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Week of May 28

Hello 3EV Families, 

Wow! What a wonderful week we had in grade 3. Students have been busy writing and reading poetry, representing data in graphs, and reflecting on their learning in grade 3.

 A huge thank you to all of the parent volunteers who helped out on Wet & Wild day! Students and adults were playing in the mud, collaborating constructively, and having fun!! Please take a look at the class pictures on the blog (many taken by Dominique- many thanks to her!).

 This week begins on a Day 2. There is no school on Tuesday, May 29th due to a public holiday and Friday, June 1 there is no school for students. 

 Our Learning Celebration is this week. We are so excited to share all of our poetry with you! You might want to download a QR code reader on to your phone for this event. This is going to be our last time all together and we will have a short celebration immediately following the learning share in each classroom. Thank you in advance to our GLC and room parents for organizing. Hope to see you all on Wednesday morning.

Reading/Writing: Students will continue their exploration of poetry and share with all of you on Wednesday. Then students will revisit their favorite type of writing (narrative, nonfiction, opinion, fantasy) this year and plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish one last final piece of writing as a third-grade student! We will Skype with Amy Ludwig Vanderwater on Monday- if you have time to look at her blogs with your child this weekend that would be great. If your child has any questions s/he would like to ask they can be added to the document in Classroom. 

Math: This week we will continue reviewing some of the major math concepts we have learned during our year. These include adding and subtraction numbers in the hundreds, multiplication, division, elapsed time, geometry, area and perimeter, and lastly fractions.

 Genius Hour/ Passion Projects: Students will have time to work on their chosen projects. Students are busy writing scripts, building movie sets, create stop-animation movies, creating art out recycled materials, making podcasts, etc. They will have time to find a good ending point for these projects or decide next steps they would like to take outside of school. Please ask your child about their project.

 Home learning is not required the last two weeks, but here are some options to choose from as we say goodbye to our third-grade year together.

Sivert will have his last day of school on Monday (but will be back in August). Arjun, Zara, Vincent, and Maria will all leave ISKL as they move on to the US, Vietnam, Spain, and Russia respectively. Goodbyes are hard, but we are glad that we are continuing to make memories together in these last days and in this age of technology it is easier than ever to stay in touch. It is hard to believe that this is the second to last week of school!

Week of May 21, 2018

Hello 3EV Families,

This week was a busy week with our math assessment on fractions, our satellite testing, and writing poems. Look for the math assessment to come home this week. Please check the class blog for photos of our satellite testing. 

This week begins on a Day 3.

Our Learning Celebration is fast approaching. Please mark it on your calendar. We have heard from the administration and to clarify, we will be serving food during the celebration. It will also be running a bit longer and will end at 9:15. The team will be providing coffee and tea. If you can not attend the Learning Celebration, please let me know so that I can arrange for another adult to sit with your child.

A note from the PE department: On Friday, May 25th ISKL will have the traditional Parent Run (PE team assisted) Wet & Wild Day. There will be numerous water activities and games taking place on the lower field which will be revealed on the day. Grade 3 will be at Wet & Wild from 10:50-11:40. Parents are welcome to come along. 

Students will need to 

- Come down to the field ready to go dressed in their water attire, 

- Have school clothing in a bag to change into after the session.

- Bring a towel, drink bottle & hat

- Only go into the change rooms after their session

Reading/Writing: Students will explore what is a simile and a metaphor. Once they understand what the difference is between them, students will begin to write poems that include similes or metaphors. Students will also choose words and mood to add meaning to their writing. We will pay close attention to the last line of a poem, noticing that often the end of a poem offers new insights into the rest of the text. 

Math: This week we will be reviewing some of the major math concepts we have learned during our year. For the last three weeks, we will be working on the math units from the entire year. These include adding and subtraction numbers in the hundreds, multiplication, division, elapsed time, geometry, area and perimeter, and lastly fractions.  

Science: Students will revisit the concept of patterns such as seasons and night and day. We will also review some of the concepts from the beginning of the unit. Check the class blog for posts about our learning!  

Learning Celebration Update

A note from Julie:

Teachers will work with parents to plan the end of year special events.  This includes the Wet and Wild Day as well as a culminating gathering immediately following the grade 3 final Learning Celebration.  We apologize for any confusion or incorrect messages regarding food not being served.  Teachers were not given clear guidelines on how to approach the Ramadan time relative to food at school events.  As an international school, we are respectful of all cultures and religions.  Our current practice and guidelines for end of year celebrations will continue as always.  I am confident that students will enjoy the planned events!

Week of May 14

Hello 3EV Families,

This week is a return to a full week of school. Monday will be a Day 4. 

