Week Beginning 15th June 2020

 

We have finally made it to the end of the term. It has been quite challenging, especially with the Covid 19 closure but the children and their teachers rose to the challenge. Hopefully, we will be back to school in August. This week, we have been very busy packing up our current classroom and transferring it to the new building. This is now complete and we are ready to set up appropriately for socially distanced learning. This is our new classroom. 
   

                  

 

                  

 


         Reading

Do keep reading during the holiday break in English or other languages. During the daytime, children have free access to Get Epic where there is a range of material to read

Here are some memories of Year 5

Virtual tours.

Virtual tours for children. Freedom of travel still seems to be quite far away. Here are some virtual tours that your children might enjoy.

Family Days Tried and Tested
https://www.familydaystriedandtested.com/free-virtual-tours-of-world-museums-educational-sites-galleries-for-children/

20 virtual field trips to take with your kids
https://adventuresinfamilyhood.com/20-virtual-field-trips-to-take-with-your-kids.html

10 children's museums you can visit virtually
https://www.tripsavvy.com/childrens-museums-virtual-visit-4800065



Can't believe it is the end of the year already! Hopefully, you will all be able to get away from your computers and have more time for outdoor activities as your mind and eyes will be so happy with the change. Enjoy your summer and can't wait to see you back in August. 

Some reflections on how Y5 learners feel about maths at the end of this academic year. Most reflections have changed since the start of the year for the better. I'm proud of each and every one of you for your growth and positive outlook you have on maths. 

How do you feel about maths at the end of Y5? 

Daewa -  "I feel more comfortable about multiplication and I enjoy maths."

Amanda - "At the start of Y5 maths, I never liked maths. Now I like maths. I feel more confident about multiplication and division." 

Alisha - no reply

Ben - "I use to think maths was so boring but now I think it is a little more entertaining for me."

Eliza - no reply

Jun He - "I feel ok, I am ok and comfortable with multiplication and division. I like maths and I enjoy it." 

Kavier - "I’ve liked maths since I was small and I have learned a lot in Y5 maths." 

Kevin -"In year 5 I am better with multiplication and a little bit of division."

Liew - no reply 

Phee - "I feel better at multiplication and division as I can do better than before." 

Rainer - "For the end of Y5, I knew maths better than at the start of Y5. I think I am better at maths." 

Tien - "I feel pretty confident Prime and Composite numbers. At first, I thought it was hard but now I feel confident. "

Ms Sanook- "I feel like maths is not boring, I think it fun." 

Ms Emmi - "Maths was difficult for me as a child and I use that experience to make me a better maths teacher for our learners at UDIS. I try to make maths practical, engaging and use a variety of learning strategies to keep learners active and focused on their goals."

Week 8

The move is starting. Our old classroom is all packed up and we are preparing to move into the new PY building next week and will begin making preparations for when school reopens

It has been really helpful talking with most parents over the last week. I hope you now have a clearer understanding of your child's learning at UDIS. Do remember parents may ask us questions at any time and there is no such thing as a silly question

                                      Part 08 Run round In Old Town

                                         Part 09 Archaeologist Digs Again!

                                      Part 10 Banner Headlines!

We are almost there! Y5 learners, you should be proud of yourselves as this is the first time at UDIS that we have ever had online learning. You are apart of a new learning experience and all teachers and staff appreciate your efforts and stamina to complete this term all while being away from campus. I know some days have been easier than others but I'm very proud to have been your maths teacher this year to see how much you have learned and progressed with your independent thinking.

Maths this week focused on updating portfolios to represent 2 of the maths concepts covered this term. Each learner took the time to add evidence of their learning and give examples of that particular objective. As Kahoot is a favourite pastime for our learners during our maths open session, we played a review game.

Next week, all learners voted to be together and not have separate groups since it is our last week of school. So Tuesday and Thursday's maths sessions will be from 9 -10 with everyone attending at the same time. It will be a great way to come together as a whole group and have some fun together.

Week 7

                                     

Keep the date free. Premiering on You Tube...

Next week, Ms Emmi, Ms Sanook and I are looking forward to meet with you to talk about your child's learning. Due to the Covid 19 situation these will be held online as Google Meets and codes have been sebt out. If you have any problems please contact 

naruemon@udoninternationalschool.com

As we approach the end of term, here is a bumper three-episode collection from our BBC Look and Read Series The King's Dragon. Earlier parts can be located on previous blogs. 

                     Part 5 Mr Day helps with the story

                               

                              Part 6 Greed for Gold

                                   part 7 Editor asks for proof

Next week, our learning will focus on our end of unit assessment. The children will take on the role of a T-shirt designer and put together a package of materials which could be used to present their product to potential buyers.

Here are some hangman style spelling games which the children have enjoyed playing.

Cool Math games link

Games to learn English

Here are this week's spellings.

