Upcoming Conferences....

This is a friendly reminder that there are no classes for Elementary School students on June 4th.  Please arrive on campus shortly prior to your scheduled conference time.  Your child must also attend since this format is a “Student-Led Conference”.  Your child’s Homeroom teacher will be in the classroom to address any questions or concerns you may have at that time.  We also invite you to visit all of the Specialist classes. 

Specialist Teachers will be in their own classroom, and no appointments are necessary to visit the Specialists.  Mr. Hastings and Mr. Murdoch can be found at the Climbing Wall.  Mr. Hill will be in the Spanish room and from 10:30 to 12:00 at the climbing wall.

  

There will also be a Scholastic Book Fair on campus located  in the Activity Room (World Language Hall) from 9:00am-4:00pm.  This is a great opportunity to purchase some wonderful books for your child to enjoy over the summer holiday.

Busy Days!

Time sure is flying, and last week was certainly busy! We had our final field trip, to 1MK to test the students math skills from units covered throughout the year, and we said "goodbye" to Mridu, along with staying focused on our classroom subjects as well!

 

 

Students had a great time, seeing their neighborhood in a different light! Be sure to ask them to point out the various places where you can find examples of math, all around you!


 ** Some students had paid for lunch on the day of the field trip. Connie has provided a refund for this. Please remind your child to give this to you today, as it will be sent home with them this afternoon. 

Also, just a reminder, please return your Student-Led Conference time slips. These were sent home Friday, and should be returned as soon as possible so that we can create an accurate schedule for that day. (June 4th)

Also, parents are invited to our 4B Poetry Cafe which will be held on June 6th at 8:45 am in the library. Students will be sharing poems they have written, as well as some of their favorite poems that we have looked at this year.  If you are free to join us, please do! (A more formal invitation will be coming out soon...)


Message from PE:

Parent Volunteers needed Friday, May 30th (Field Day)

Hi 4th Grade Guardians and Parents,

On Friday, May 30th, the M'KIS elementary school will host its annual Field Day.  This is a fun event that your 4th grader will do with their class mates.  There will be 12 different activities to participate in.  Each class will rotate to a different activity after about 6  minutes.  A few of these activities are tug of war, sponge tag, sack races and various other relays.

In order for this event to be a success again, we need your help in putting it on.  No experience is necessary.  Please sign up on the sheet that will be outside your child's room or email me at a.hill@mkis.edu.my

The 3rd, 4th and 5th graders' Field Day will take place from 10:30 to 12:00.  Please show up at 10:20 if you are able to volunteer.  Grades 1 and 2 will be in the morning from 8:30 to 10:00.

Thank you,

Andy Hill, Gavin Murdoch and Richard Hastings

Book Fair Information:

May Update

The school year is winding down, but we still have a lot on our plates between now and June 12th!

First of all, Welcome to 4B, Gaia! We are happy to have you join us in 4B. I am sure that you will make many new friends, which will help make the start of school next year much easier!

Spring Concert
May 15th is our Spring Concert! Please have your child come to school in their concert clothes on Thursday morning for the 9:00am school concert. They should also bring their school uniform to change into following their performance. Then we will see you that evening at the 7pm concert for the parents. Students should come to the classroom first, around 6:50pm, and then we will all walk together to the Activity Room to await our turn on stage, as we will perform after the third graders.

Duathalon
The PE dept. has planned a duathalon (running and swimming) for Friday, May 16th. Please see the school Link for more information.

Field Trip- "Amazing Race!"
On  Monday, May 19th we will be taking a field trip around mont Kiara. Students will be completing a scavenger hunt game as they answer real world math problems and logical thinking questions. The students will be working in small groups so we need at least five chaperones. Please email me if you might be willing to join us.  A field trip permission form with more detail will be coming home later this week.

Field Day
The annual Field Day will take place on Friday, May 30th after lunch. We will also need parent help with this event, so please let me know if you are available.

Student-Led Conferences

Each year, the ES at MKIS holds Student-Led conferences in lieu of the Parent Teacher Conferences. These will be held on Wednesday, June 4th. This is an opportunity for students to showcase their achievements from throughout the school year. Parents will be given a time to come in, as with regular PTC's except the time for these student-led conferences will be a bit longer. Students are expected to accompany their parents, in order to show their classroom portfolio, walk them through through their online Google Site, and escort their parents to the Specialist teachers to show off their work in those areas as well. More information regarding this will be sent home, closer to the date.

Poetry Café
Students would like to share their poetry with you on Friday, June 6th at our Poetry Café. This will mark the culmination of our poetry unit as students share a few poems with you in the school library at 8:45am. Following the readings, we will return to class for morning breakfast treats and juice.

Follow-up from Ipoh
Following the trip to IPOH, students put together a memory book about their adventures and experiences. Please take a moment and peruse their highlights of the trip!   Ipoh Trip ABC Book by 4B.

In Class:

Students are working on Non-Fiction writing in class. We have read through various articles and are taking note of the differences between Fiction and Non-Fiction text. Students will be writing a non-fiction piece based on their research about their chosen country in South East Asia.

We have been working hard on Geometry, studying polygon attributes, classifying triangles, and naming angles. Currently we are working on reviewing terms such as symmetry, reflections, and congruency. Section P, Geometry, in IXL is our focus. Students are enjoying this unit and they are doing very well learning all of the geometric vocabulary. iThey have been working hard on creating a poster called "The Shape Shifter" to show understanding of these terms and concepts.

Students have been working on taking notes about a country of SE Asia on a note taking chart found on their drive. Next week they will begin to use their notes to write at least one paragraph about their topic.  We discussed how important it is to have plenty of notes to build upon and then use elaboration to extend their facts into well constructed sentences.

Term 3 book reports will be completed at school this time, so no need to worry about completing them at home.  We will be creating book reviews in the IT lab that will be used in the school library. Students will choose their favourite book from this term and create an oral book review that will be available to other students in the library. It should be a fun project!

Although it seems as though students have a lot of assignments at this stage of the year, they are being given class time to work on their projects in the computer lab and on the classroom Chromebooks. depending on how well they manage their time in class, they may also need to spend some time at home working on completing their projects.

Congratulations to Mridu for her efforts at Novel Knock Out, representing one of the 2 MKIS teams. They should be really proud of their accomplishments! 

Also, great effort was put forth by Mridu, Ruhi, Florencia and Marina for submitted a story for The Scholastic Writer's Competition!  Best wishes to these girls, and I look forward to hearing the results, which will be announced in October 2014.