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Weekly Newsletter Grade 5 Dates:  September 24-28, 2018 Dear Parents,   Curriculum Information for the Week: Digital Literacy:  It takes a team to support our students as they learn to be educated, digital citizens. We are lucky to have Mr. Steve Katz as a resource for us. It is also important that you are talking with your child (in any language!) at home about the choices they are making online (this includes ISKL email). This week we reviewed with fifth graders on three important topics… How to keep your passwords private (ONLY share with parents and teachers). What to do if you come across inappropriate content online.  ISKL email is for school-related items. Students should not be chatting with each other through ISKL email. If you or your child needs support with other online communication options, please talk with your child’s teacher.   Check out Common Sense Media for resources such as Here's the Secret to Raising a Safe, Smart Kid an...

Weekly Newsletter Grade 5 Dates: September 3-7, 2018 Dear Parents, Curriculum Information for the Week: Literacy: In reader’s workshop, we will be learning about ways to record our thinking when reading texts so that we can provide evidence for our ideas.  We will practice having group discussions that are focused and keep the conversation going. Students will also begin taking the ideas they gather to write effectively about a text. Math: We will be continuing our work with powers of ten and move into multiplication, becoming more effective and accurate with multi-digit problems.  We will also start reviewing long division and move towards solving problems with double-digit divisors. Unit of Study: Grade 5 will continue with the ideas of leadership that were presented during Red Hat training and start to look at the different forms of government.  We will look at how the structures of leadership change and the how that may affect the citizens in the communi...