Homework+2015

You will select these by considering words you commonly misspell.
 * Term 4: Week 9 **
 * 1. Learn your 10 spelling words. **

Go to socrative.com hello its me im in california dreaming of that who we used to be to go over everthing Click 'Student Login' Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! This needs to be completed by __this Friday __.
 * 2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

**3. Complete the Maths worksheet appropriate for you.** Group 1:

Group 2 and 3:

We will exchange these on __Monday of Week 10__. Remember that you CANNOT spend more than $5. It needs to be wrapped (newspaper is fine!) with no names on it.
 * 4. Find your Secret Santa present.**

We will be participating in a water sport afternoon. A towel is suggested but not compulsory.
 * 5. Bring a towel on Friday as well as your P.E. gear.**

You will be tested on these words on __ Friday __. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Ballast Buoyant Clamber Detach Eerie Fathom Pique Probe Realise Rupture Sphere Submerge Tedious Ultimate Unscathed Click here to read the definitions of these words. Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests
 * Term 4: Week 8 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words. **

Go to socrative.com Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**3. Ensure your PowToon is complete and ready to share with R5 by Thursday.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This should include: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- 5 fact slides <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Your event description <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- How your event affected the world <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Your perspective paragraph (this will be completed in class this week)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**4. Complete the HW sheet below __by Friday__.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">


 * 5. Complete the 3 French word-finds (numbers, times of year and animals) __by Monday.__**

You will be tested on these words on __ Friday __. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Aquatic Assert Avert Bleak Blithe Docile Dwindle Lethal Monitor Mutilate Nimble Plight Ponderous Verge Vigilant Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests
 * Term 4: Week 7 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

- I will print page 5 for you so you can complete the sample questions. - Write your answers into your maths book. - This needs to be completed by __this Friday__. You will have a small amount of time during class.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">3. Complete the following mathematics revision. **

You will be tested on these words on __ Friday __. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Dumbfound Ensue Era Flourish Garrison Grievous Hoard Inundate Invincible Nomad Placate Principal Recede Ruthless Sacrifice Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests
 * Term 4: Week 6 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Year 8s: A letter to your English teacher at Matamata College __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The purpose of this letter is to: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Introduce yourself <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Share a piece of your best writing <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Show your future English teacher what a good writer you are. This means you need to think about paragraphs, sentences (length, type, starters), complex punctuation, spelling, topic sentences for each paragraph etc.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">3. Another Letter (sorry!) due __next Monday__. This is to be completed on Google Docs and be in the Writing folder. **

__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Year 7s (and Y8s not attending Matamata College): Letter to the tech teachers __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The purpose of this letter is to: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Let them know what kind of electives they could run next year and how these could be run <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Give suggestions about how R1 and R9 can be extended in tech <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Tell them what you have enjoyed this year in tech

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">You will be given 30 minutes in class to complete this, but it needs to be finished by __next Monday__ so it is homework if you are not far enough along.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">4. As a group, complete your Te Reo script. **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Acrid Casualty Congested Cope Headlong Hurtle Impede Inevitable Initiate Irate Lax Negligent Smolder Stringent Throng Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests
 * Term 4: Week 5 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Presenting your: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Event description (which you wrote in week 3) with at least 2 images. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Timeline (which you will be writing this week) following the SC we will write in class on Monday. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- 5 fact pages. Make sure you have one fact per page with at least one image/design per page. See Factslides for some inspiration. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __Friday__.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">3. Complete the following aspects of your PowToon. **

No homework because this week we are going on... But make sure you have completed your letter by next Monday.
 * Term 4: Week 4 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Beseech Consternation Delectable Garland Gratify Haughty Impetuous Lavish Pluck Ponder Privilege Prostrate Rapture Revelry Whim Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests
 * Term 4: Week 3 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">You are going to write a letter to me (using the letter template below) explaining what kind of student/person you are going to be next year. This is due on __Monday of Week 5__ and will be in the Writing folder. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Include 3 paragraphs: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">1) What you are looking forward to about being a year 8. 2) How you will be a leader/helper to the year 7s. 3) Your goals for next year (social/sporting optional, academic compulsory).
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">3. YEAR 7'S ONLY: NEXT YEAR **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">You need to write a formal letter to Mr Gibbs (either on a Google Doc or on a piece of refill). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Do not share it with Mr Gibbs until I approve it. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Drag it into the writing folder. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- In class, we will discuss the requirements. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- This needs to be completed by __Monday of Week 5__. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Here is the letter writing format (you don't need to include your telephone number or email address, just name and address): <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">4. YEAR 8'S ONLY: GRADUATION LETTER **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Addict Aspire Bias Blatant Candid Confront Debut Enroll Fluster Impunity Intensify Intimidate Obnoxious Retort Stint
 * Term 4: Week 2 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**3. Work on your narrative if you do not think you will have it completed in class time.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">It is due on __Tuesday of Week 3__ (Monday is a public holiday!)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">One of these sentence fragments must be included:

"What was that noise....." <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: Questrial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Far in the distance ....."

This is due __Friday of Week 2.__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Be 20cm long and 7cm high. (You can either make this on the computer or I can give you a piece of paper which is this size). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Include at least 2 images <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Be completely coloured/decorated. A white background is not acceptable. //<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">I can print your bookmark for you if you need me to. // Complete up to number 30 by __this Friday__. This is your last Te Reo task.
 * 4. Complete your literacy bookmark.**
 * 5. Te Reo Language Project**

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. adequate administer agitate capitulate citrus disrupt hovel illiterate indifferent menial permanent respite strenuous toil urgent Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests
 * Term 4: Week 1 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">It includes: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division revision <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Improving verbs <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Finding patterns and rules <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Using quotation marks correctly (I will teach you how to do this in class on Wednesday)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">3. Complete the following homework sheet by __Friday__. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">I can print copies of this worksheet on Monday if you'd like to write on the worksheet. Here is the digital version: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

This will take place __next Wednesday__ and will be based on the GK quizzes from last term.
 * 4. Practice for your Term 4 General Knowledge Test.**

You need to complete up to number 30 by __next Friday__. In a group of 3 - 5, you will be filming a short video (less than 2 minutes) showing what you have learned through the project. I will be marking your pronunciation and vocabulary. You will be given criteria and time in class to do this.
 * 5. Te Reo Language Project**

