Homework - Week 5. Due Monday 28 May

Reading - Every night

Maths - Measurement activity sheet 4.

Writing - Mountain Poem : Style - Poetry - Write a descriptive poem about one of the mountains you located last week on your map.

Geography: Name the Seven Ancient Wonders of the world and locate them on your world map.

Work for Friday 18 May 2012

Today you have lots to get finished. I would like everyone working quietly

Everyone needs to complete Daily Challenge Number 34 then you can choose the order that you complete the following tasks.

Reading - Complete their group activity sheet and Action English work on conjunctions.

Literacy - Read Chapter 22 of Cry of the Taniwha, then answer the following questions.
1. Describe what happened in this chapter.
2. Reflect on your literacy work this week. PMI - the good, the bad and the interesting...

Maths - Complete the frequency table for the word types.

Topic - Continue with your research. Remember what you are going to be marked on, and remember that I will be collecting in your notes as well as your finished slide show and speech.

Blog - Enter your running times for the 1.5 km run today - comment on your running progress this week, and the reasons for this change.

Cry of the Taniwha - Chapter 19, 20 and 21

WALT : Edit and proof read our writing.

1. Why did they go to the museum?
2. What do you think might be special about the ponga?
3. What did Matt and Eve find?
4. Do you think that they should go with Ana? Why? Why not?
5. What do you think will happen?
6. Comment on other peoples blogs - then comment on mine about the blogs that you have commented on.

Cry of the Taniwha - Chapter 18

WALT: Edit and proof read our writing.

1. What does Eve do in this chapter?
2. What is going to happen next?

Homework - Week 4 - Due Monday 21 May

Reading – Every night

 

Maths – Measurement revision worksheet 3 

 

Writing – Style: Narrative –William moved towards the wooden door and pulled it back slowly... Combine that sentence with a current news article to continue the story.

Geography – Locate the following Mountains on your map.

-          Cook / Everest / Fuji / Etna / The Alps / The Himalayas  / The Rockies / The Andes

Friday Catch Up

Your 1st job is to finish all the literacy tasks for the week, and then place a comment on this blog about which day shows your best work - make sure you state why!

Your 2nd job is to complete your Action English tasks, then the comprehension activity worksheet.

Thirdly you need to complete the maths on the board, then at least 1 of your individual maths assignment tasks. Make sure I sign your sheet.

Once you have completed everything above you have time to work on your research project.

Cry of the Taniwha - Chapter 16

WALT - Find the meaning of words.

1. Find the meaning of the following words: console / briefly / bombarded / edition / pendant 

2. Find where each word is used during the chapter and give the page number and paragraph number.

3. Wow me with an amazing sentence for each word.

Information on Sketchup for your box design.

Mr Nicholson has made the files available of his wonderful tutorials if you wish to look at these at home to work on your storage box design. You will need your need your school user name and password when you click on the links below and use Firefox or Internet explorer to veiw them.

"Create a box tutorial"

"Changing box size and shape"
Basic box file for you to play with here.

Cry of the Taniwha - Chapter 15

WALT - Justify answers using information from text.


1. Why did Hone get angry?
2. Predict what is going to happen next.

Literacy - Cry of the Taniwha - Chapter 14

WALT - Justify answers using information from text.
1. Why had Matt not slept well?
2. Why did Nan tell Matt that he was famous?
3. What happened to Matt in the Redwoods?
4. What did Eve find out?

Research Assignment - Natural Disasters

In week 7 all W2 students need to present to the class a 3 minute power point presentation based on the 6 questions they designed during week 2. They will be graded on quality of presentation, quality of power point, and quality of research. Parents and other teachers are more than welcome to come and watch these presentations.
Monday - Kate, Brennan, Ryan,  Brad, Hannah, John, Jessie
Tuesday - Amy, Ray, Oliver, Lorna, Bree, Hayden, Hayze
Wednesday - Rangi, Olivia, Emmarina, Shania H, Taine, Kyle, Oceania
Thursday - Kristin, Shania M, James, Jason, Sophie, Josh, Christie

Cry of the Taniwha - chapter 13

Literacy WALT: Justify answers using information from text.
1. How is Matt feeling about Juzza now?
2. Who is Gawk?
3. What was Gawk doing?

Homework - Week 3 due Monday 14 May

Reading – Every night

Maths – Measurement revision worksheet 2

Writing – Style: News Article – Select a national news story and write an article for your local paper.

Geography – Locate the following rivers on your map.

-          Nile / Amazon / Mississippi / Ganges / Ob / Congo / Niger / Volga / Chang / Jiang

Literacy - Cry of the Taniwha - Chapter 11 + 12

WALT: Write informative and interesting sentences.

Who are the following people?

a) Lousie Miller
b) Edward Basham
c) Scott Murray
d) Ian McMillan
e) Eve

Natural Disasters

Today in the library W2 are beginning to research facts about Natural Disasters. At the end of the lesson they are to spend 5 minutes commenting about what they have found out, what went well, and what they are planning on doing next time.

Literacy - Cry of the Taniwha - Chapter 9 and 10

WALT - Write informative, interesting sentences.

1. Find the meaning of the following words: Caucasian, complexion, absence, sovereigns, resistant, corrosion.

2. Use each word in an informative, interesting sentence.

Literacy - Cry of the Taniwha - Chapter 7 and 8

WALT: Write informative, interesting sentences.

1. Describe what happened at the hardware store.
2. Describe the members of the WXK.