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Continents & Oceans Rap

What a fun way to learn about the continents and the oceans!  Listen to this rap and remember the lyrics!

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Social Studies Quiz

The following questions were on our social studies quiz.   Please talk to your parents about your answers.  You can email your answers to mcelhinneyj@ismanila.org 1)     Why is it important to know...

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Landform Presentation

You and your group will be responsible to create a Google presentation on the landforms you were assigned. For each slide you are expected to have: a definition (in your own words) of the land form a...

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Classroom Update

The end of the quarter was October 9, but because of many long weekends, MAP testing, and the Wellness schedule we will be taking a couple of more weeks to wrap up things we have been working on this...

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Social Studies Performance Task

We have extended our end of the quarter for our social studies performance task.  The due date for this task is October 21st.  Below you will find the task sheet and marking rubric. My best advice for...

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From Nomads to Farmers

If you are interested in watching the video “From Nomads to Farmers” you can use this link. You may want to think about these questions after you watch it.   1) How is surviving as  group easier than...

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GRAPES – The Big Ideas of Social Studies

Using this link work together with your group to make a quick presentation to explain one aspect/feature of the acronym GRAPES.  You will have 15 minutes for this activity. 1) together look at the...

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Class Update

What a crazy week here at ISM and for Manila.  The APEC convention has sure rearranged and challenged our regular schedules, however with the grace and flexibility of our population we have managed to...

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Get that mind working again!

We have all had a long and well deserved break!  Our minds need to be stimulated and recharged.  Here are a few games that will get you thinking and your mind working! Memory challenge Letter scramble...

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Class Update

The kids have been busy working on their narrative stories.  I have been very impressed with the efforts to improve on their writing from their previous writing piece they wrote in October.  More...

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Class Update

Busy times here in English/Social Studies.  Since the CWW trip to Subic Bay the kids have been really working well as classmates and I have noticed a great change in terms of maturity and independence....

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Class Update

I can’t believe the year is almost over!  It seems just like yesterday the kids walked into the grade 5 hallway with trepidation and anticipation in their eyes.  There has been so much growth this...

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