Welcome to TERM 3
Inquiry Concept: 'Global Awareness'
What we do now, shapes our future.
Values: Empathy & Duty
PPLB's: Reflectiveness, Reciprocity, Connectivity.
Welcome back to school Room 1 Learners and Whanau.
Looking forward to an AMAZING and EXCITING term of learning this term.
WEEK 7-8 HOME LEARNING GRID
Check out this Maths website to practice your fractions and decimals
http://www.maths-games.org/fraction-games.html
http://www.maths-games.org/fraction-games.html
Room 1,2,7,21 HOMEWORK GRID: Week 7-8 TERM 3
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TONGAN LANGUAGE WEEKS 7-8
Malo
e lelei
To celebrate our Tongan Community do a mini KWHL
inquiry. Make a poster to show your
learning… ‘or’
Make a poster to teach some of the Tongan Language
(e.g. Counting 1-10, Days of the week, greetings etc).
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Inquiry
Watch
the news on TV, read the newspaper, view Kiwikidsnews.co.nz, or check out NZ
Herald Website to…
1. Search
for a Global Issue in NZ or the World.
Locate on a map.
2.
What is the global issue? How does it affect people
or the environment?
3.
Bring your news clipping or summary to share with
your class.
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‘Pay it
Forward Challenge’.
Try to
do something kind for someone, each day, without expecting anything back. Observe how your act of Kindness makes the
other person feel. How do you feel
each time you do something kind without being asked to?
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Music Literature
‘Man in the Mirror’
‘or’
‘Heal the World’
Search
up the lyrics for one of these Michael Jackson songs.
What is
the meaning behind the lyrics?
How does
this song related to Global Awareness?
Extension: Choose one of the verses and the chorus of
one of the songs, rewrite it into your own words. You could teach your class to sing it or rap
it.
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Thank you Letter…
Write a
letter of gratitude for a local community organisation (e.g. SPCA, Salvation
Army, Project Twin Streams).
Tell
them what you have learnt about them; what you appreciate them for; how they
inspire you, and ask them how you
might be able to support their ‘good cause’.
Talk to
your class teacher about the possibility of emailing the letter to your
chosen organisation.
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Maths: Show
your strategies
What is …
1. ½ of 24 2. ¾ of 24 3. 1/5 of 10
Go on to the following websites to practice your
maths goals.
Prototec.co.nz
Mathsisfun.com
Studdyladder.co.nz
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Values
Watch the video
clip: Give – Touching Story of
Selfless Love and Legacy
What
values does this clip show?
What
was the legacy left behind by the boy’s dad?
How
does this clip inspire you?
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Kia Kaha – Bullying Programme
Make a poster to promote/campaign a Bully-Free
Pomaria. You could publish this to
display in your classroom.
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Spelling Challenge
How many new words can you make from
‘Global Awareness’.
(e.g. see, globe,
wear).
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REFLECTION OF MY
HOME LEARNING
Give
yourself a score
3
= I did my BEST
2 = I did OKAY but I know I can do BETTER next time.
1
= I need to make a better effort.
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Reading
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At least 15 mins
each night.
·
This can be a text
from class, school library, magazine, comic,
Newspaper, Internet
for research etc...
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You have two weeks to complete these tasks.
You can adapt the tasks to suit your interests if you wish.
Ask a parent/caregiver to sign your work once completed.
Well done J
J J
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WEEK 5-6 HOME LEARNING GRID continue with last weeks grid
Check out this Maths website to practice your fractions and decimals
WEEK 5-6 HOME LEARNING GRID
HOMEWORK GRID: Week 5-6 TERM 3
Reading
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At least 15 mins each night.
·
This can be a text from class, school library, magazine,
comic,
Newspaper, Internet for research etc...
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Inquiry
Watch the below clip on
You Tube (6 mins).
Former US Navy Admiral, William H. McRaven,
conquers his day with this one small task in the morning.