No 1 star this week	2 star	3 star
	exercise experience experiment famous favourite fruit forward group guard guide	individual interfere interrupt language leisure marvellous mischievous necessary neighbour nuisance

            

Maths this week was a little different as we really thought we would be back in school so some of the energy we encounter during our lessons were not top-notch, including me. However, as we now know that our learning will continue online for the rest of the term. I think learners know that we ONLY have 2 weeks left of school and that has rejuvenated our spirits.

This week we continued with division and some groups moved to division with remainders. This is more difficult online but have to commend Y5 learners for putting forth effort and stamina to do the best they can to expand their knowledge and show what they can do independently.

Next week, we will be working on portfolios. We will be adding the new concepts learned or retaught this term such as common factors, common multiplies, long multiplication, long division and division with remainders.

Long division word problems with remainders 

Week 6

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Dear parents,

Please accept our apologies. We have only just heard that we are unable to open on Monday, as we had hoped. You can see from the information below that we were well into  our preparations to welcome chidren back to school. Now, we await further instructions from the government.

We are all very excited about our return to school on Monday. Safety will be our highest priority. This video shows some  of the special procedures we will put into operation.

This is our classroom set up for social distancing. Each student has a clearly defined workspace and their own set of stationery. 

We have created lots of space so we can maintain social distancing.

We are mindful of the need to wash our hands regularly.

We will be working with these two poems.

Spelling this week

No one star	Two star	Three star
	decide describe different difficult disappear early earth eight eighth enough	familiar foreign forty frequently government guarantee harass hindrance identity immediate

Remember if you do not know a word  it is your job to find out the meaning.

Next week's focus will be a review assessment given in class - this assessment will focus on

• column approach for addition and subtraction
• fractions
• properties of shapes
• measurement
• column approach for multiplication and division
• statistics - reading graphs and answering questions based on the graphs

Y5 learners have a good understanding of multiplication and this has helped to set a solid foundation to roll into division. Each group has worked on various types of division problems based on their ability. Some have focused on the beginning process of single-digit division such as 7 divides by 49 while others have moved to more complicated problems such as 728 divide by 13.

We are looking at being back at school next week and I'm super excited to see our learners in person. See you on Monday!

We played a review game on Kahoot to get them to recall information learnt thus year to prep for next week.  We covered such things as lines, angles, fractions and factors. 

Week Beginning 20th May 2020

Here is a poem written independently by Amanda. I'm sure we share the sentiments she expresses. We are all missing school and looking forward to returning when it is safe to do so.

This is the latest episode of our BBC Look and Read series. I hope you are watching every week. Earlier episodes are on previous blogs. 

                                         




Here are our spellings for this week.

No one star	two star	three star
	calendar caught centre century certain circle complete compete consider continue	bargain bruise category cemetery committee communicate community competition existence explanation

Next week, learning with Mr John will focus on...

• Preparing the Y5 contribution to the end of year event
• Completing self reflections for our end of year reports
• Using brackets, dashes and commas in a sentence

Next week's focus in Maths:

• I can divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division 

• As division can be difficult for some learners we will break this standard down into parts over the next two weeks. It will be much easier for all learners if they know their basic division facts to 12.
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Since we had a short week due to our half term break Y5 had some fun review time. We were able to focus on a variety of mental maths problems during our lesson this week. During our open session, we played a review game on Kahoot that gave a chance for everyone to review skills and vocabulary learnt this year. Some found it inspiring and others found it quite a challenge.

Week Beginning 11th May

Next week is our mid-term break on Monday and Tuesday so there will not be any online learning. Our normal schedule will recommence on Wednesday.

This week we have been learning about how to perform poems. Michael Rosen is one of the worlds' most popular children's poets and an amazing storyteller. Do watch this video where he talks about how he works and performs. He is an excellent performer!

As it is a short week next week, there is no spelling list!

Do enjoy the latest episode of our BBC Look and Read story. If you missed any of the earlier ones they can be found on our previous blogs. We are now on episode 4!

              Your child's Computer

For children to be able  to fully participate and benefit from their online learning it is vital that they have a working camera with sound. Most of the time, parents are able to sort out minor problems. We have noticed a few children who have had problems over several weeks. Here are the names of some computer shops, currently open in Udon. who may be able to help.

Advice branch U022

 Email branch-u022@advice.co.th

Open everyday 09.00-19.00  

call 091-079-6242

Advice branch U024 (near centralplaza)

Email branch-u024@advice.co.th

Open everyday 09.00-19.00

Call 088-557-3108

Advice branch U023 

Email branch-u023@advice.co.th

Open everyday 08.00-18.00 

Call 088-557-6597

Maths this week encouraged learners to use their communication and thinking skills to highlight and advance their multiplication skills. As learners are at different levels in their numeracy skills they were asked to complete a reflection of what they know now compared to a few weeks back when we began focusing on these core fundamental standards. Learners were also able to combine their knowledge and love of technology by completing a Flipgrid video where they could really show off what they have learned by "Being a Teacher" in their video.

Next week is a short week and so we will use that time together to do a review session on all the areas covered this term. We will come back strong during week 6 to carry on with division skills.