pick up
Your child will need to bring:
- Water bottle
- Snack
- Lunch
- Sunscreen
Your child will need to wear:
- Sports shoes as they will be climbing many steps
- Hat
Your child may wish to also bring:
- Money to purchase cold water or a cold drink
*Please make sure you pass this message on to Nannies / cooks.
Lunch needs to come to school in your child's back pack - not delivered to the school at 12 noon.
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| Photo courtesy of Alison Stanton |
Monday, August 18, 2014
Mathematics in Grade 4/5
The mathematical process in Grade 4/5 includes developing skills of problem solving, expanding logic and reasoning powers, and communicating mathematical ideas. These sills are learned and assessed within 5 strands.
Through development of skills and knowledge in the following strands students will be able to...
Number
Encode and decode numbers to millions and beyond; identify place value to a minimum of 6 digit numbers and extend the use of our number system to the tenths place and beyond; understand the relationship between the four operations, for positive and negative integers, fractions and decimals; consolidate and recall basic facts to create and solve problems using more than one operation;
Measurement
Measure accurately using standard metric units of volume, mass, length and time; be able to measure area, perimeter and angles;
Shape and Space
Describe, classify and model 2D and 3D shapes and understand words to describe parts of the shapes; use vocabulary of angle types and special triangles and quadrilaterals;
Data Handling
Design a survey, process data and interpret results using mathematical language; use bar, circle and line graphs; understand and use median, mean and mode; express probability on a scale from 0% to 100%;
Pattern and Function
Identify and describe features of patterns as generalised rules and functions; and apply multiplication and division as inverse operations.
NGO Fair Reminder (Wednesday 7:45 - 3:45)
"Belgrade Book Fair 2" by Jovan Popović - Belgrade Book Fair Organization Team. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
This is a reminder that on Wednesday, August 20 all Grade 4/5 students will be visiting the new Secondary Campus to attend the NGO Fair.
Please note that students will return to the elementary school from secondary school by approximately 3:45pm.
During the day students will work in multi-aged groups to listen to speakers, do hands on activities, learn more about how NGOs help in Cambodia, and how the students can take action themselves to address issues they see in the world around them.
Zach Bonner, an inspirational young seventeen year old and CEO of the Red Wagon Foundation, will also be at the fair to talk about how he took action as a young boy to help provide water for disaster victims and aid for homeless children.
Our Grade 4/5 students will be viewing a biographical film about Mr. Bonner, "Little Red Wagon", on Monday afternoon after school.
On Wednesday, please ensure your child brings:
- a water bottle
- food to last him/her for the long day (snacks and lunch)
- hat
- sunscreen
Monday, August 11, 2014
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Sunday, August 10, 2014
How to "Follow" this blog by email...
Now I know that all of us lead very busy lives in Phnom Penh and we can sometimes find that a week goes by before there is a chance to sit down and catch up with online information such as can be found on our classroom blog.
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