Homework Week 5. Due back Monday 9th March This week we will be focusing on the Cricket World Cup. Research and answer as many of these questions as you can. 1. How many teams are involved in this event? 2. How many people are in a cricket team? 3. How many pools are there? 3. How many teams are in each pool? 4. Using a map – locate at least 6 countries involved in the world cup. 5. Select one country, design a new flag for this country and a new uniform 6. Select who you think will be in the finals. Name the teams and the score. Extension work for any cricket enthusiasts - in for the money!!! Explain how to play a game of cricket using your procedure writing techniques.
Week 6:
Due this Friday the 21st of November
Using the recently released song 'Feed the World' answer these questions:
1. List the singers contributing to this song in 2014
and if possible list some names of the original singers.
2014 singers Original singers
- Clean Bandi Chris Martin
- Alfie Deyes Dido
- Disclosure Sugababes
- Paloma Faith Robbie Williams
- Guy Fran Healy
- Bono (from U2) Bono
- Garvey (from Elbow) Justin Hawkins
- Ellie Goulding Jamelia
- Nick Grimshaw Will Young
- Angélique Ms Dynamite
- Bastille Joss Stone
- Kidjo Beverly Knight
- Chris Martin (from Coldplay) Tom Chaplin
- Olly Murs Dizzee Rascal
- Sinéad O'Connor
- One Direction
- Rita Ora
- Emeli Sandé
- Seal
- Ed Sheeran
- Sam Smith
- Joe Sugg
- Zoe Sugg
- Underworld
- Jessie Ware
3. Where did this song originate from?
This song was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to help raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
4. What is the meaning of this song? (2014 version)
The meaning of this song is:
Show compassion, care for and support those who have Ebola and those in Ebola effected areas. Let them know its Christmas.
5. Why was this song originally recorded?
Week 5:
Wow - we are making great progress with our Room to Grow inquiry.
Task 1:
The challenge this week is to find out as much as possible about your table group topics. These range from minimising the use of cars, heavy metals, recycling food scraps to buying locally. We will discuss again your topic and place this on your blog page, along with the task.
Task 2: Make a list of as many businesses that you know of in Nelson. (Minimum 15). They do not need to be Nelson owned. Also research what this business does as its main trade. e.g. Air New Zealand - Air Nelson - transports passengers and freight throughout New Zealand. Whitcouls - selling books and paper type things. This will set us up for our next line of inquiry with regards to business's and sustainability.
Homework is due in on Friday.
Hi all, here is the framework you have been using in the class. Remember any levels that need extra work can be taken home to be completed. Homework is due in Monday 10th November. Enjoy.
Welcome to Term 4.
What a fantastic camp we had at Lake Rotoiti Lodge. A huge thank you to the fantastic parents involved in making this camp run so smoothly.
Your home study this week will help you with your class programme.
Due back before Friday 25th October
All students are to complete the Level 4 Analysis Task on Lake Rotoiti.
The task is:
Design a minimum of five open questions (preferably complex questions) that you can ask a variety of class mates about camp. write these in your homework books and remember to bring them to school to complete the task.
Year 6 students are also to complete their draft copy of their end of year Magazine page. Sue has handed this out.
Year 5 students are to draft an outline of the learning for this term. The winning entry will be on the front page of our blog. Use our class letter as a reference point.
8th September 2014 (2 weeks)
This week we will be looking at how New Zealand holds an election.
Create eight questions (really good open questions) to guide your research.
Discover through these questions how elections are run, what type of voting system
we have in New Zealand, how many parties New Zealand has, and any thing else of interest.
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3rd September 2014
Sorry for the lateness of the homework - however all of you should be able to manage the homework tasks without the blog (just this time).
Your mission for this week is to compose five questions that will guide your research on the topic of WWI.
After watching Capital E and also visiting the museum, you now have a very good foundation to make very strong questions to help you research. Some of you have discussed the use of animals during the war and conscience objectors. To just broaden your ideas - you may want to look into aerial combat in WWII. 'Dog Fights' are particularly fascinating. So here are the steps:
1. Write five open ended questions.
2. Stick with these questions and use them to guide your research. Keep the questions as topics to research and write about.
3. Record your information in a way that you can present it easily to the class. Remember to use key words and your own language.
4. Make sure you understand and know what you are writing about. (Own it).
5. Write down the sites (or books) that you have used to gather information
Have this homework ready for Monday morning.
What not to do:
Cut and paste sentences and words from any documents and then claim the writing as your own.
