Homework

Homework Week 7

Maths and Writing tasks set in Google Classroom - due Friday 25 Nov

Homework Week 4 & 5 

Character Analysis:

Based on the novel you chose in Wk1 you are to complete a set of character analysis charts. These are set as assignments in google classroom and are to be completed digitally then printed out and glued into your homework book for marking.

Due: Friday 11 November

Homework: Week 9 Term 3

Monday: Have someone in your family read through your novel and comment on it for you, offering feedback and next steps. Make changes based on their feedback.

Tuesday: Write an effective ending that leaves the reader wanting more - drama, suspense, shock, despair

Wednesday: Re-read your novel yourself and make any changes (this may include deleting some unnecessary bits) 

Explanation Plan

Week 7: Please complete your plan and print it out ready for Writing time on Thursday 

Homework Week 6 Term 3

Photo - Please bring in a photo of you doing sport or a picture of someone else doing a sport that you play

Maths - Continue working on the slides for your Measurement Rich Task. If you want to take your Maths book home please remember to bring it back to school each day. You could also make notes on your device's sticky labels. If you're unsure of ideas ask for help and use the modelling books. 4 more slides by Friday please

Calendar Art - See separate doc in Google classroom for all the requirements. Due Friday 9 September

Homework Week 5 Term 3

Maths - Continue working on the slides for your Measurement Rich Task. If you want to take your Maths book home please remember to bring it back to school each day. You could also make notes on your device's sticky labels. If you're unsure of ideas ask for help and use the modelling books. 4 more slides by Friday please

Calendar Art - See separate doc in Google classroom for all the requirements. Due Friday 9 September

Complex machines - Here's your chance to be creative. Create at least 3 simple machines that work together to make one complex machine. Have a look at the Rube Goldberg clip for ideas. Everything must be made from scratch, by you please. Due Friday 9 September

http://www.rubegoldberg.com/

Homework Week 4 Term 3

Maths - Working on Rich Task slides (have to show me or a buddy every day and notes will be written in Maths books).

Writing - Descriptive writing in your writing book. Brought back to school every day (evidence of writing every night). You're an athlete competing at the Olympics and you encounter a problem in connection to Inquiry. Feedback given by peer every day based on writing from the night before and will be checked by me. 

Do not leave your writing book at home as this is an expected task for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. There are no exceptions.

Homework Week 3 Term 3

Maths - Basic Fact/Strand Knowledge sheet: find yours in Google Classroom - Due Friday

Inquiry - You will need to continue searching for relevant information for your Independent Inquiry. This means reading the newspaper or searching Herald online. Make reference to what you read in your thinking maps and in the responses to your questions. This proves you're not just making stuff up.

Simple Machine - Due Tuesday

Reading - 30 minutes reading every night (at least). This be 3 1/2 hours towards your Biggest Reader total - Due Friday

Olympics - The back of your homework book is where you will be doing all your Olympic homework. On the side of the blog you need to click 'Open in blendspace' to access all the Olympic activities. You must work on at least 2 of these each week. Some just involve watching a video clip so you can go as simple or difficult as you choose. Please note down the activity and the date in your book if it is an online task.

Spelling - As with Term 2 complete your set tasks, both at school and at home. You may also choose to work on the Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Reading task at home to extend your knowledge and understanding of grammar rules and punctuation - Due Friday
https://www.tes.com/lessons/CYZoDN-G9zsUYg

Homework Week 2 Term 3

Maths - Basic Fact/Strand Knowledge sheet: find yours in Google Classroom - Due Friday

Advertising - Commercial Dig (all information is on the sheet and we will go over it during Reading time on Monday) - Due Wednesday Reading time

Reading - 30 minutes reading every night (at least). This be 3 1/2 hours towards your Biggest Reader total - Due Friday

Olympics - The back of your homework book is where you will be doing all your Olympic homework. On the side of the blog you need to click 'Open in blendspace' to access all the Olympic activities. You must work on at least 2 of these each week. Some just involve watching a video clip so you can go as simple or difficult as you choose. Please note down the activity and the date in your book if it is an online task.

Spelling - As with Term 2 complete your set tasks, both at school and at home. You may also choose to work on the Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Reading task at home to extend your knowledge and understanding of grammar rules and punctuation - Due Friday
https://www.tes.com/lessons/CYZoDN-G9zsUYg

Homework Week 1 Term 3

Maths - Basic Fact/Strand Knowledge sheet: find yours in Google Classroom - Due Friday

Reading - 30 minutes reading every night (at least). This be 3 1/2 hours towards your Biggest Reader total - Due Friday

Reading - National Geographic photo of the day: 5 observations, 5 inferences, 5 predictions This is to be headed up and written neatly into your homework book. Please head up with the day you used and a brief summary of the picture - Due Wednesday

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/?source

Olympics - The back of your homework book is where you will be doing all your Olympic homework. On the side of the blog you need to click 'Open in blendspace' to access all the Olympic activities. You must work on at least 2 of these each week. Some just involve watching a video clip so you can go as simple or difficult as you choose. Please note down the activity and the date in your book if it is an online task.

