Week 4 update

This week it was a busy week. We had our assembly and the quiz.Lucy, Alex and Sivan did their science homework.   Next Monday it is the queens birthday at London happy birthday to the queen on Tuesday the Argentinian people are coming to our school  we might be on t.v three.on Wednesday it is national Tongan week that means  we celebrate tonga we have a very very busy week.by (Teisha and agostina. )  :)

pourquoi stories

Pourquoi stories are tales that tell how or why something is the way it is. We are writing these tales in class. Here are some pourquoi stories

Week 3 update (Science Week!!!)

This week was science week and Grant(Mitchell's Dad) came in at lunch and did a really cool presentation on his work. Agostina and Teisha presented their science homework and they were both about eggs!

On Friday in Week 4 we have the Quiz-a-thon! 

By Blake And Bethany 

( Photographer: Harrison)

 

Reading Week 3

Reading Comprehension Tasks

Giraffes

Read Justin Bieber to go into space and answer the questions below as a comment to this post.
1. what does the article mean by "literally mingling with the stars"?
2. Who is organising the trip?
3. What does sensation mean here?

Monkeys and Zebras

Read NASA to grow a lettuce in space and answer the questions below as a comment to this post.
1. