- Practice maths basic fact (with basic facts rocket)
- Read independently or with a family member
- Practice spelling words
Each Friday there will be some maths problems and something for you to discuss as a family related to what we have been doing in class. This will be posted here. The homework will always be due the following Friday.
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Due Friday, 19 September
Statistics
This week we have
looked at different ways to collect and display data. We have learnt about tally charts, pie
graphs, bar graphs, and pictographs.
Please explain these graphs to your parents.
Due Friday, 12 September
Production Preparation
This
week we have spent time preparing for our school production, A Breath of Fresh
Air. The production will take place on
Wednesday, 17 September and Thursday, 18 September at 6:30.
For
the production, we have the job of introducing the scene that takes place in
Katmandu. We are doing a Nepalese
dance. For the dance the students will
need to wear black bottoms and a black top.
We will be making bright sashes in class.
Your
homework this week is to make sure you are prepared for production. This means you must do the following:
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Make sure you have black bottoms and a black
top. These must be at school by Monday, 15 September.
·
Practice the dance at home.
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Bring in any bright colour, gold, or silver
jewellery that you can wear with your costume.
Please do not bring in anything that you consider too valuable.
·
Talk with your family about who is attending the
production. Make sure they have
purchased tickets.
·
Arrange who will be dropping you off and picking
you up from production.
ACT OF KINDNESS
This week do something kind for someone
else. Don’t tell them it is part of your
homework, just do it and let them enjoy your kind act. Be prepared to come back to class and tell us
about your kind act.
Due Friday, 8 August
Fractions
We’ll
be studying fractions in Term 3. This
week we did different activities to introduce fractions. Tell your parents three interesting things
you learnt about fractions this week.
You can use the statements below to help get you started:
· A
fraction is…
· The
numerator tells us….
· The
denominator tells us….
· To
have a whole, the numerator and denominator must be….
You
can use the fraction below to help you talk about these topics.
Making Decisions
This
week in class we talked about who makes decisions in our classroom. We listed decisions that were only made by
the students, decisions that were only made by the teacher, and decisions that
were made together. With your family, think
about who makes decisions at home. Who
decides what’s for dinner? Who decides
what time to wake up in the morning? Who
decides whose job it is to do the dishes?
Who decides on bedtimes? Complete
the Venn Diagram on the back of the page.
Due Friday, 1 August
Probability
In
class we are learning that probability is the likelihood of something
happening. We have learnt to describe
probability in words and in numbers.
Please talk to your parent about the probability line below and the
vocabulary we can use to express probability.
Discuss some events that could be placed on the line and where they
belong. Also, explain to your parent
some of the probability experiments we did this week and how we can use numbers
to explain probability.
Personal Narratives
In the first half of Term 3 we will be writing
personal narratives. This week we learnt
three different strategies we can use to generate ideas for writing when we are
stuck. Talk to your parents about those
three strategies and explain how you’ve used one of them.
Class Expectations
On the first day of Term 3 we received our class
expectations. Please tell your parents
at least three things that are expected in the classroom. Also explain the positive and negative consequences
in Room 7.
Due Friday, 4 July
Term 2 Reflection
This is
the last week of Term 2 and we have been learning lots of different things
throughout the term. Think back over the things we have done and write down 5 things that are the most memorable
for you.
To get you
started, some of the things we have been learning about include energy (sound,
heat), explanation writing, writing instructions, fossil fuels, renewable
energy, character traits, inferencing, context clues. There was also electives,
syndicate singing and cross country.
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How to Project
This week we have
been learning about instructions and have started writing our own instructions
to teach the class how to do something. We will be presenting these to the
class in the form of a video, photo presentation, drawings, live in front of
the class or any other way you can think of. Tell your parents what your
instructions are about and ask them to help you create your presentation.
Friday, 27 June
Character Traits
In class we are learning that authors don’t
always directly tell us about a character’s traits. We know that great readers can infer character traits by reading about
what the character says, does, and feels.
We have learnt that we can provide evidence from the text of these
traits. Complete the character trait boxes
below with a character from a book or movie that you’ve read or watched with
your family.
Character: ______________
Character Trait 1
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Character Trait 2
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Character Trait 3
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The character is
_______
because in the
story or movie he/she says
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The character is
_______
because in the
story or movie he/she does
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The character is
_______
because in the
story or movie he/she feels
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Informing vs Tattling
In class we discussed the difference between
informing and tattling. We discussed how
in some situations it is very important to get help from an adult while in other
situations we can try to solve problems ourselves. Please discuss some examples of informing and
tattling and when it is appropriate to get adult help or solve a problem
yourself.
Due Friday, 20 June
Renewable Resources
We have learnt that because there are limited
amounts of fossil fuels they are non-renewable resources. This week we started learning about renewable
resources, the alternative to non-renewable resources. Talk to your family about some of the
renewable resources that we have discussed in class. See if you can find any other types of
renewable resources. You are welcome to
include information you find here or just have a conversation with your family.