This is due __Friday of Week 2.__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Be 20cm long and 7cm high. (You can either make this on the computer or I can give you a piece of paper which is this size). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Include at least 2 images <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Be completely coloured/decorated. A white background is not acceptable. //<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">I can print your bookmark for you if you need me to. //
 * 6. Begin thinking about your literacy bookmark.**

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Acquire Antagonize Competent Comprise Correspond Dilapidated Illustrious Incident Inherit Latitude Loath Maintain Renovate Reprimand Supervise Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests
 * T **** erm 3: Week 10 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

This is due this __Tuesday__. I can't wait to see your model and your written work (which will be well presented). Remember that if you are just printing the report, you need a creative title page and the information needs to be bound/stapled/hole-punched. If you would like to, you can create a poster, a newspaper, a booklet, a brochure ... ANYTHING.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">3. Build a Bird **

Page 361 (this is to check what you know about probability already; don't worry if you can't answer some of the questions - just put a dash). We will mark this at school. It needs to be your own work and without you chatting to BOB. This needs to be completed by __Friday__. You will need to either take the book home or complete it at school.
 * 4. Complete the following NZC blue task.**

This needs to be finished by __Friday__.
 * 5. Complete up to (and including) number 25 on your Te Reo independent project.**

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Admonish Aghast Annihilate Benefactor Bestow Devious Devoid Heed Mortal Muse Pioneer Plague Subside Unwitting Wrath Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests
 * Term 3: Week 9 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">I have placed a copy of the rubric in your science folder. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">You need to complete your food chain and food web at home this week by __Monday__ (or Sunday if you are going to AIMS). The entire project is due on __Tuesday of Week 10__.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">3. BUILD A BIRD **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The project needs to include a paragraph on:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> - <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Scientific vocabulary (5+) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Subject specific vocabulary (5+) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- 3 Facts <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Physical description (size and colour) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Explanation of habitat, rivals (1+) and relatives (1+)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">General Description **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">(At least 1 physical, 1 behavioural and 1 physiological. This will be 5 separate paragraphs.) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- One inclusion <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Explanation of feature (why your bird has this) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Scientific explanation (with 3 - 5 examples of scientific terminology) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- SSV (5+)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5 Adaptive Features **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">(Including a food chain and a food web)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Food **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">(Including shelter and nest) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Why it lives there (1 sentence) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Description of habitat <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Threats to habitat <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Other inhabitants
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Habitat **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Rituals <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Nest/egg laying <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Young grows into adult
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Breeding **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">AND a taxonomy AND a physical model of your bird. **

AIMS WEEK: Those who are participating in a sport, enjoy your week at AIMS! Those who are at school, enjoy your break from homework.
 * Term 3: Week 8 **


 * Term 3: Week 7 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Astute Authentic Delicacy Derogatory Devour Figment Mythical Plumage Predatory Prior Scavenge Slaughter Solitude Ungainly Vulnerable
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

Click here  to read the definitions of these words. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Click here  to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">2. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I have placed a copy of the rubric in your science folder. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">You need to complete your food chain and food web at home this week by __Monday__ (or Sunday if you are going to AIMS). The entire project is due on __Tuesday of Week 10__.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">3. BUILD A BIRD **

__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- General Description __
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The project needs to include a paragraph on: **


 * Scientific vocabulary (5+)
 * Subject specific vocabulary (5+)
 * 3 Facts
 * Physical description (size and colour)
 * Explanation of habitat, rivals (1+) and relatives (1+)

__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- 5 adaptive features __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">(At least 1 physical, 1 behavioural and 1 physiological. This will be 5 separate paragraphs.) __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- Food __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">(Including a food chain and a food web) __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- Habitat __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">(Including shelter)
 * One inclusion
 * Explanation of feature (why your bird has this)
 * Scientific explanation (with 3 - 5 examples of scientific terminology)
 * SSV (5+)


 * Why it lives there (1 sentence)
 * Description of habitat
 * Threats to habitat
 * Other inhabitants

__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- Breeding __


 * Rituals
 * Nest/egg laying
 * Young grows into adult


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">AND a physical model of your bird. **


 * Term 3: Week 6 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Abate Acknowledge Agent Authority Devastate Epidemic Estimate Evict Impartial Industrious Infuriate Irrelevant Precise Sham Trek
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

This is due on Monday of Week 7 (next Monday). I am happy to check your work, but it is not my job to edit/re-craft. I will not be checking work over the weekend as you should be much further ahead than that. The document below has the sections for each of the two types of Science Fair, as well as the expected board layout.
 * 2. COMPLETE your Science Fair.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">3. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- Think about its size, feet, beak, what it eats, where it lives, who its predators are, who it is related to. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- Begin drafting your bird's General Description on a Google Doc called 'Build a Bird' which is in the Science folder (using the Success Criteria we constructed as a class which is pasted below). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- This is not due at any specific time but will give you a head-start on your project (particularly for those who are finished their science fair).
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">4. Begin planning your unique bird. **


 * Scientific vocabulary (5+)
 * Subject specific vocabulary (5+)
 * 3 Facts
 * Physical description (size and colour)
 * Explanation of habitat, rivals (1+) and relatives (1+)
 * Own next step


 * Term 3: Week 5 **


 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Benefit Complete Develop Dismay Ease Hail Lack Master Patriot Project Recommend Remark Represent Sufficient Utter <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">**2. Continue working on your Science Fair.** <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">This is due on Monday of Week 7 so you have __2 weeks__ to have this presented beautifully. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I suggest you focus on re-crafting/editing and last minute inclusions this week and present your board next week.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">3. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">__Literacy Group 1:__ Your poem about the ten seconds of your childhood needs to be edited (based on the comments I left you in your literacy book) and typed onto a Google Document (which will be dragged into the Writing folder). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">__Literacy Group 2:__ You need to complete your 1 or 2 slides for the 'If' poem using the feedback from the group. I will be printing these slides on Friday. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">__Literacy Group 3:__ You need to complete your own poem which explains one of life's lessons using a metaphor. This should be written on a Google document and in the Writing folder. I will add comments to these on Wednesday.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">4. Complete your poetry task from last week. **

__**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">TASKS TO COMPLETE ON TUESDAY: **__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">(Remember that you still have tech first block) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- The draft of your bird's general **description** in your literacy book MISSING LINES (we will look at a model and create Success Criteria for this on Monday). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- The **fractions** worksheet below. Write your answers into your maths book. Group 1, you may be unable to complete 'Convert to a Fraction, Decimal and Percentage' and 'Finding the Percentage'. Everything else should be completed. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- Complete the '**Bird Beak Research**' document I have given you a copy of in your Science folder. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">You need to use the two links on the Science page of the wiki to write the name of a bird which fits the description on the left. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- Ensure your **maths art** is either in the maths folder (if you created it on Google Drawing) or you have emailed it to me as an attachment (if you created it on Word or Publisher).

