Week 13

 Dear Parents and Students,

I would first like to thank all parents for making the time to come in for our Parent/Teacher Interviews. Open communication is an integral part of every child’s development. The parent/teacher meetings are always insightful, and most often lead to further improvements in your children’s academic opportunities and general wellbeing.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We had a test on Friday day to complete Topic 7. This was a short topic about

multiplication. On Monday, we will begin Topic 8, which is dedicated to division. This is a

longer topic, and the test won’t take place until November 28th, just over two weeks from now.

Literacy Workshop

We finished publishing our Narrative Stories, and celebrated our work with a Publishing

Party on Friday. Next week, we will return to studying in our Literacy Circles, with a new

story titled A Very Important Day.

Science

We reviewed what we know about the water cycle and its importance to our survival. We have begun reviewing our unit about Earth Science, and a unit test is set for next Friday. An online review and practice test has also been assigned, and can be found via Google Classroom. This is to be completed before the test takes place on Friday.

Social Studies

We have spent some time reviewing what we have learned in Social Studies, and we have also continued our study of different regions. Next week, we will begin a new unit dedicated to the Northeast region of the USA.

Other important information

Thank you to all parents for returning the field trip forms. If you haven’t yet returned the form, please do so before Wednesday.

We have another few busy weeks ahead, with activities such as Fun Day, our field trip, and Thanksgiving coming up in the near future. Dates are listed below.

I hope you all enjoy your weekend. See you Monday!

Dates to remember:

Wed Nov 15: Fun Day (rescheduled) - Parents welcome

Fri         Nov 17: Science test: Earth’s Surface

Mon      Nov 20: Professional Development Day - Students not required at school

Wed Nov 22: Field trip: 9/21 Taichung Earthquake Museum

Thu Nov 23: Thanksgiving lunch

Fri         Nov 24: November Assembly