Week 9 Home study Due Friday 4th July
Parent Notices: Regional cross
country tomorrow. Good luck to any
competitors
Totara Trading Wednesday at 12.00.
Pizza Lunch Friday – bring own toppings.
(Big thanks to Lambretta’s)
Maths – measurement work has been sent home. Please check out the learning journey of your
child and provide feedback.
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Home Study
Very quick and simple
home study this week.
1.
Continue
to research information about the Boulder Bank to improve your report
writing. Write out questions first – to guide
your research and remember – your own words
only!!!
2.
Each person has selected a winning team in the
Fifa World Cup series. So…. Your task is
to find out information about your selected team (country). Ideas you could use include; locate your
country on a map, name the capital city, national foods or hobbies, type of
climate. What ever you feel is
relevant. Present this on an A3 piece of
paper, or computer generated.
Week 7 Home study Due Monday 23rd June Parent Notices: Inter school cross country tomorrow. Good luck to any competitors . Home Study There is an amazing sporting event happening at the moment. Your task is to find out what this sporting event is. The answer these questions 1. How many teams are involved in this event? 2. How many pools are there? 3. How many teams are in each pool? 4. Thinking of the facilities that Nelson has – List the type of facilities that are needed to host a world cup? 5. Using a map – locate at least 6 countries involved in the world cup. 6. Select the two countries in the final match and decide, what you think the score will be. Optional: In for the money!!! Choose one only Design a flag for your favourite country OR Design a uniform for your favourite country. What ever country you choose – you need to research information for this. Make sure you choose relevant colours, icons, etc – that are part of this country’s history.
Homework for Week 6. Due 16th June
Spend a dollar from Sueford
Welcome to Term 2. I hope everyone has had a fantastic rest. We have a Keeping ourselves safe Parent Teacher meeting this Wednesday in the Staff room at 5pm. Love to see you all there. Homework is supporting our inquiry learning tasks - so here goes: Your homework is due next Monday 12th May.
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Week 10.
Parent Notices: Wow what fantastic home work from Week 8; great exploring of activities in our region, and interesting budgets. The school camps that have been planned will certainly require fund raising - or a lotto win. This week Friday we have the Totara Syndicate BBQ. All Totara families are invited, including siblings. 5.00 - 7.00
Homework this week:
You are gaining more information about UNCRC. Go to this web site to assist your research http://www.unicef.org/rightsite/files/uncrcchilldfriendlylanguage.pdf. Use these questions to guide your research (or you can make new ones).
1. What is the main aim of the Convention on the Rights of The Child?
2. When were these rights established and which countries were involved?
You were given an article number to work with. Look at this article and rework the wording to show your understanding. Think of a way you can present this article – using words, illustrations, song, drama etc. to show your understanding of this article. Home is due Monday 14th April
Week 7
Parent Notices: Just a reminder that the Triathlon will be held this Friday at 11.00. Bikes, helmets, covered in shoes and swim gear are required. Please check in with Sue if you have any problems with these items.
Homework last week was so amazing - that I have had to plan more time for children to share their information. Thanks for the home support.
Spelling is set weekly. Children have words that they are practising, plus words from their written language.
Homework for this week is optional.
Explain what these acronyms stand for and mean to you.
Why are these two organisations important to our lives?
UNCRC
HRiE
The children have been working on a story by Margaret Mahy called the 100 Ride Blue Bus Ticket. They can connect to the BBC broadcast of this story through this link http://www.radionz.co.nz/collections/storytime-treasure-chest/the-dark-blue-100-ride-bus-ticket
Week 6
Parent
Notices:
Room 4 did a Suter trip today and enjoyed making clay
people. There is a charge of $1.00 per
student for firing the clay. Could this
please be paid as soon as possible.
Our Totara Syndicate triathlon will be held next week Friday
28th March at 11.00. There
will be an open race for all to join in.
Come if you dare!!!
Homework Week 6 Term 1
Room 4 Due Monday 17th
March
This week’s
homework is to set everyone up with a bit of Nelson knowledge so that next week
we can start our topic Uniquely Nelson.
Your task is to
choose something that is special to Nelson.
E.g Tahunanui Beach, The Maitai swimming holes. The Centre of New
Zealand.
You are to create
questions about this place, that will help guide your research.
Write at least 5
high quality questions – that you will have to research.
Using the answers
to your questions; present an interesting article on this special place that is
unique to Nelson. You can use paper,
booklets, slide shows, graphic organisers etc.
Remember to use your Quality Presenting skills.
