Last week in 4B:

Math: Students finished Chapter 2, which focused on money and rounding numbers. Students improved their understanding of money (dollars and cents) by practicing counting and spending play money in class. The Chapter 2 test was given on Friday and students should be proud of their success. Reminder- students are to make corrections at home, and have the test signed by a parent.

Language Arts: We have finished our class novel The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and students are working on a creating a booklet that highlights some major events throughout Edward's life. This booklet will showcase their understanding of the story, and the important events, and also their summarizing skills. Students have begun to write small moments about a special place in their lives this past week and will continue to work on these short stories this week. They also took a writing assessment on Tuesday and I will be using them to target areas for future writing lessons. Students too the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory test) last week in the computer lab, which provided them with their reading lexile score. A reading lexile is one measurement of reading comprehension and students are encouraged to keep it in mind when choosing a  "Just Right Book."

Social Studies: We continued to focus on map reading skills, latitude and longitude, and hemispheres. Students have been putting together a world map that reflects their understanding of the elements of a map. This week, we will be looking at the various landforms around the world. 

Around the School:

This week, September 17th- 20th, is Habitat for Humanity week at MKIS. The following is  aletter for the H4H committee.

To Our M’KIS Community,

The M’KIS Chapter of Habitat for Humanity will have our annual fundraising week from September 17th to 20th to raise funds for our annual build in Kuching, Sarawak. We have many things for you and your family to enjoy during that week, including the following:

·         Your child received a lovely colouring book to decorate. We hope you enjoy reading about Sara and her family who, like millions of children around the world, don’t have a suitable home to live in. We hope this booklet helps families better understand how Habitat for Humanity helps families here in Malaysia and around the world.

·         Throughout the fundraising week, we will be counting class points. Every ringgit donated is worth one point. The class with the greatest number of points at the end of the week will win a pizza party, hosted by the H4H group!

We also have some fundraising activities for the older students and for the entire M’KIS community including Buy a Brick and t-shirt sales in the Breezeway in the mornings and afternoons all next week. Remember, every “brick” and every t-shirt will be recorded as points for your child’s classroom!

Don’t forget about Alternate Dress Day is on Friday, September 20th! Bring RM 5 (or more) to participate. Please show your support by wearing green or blue, or by wearing your H4H t-shirt.

Thank you for your support!

The M’KIS Habitat for Humanity Team