How is this related to ‘Global Awareness’?
Does it give you any ideas of what you could
change?
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Shopping with parents
There are 2 challenges this week:
1.
Don’t ask for any treats.
2.
Use the scales in the ‘Fruit and Veg’ section
to weigh 5 things. What do they weigh?
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Physical Activity
Do a plank for 30
seconds every night.
I’ll be seeing that
you can all hold one for 30 seconds Friday Week 6.
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Housework
Follow William
H. McRaven’s advice from the above clip and make sure you do it everyday
without fail.
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Maths
· If you hold a plank for 30
seconds everynight for the next 2 weeks. How long did you hold it for in
total?
* 40
people attended a charity dinner. A quarter of them paid $25, half paid $40
and the remaining guests paid $52. How much money did the charity dinner
raise?
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Values
Watch the clip from
‘Inquiry’ again.
Former US Navy Admiral, William H.
McRaven, conquers his day with this one small task in the morning.
·
What values
does he show?
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Writing
Pretend that you went on a holiday to a country that you
have been learning about. Write a post card back to your friends or family
telling them everything you have seen and experienced.
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Was it horrifying?
·
Was it sad?
·
Do you want to help?
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Spelling
Record 20 homonyms. Learn the spelling for the
meaning. You could draw a picture for
each or write sentences. E.g.
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There – There is a dog in the school grounds.
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Their – Their house is huge.
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They’re – They’re so good at rugby.
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Term 2 Reflection
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What is your goal in writing?
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How are you going to achieve it?
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If you don’t know it how could you find out?
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Global Issues
What
is the biggest ‘Global Issue’?
Research facts and then record your response.
·
Can you add alliteration, similes or onomatopoiea?
·
Don’t forget paragraphs.
·
Can you use topical vocabualry?
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Ian Winson
Last
Friday we had a guest speaker Ian Winson join us at assembly. What did he say
that was inspirational?
Design a poster with one of his quotes.
(Google
inspriational posters if you need to see what they look like)
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Complete over 2 weeks
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These topics are provided as examples. You may choose to adapt the activities to suit
your interests or needs.
·
Each topic must be conducted for at least 15
minutes
Parent’s Signature
____________________________________________ Student’s
Signature _______________________________________
WEEK 3-4 HOME LEARNING GRID
Hints
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HOMEWORK GRID
Reading
·
From
school
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From
the library
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From
a magazine
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From
the Western Leader or New Zealand Herald
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Inquiry
· https://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/flooding-across-south-island/
(copy and paste into address bar)
· Read the article ‘Flooding across South Island.
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1. Who is the main
person or group of people in this news article?
2. What was the key event from the news article? 3. Where did this event take place? 4. When did this event take place? |
Shopping
with a parent
Once
you have created your weekly meal plan for you and your family.
· Make a list of ingredients or food items
from your meal plan.
· Have a look through shopping mailers, or
countdown online shopping and find prices for each item. You may even want to
take a pen and paper when you go shopping with your parent and find prices
for your shopping list.
After you have prices for each item add
them together.
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Physical
Activity
Do 10 sit ups and 10 star jumps for the first two nights.
Then try adding 5 more sit ups and star jumps each night after. Record each
day. Were you able to do more than 20 of each after two weeks?
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Housework
Continue to help out at
home with chores – Make your parents a hot drink as a kind gesture.
· Make your bed
· Do the dishes
· Take out the rubbish
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Make your own lunch
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Maths
We ordered 21 pizzas. Each
pizza has 8 slices. How many slices of pizza are there altogether?
How many eggs make one
dozen?
What if you had five dozen
eggs. How many eggs would you have altogether?
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Values
Draw one of the Pomaria Value logos and write how you show this value
at school, home and in the community
· Respect
· Integrity
· Duty
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Empathy
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Writing
Write up a
meal plan for you and your family for one week. Look for recipes from cook
books or websites.