You
might want to go to the Nelson Information Centre to gather information – or
visual items for your presentation. Week 5: Due in Monday 10th March
Parent Notices: Thank you for an excellent swimming sport carnival.
We have also finished peer mediation training for the Year 6 Room 3, 4 and 15 children. Peer Mediation will start next week.
Baking Fridays: Room 4 is very keen to get the baking programme up and running. For this to work easily and successfully parents are asked to pay $5.00 toward ingredients. It can be paid to the office. Thank you.
Homework:
Option 1
Present information about what you know about purple cake day.
Questions for thinking:
Why do we have purple cake day?
What is purple cake day?
What does purple cake day stand for?
How can you help during purple cake day?
How can we as a class, raise money for purple cake day?
Option 2:
Design and draw a purple cake day outfit - that you would like to wear at purple cake day.
Option 3
Using your dragons - write how you felt during the swimming carnival. Use up to 100 words.
Week 4. Due in Friday 28th Feb
Parent Notices: The swimming carnival will be taking place this Friday at 11.00am. Come and join us at the pool and cheer the class on. Children will need a sunhat, sunblock, extra togs, warm clothing, water bottles and a very big smile!!!!
Baking Fridays: Room 4 is very keen to get the baking programme up and running. For this to work easily and successfully parents are asked to pay $5.00 toward ingredients. It can be paid to the office. Thank you.
Homework for this week:
We have been very busy developing a class culture of 'Kotahitanga'.
Your task is to explain what this means to you and how this will help build a strong co-operative learning environment.
You need to include the words we have been working on like
initiative, managing self, co-operative decision making, teamwork (and how to do it), resilience, high standards, listening is so very important, contributing or participation.
Your first step is to select 5 of these words and in your homework book - write down the meanings.
Then using these words create a presentation - of your choice.
You must include the words, and explain or illustrate how these words build our class culture of Kotahitanga. You also need to explain how this is important for your learning and what your responsibilities are to make this happen.
Have fun - and remember those high publishing standards we have discussed in class.
Parent Notices: Although the Swimming Carnival is planned for this Friday we may be changing the date, depending on when the pool is ready to go. I will send a notice out to update you on events. Our school councillors will be elected by this Thursday. We have two options for homework this week. Children can select which ever option they prefer. If they are really keen they can do both!!! Homework Week 3 Term 1 Room 4 Due Friday 21st Feb Option One: (As requested by the children) Kotahitanga We have been busy in class exploring who we are and how we, together move forward as a team working and supporting each other collaboratively – ‘kotahitanga’ So....... Your task is to make an eye-catching, informative, visually appealing presentation telling the class about yourself. This can be presented as a collage, mobile, shoe box, chain hanger etc. You can include items of importance to you such as photo’s, pictures and objects. Use the list below as a guide – but you may wish to add other items. Do at least 6 items. 1. How many people in your family? 2. What you wish to be in future year? 3. What is your favourite sport/hobby/pass time and why? 4. What is the best present you have ever received? 5. What is the most exciting or scary thing you have ever done? 6. If you could be an animal for one day, what would it be? 7. Name three things that make you unique. 8. If you could go anywhere in the world – where would it be? PS: Please check in the Sheena Cameron Publishing and Display book for ideas. (You will find this beside Sue’s desk). Option Two: As it is the start of a new year I am interested in what the parents would like to see for homework. So your task is.......... Create about 8 questions. Question your parent/s about homework. 1. Create a survey focusing on what their expectations for homework should be. (What do parents want to see in our homework programme). They may have new ideas that they can introduce into the homework programme. Once you have designed your survey – make sure you also take the time to get the feedback. All homework, regardless of the option chosen due in this Friday 21st Feb.
Objective: To present a climax chart and an interesting item about a narrative you have been reading.
ReplyDeleteChallenge:
Over the next 5 weeks your home study challenge is to become more familiar with the narrative form of writing.
Here’s how to do it.......
A narrative can be fairy tales (fractured or classical), myths, legends, fables, folklore and adventures. There are many other types – but we will be sticking to these.
1. Each week chose a different narrative to use as your guide. Read it.
2. Write the title of your chosen narrative, including the author and illustrator.
3. Complete the climax chart. (hand out)
Choose one of these activities listed below to complete your homework task:
• Do a history check on the author, telling us as much as you can about the person.
• Draw a story map of your narrative.
• Produce a comic strip, power point or slide show to retell the main events you have read, include the characters and settings. Use the details within the narrative. This should be at least 10 slides in duration.
• Choose your favourite character and draw it with good detail.
• Design your own book title.
• Describe with your most descriptive words the main character.