__**IF YOU FINISH THE ABOVE, WORK ON:**__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- Any homework tasks above. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">- Completing your Te Reo up to number 20 (this is due next Friday).


 * Term 3: Week 4 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__ by a buddy.
 * 1. Learn the spelling of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are completing a __Scientific Experiment__, you should have: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Selected your experiment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your Study Question, Aim, Hypothesis, Apparatus and Method. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your experiment or be in the process of completing it (if it is a long term project). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Have written observational statements, made tables and graphs and found the mean, median, mode and range. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Be researching information for your conclusion. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Be writing your conclusion. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Be thinking about he presentation of your board.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Continue working on your Science Fair Project. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as last name and then your first name) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">This needs to be completed by __<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">this Friday __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**4. Ensure your 'maths art' is completed by Friday.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> > Please note that mathsmatters is one word. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**5. Complete one SIGNIFICANT act of kindness.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">We will determine the criteria as a class and I will type it below. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Something that someone notices - it makes them feel special. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Something that you don't ordinarily do. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Genuine. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Something that takes time. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**6. Complete your bird sketch by Friday.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Remember I will be looking for specific details as well as your effort.
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 1.5;">3. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz. **
 * 1) The poster must be on A4 size paper and black and white. It may have shading but no colour. Orientation must be in ‘portrait’.
 * 2) An imaginative mathematical design is required that must include…... all of the following mathematical shapes: 1) a circle, 2) an oval 3) a polygon, and 4) a three dimensional shape (two dimensional perspective)
 * 3) This is to be computer generated.
 * 4) The poster is to be the work of one student.
 * 5) The only lettering should be MATHSMATTERS 2016
 * 1) NAME, YEAR and SCHOOL must be in a text box no bigger than 30mm by 20mm in the bottom right hand corner of each poster.
 * 2) One example of reflection.


 * Term 3: Week 3 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. amateur apparent argument accommodate accidentally calendar cemetery column committed conscience conscientious conscious definitely discipline embarrass
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are completing a __Scientific Experiment__, you should have: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Selected your experiment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your Study Question, Aim, Hypothesis, Apparatus and Method. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your experiment or be in the process of completing it (if it is a long term project). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Have written observational statements, made tables and graphs and found the mean, median, mode and range. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Be researching information for your conclusion. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Be writing your conclusion.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Continue working on your Science Fair Project. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**3. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as your first and last name - e.g. Tyler Tapper) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __this Friday__. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**4. Practice saying your speech.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">You will say this in class on Tuesday or Wednesday. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**5. Complete the student survey on the daily notices.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**6. Ensure that your speech has the following identified (using different coloured highlighting and a key at the bottom):** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Rhetorical Questions <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Personal Pronouns <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Opinion Phrases <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Literacy Goal Achieved <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Connectives <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Semi-colon <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Counter Argument (Groups 2 and 3 only) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
 * Term 3: Week 2 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. ample burden compassion comply cumbersome distress encounter exert indignant jest mirth moral outskirts résumé ridicule
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(By Thursday at the latest but we want house points!)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. YEAR 8S: RETURN YOUR DENTAL FORM ASAP. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are completing a __Scientific Experiment__, you should have: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Selected your experiment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your Study Question, Aim, Hypothesis, Apparatus and Method. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your experiment or be in the process of completing it (if it is a long term project). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Have written observational statements, made tables and graphs and found the mean, median, mode and range. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Be researching information for your conclusion and beginning to write this.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Continue working on your Science Fair Project. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**4. Complete this week's General Knowledge quiz.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Go to socrative.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Click 'Student Login' <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Enter the code 0ALLGQGI (these are all upper case letters except the zero at the beginning) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Complete the quiz (typing in your name as your first and last name - e.g. Tyler Tapper) and encourage your family to complete it also! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __this Friday__.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**4. Complete your new literacy bookmark.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __Monday of week 3.__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The title is 'Poetry & Adaptations'. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- For the first half of the term, we will be studying different forms of poetry. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- For the second half of the term, we will be studying animal adaptations and features (which will be linked to science). We will be focusing mainly on **birds**. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">__This needs to meet the following criteria:__ - Be 20cm long and 7cm high. (You can either make this on the computer or I can give you a piece of paper which is this size). - Have the title "Poetry and Adaptations". - Include at least 2 images (this could be one for poetry and one for adaptations). - Be completely coloured/decorated. A white background is not acceptable. - Have a line 1cm thick from the right edge where the title is repeated. //I can print your bookmark for you if you need me to.// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">