ASAs are finished for the year, except for Thursday/Friday of this week. With the recent unexpected public holidays declared, we are rescheduling our Thursday and Friday After School Activities (ASAs) to next week (Thursday 17th & Friday 18th May).

It is important that our students have proper closure to their ASAs.  Several performances have been scheduled, belt grading in our martial arts classes and the list goes on. Normal activity buses will operate for these two days only.  Track and field athletes who don't have an ASA on Thursday, will attend Late Sport Supervision in the library as they would normally.

ISAC track and field athletes as you missed training last week, we are extending this Tuesdays session to run from 2:45-4:30pm.  Parents will be required to be at school to pick you up at 4.30pm sharp Tuesday 15th. The pick-up time on Thursday will be the usual 5pm. 

ALL OTHER ASAS HAVE NOW FINISHED AS PER NORMAL SCHOOL CALENDAR.  ALL STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE 2:45pm BUS HOME this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  Your child will be coming home on their normal 2:45 bus after school.

Ramadan is starting on May 15th. If your child is fasting, please contact me so that I know. If your child is fasting, they can read in the library during recess time if they choose, but will be expected to participate in some modified PE activities.

Our Learning Celebration is fast approaching. Please mark it on your calendar. As the celebration is during Ramadan we will not be serving coffee or food. 

Reading/Writing: Students will find poems with strong feelings and concrete details of life. Next, students will include sensory details to elaborate and revise their work.

Math: This is our final week for the fractions unit. We will review the main math concepts for this unit.

           They include 

• Partition shapes.
• Represent equal parts of a whole as a fraction.
• Construct visual representation of equivalent fractions.

• Identify equivalent fractions.
• Use a number line to order and compare fractions.

Science: This week students will build a satellite. The goal is for it to drop from a height while holding an egg and to land so that the egg does not break. We are looking for parent volunteers to have their child bring in hard-boiled eggs for this investigation. Please contact me if you are able to do so. 

Please check at home for any class library books. I need to start organizing for my move, so ask that all books be returned no later than Thursday, May 31. 

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Week of May 9, 2018

Hello 3EV Families,

Although it was a short three day week we were able to launch our poetry unit and explored the concept of gravity. 

A friendly reminder that we will be having a learning celebration on Wednesday, May 30th from 8:15-9:00. All parents are encouraged to attend. 

Monday will be a Day 5.

We do not have school on Wednesday due to the election. Despite this change in our schedule, we will not be changing our Melawati day schedule, so Thursday is Day 2, not a Day 1. 

Reading/Writing

Students will explore how poets see the world through special lenses. Poets see with both their hearts and minds, writing about the world in fresh, unusual ways. They will also try a few different ways of using line breaks, choosing where they put words and how they use white space. Students will continue to read poems and notice the way the authors craft their poems and try out those moves in their own poems. Please share favorite poems at home and encourage your child to bring them in to share as well.

Math 

Students will continue to work on fractions. This week they will work on ways to recognize and show that equivalent fractions have the same size, though not necessarily the same shape.

Science

Students will take the knowledge from their rocket ships and apply them to a new project, a satellite. The objective of this task is to have it land safely.  If anyone is willing to send in 10 hardboiled eggs for us to use on Friday, please email me.

Home learning is due this Friday. Please refer to the home learning tab for the home learning options.

Week of May 2, 2018

Hello 3EV Families, 

I hope you are enjoying the long weekend. This past week we were busy building and testing our rockets. We learned about the engineering process as we tested and revised our rockets. Check the photo section of the blog for pictures of our designs. 

Ms. Julie came around and spoke to the grade level about "the home stretch". We are entering the last six weeks of school. It is important that we stay focused on the learning and the tasks we need to finish before the break. Please help by ensuring bedtime stays consistent. At this time of year, students may need extra sleep. 

Next week we will begin our last unit in reading and writing. It will be a unit on poetry. We will be having a learning celebration on Wednesday, May 30th from 8:15-9:00. We hope you will be able to join us. 

A friendly reminder that we do not have school on Monday or Tuesday (Labor Day and bridging day). 

 Wednesday will be a Day 2.

Reading/ Writing

This week we will begin our poetry unit. We will begin our work on ways that readers identify characteristics of poetry (line breaks, white space, shorter, repetition, figurative language, punctuation, meant to be read aloud, emotional and so much more). Please have your child bring in a few poems (home language encouraged) to share.

Math

Students continue their work with fractions. This week we will compare fractions on the number line by reasoning about their distance from 0.

Science

Students will blog about their rocket launch. We will focus our short week on the concept of gravity.

If your family is (or may be) leaving ISKL at the end of the school year please inform the school so that we can do all we can to help make the transition smooth. Ms. Stone will start meeting with leaving students soon. 

Thanks for your ongoing support!