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Spelling
·
Record your words in alphabetical order
·
Write down the synonyms for each of your
words.
·
Write a sentence for each of you list words.
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Reflection
When doing your homework
each week answer each of the questions.
Did I read or follow
directions carefully?
Was this easy, quite
challenging or very difficult?
Is my work neat and
presentable
If I could give myself a
score between 1 and 5 what would it be?
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Hints
· Complete over 2 weeks
· These topics are provided as examples. You may choose
other activities that better suit your situation
· Each topic must be conducted for at least 15 minutes
Parents Signature
____________________________________________ Students
Signature _______________________________________
Welcome to TERM 2
Inquiry Concept: 'Global Identity'
We are the world. We are the future.
Values: Respect & Duty
PPLB's: Reflectiveness, Problem Solving, Resilience
WEEK 9 REMINDERS...
- TUESDAY 27th GOAL REVIEW INTERVIEWS - NO SCHOOL FOR LEARNERS. Parent bookings - please bring along your child and their Mid-Year Report. I look forward to celebrating and reviewing your child's learning progress.
- WEDNESDAY: Library Day - Bring your library book and book bag
- THURSDAY: Senior Sports Training. Bring your change of clothing and a towel incase you get wet and dirty.
HOMEWORK GRID: Week 9 – 10 TERM 2
Reading
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At
least 15 mins each night.
·
This
can be a text from class, school library, magazine, comic,
Newspaper,
Internet for research etc...
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Inquiry – GLOBAL IDENTITY
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What are the 7 continents?
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For each continent name at least 5
countries/cities or places.
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How were continents formed?
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What might happen if there were not
continents?
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Shopping with parents
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Search for and list as many items you could buy in the supermarket
for under $1.00.
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Physical Activity
Do as many Star Jumps as you can in 1 min. Record how many Star Jumps you managed to do
in minute. Do once a day. Graph your results. Did you improve?
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Housework
Tick everytime you do these chores.
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Make your
bed
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Do the
dishes
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Help WITH
THE laundry
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Make your
own lunch
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Maths
Geometry – Mapping skills
Use 5 clues to describe where New Zealand is in the world.
Visit http://maths.prototec.co.nz
to practice your basic facts
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Values
Imagine if you were the classroom teacher. Give an example of how you would show the
following values to your children.
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Respect
·
Integrity
·
Duty
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Empathy
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Writing
Write a letter to your
teacher..
Tell them…
What you have enjoyed
learning this term.
What you would like to
learn next term.
What is something you’d
like to thank them for in Term 2.
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Spelling
Practice your weekly words everynight.
·
Write a sentence for each of your words.
·
Record your words using block letters
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Make the words by cutting letters out of a
magazine or newspaper.
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Term 2 Reflection
What has been a highlight in your learning?
What has been a challenge you have overcome?
What is something you need to improve in?
What is something new you’d like to learn?
How can your teacher help you to learn better?
How can you help yourself learn better?
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Global Issues
1.
Name at least 5 Global Issues that impact our
world in a negative way.
Search for a Global Issue in the National
or World section.
3.
Summarise the main points
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Cultural/Music Practice
Listen to the lyrics
‘We
are the world?’ by the Michael Jackson
How is this song connected to Global
Identity?
What is the main message?
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Complete over 2 weeks
·
These topics are provided as examples. You may choose to adapt the activities to suit
your interests or needs.
·
Each topic must be conducted for at least 15
minutes
Parent’s Signature
____________________________________________ Student’s
Signature _______________________________________
HOME LEARNING WEEKS 7-8
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Complete over 2 weeks
· DAILY READING, SPELLING AND MATHS PRACTICE IS COMPULSORY. THIS GRID BELOW IS FOR EXTRA HOME LEARNING TASKS - THESE ARE OPTIONAL!!
Sign your work, to show that you have tried your best.