 * Term 3: Week 1 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. dormant elegant erupt excavate expel fume molten painstaking perish population prelude scald stupendous suffocate tremor
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are completing a __Scientific Experiment__, you should have: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Selected your experiment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your Study Question, Aim, Hypothesis, Apparatus and Method. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your experiment or be in the process of completing it (if it is a long term project). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Be writing observational statements, making tables and graphs and finding the mean, median, mode and range.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Continue working on your Science Fair Project. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**3. Finalise your Digi Awards entry with your group.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- This need to be completed by __Friday of Week 1__ (note the date change). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- You need to complete full editing, remembering to once use material that is licensed for reuse. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- It needs to be in the correct format (movies should be in one of the following formats: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MPEG, MP4, WMV or AVI). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- It needs to be on a USB so you can save it onto my computer or the front desktop computer. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- More details are available at the DigiAwards website. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 4. Complete the following fractions worksheet. This is due on __Friday of Week 1__. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**Group 3:** Complete all sections. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**Group 2:** //It is compulsory to complete the following sections (you can try the others if you'd like, though):// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Converting improper to mixed <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Adding/subtracting <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Decimals <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Which is bigger? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Dividing/multiplying <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Group 1: //<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">It is compulsory to complete the following sections (you can try the others if you'd like, though): // Converting improper to mixed Adding.subtracting Decimals Which is bigger? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**5. Complete your new literacy bookmark.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This needs to be completed by __Monday of week 3.__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The title is 'Poetry & Adaptations'. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- For the first half of the term, we will be studying different forms of poetry. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- For the second half of the term, we will be studying animal adaptations and features (which will be linked to science). We will be focusing mainly on **birds**. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> __This needs to meet the following criteria:__ - Be 20cm long and 7cm high. (You can either make this on the computer or I can give you a piece of paper which is this size). - Have the title "Poetry and Adaptations". - Include at least 2 images (this could be one for poetry and one for adaptations). - Be completely coloured/decorated. A white background is not acceptable. - Have a line 1cm thick from the right edge where the title is repeated. //I can print your bookmark for you if you need me to.// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
 * Term 2: Week 11 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. animated betray convince decline hilarious likeness meager mischief negotiate obsolete retain sensation somber subsequent vow <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests.
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are completing a __Scientific Experiment__, you should have: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Selected your experiment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your Study Question, Aim, Hypothesis, Apparatus and Method. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Begun to gather equipment for experiment/begun completing experiment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Continuously been recording your progress in your log book.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Continue working on your Science Fair Project. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are completing an __invention__, you should have: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Aim and Need (checked by Mrs C) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> 1. Feedback from others as to if it is a good idea (type this up as a general comment including why they think it is a good idea) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Designs assessed against criteria (drawings and assessment table) 3. What's on the market against the criteria 4. Statement as to why you choose the design <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**3. Work on your Digi Awards entry with your group.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Two groups have shared their planning template with me. Can all those groups who have not done so please drag this into the class9 folder. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- I suggest you film over the holidays/this week so you can edit in the first few weeks of next term. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Remember that you cannot use any images/music/footage which is not your own or licensed for re-use. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**4. Add punctuation and capital letters to the document in your Writing folder.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This is to be completed by __this Friday__. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">**5. Fill in the Google Doc I have shared with you titled 'My Book Recommendation'.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Fill in your name, your favourite book and the author. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- Fill in more than one if you've got many! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">- This needs to be completed by __Friday__.
 * Term 2: Week 10 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. afflict barren consist drought erode expand famine fertile oasis pasture primitive refuge revert teem wither <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests.
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are completing a __Scientific Experiment__, you should have: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Selected your experiment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Completed your Study Question, Aim, Hypothesis, Apparatus and Method. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Begun to gather equipment for experiment/begun completing experiment. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Continuously been recording your progress in your log book.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Continue working on your Science Fair Project. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are completing an __invention__, you should have: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Aim and Need (checked by Mrs C) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> 1. Feedback from others as to if it is a good idea (type this up as a general comment including why they think it is a good idea) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Designs assessed against criteria (drawings and assessment table) 3. What's on the market against the criteria 4. Statement as to why you choose the design


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Do the dishes one night this week :) **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Complete up to (and including) Lesson 5 in your Te Reo language project by __Monday of next week__. **

Remember, I will provide one prize for each game, so you need to ensure that your game will have ONE clear winner. Bring along any equipment you need or make it yourself. I am happy to print documents if needed.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Prepare for your game at our Learning Celebration. **


 * 6. Return your tear-off invite for the Learning Celebration.**


 * 7. Ensure your poster and essay are ready for printing.**


 * Term 2: Week 9 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Abdicate <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assume <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bungle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dominate <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Former <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guardian <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hoist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Intercept <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jubilee <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kin <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pardon <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Proclaim <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Provoke <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reign <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Riot
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You will also have 2 maths sessions to work on these in class.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Complete all 24 of the activities in the Fractions, Decimals and Percentages pod in StudyLadder by __Friday__. **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Complete page 12 of your Water Booklet by __Wednesday__. **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Complete the shower experiment by __Wednesday__. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week, you will be given two sessions in class to work on this. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You will also have independent literacy time where you will be an option to work on this. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is due on __Monday of Week 10__.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Complete your Injustice Poster. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Add any new goals to your literacy goal sheet. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Make final changes to your essay based on my comments on your rubric (which is shared with you in the Theme folder). These will not affect your grade but will continue to show me your writing level (which I will use for reports).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Review my comments on your Injustice Essay. **


 * Term 2: Week 8 **

You will be tested on these words __next Monday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Disaster <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Flee <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fracture <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Immense <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Intense <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Investigate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lurch <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Major <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Minor <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Petrify <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Predict <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prone <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sparse <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topple <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Urban <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests.
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- Your essay is due __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">this Friday __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- Remember to follow the process of collecting research, pasting it onto your Google Doc, highlighting the relevant sentences and constructing bullet points in your own words. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- Use your bullet points ONLY to create your essay. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- Use the Success Criteria you recorded in your literacy book. I suggest you make a key and highlight each aspect of your success criteria that you have successfully included. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- You should also use at least one adjectival phrase. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- I am more than happy to comment on your essay and assist you with it. Email me, ensuring that your essay is on a separate document in the Theme folder, and I will take a look as soon as I can. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer each of the questions below providing details. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">media type="custom" key="27629134" <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- Create a folder in your Google Drive called "Mollie's Science Fair" and share this whole folder with me. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- Create a document which has your idea and have this confirmed by myself/Mrs Currie.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">2. Work on your Injustice Research/Essay. **
 * 3. Complete the Injustice Inquiry Reflection.**
 * 4. Work on your Science Fair.** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">You should have your idea ready by now.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> If you are in the Science Experiment group, you should now be writing your study question, hypothesis, method and apparatus (after I have confirmed that your idea is suitable). <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**5. The following students have not yet had a parent/family member/family friend/sibling comment on their writing goal page:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Jerom <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Liam <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Oliver <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**6. Find the Mean, Median, Mode and Range of:** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//**You can use a calculator for the mean only.**// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//**This is due on __Monday of Week 9__.**// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a) 45, 36, 43, 38, 42, 39 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">b) 12.3, 7.5, 3.8, 7.3, 8.7, 2.5, 10.8 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">c) 97, 83, 99, 97, 91, 89, 92, 95, 91 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">d) 6, 8, 3, 7, 1, 9, 5, 8, 4, 3, 6, 7, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 4


