Week 3
Please do some more research on your chosen animal. This can be added to the notes your already have (or write it on a new sheet).
Remember to make notes not full sentences on:
* habitat
*appearance
*diet
Term 3: 2015 Homework
Week 7
Bring in a box (wine box size) and collect some recycled materials which we can use to make our masks
Week 6
No homework
Week 4 and 5
Work on your speech and ensure it is complete for Tuesday 25th August- room 1 speech competition. The speech needs to be at least 3 minutes long but no more than 5 minutes. It needs to be your own work (not your parents or anybody else'!) It can't included any pictures of videos etc. Good luck!
Week 3
Do some research on your speech topic (this could be recorded in your homework book or a word document etc) Bring this into school so you can use it to help you write your speech.
Week 2
Talking, Talking and raiding
Talk to someone at home about your mask design ideas (and then raid the recycling bin!)
Talk about the ideas you have for the syndicate speech competition (what could your speech be on?)
Week 1
Work on inquiry/DT project ready for Wednesday's showcase
Term 2: 2015 Homework
Week 8
Have a chat to someone at home about how a bike works. If you have a bike test your theory. We will use this information next week to write a explanation text.
Week 7
Practise you target time tables or your 8s for next weeks test. If you are feeling particularly confident practise the prime numbers from 1 to 50.
Week 6
Have fun with your friend and family over the long weekend.
Week 5
Find a song which you like and carefully look at the words. Think about what the meaning behind it is. Bring the song (words) into school so you can share it with the class.
Week 4
Do some research and find some information that can help you answer your inquiry question.
You could do this by going to the library, finding information on the internet or speaking to your family.
Week 3
Keep a food diary for what you eat and drink over the weekend. Try and find out how much fat, sugar and KJ /Cal are in what you eat and drink
e.g. Breakfast : trail mix nut bar = energy 630KJ, Fat 7.7g, Sugar 9.3g
Week 2
Write a paragraph about something that is going on/happened in the news; identify what your thoughts and opinions are on it.
Week 1
Homework
Your task is to find two new words
(one in English and one in Maori) which you can teach the class. You must
identify the words and give an example of how they can be used in a sentence.
Word: ___________________________
Example:_______________________________________________________________________________
Word: ___________________________
Example:_______________________________________________________________________________Term 1: 2015 Homework
Week 6
Your homework for the term is to plan a holiday for a visitor from our link school. The holiday has to be in New Zealand- but it can be in North or South Island. The holiday budget is $1000 per person (but should only have up 4 people!)
The holiday should last for between 7-10 days and you need to have:
*a detailed plan of how you will get there
* a itinerary of what you will do on each day
* a price break down (activity cost, accommodation cost, food allowance, flights/transports cost etc)
*information/pamphlets /pictures about the activities
If you don't have the internet at home you can use it in school - on a morning or at lunch- to help with your research but also remember that you can get information from the iSITE, through the use of New Zealand guidebooks and through friends and family
You will need to present your homework (however you decide: Powerpoint, in a portfolio, video, pictures story) in the first week of term 2.
Have fun completing this. I can't wait to find out what you plan!
Week 5
Homework
As you all know camp is just around the corner. One of the
activities we have planned is a Master-chef session. In this you will make
some food (probably a morning tea snack or dessert) for your other camp
members.
Your homework is
to suggest what we could cook
You need to:
1.
Identify
what ingredients you will need to make it
2.
Identify the cost for these ingredients (go to
the supermarket, ask parents or look at Countdown online)
3.
Write a set of instructions for others so they
can follow your recipe (remembering to use adverbs, time, connectives,
imperative verbs etc.)
It needs to be handed in by Friday 13th March
Welcome to our homework page!
Room 1 Homework Guidelines:
Remember homework is an investment in your future! It is up to your family how much, or how little home learning you do each week as I am aware that some of you already have many after-school commitments.
Below I have outlined the basic home learning requirements needed to sustain your child's learning, along with some other ideas that you can encourage your child to do.
READING: 15-30 minutes per day
Here are some ideas to help make sure this happens-
- Go to the public library on a regular basis.
- Reading independently before lights-out.
- Reading to an adult, brother or sister.
- Reading together, taking turns to read each line/paragraph/page.
- Being read to by an adult or older brother/sister.
- Reading our class blog, and other blogs on our 'Fave Blogs' list.
- Reading the newspaper and talking about what is happening around the world.
- Have access to magazines and comics.
- Reading recipes.
Excerpt from the Michigan University Health System website (if you are interested in reading more click here)-
SPELLING
- Teach by example. If you have books, newspapers and magazines around your house, and your child sees you reading, then your child will learn that you value reading. You can’t over-estimate the value of modeling.
- Read together. Reading with your child is a great activity. It not only teaches your child that reading is important to you, but it also offers a chance to talk about the book, and often other issues will come up. Books can really open the lines of communication between parent and child.
- Hit the library. Try finding library books about current issues or interests in your family’s or child’s life, and then reading them together. For example, read a book about going to the dentist prior to your child’s next dental exam, or get some books about seashore life after a trip to the coast. If your child is obsessed with dragons, ask your librarian to recommend a good dragon novel for your child.
In Room 1 we each have a weekly list of words from incorrectly spelled words from their written work and these are often supplemented with words from a selection specific to your child's spelling ability..
Here are some ideas to help your child learn their words each week-
- Rote learning... writing words out the old fashioned way!
- Sign up and use Spellingcity to create your own personal word lists, or use these ones that I have created.
- Ransom words – Write your words by cutting out letters in a newspaper or magazine and glue them on a paper.
- ABC order- Write your words in alphabetical order.
- Dirty Words – Write your words in mud or sand.
- 3D words – Use modeling clay rolled thinly to make your words.
- Flashwriting – In a darkened room, use a flashlight to draw letters in the air.
- Magazine words – Use an old magazine or newspaper and find your word. Cut it out and glue it on paper.
MATHS- Basic Facts
The most important aspect of maths that your child needs to learn are their basic facts. This means instant recall, and NOT needing to take time to work out the sums on their fingers or using objects. They should be able to say them as quickly as they can say their names. By the end of year 6 most children should know all the basic facts listed below.
A compilation of free printable worksheets and online games: www.basicfacts.wikispaces.com
This is the ideal order to learn the basic facts in-
- Numbers that add/subtract to 5, E.g. 2+3=5, 4+1=5, 5-4=1
- Numbers that add/subtract to 10, Eg. 5+5=10, 6+4=10, 4+__=10, 10-8=2, 10-__=1
- Doubles and halves up to 20, E.g. double 7 = 14, 8+8=16, half of 12 is 6
- Adding on to 10, E.g. 10+4=14, 10+__=16
- 2's, 5's and 10 times tables
- 3's, 4's and 6 times tables
- 7's, 8's and 9 times tables
- And the related division problems, E.g. 2x5=10, so 10 divided by 2 = 5
Other fun educational online games (also check out our literacy and maths links tabs at the top of this site for more educational games)-
Science Games-
Magic Pen- Be warned parents, this game is highly addictive (and I'm not talking about for the kids!)