Spelling - As with Term 2 complete your set tasks, both at school and at home. You may also choose to work on the Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Reading task at home to extend your knowledge and understanding of grammar rules and punctuation.

All homework will be worth points. All set homework will enable you to earn points to be even with expectation, any extra work you do will be the chance to earn extra.
Maths = 10 points
Reading = 5 points for every hour (with 4 hours from Friday to Friday being the set expectation)
Photo of the Day = 1 point for each observation, inference and prediction (a total of 15 points)
Olympics = 5 points for one activity (two activities a week is the expectation), 5 points each for every extra activity if they are recorded correctly as proof they have been completed.
Spelling = 10 points

You can gain extra points if you want to work on the Blendspace Punctuation, Grammar and Spelling activities (one the Reading PL activities). Each activity completed at home will be worth 5 points.

There will be a prize each Friday for the highest point scorer. The winner will be able to multiply their points by 100 and receive that amount in Ward's Bucks.

For any set homework that is not completed the points will be added up, multiplied by 1000, and that is how much you will owe in Ward's Bucks!

Homework: Wk 9 & Wk 10

Check your diary and keep track of the set homework tasks:

Submarine agree/disagree due 1.7.16 Friday Wk 9

Chinese agree/disagree due 5.7.16 Tuesday Wk 10

Homework Wk 5 T2

Geometry - continue working on the set pages of your maths homework book. These are due in at the end of Week 6 (if you've forgotten your pages check the Geometry post on the home page).

Maths sheet

Knowledge Challenge - this is to be done as homework while we are doing Geometry for Maths

Spelling - words in sentences, testing each night in preparation for Friday. This could possibly be the last week of spelling homework for anyone in Red who's achieved 100% over the last 4 weeks.

Punctuation activity - sentences in Google Classroom. Read carefully and write the answers into your homework book. Please head up the date, write neatly and include all correct punctuation. I will be fussy - I expect it to be completed to perfection.

Poetry Analysis - Write a well-developed, one paragraph response to the prompt: Based on what we know about Maya Angelou’s life, what are the possible connections between her life and her poem ‘I know why the caged bird sings’? - typed as a google doc for Wednesday. The prompt must be included as the header of your doc.

Homework Wk 3 T2

Maths sheet - aim for 100% or at least 2 more correct than last week

Wonder activity - this is to be completed on Monday night and returned to school on Tuesday. It will be glued into your Reading book

Spelling - words in sentences, testing each night in preparation for Friday

Knowledge Challenge - this is to be done as homework while we are doing Geometry for Maths

Term 2

This Term you will have Spelling as part of your homework. The Spelling task will be set in Google Classroom and you will be submitting the completed sheet to me every Friday after your test. There will be some work for in class and some work for home. Those of you who get all your words correct for 5 weeks in a row will be able to move up a level. Once you reach the top group, if you get all your words correct for 5 consecutive weeks, you will be exempt from Spelling.



2.3.16 Kahoot Quiz

I would like you to create your own Kahoot quiz. Google 'get kahoot' and enter your username and password. Your topic is 'The Changing Face of Auckland' (our Inquiry). Use information you have gathered from your own research and from the newspaper articles we have already looked at. 
Checklist:
* at least 8 questions
* correct punctuation
* correct spelling
Please have your quiz completed by Monday.

The Biggest Reader

Please keep a reading log of what you read each night - the name of the book and the time you start and finish reading. Please total the hours for each night and then do a final total ready for Friday. Happy reading:)


Week 2:

Excellent effort by everyone with last week's homework. I was very impressed by the ideas some of you came up with. Well done to those of you who went the extra mile and extended yourselves by thinking critically.

As part of our Inquiry, 'The changing face of Auckland', I would like you to create a family tree that demonstrates your knowledge of your heritage. Using card no bigger than A3 be original and express yourself visually. You may include different languages if they are relevant. 
We will be discussing the Inquiry on Tuesday in class and completing some ignition activities. The completion of your family tree ties in with Auckland and immigration which we will also be discussing.

All homework is to be completed and returned to school on Friday - absolutely no exceptions



Week 1: 

All homework is to be completed and returned to school on Friday - absolutely no exceptions

All about you: Decide on a container that expresses your personality and fill it with items that give us clues about you and your hobbies/likes. If you bring it to school before Friday please keep it hidden to keep your ideas original.

News article: Read the article then give it to a parent or guardian to read through. Discuss the points relevant to you and identify which things you can do at home to help you through this very busy year. Please write your decisions neatly in your homework book along with the date, a heading and who you had your discussion with. Please get them to sign your work.

Aquapass:
Please discuss with your parents the possibility of them being a parent help for Aquapass. Our lessons are on Wednesdays from 11.15am - 12.00pm. We will be picked up from school at 10.55am and will be picked up from Sacred Heart pools at 12.20pm. 
We need 6 parents for every Aquapass session and will not be able to go if we don't have the correct ratio of parents and swimmers each week.