 * Term 2: Week 7 **

You will be tested on these words __next Monday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Access <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Associated <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Boisterous <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brilliant <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Decade <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Delicate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Employ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Idle <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Illuminate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Provide <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Require <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Taunt <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tolerant <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Transform <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wilderness
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**2. Work on your Injustice Research/Essay.** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- You will have time in class to complete this, but your essay is due __next Friday__. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Remember to follow the process of collecting research, pasting it onto your Google Doc, highlighting the relevant sentences and constructing bullet points in your own words. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Use your bullet points ONLY to create your essay. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Use the Success Criteria we recorded on the model in your literacy book. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**3. Complete the task assigned to you relating to Science Fair.**This will be given when we meet on Tuesday and will be due the next time we meet for Science - __Tuesday (week 8)__. __<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Science Investigation: __<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Complete the table with the data below and fill in the averages. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Create a graph in your book or on Google Spreadsheets. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-<span style="display: inline !important;">Research to find out WHY the glass and the stainless steel melted ice the fastest. Paste your research in a Google Doc or make bullet point notes in your science book. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**4. Return your Famine book/money ASAP.** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> **6. Ensure you have paid for our trip on Friday ($10) and have returned your permission form.**
 * **Surface** || **Trial 1** || **Trial 2** || **Trial 3** || **Average** ||
 * Tea Towel || 99:36 || 69:56 || 93:33 ||  ||
 * Glass || 34:24 || 27:05 || 26:20 ||  ||
 * Wood || 58:43 || 59:39 || 52:20 ||  ||
 * Formica || 64:25 || 62:18 || 54:14 ||  ||
 * Stainless Steel || 39:31 || 36:05 || 36:05 ||  ||
 * Plastic || 62:08 || 55:13 || 66:30 ||  ||
 * 5. Work on your Science Fair.** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You should have your idea ready by now.  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Create a folder in your Google Drive called "Mollie's Science Fair" and share this whole folder with me.  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Create a document which has your idea and have this confirmed by myself/Mrs Currie.  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * 7. The following students have not yet had a parent/family member/family friend/sibling comment on their writing goal page:** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jerom  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Liam  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Sam T  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sam H  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oliver
 * Term 2: Week 6 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Accommodate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aggressive <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bask <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Carcass <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conceal <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Flail <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gorge <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Morsel <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Protrude <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ripple <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slither <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sluggish <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Snout <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Taper <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visible <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**2. Complete the crossword which includes words from last week and the three weeks before that.** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**3. Complete the task assigned to you relating to Science Fair.** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This will be given when we meet on Tuesday and will be due the following __Tuesday (week 7)__. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Science Investigation: <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Complete the table with the data below and fill in the averages. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Create a graph in your book or on Google Spreadsheets. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Research to find out WHY the glass and the stainless steel melted ice the fastest. Paste your research in a Google Doc or make bullet point notes in your science book. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**
 * **Surface** || **Trial 1** || **Trial 2** || **Trial 3** || **Average** ||
 * Tea Towel || 99:36 || 69:56 || 93:33 ||  ||
 * Glass || 34:24 || 27:05 || 26:20 ||  ||
 * Wood || 58:43 || 59:39 || 52:20 ||  ||
 * Formica || 64:25 || 62:18 || 54:14 ||  ||
 * Stainless Steel || 39:31 || 36:05 || 36:05 ||  ||
 * Plastic || 62:08 || 55:13 || 66:30 ||  ||
 * Term 2: Week 5 **

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Convalesce <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dedicate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dictate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Exasperate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Notable <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Overdue <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Overthrow <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Penetrate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Portrait <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rebel <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Restrict <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seldom <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stimulate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tempest <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Upbringing <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**2. Insert your data onto the Census at School website (using the measurements we recorded in class).** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to insert your data. You will need to enter the registration code 37138 and select your year level before beginning. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have discovered that this must be completed during school hours. I will give you time during a maths session this week. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**3. Complete the Science Fair form which I have emailed to you.** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This needs to be completed by __Wednesday__. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**4. Think about your science fair topic (and discuss with your parents/family).** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are completing a Science Experiment, email your thoughts/ideas to me so I can give you some feedback before you become too attached to your idea. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**5. Write a reflection on your writing progress.** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On a Google Doc (or in your literacy book), write a 100 - 200 word reflection on your literacy goals. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Write about each of your goals and the progress you have made so far. Try to explain the specific ways you have improved (see the example below). <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Drag this into the writing folder by __Friday__. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- I will make comments which you need to have responded to (and made changes based on) by __Monday__. You also need to ask a parent/grandparent/older relative to read your paragraph and add a comment. This needs to be done by __Monday__ also. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Success Criteria:__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Extensive vocabulary <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Succinct <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Appropriate punctuation (full stops, commas, semi-colons, brackets) <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Literacy goal <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Range of sentence starters (present participle, adverb) <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Range of sentence types <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Ensure you meet your purpose (reflect and explain to me) <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Example:__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//My initial literacy goal was to improve my vocabulary. Throughout the year, I have learned to research synonyms for a word and select a better word which is still the same form (e.g. by replacing a verb with another verb). By underlining the vocabulary I need to improve, I can enhance and improve these words during the editing process. Including a deep idea was my second goal...//
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**
 * Term 2: Week 4 **

You will be tested on these words on __ Friday __. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Accelerate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Altitude <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anxious <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brace <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Confident <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Contact <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Exult <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hangar <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maximum <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Methodical <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nonchalant <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Proceed <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Saunter <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Solo <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stall <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Bring your jersey on Friday if you will need a label sewn on. ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Complete the following maths questions in your maths book by __Friday__. ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You need to use PVP, R+C and Rev for at least one question each. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a) 45 + 197 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">b) 372 + 959  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">c) 3,421 + 866  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">d) 7,845 - 7,789  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">e) 56.3 - 42.8  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">f) 187.4 + 583.8  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">g) 4,765 - 3,801  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">h) 4.56 - 2.68  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">i) 25,999 + 4,677  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">j) 3.24m + 19.09m  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You need to use PVP (for multiplication only), Proportional Adjustment and Reversibility (for division only) for at least one question each. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">k) 45 x 7 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">l) 8 x 3,856  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">m) 17 x 24  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">n) 448 divided by 8 o) 423 divided by 47 p) 918 divided by 6 q) 67.3 x 9 r) 89 x 2.34 s) 45,743 x 20 t) 870.8 divided by 7
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words. **

