Monday, 21 May 2012

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.

Thursday, 17 May 2012

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.

Monday, 14 May 2012

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

Thursday, 10 May 2012

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.