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= TERM 4 HOMEWORK =

Due Thursday Week 6
We are revising decimals and fractions.
 * Maths: Pages 48/49 **


 * Skills pages RED: 47 and 48..you are looking at the singular form of words! **
 * YELLOW : 68/69. **
 * you are looking at singular and plural words. **

For the next 2 weeks, you will not be required to complete a reading diary but explore the gloster EDU site again. Become familiar with the different fonts and tools. We will all be creating a glog to celebrate our whole year of learning in 2011. Be creative. Investigate what is available for you to work with. You may begin this task at home but at school, photos will be available on the student shared files to download from outdoor education, trips, cross country etc. You will be presenting your glog to the class in Week 5. have FUN! When you have finally completed it and BEFORE you download and save on to your own wikipage, go through the following steps: 1 PROOFREAD it for spelling mistakes and for appropriate material. 2 ASK a parent to proofread it with you. 3 ASK Mrs Wee to view it and we will discuss it together. THEN your work will be ready to save and download. = = = = = = = TERM 3 HOMEWORK =

Due Thursday Week 10
Maths: Pages 66 and 67 We are learning to measure weight of liquids

Skills pages RED: 68/69 we are looking at compound words and words containing y YELLOW :62.66 we are looking at compund words and dictionary skills

Learn your spelling for your final test..remember we have a schonell spelling test next week! Be prepared!!

Please complete at least 4 NEAT reading diary entries for the final week.

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DUE THURSDAY WEEK 9 TERM 3... All regular homework for this week will not take place. Instead you need to prepare for our POETRY and PROSE Year 5&6 competition. The first class recitals will take place next Thursday. Learn OFF BY HEART the poem that is given to you. You will also have to read out the prose. This needs to be learnt well but does not have to be off by heart like the poem. Remember to use your voice well..speak clearly and with expression to captivate the listener. Aim to work on the poem and prose pieces every night.

DUE THURSDAY WEEK 8 TERM 3

Maths We are learning to change clock times into digital times and explore different measurements. pages:62 and 65

Spelling Ph Use your spelling words and write them in on the site spellingcity. (use our link page if you have forgotten the address)Play games to learn them. Aim for ten out of ten this week.

PLEASE NOTE NO SKILLS or READING DIARY THIS WEEK...we will be covering this in class time but you do have 2 special tasks! We will share these in class on Thursday together.

TASK 1

Listen carefully to our podcast 3 which should go to air this Monday morning. Ask a family member to listen as well ESPECIALLY if they have not heard podcasts 1&2! In your reading diary, record their responses to the following questions. WRITE THE RESPONSES YOURSELF! DO NOT MAKE MUM or DAD or another family member do all the writing. DO THE WRITING YOURSELF! 1 Comment please on our podcast..what did you like/ Why?

2 What do you think we did particularly well?

3 Can you suggest any other topics we could cover?

4 After listening to the podcast, would you be willing to comment on our podcast page to give us feedback? Do you know how to do this after listening to podcast 3?

5 How do you feel about podcasts as a learning tool in literacy and oral language? What were the most exciting bits of learning for you when you were at school?

TASK 2 ..on your OWN wikipage, write a reflection about your role in our podcasts. What have YOU enjoyed the most? What have you found difficult? What would you like to learn? What roles have you taken on OR what roles would you like to take on in the future? These questions are a guide for things you might like to comment on.....

= Due on Thursday Week 6 TERM 3: = =** MATHS ..pages: 69 and 70 **= =** We are learning to investigate time and units of measurement for this. **= = = RED LANGUAGE SKILLS:
 * pages: 51 and 52 **

YELLOW LANGUAGE SKILLS:

 * pages: 13 and 18 **

** We are learning to identify and use pronouns and prepositions **
READING Remember to read what you like and what you want to read. Reading is a gift to your mind and can take you away to wherever you want for free! = **you need to listen to the radio 3 times for at least 10 minutes** =
 * [[image:waka5f2011/speller.gif]]Use Spelling City . Keep up with your spelling each night! **
 * WEEK 2 **


 * Choose a different station each time. **
 * 1 Your favourite station OR your parents if you do not have one . A good one to start with is the radio station that your car radio is tuned to. **
 * 2. a talk back station **
 * 3. another station of your choice. **
 * name the station on a piece of paper and take notice of how the announcer keeps your attention. is his voice exciting or boring? Why? How does he/she introduce new topics/music? What do you find most exciting/fun? Most boring? why? **
 * What does your listening tell you about how you could be a great anchor/interviewer on our podcast? **

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** MATHS ..pages: 37and 39 **

 * We are learning to invesigate number patterns and work out fractions. **

RED LANGUAGE SKILLS:

 * pages: **

YELLOW LANGUAGE SKILLS:

 * pages: **

READING Remember to read what you like and what you want to read. Reading is a gift to your mind and can take you away to wherever you want for free!

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= = = = = Due on Thursday Week 11 TERM 2: =

No spelling, skills or reading diary. BUT there is maths.
Maths page(s) : 94 and 95..take the geometry test! Try this fun link to some great games for practising mapping and coordinates! [] = = = = === RED LANGUAGE SKILLS: === = = === YELLOW LANGUAGE SKILLS: ===

= ** READING DIARY ** = = = = = =Week 9...We have had a wonderful time learning about fairy tales.Your task this week is to explore this website and present ONE book you have read in this format. It only needs to be 2 or 3 pages long(i.e. you only need to choose 2 or 3 pictures) You need to talk about why you like the book..who it is written by and your most favourite part. The website is [|www.storybird.com]= You will get your password and username from me.

= media type="custom" key="9859417" = = = = Week 8...What do you think a fairy tale is? Choose a different fairy tale each night (at least 4) to comment on in your reading diaries. You might like to bring any fairy tales you have to school to share. We will display them in our library corner. Enjoy these examples of fairy tales! = media type="youtube" key="Q-64KxIl60w" width="425" height="350"media type="youtube" key="9APL5LeQnyY" width="425" height="350" = = = = = = = :WEEK 7 We have a busy week with ART and dance so we will keep to our reading diary this week..YES...reading diary again!!!!!! make them fantastic...we will all look at each others efforts and presentations!!!!!! =

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=Your task is to gather **important and interesting facts** about England and present them in ONE of the following formats. Include information about favourite pastimes, foods, capital city, language, what England is famous for ..tourist attractions etc. It can be a simple and fun task and does not have to be too complicated.=

PAPER POSTER using lots of visual impact..including pictures etc. a border and bold headings.
You will present your findings to the class next Thursday and Friday.

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