Parents Signature
____________________________________________
Students Signature _______________________________________
Students Signature _______________________________________
HOMEWORK GRID
Free Choice-Reading
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From
library, from home
·
From
Kiwikidsnews.co.nz
·
From
a magazine, comic
·
From
the Western Leader or New Zealand Herald
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Inquiry
Record a country from each continient and New Zealand
(that makes 7 countries in total). For each country record:
·
3 main industries
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3 main imports
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3 main exports
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GDP per capita
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Shopping with parents
Weigh each vegetable item as you put it in the trolly.
·
What weights 50g?
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What weighs 100g?
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Does anything weigh over 1kg?
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Physical Activity
Run around your house 10 times. Record your time using a
phone or other electrical device. Do this 5 times over the fortnight. Did your
time improve? Record the date and time it took each time.
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Housework
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Make your
bed
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Do the
dishes
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Take out
the rubbish
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Make your
own lunch
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Maths
Using the data gathered during Inquiry create a column
graph that represent the GDP per capita.
Record 3 bits of information you have discovered.
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Values
Use a thesaurus to look up synonyms for the values. Record
5 synonyms for each.
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Respect
·
Integrity
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Duty
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Empathy
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Writing
Write a card or letter to
the Mt Albert Library thanking them for the books they donated.
Pass your card onto me and
I will give them to the library to show our gratitude.
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Spelling
·
Record your words in alphabetical order
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Record your words using block letters
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Make the words by cutting letters out of a
magazine or newspaper.
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Reflection
Testing is taking place at the moment. Ask yourself these
questions:
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Did I improve?
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What did I do to improve?
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What can I do to further improve?
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What are your goals for Term 4
testing?
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Teach an adult or sibling
Teach an adult or sibling two things you have learnt at
school recently. Use a diagram to help show them your understanding. Give them some questions to answer to see
if they have understood.
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Cultural/Music Practice
Listen to the lyrics
‘Where
is the Love?’ by the
Black Eyed Peas
How is this song connected to Global
Identity?
What is the message?
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HOMEWORK WEEKS 5-6: Introducing two week contract. We will trial this and see how it goes for the rest of the term.
Homework due FRIDAY Week 6 9th June.
THERE IS NO WEEKLY SPELLING LIST THIS WEEK, DUE TO CLASS TESTING. We will recommence spelling lists in Week 7.
* Compulsory every night
Hints
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HOME LEARNING TERM 2: Week 4
Thursday: Senior Winter Sports Training - bring your change of clothing for training.
Friday: Ms Alexander leaves us for her new school in Pt Chevalair. There will be a special farewell assembly for her this Friday at 2pm in the hall. All welcome to say farewell to this our AMAZING ONE AND ONLY Ms Alexander.
Usual weekly tasks are SPELLING, READING, AND MATHS (See regular posts below).
INQUIRY: Next week is Samoan Language Week. Get ahead of yourself.
Research and find out 10 cool interesting facts about Samoa.
WRITING COMPETITION: If you'd like to enter the Barfoot and Thompson Writing Competition refer to the details attached. Entries Close 2nd June.
Put forward your entry to Mrs Aiavao by this Friday if you are keen to enter.
* Maths: (See note below)
Multiplication and Division is our focus this term for number.
Try these problems with your whanau. Show your strategies in your homelearning book.
1. Room 1 delivers milk to 5 classes in our PLG. If there are 35 Learners in each class, how many milk cartons will that be?
2. There are 5 sports codes for Winter Sports. If there are 45 Learners per sporst code, how many learners is that altogether?
We are currently learning timestables and multiplication strategies. Go to the following web link to practice their multiplication skills.
HOME LEARNING TERM 2: Week 3
Tuesday: Alex, Rose and Harlem head to Wellington for a leaders conference. Lucky things!
Wednesday: Room 1 Library day, return your books in a respectful condition please.
Thursday: Senior Sports Training @ 1.30, bring your spare clothes and a towel incase you get wet or muddy!!
