Grade 5PS at ISS International School Singapore, an IB school. A truly International School. Grade 5 is the final year of Elementary School and PYP before progressing to Middle School for MYP Years 6,7 & 8. Please enjoy and comment on our blog. Phil Stephenson, classroom teacher.
Calendar March 31 - Staff PD April 1 - Students return April 15- student led conferences. April 18 - Good Friday Holiday May 1 - Labor Day Holiday May 2 - Staff PD May 13 - Vesak Day - TBC May 23 - Swimming Gala June 6 - school year ends 12pm
Weekly Homework. 50 minutes nightly. 20 minutes (or more) Reading. 30 minutes on choice of the following: iXL Maths Raz Kids- reading comprehension Spelling City Spelling/ vocab words. Completing or catching up on work as needed. Checking the Blog. Placing responsibility on the students to manage homework for themselves. See ISS website for Homework Policy.
Curriculum documents. ISS Literacy and Maths Curriculum Documents, including student benchmarks, can be viewed at: www.iss.edu.sg -Academics -IB World School -IB Primary Years Program -PYP Resources You will then need a username and password. Contact Mr.Stevo for this if you don't have.
What are we doing? Unit of Inquiry: Who we are. Central Idea: We grow and change in many different ways as we transition through life. Lines of Inquiry: We experience physical changes Social and emotional pressures of adolescents Actions that affect personal wellbeing http://www.brainpop.com/health/nutrition/carbohydrates/preview.weml
Web sites: This is the link to our library on line resources. Please start your research here.http://www.brainpop.com/health/nutrition/carbohydrates/preview.wemlhttp://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/sugar.html https://sites.google.com/a/iss.edu.sg/libraryresources/home/databases Maths: Data Handling 2D & 3D Shapes. Geometry Literacy: Persuasive writing