Maths Blog
Maungaraki School has a new feature to its
website, a maths blog. Please take time
to check out the blog sometime this week.
Write your three favourite things you did on the maths blog. http://maungarakimaths.blogspot.co.nz
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Due Friday, 6 June
Family Task
There have been some new posts on the blog over
the past couple of weeks. This week’s homework task is to comment on the blog
using these guidelines and starters. Some great extension would be challenging
your family to comment or commenting on someone else's comment!
If you have an idea for a blog post based on
what we have been learning in class, write it down and bring it to school.
*If you do not have a computer available, you
can come in before school and use a computer in the classroom to comment.
We have learnt some interesting things about electricity
this week. We found out how a dam generates electricity and how a bird can
stand on power lines without being hurt.
Can you find any other interesting things about
electricity?
Due Friday, 30 May
Context Clues
This week in reading
we have been learning how to use context clues when we don’t know the meaning
of a word in the text. We learnt that we
can try to use one of the following strategies to help us figure out the
meaning of an unfamiliar word:
1.
Find a synonym
– you might find a word with the same meaning.
The homework was more complicated, or difficult
than she had first thought.
2.
Find an antonym
– you might find a word with the opposite meaning.
Even though some of the dogs were very docile, others were very mean.
3.
Find an
explanation – the word might be explained in the same sentence before of after
the unfamiliar word
Jo was exhausted,
she could hardly keep her eyes open.
4.
Find an
example – right after the word, an example may be given
Celestial
bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars can be
seen in the sky.
See if you can find
an unfamiliar word in a text (book, newspaper, online) and try using one of the
strategies above. If you can find an
unknown word, write the sentence on this page and tell what strategy you used
to try to find the meaning of he word.
Explanations
This term,
we’ll be writing explanations. Talk to
your family about the success criteria for explanations. Tell them what we decided our explanations
must have and what they can have.
See if you
can find any examples of explanations around your house. If you can, bring a copy of the explanation
in to school.
Due Friday, 23 May
Insulation Experimentation
Next week we’ll experimenting with different insulators. Discuss with your family what insulation is and its purpose. Bring in two materials that you think will make a good insulator for an ice cube.
Family Discussion
Daily 5
We have started a new reading programme this term called the Daily 5. During the Daily 5, you have five different choices available to you: read to self, read to someone, word work, work on writing, and reading technology. Tell your family about the purpose of each of these choices and what the expectations are while you work on each of them.
Sound Energy Experiment
This past week, we conducted an experiment about sound energy using a balloon. Explain to your family what you did and what you learnt. Write down three things that you are curious about following the experiment.
Due Friday, 16 May
Energy
The theme for our inquiry
this term is ‘switched on to switching off’. We will be looking into these big
ideas:
- What is energy?
- Where does energy come from?
- How do we use energy?
- How can we be responsible users of
energy?
Talk to your family about
our introduction to energy this week. Look at the websites below and write down
5 interesting things that you find about energy. If you find some other great
websites about energy share them below!
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Family Discussion
This past week, we have
setting goals for our learning. We have been thinking about the things that we
can already do and some things that we might need to work on.
Talk with your family about
some things that you do outside of the classroom. These could include things
such as helping your family, playing sport, playing music, cooking, going to
dance classes, martial arts, etc.
Think about what you can do
now. Try to be as specific as possible.
For example, I can pass the ball straight in football. Write what you can do
below.
I can
Think about something you
would like to work on. It could be a particular skill or it might be something
you want to achieve by the end of the term. For example, I want to move up to
the next belt in karate. Write your next step/goal here.
I would like to
Due Thursday, 17 April
20 is the answer.
What are some possible questions?
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Equal groups of
X
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Split into equal groups
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Fractions
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Family Tasks
List your
five most memorable things you learnt in Term 1. Discuss each of these things with your
family.
Due Friday, 11 April
There are five squares (one 3x3 and four 1x1)
formed with 20 matchsticks, as shown in the illustration. Move two matchstick
to get seven squares. Overlapping or breaking of matchsticks or "loose
ends" are not allowed.
*It’s a great idea to
take out some sticks and actually move them around to try to solve this.
Family Tasks
Field Trip Follow Up:
On Friday we went to the Island
Bay Marine Centre for the day. Please
share with your family what you learnt while you were there. Remember, there were three different
rotations: The Rocky Shore, Human Impacts, and Aquarium Visit.
Asking Questions While Reading:
In class, we are working on
asking questions before, during, and after reading.
Please spend some time while
you are reading with your family this week to show them how we are doing in
this in class and explain to them why asking questions is a useful reading
strategy.
Due Friday, April 4
Author’s Purpose Task
In class, we have been discussing the author’s
purpose, or why the author writes what he or she writes. You should be able to tell your family what PIE
stands for. If you need some help, go on
the classroom blog.
