Homework Week 9

                                                   Homework

Week 9 Week beginning ^30th March

 

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading. Create a book review on one of the books you read during the holiday and present it in your homework book. ( See SC below to help organise your book review)

Writing: Please keep a food diary of what you eat during the holidays. Make a note of the foods that you are eating for breakfast, lunch and dinner using the sheet I have provided you.

Extra: please collect any packaging/wrappers for the foods that you eat at home ( not meat/ dairy packaging that could go off) We will be using these in our learning for term 2.

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Template for recoding your food diary. Please feel free to do it online and then print it out if it works better this way for you :)

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks

 

 

 

BOOKS REVIEW

 

Success Criteria for writing a

book review

 

v My review hooks the reader with a strong sentence about the book

 

v I included the genre

 

v I stated who it appeals to (the audience)

 

v I gave a summary of the action without the ending

v I gave technical details

 

v I gave my opinion as the reviewer

 

v I mentioned strengths and weaknesses, for example, the plot, humour factor, interest and engagement.

 What could I do to improve my review next time?

 

 

 

 

 

Camp Merc 16th -18th March 2015

Camp Merc was really fun, everyone had a great time. We arrived on Monday morning after a VIP Jet ( bus), and we got straight into our activities. Thankfully Cyclone Pam didn’t reach Long Bay and all events went ahead as planned. The waves were 100foot (if you were an ant) and Jess Keytes mum described it as a washing machine. The chief was amazing and all the food including the scones and banana cake were scrummy. Here are some pictures to show you the great time we had, we wished that we could of stayed a week :) 

By Corban and Mattia

Learning on Godwits

This  is the Godwit (Limosa.)

We have been learning about the Godwits, finding out about their habitat and the problems they are currently facing. Here are some facts that we learnt.

- Whenever a Godwit has hatched in NZ they stay here for 3-4 years until they are ready to fly the long journey.
- Approximately 3000 juveniles will stay in NZ as they will not make the trip to Alaska.
- The number of Godwits that make the trip to Fiji is 200, Australia is 15 000 and NZ  80 000 birds.

   
- Godwits leave Alaska when it starts to get colder and arrive in NZ in September and they stay in NZ until late February or early March.
- Godwits flight path is NZ to China, China to Alaska, Alaska to NZ.
- Godwits can cover 11500 km in 8 days.

-Godwits habitats are being destroyed in China because people are building there.
- Godwits have long beaks so that they can eat the pipi and worms.
- Godwits have long legs so that they can wade through the water.

More facts and information to follow :)

Homework Week 8

                                                   Homework

Week 8 Week beginning ^23rd March

 

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading. Please see if you can identify words that have the long a sound, which way has the sound been spelt?  

Writing: You have your new inquiry “What if …….” What research do you need to conduct still? How close are you getting to the bulls eye? Conduct some research at home and note it into your homework book. Remember you may need to start sorting your data, how can you use solo to help?

Extra: Celebrating 75 Years Air New Zealand

If you are interested In the competition we have spoken about ( see link on blog) then please make sure that you have your proposal ready for Monday 30^th March.

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Potential Competition if you are keen

http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=cc16c5e17f88ca9bba019b4e8&id=00d5ad7def&e=a8b5a7891f

Have a little look at the Terms and conditions before you come up with your ideas.

All ideas need to be prepared by Monday as this is when you will sell your idea to Ms Taylor and Myself.

Only one group will be chosen to video their idea , and this will be submitted into the competition.

Maori this week

This week in Maori we are looking at the pronunciation of place names , including those of

Hamilton, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, the North Island and the South Island.

Using this website see if you can improve your memory and pronunciation of the words.

http://www.korero.maori.nz/resources/map.html

It may also help you with locating these place on a map. See if you can test your knowledge using the game I've put up on the window in the classroom.

New Mandarin Blog!

Mandarin has a new blog, it has all the songs, actions and a range of activities that you will be doing.

Check it out using the following link.

http://mbmandarin.blogspot.co.nz/

Homework

Homework

Week 6 Week beginning 9^nd March

 

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading. Please see if you can identify the more frequently used tense.

Writing: You have your new inquiry “What if …….” What are the questions you are going to research in order to have evidence that backs up this question.

Spelling : Synonyms are a fantastic way of increasing our working vocabulary. Choose one word and see if you can find 5 other words that have the same meaning. Remember that each can be written into a sentence or paragraph.

Extra: Please keep checking out the blog. See if you can spot yourself in any of the new photos.

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Homework

Homework

Week 6 Week beginning ^9th March

 

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading. Please see if you can identify the more frequently used tense.

Writing: You have your new inquiry “What if …….” What are the questions you are going to research in order to have evidence that backs up this question.

Spelling : We have been consolidating our use of the long a in spelling words. Please complete the spelling sheet that you have been given and along the way practise that handwriting on the sheet. See which spelling ways you can find.

Extra: Please keep checking out the blog. See if you can spot yourself in any of the new photos.

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Pronouns and Nouns

Today we looked at the difference between a pronoun and a noun by reading two stories. First

 and Nancy Lowen's other book If I were a Noun.

See if you can tell your parents the difference between the two. We were looking at pronouns, and nouns because we're currently writing our reports and nouns are used more frequently than pronouns in this type of writing.

Swimming Sports

Thanks Claire for the action photo's that you took on the day.
See if you can see yourself

Web of Life

What is it?

Find out more by reading this link

http://www.kidsplanet.org/wol/page_29.html

Past and Present tense

We have been looking at the difference of tenses today.

See if you can complete this game and uncover the treasure.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en32tens-game-logging-tenses

Remember this week you will  be writing your report in the .......................... tense.

Now which one was it?

Homework Group 1

Homework

Week 5 Week beginning 2^nd March

 

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading.

Writing: You have been researching your topic area this week, and you have done a good job. Next week you are going to start the writing of your report. Please spend some time this weekend thinking about how you might like to layout your report, whether you are going to include images or diagrams.

Spelling: We have been looking at the long a sound this week. Using the spelling sheet provided, make a bank of works that have that long a sound. This needs to be at least one word for each long a sound used. Once you have found your words please use them correctly within a sentence and of course spell them correctly.

Extra: Please keep checking out the blog.

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Homework Group 2

                                Homework

Week 5 Week beginning 2^nd March

 

Maths: Complete the tasks that have been set for you. If you have highlighted times table that need to be learnt please look at practising those too.

Reading: Using one of the texts you have taken from the library please spend at least 15 minutes each day reading.

Writing: You have been researching your topic area this week, and you have done a good job. Next week you are going to start the writing of your report. Please spend some time this weekend thinking about how you might like to layout your report, whether you are going to include images or diagrams.

Spelling : In relation to your report please think of the vocabulary that you are going to use and think SSV ( Subject Specific Vocabulary). Make a list of words associated with your report and give some thought to other better synonyms that you could use.

Extra: Please keep checking out the blog.

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