Use the 'Interactive World Map' and the 'Capital Cities Game' (which you have played before) on StudyLadder. Click here to play an online Capital City game to further test your knowledge. Click here or here or here to practice your knowledge of New Zealand geography.
 * 4.** **Prepare for your mapping test on Tuesday by looking at the capitals and location of each country (optional).**

These will be given to you by either Mrs Currie or myself in our session on Tuesday afternoon. Make sure you have selected whether you will complete an invention or a science investigation by this __Tuesday__.
 * 5. Complete the set tasks for Science Fair.**


 * 6. Study for your French test on __Wednesday__.**
 * Year 7s need to know: Basic conversation and numbers to 100**
 * Year 8s need to know: Basic conversation, numbers to 20, classroom objects, 'to have' and 'to be'.**


 * Term 2: Week 3 **
 * 1. You will be tested on your spelling words from last week __this Monday__.**

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Available <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Bondage <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Donate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Establish <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Evade <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Liberate <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Numerous <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Occasion <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Oppose <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Prohibit <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Pursue <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Reassure <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Reluctant <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Superior <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Yearn <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Click here to read the definitions of these words. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Click here to test your knowledge of the word meanings in a number of games/tests. - Your draft is due on __ Monday of week 3 __. I am expecting that at least 4 of the 5 paragraphs will be completed. I will add comments and suggestions. - Your completed essay is due on __Friday of week 3__. You will have made changes based on my comments and will have completed all 5 paragraphs.
 * 2. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**
 * 3.** **Mrs Fawcett's Expectation Reflection**

- Remember that this is a //reflection// of your effort and presentation. I know that some of you demonstrated large amounts of effort, but the bookmark still had aspects which were not up to standard. Others of you did not complete the task by the due date, although your presentation was excellent. Think about where you personally need to improve and write about this in the second and third body paragraphs.


 * 4. Practice your poem if you were chosen for the finals/semi-finals.**

I will discuss this competition with you on Monday (including the AMAZING prizes!). You can enter the poem you created for your Mural (obviously not including the stanza you copied from the 'For the Fallen' poem) or you could write another poem about WW1. If you would like me to work further with you on your poem, write it onto a Google Document and I can give you some suggestions. Click here to see the competition details.
 * 5. //If you would like to//, enter your poem in the 'WW1 Centenery' competition (this does not need to be entered until the end of the term).**


 * 6. Complete your co-ordinates image (if you did not attend music camp and are not in my little maths group) __by Friday__.**

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Absurd Accomplish Ascend Dense Experiment Flimsy Heroic Lumber Mimic Significant Soar Spectator Suspend Terminate Unwieldy
 * Term 2: Week 2 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

Also bring any ribbon you would like to decorate your jar. I will bring curling ribbon and twine/string.
 * 2. Bring a 2.5 cup capacity jar to school on Friday.**


 * 3. Complete the Spelling Review for Lessons 5 - 8 (Crossword) by __Friday__.**

- Fill in the template below with your choice of virtue and your language. First in, first serve. - One person needs to write the English version of each virtue. - Make sure the background is decorated and the font is easy to read. - The four virtues are respect, assertiveness, discernment, service. - This task is due on __Friday of week 2__.
 * 4. On a sheet of paper (23cm long and 10 cm high), create your virtue sign.**

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Below is the task sheet. Each of you should have your own copy of this task sheet.
 * 5. Work on your ANZAC Independent Task to ensure that it will be completed by Friday of Week 2.**

Unless you were one of the few people who showed me an outstanding effort in the 'Injustice' title task, you are going to be writing me an essay. I was incredibly disappointed in the standard of work completed and the lack of effort or care.
 * 6.** **Mrs Fawcett's Expectation Essay**

- This essay will consist of an introduction, three body paragraphs and a conclusion. - The first body paragraph will explain the aspects of your bookmark which you feel achieved my expectations. - The second body paragraph will explain why you don't think your bookmark was up to standard. What aspects let you down? Look at the Success Criteria I set you. Think about your presentation. Which parts were not presented well or positioned well? How rushed was your effort? - The third body paragraph will outline what you will do next time to improve your bookmark. Next term you will be making another one. How will you go about this differently? - Each of the above body paragraphs will be //no more than 100 words//. Your introduction and conclusion will be only a few sentences. - Your essay will be written onto a Google Doc and dragged into the Writing folder. - Your draft is due on __Monday of week 3__. I am expecting that at least 4 of the 5 paragraphs will be completed. I will add comments and suggestions. - Your completed essay is due on __Friday of week 3__. You will have made changes based on my comments and will have completed all 5 paragraphs.

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Assemble Banquet Cargo Cask Celebrate Decrease Desperate Edible Frivolous Harvest Hew Hostile Pledge Prosper Task
 * Term 2: Week 1 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

The Rubric for your poetry reading (so you are aware what you will be marked on) is in your Reading folder. Remember the order will be randomly chosen on Monday.
 * 2. Ensure your poem is ready to be read aloud to the class in the first week of the term.**

You will need these from Tuesday of Week 1 until Thursday of Week 2. I suggest you keep them in your pencil case/bag during this time.
 * 3. Bring a pair of headphones to school.**

This needs to meet the following criteria: - Be 20cm long and 7cm high. (You can either make this on the computer or I can give you a piece of paper which is this size). - Have the title "Injustice". - Include at least 2 images (We are studying GLOBAL injustice so think about images which will reflect unfairness in the world today). - Be completely coloured/decorated. A white background is not acceptable. - Have a line 1cm thick from the right edge where the title "Injustice" is repeated vertically. This needs to be completed by ** Friday of Week 1 **. I will laminate these and we will glue them into your literacy book on Monday of Week 2.
 * 4. Complete your Literacy title bookmark.**

Below is the task sheet. Each of you should have your own copy of this task sheet.
 * 5. Work on your ANZAC Independent Task to ensure that it will be completed by Friday of Week 2.**

The poetry final is in Week 3 of next term. Starting from Monday of next term, we will be randomly selecting who will be presenting their poem each day (this means EVERYONE needs to be ready by Monday).
 * Holidays **
 * Poetry Competition Preparation:**

Criteria of your poem: - At least 30 seconds in length. - Your poem should be written on cue cards (not on an A4 piece of paper). - You should be familiar with your poem so that you do not need to read it (instead only glancing at your cue cards to jog your memory). - You can have a prop if you would like one. This is not necessary for a level four. - Use expression and gestures. A poem without these features does not score well in these aspects of the poetry assessment.