After teaching your family about PIE, please find
three examples from newspapers, magazines, the internet, or any other
source. Please cut them out and glue
them on this page with the author’s purpose written next to them. We will share them in class and the class
will guess what the author’s purpose was for each item.
Family Task
In class we’ve discussed blogs and we have taken a
closer look at our classroom blogs from Maungaraki School. This week’s homework task is to comment on
the blog using these guidelines and starters. Some great extension would be
challenging your family to comment! *If
you do not have a computer available, you can come in before school and use a
computer in the classroom to comment.
Due Friday, March 28
Word Challenge
Using the BrainTracker
grid below, how many words can you find? Each word must contain the central F
and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be
connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. Can you find the
nine letter word?
Excellent: 28 words. Good: 22 words. Average: 19 words.
Excellent: 28 words. Good: 22 words. Average: 19 words.
Family Discussion
We have been learning about the water
cycle. Please have your child explain
the diagram below to you. If you need
some assistance, take a look at our classroom blog.
1. Look
at this number: 100
Make 100 by:
a. adding
two numbers.
b. adding
more than two numbers.
c. finding
the difference between two numbers.
* Want a challenge? See if you can find multiple possibilities
for a, b, and c.*
2. Look
at these digits: 1 7 6 8
Use each digit only once. Write:
a. the
greatest (biggest) number you can make.
b. the
least (smallest) number you can make.
c. the
greatest odd number you can make.
d. the
least even number you can make.
*Want a
challenge? Make up your own digits,
possible more than four, and answer the same questions.
3. Write a short story problem that uses these numbers: 82 14
Family Discussion
We have been working on descriptive writing with
our Monster Match. Please have your
child explain to you the success criteria for Monster Match writing. There are three things that your child should
share with you. Please practise writing
five descriptive sentences with your child.
Make sure each sentence has the success criteria.
1. Look at this number: 50
Make 50 by:
a. adding
two numbers.
b. adding
more than two numbers.
c. finding
the difference between two numbers.
* Want a challenge? See if you can find multiple possibilities for a, b, and c.*
* Want a challenge? See if you can find multiple possibilities for a, b, and c.*
2. Look
at this number: 46
The digits add to 10.
See if you can find 10 other numbers that have
digits that add to 10.
*Hint: The number does not have to be a 2 digit
number.
1.
1,243 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
3. Write a short story problem that uses these numbers: 27 9
Family Discussion
We have been practising making connections with
the texts we read. We have learned about
the following types of connections:
Text to Self: You are connecting the
text to your own life, experiences, and feelings.
Text to Text:
You are connecting the text to another text you have read.
Text to World:
You are connecting the text to something going on in the real world.
Please have your child explain what each type of
connection means in his or her own words.
As you read throughout the week, see if you can find any connections
with the texts. Remember, texts can be books, magazine articles, newspaper
articles, etc.
Math Problems
Example:
1.
578
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Hundreds
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Tens
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Ones
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2.
462
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Hundreds
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Tens
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Ones
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3.
787
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Hundreds
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Tens
|
Ones
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** Want a challenge? Try making putting these numbers into the
tables 4,293 and 9,842.
Family Discussion
In the week of 3 March, we’ll beginning
discussing all the uses for water.
Please take the time one day after school to help your child record each
time they use water from when they arrive at home until when they go to
bed.
Math Word Problems
1. I have
3 pencils. The pencils are 17cm, 9cm, and 12cm long. What is the total length
of my pencils?
Underline the important information in the
question that you used to solve the problem and draw a picture to show your
work.
Answer: ____________ centimetres
2. Ben
was practicing throwing a ball. The first throw was 16 metres, the second was
12 metres and the third was 17 metres. How far did he throw the ball all
together?
Underline the important information in the
question that you used to solve the problem and draw a picture to show your
work.
Answer: ____________ metres
Family Discussion
This past week, we have been measuring lengths.
We created benchmarks for one metre and half a metre to help us estimate
lengths.
Tell your family at least 3 of the things that
you found around school that were about 1 metre.
Find 3 things around your home that are about
one metre and 3 things that are about half a metre. Draw a picture of each one.
Due Friday, February 21
Maths Word Problems
1. There are 16 students on the playground. Seven more students showed up. How many children are there now?
2. There are 9 blue marbles and 7 yellow marbles in a bag. Alexander put 8 more marbles in the bag. How many marbles are in the bag now?
Write down the important information in the question that you need to solve the problem, then draw a picture to show how you figured it out and write the number sentence to go with it.
Family Discussion
This past week, we were scientist classifying
sea animals. We classified them into six groups: mammals, fish, birds, molluscs,
echinoderms, and crustacean.
Tell your family at least one
characteristic or feature that you remember about each group. We learned more than one, so see how many you
are able to remember and share.
Here are a couple examples to help you get
started:
- Echinoderms have no eyes, brains, or hearts.
- Molluscs have soft bodies.
Now it’s your turn. Keep on sharing what you know!
- All fish have…
- All birds have…
- All crustaceans have…
- All mammals…
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