Friday: Evergreens Performance: 2pm Pomaria Choir and Band perform. All welcome.
Congratulations to Tylah Su'aausane
who received the Principal's Progress Award at assembly last week....
If you'd like to achieve results like Tylah, you might apply the same AWESOME ATTITUDE she APPLIES in her learning. She is the only learner who has handed in her homework in the last two weeks!!
Check out her goals and how she is working towards her goals.
'Go Tylah. You are an AMAZING role model for others'.
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| Su'aausane Fanau and Tylah. (Rhylee, Shyloh, Bubba, Tylah - big smile far right; Dad - Sonny, Mum Gaelene in background) |
Tylah’s goal this year is to excel further in her learning and go beyond her current levels. In Term 1 she was at Level 30 Reading, Level 3a Writing, and Stage 7 Maths.
Tylah continues to apply her positive attitude and proactive work ethic at home and school to progress further with her learning. Tylah is well supported by her parents at home. She is aiming her sites high to achieve better results in her learning, through self-directed practice.
* INQUIRY CONCEPT: **** If you haven't done this task already, please do THIS WEEK. We will be using this information next week. As part of our concept this term, we are finding out more about our global identity.
A pepeha is a way to introduce yourself and tells people where you are from and your connections to others and your local environment.
Read the text supplied by Mrs Aiavao.
Discuss your pepeha with your whanau.
For now please find out..
Where your family comes from, this can either be from the side of the family you connect with the most or both sides of your parents.
An example of a pepeha is on Pg 4- 5, Pg 8 -9.
You do not have to construct your pepeha in the same way.
For now find out.. the following that connects you to your whanau and your local environment (does not need to be in NZ, could be another country you were born in).
We will work on shaping our pepeha in the next few weeks.
* ROAD SAFETY WEEK: This week we continue to learn about Road Safety.
Choose one or more of the following tasks.
Choose one or more of the following tasks.
CORE CURRICULUM:
* Spelling: This week we launch our new spelling programme. Your child has their own personalised list, suitable to their spelling level.
The words they have chosen come from an Essential Spelling List, Inquiry Word List, and from work that has been edited in their daily workbooks.
* Practice, check, sign their spelling daily. If your child does this everyday not only will their spelling levels go up but they will earn 100 points for their team.
* Reading: As per term 1: Keep a daily log to track reading.
DAILY 15 mins (or more) for each!!
* READING a text of your choice. This can be a text from school you have read with Mrs A or your buddy; a library book; or self-chosen text at home. Remember, online reading, news papers, comics, kiwikidsnews online, inquiry research etc.. is all 'READING'.
Handy websites to practice your reading skills:
studdyladder.co.nz
kiwikidsnews.co.nz
http://sunshineonline.com.au (username: onlinesunshine, password: pomaria)
http://reading.ecb.org - Into the book (Fantastic for Comprehension Skills)
Record what you have read in your home learning book,
'Weekly Reading Log'. Get this signed by a parent or whanau member every night for the week, and you score 100 points for your class team.
* Maths: (See note below)
Multiplication and Division is our focus this term for number.
Try solving these problems with your whanau. Show your strategies to solve..
1.
Try solving these problems with your whanau. Show your strategies to solve..
1.
We are currently learning timestables and multiplication strategies. Go to the following web link to practice their multiplication skills.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/tables.html
* MATHS: Personalised practice. Record in your homework book what sites you have used to practice your maths gaps. (See Maths Log in your Home learning book).
Practice Basic Facts or Number Strategies on these links, that help you towards your learning goals
* Check the our CLASS MATHS DATA for your Basic Facts Stage and your Gloss Stage. Refer to your math goals and practice your gaps.
BASIC FACTS PRACTICE GO TO........http://www.prototec.co.nz/maths.html
NO. KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE GO TO... http://www.mathsisfun.com
www.studdyladder.co.nz
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm (Excellent sight for practising your maths gaps!)
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