Therefore, you do not __ need __ to learn any words, but it might be a good idea to learn the spelling of words which you know you always misspell. E.g. Definite, there/their/they're, success, occasion, sure/shore, tomorrow, miscellaneous, subterranean, disappeared, present, especially, swimming.
 * Week 9 **
 * 1. You will be tested this week on 100 common words.**

- A one minute wall sit. - A one minute plank. - 40 leg raises. - 40 fire hydrants on each side. - 50 star jumps. - 50 can lifts (from by your side to out to your side (like a T)). - 50 can lifts (from by your stomach to out in front of you). - 10 press ups. - 40 sit ups. - 40 tricep dips. - A 5 minute continuous jog outside.
 * 2. Complete the following fitness activities in a public place in your home. This needs to be completed over the weekend or on Monday/Tuesday night. **

I have given you an update notice with details specific to our class. Make sure you share this with your parents and understand it yourself. Below is a copy of this notice if you have lost yours.
 * 3. Ensure you are prepared for the 24 hour relay.**

This is in your 'Theme' folder and needs to be completed by Wednesday.
 * 4. Complete the 'Websites: True or False' task.**

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Colony Compensate Deposit Fascinate Feeble Formal Frigid Harsh Huddle Remote Resemble Rigid Solitary Substantial Waddle
 * Week 8 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

- Your parent should have booked in online using the details in the most recent school newsletter. - You should have returned a permission slip which allows you to leave early (at 12:30pm) on Wednesday/
 * 2. Remind your parents about parent/teacher interviews this Wednesday.**

- Complete your poster for Fair Trade (by __Friday__) Remember to use the posters below for inspiration and to adhere to the Success Criteria we set as a group. 1 or 2 of you are almost finished, but the remainder of you have A LOT of work to be completed before I will be signing your poster off.
 * 3. Group 3 for Literacy:**

Complete at least 5 of the following 9 activities (in the document below) by __Friday__. See if you can complete them WITHOUT telling anyone it's for homework or having anyone notice.
 * 4. RAOK Options**

This needs to be finished by __Wednesday__.
 * 5. Complete your Assessment Profile which was shared with you in the Class9 folder.**

You will be tested on these words on __Friday__. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Abolish Agony Catapult Character Denounce Escalate Grim Harbour Inflict Loathe Meddle Monstrous Rouse Steadfast Translate
 * Week 7 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

//**The following tasks are to be completed on Tuesday (while I am at Volleyball) and for homework. I suggest you complete as much as possible on Tuesday to reduce your homework load. Numbers 2 - 5 are due on Friday.**//

Interpret Timetables (Level 1) Interpret Timetables (Level 2) Time Problem Solving (Assessment)
 * 2. Complete the following StudyLadder tasks to ensure you are prepared for your Time Unit Test. They are all under 'Time and Temperature'. You need to get at least an 8 in each task.**

Counting to 10 in French Common Greetings in French
 * 3. Additional French StudyLadder Tasks**

Studying the image below, record at least 40 words which come to mind in your literacy book under the title 'Vocabulary Extension'. For example, //uneven//. Once you have done so, improve 10 of the words by rewriting them in red. For example, //asymmetrical.// Notice that //uneven// was an adjective and //asymmetrical// is an adjective. You must replace a word with a coordinating word which is the same part of speech.
 * 4. Vocabulary Extension**


 * 5. Complete the following two Maths tasks:**



Success Criteria: - At least 5 coloured images - The words 'Te Reo' - A border
 * 6. In the back of your Languages book (the last page), create a title page for Te Reo. This is due on __Monday__.**

I will be selecting title pages which have exceeded the expectation to receive stars.

//<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">- Record your Success Criteria above your writing in your literacy book or on a Google Doc. // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">- Plan your writing. Think about what items you will focus on and what your deep idea will be. // //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.5px;">- Write your description of between 150 and 300 words and RE-CRAFT. // ||
 * 7. Write a description of your room. This is due on __Monday__. **
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">- First, create a Success Criteria for yourself with at least 5 - 10 aspects (one being your literacy goal). Ensure your criteria are specific. Use “Improve 10 verbs to be strong verbs” rather than “Use strong verbs”. //

You will be tested on these words on Friday. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Avalanche Blizzard Challenge Conquer Crevice Foolhardy Lure Makeshift Optimist Previous Route Summit Terse Thwart Vertical
 * Week 6 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

This is an activity which checks your understanding of the spelling words we have completed in the last four weeks. I will give this worksheet to you on Monday and expect it to be completed by Friday.
 * 2. Complete the 'Review for Lessons 1 - 4'.**

- In class, we will look at how to write an introduction and conclusion. Together, we will construct Success Criteria which I will paste below. - They should be between 50 and 100 words each. - Share your work with a buddy and have them make 5 constructive comments on your introduction/conclusion and 5 positive comments on the remainder of the writing. Make changes based on these. - Your introduction and conclusion need to completed by Friday.
 * 3. Complete your Hero Essay.**

- Make changes based on the comments I have made on your previous paragraphs.

SUCCESS CRITERIA Introduction: - Introduces the topic (brief one sentence definition) - Introduces your three paragraphs (in this case it will introduce your two heroes by describing them in 1 - 2 sentences)

Conclusion: - Sums up your writing. - Makes the reader think by including a deep idea. - Refers briefly to your two heroes.

ONCE I have signed off your Hero Essay as being complete, you are going to present it on Google Docs.I am going to go through and print each document. - Your entire essay and key needs to fit on one page. If necessary, make the page margins smaller so that more can fit on the page. - Your font should be a size suitable to take up the whole page. - You do not need a title but you need your name at the bottom under the conclusion (miss a line). - This is due next Monday (Week 7).
 * 4. Present your Hero Essay.**

- Complete the OPS challenge. Do as much as you can alone and then start asking others to help you (your parents, siblings, other students). - This is due on Friday.
 * 5. Complete the Otago Problem Solving sheet.**

You will be tested on these words on Friday. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Accurate Approximate Course Depart Despair Destination Deteriorate Gale Horizon Jubilation Navigate Nostalgia Revive Sever Voyage
 * Week 5 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

- This paragraph is researching a second hero who is very different to the first person you studied. - Write it under the paragraph you completed on your first hero. - In class, we will look at how we can add a sentence to begin the paragraph which will link to the paragraph before. - This is due on Monday the 9th of March (Monday of Week 6).
 * 2. Write the third paragraph in your Hero Report.**

Success Criteria: - The SEE structure (a statement, explanation and example) - 5 improved pieces of vocabulary. - A range of sentence starters (no more than 2 he/she or the person's name). - 10 pieces of factual information/research. - At least one simple, one compound and one complex sentence. - A beginning sentence which links this paragraph to the paragraph before.

You need to score at least 8/10 in each of the tasks.
 * 3. Complete all of the activities in the Geography pod in StudyLadder by** **Friday.**

You will be tested on these words on Friday. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Ancestor Carnivore Comprehend Duration Evident Extinct Ferocious Gigantic Obscure Option Premature Preserve Prey Puny Survive
 * Week 4 **
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- This will go above your paragraph that you completed last week (on a Google Doc which you should have dragged into the Writing folder). <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; line-height: 20px;">- Use the video we watched for inspiration but please do not use the words of the video, only the ideas. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- This should be between 50 and 100 words. The example we will study in class is 85 words. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- On Monday, we will study a definition paragraph and will identify the Success Criteria for your task. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- This is due on Friday.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Write a paragraph describing what a hero is. **

Success Criteria: - Statement (first sentence) - Deep idea which makes the reader think - Specific vocabulary choices - Explanations


 * 3. Make changes to your 'Hero Report Paragraph' based on my comments.**

You need to add punctuation, improve 5 words, check spelling and include paragraphs. This is due on Friday.
 * 4. Re-craft the Editing Paragraph which is in your Writing folder.**

This is for Year 7s and Year 8 girls only.
 * 5. Return your Health forms by** **Tuesday.**

**Week 3**

You will be tested on these words on Friday. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Aroma Beverage Bland Brittle Cluster Combine Consume Crave Cultivate Equivalent Export Extract Introduce Purchase Tropical
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

Click here for a website which lists your words, their definition and uses them in a sentence.

I have shared this with you as a Google Document. This means that it will be in your emails and also in your drive under 'Incoming' or 'Shared with me'. Note that a geographical feature is a natural feature of the Earth. Thank you to all those organised people who have already completed this without being asked! This needs to be completed by Wednesday morning.
 * 2. Complete the 'Room 9: Where do we come from?' document.**

- You need to draft a paragraph which includes the features/structures below in your literacy book, missing lines. - Remember to use the model we studied based on Martin Luther King Jr. which is glued into your book. - Re-craft using red pen, making any necessary changes to ensure you have included everything necessary. - Type your finished piece of writing onto a Google document and drag this into the 'Writing' folder. - Highlight each of the features below (in a different colour) and add a key to the bottom. - This is due on Monday of Week 4 (the 23rd of February).
 * 3. Complete your Hero report paragraph.**

Success Criteria: - The SEE structure (a statement, explanation and example) - 5 improved pieces of vocabulary. - A range of sentence starters (no more than 2 he/she or the person's name). - 10 pieces of factual information/research. - At least one simple, one compound and one complex sentence (for year 8's to identify only).

If you received this last Friday, the entire crossword needs to be completed by Wednesday. If you were working with me (so therefore received the task on Monday), you need to complete 10 of the most difficult questions by Wednesday__. Remember to use the most effective strategy to solve the problem (PVP, R+C or Reversibility).
 * 4. Complete the Maths Crossword.**

**Week 2** You will be tested on these words on **Friday**. Remember that to earn a spelling ribbon, you must correctly spell and understand the meaning of each of your 15 words for six consecutive weeks. Accustom Alert Assign Budge Burly Companion Compatible Concept Distract Jostle Obedient Obstacle Patient Pedestrian Retire
 * 1. Learn the spelling and meaning of your 15 spelling words.**

Select a country from each continent (other than Antarctica). For each country, complete half a page in your book. Record: - The title (your country name). This can be artistic or a simple blue title underlined in red. - Continent: - Population: - National Animal: - National Flower: - GDP: - Prime Minister/President: - Nearest three neighbours: - 3 Interesting Facts: - Image of the flag (hand-drawn and coloured or printed) This is due on **Monday of Week 3**.
 * 2. In your 'Theme' book, study 6 countries.**


 * 3. Make changes to your goals once I have commented on them.**

a) 45 + 147 b) 4,582 + 139 c) 576 + 645 d) 1,834 + 3,478 e) 46,838 + 5,427 If you are confident in PVP and decimals, solve the above five questions before making the questions more challenging. Add a decimal to the first number by counting back two places and add a decimal to the second number by counting back one decimal place. Solve each question again. E.g. Question (a) would become 0.45 + 14.7
 * 4. Solve the following 5 problems in your maths book using PVP. This is due on Friday.**

Share your basic facts score with your parents and discuss whether you need extra assistance.
 * 5. Discuss the Maths Support Evening on Wednesday at 7pm with your parents.**


 * 6. Attend the Music evening on Tuesday night if you are interesting in playing an instrument this year.**

**Week 1**

These need to be at school on Tuesday if you did not remember them on Monday.
 * 1) Ensure you bring your 30+ images to school on your device or on a USB. **

- You need to have at least two goals under each of the following headings: Academic Sporting Behaviour Presentation - Your goals need to be specific. "Improving my book presentation" is difficult to measure. "Using a ruler and red pen to draw lines" is much more specific and measurable. - Once you have completed your 8+ goals, name the document "2015 Goals" and drag it into the "Class 9" folder. - Email me letting me know you have completed your goals and to confirm that your document is in the correct folder. - This task needs to be completed by **Monday of Week 2**.
 * 2) On a Google Document, write your goals for this year.**

This needs to meet the following criteria: - Be 20cm long and 7cm high. (You can either make this on the computer or I can give you a piece of paper which is this size). - Have the title "Everyday Heroes". - Include at least 2 images, - Be completely coloured/decorated. A white background is not acceptable. - Have a line 1cm thick from the right edge where the title "Everyday Heroes" is repeated vertically. This needs to be completed by ** Monday of Week 2 **. I will laminate these and we will glue them into your literacy book on Monday of Week 2. x
 * 3) Complete your Literacy title bookmark.**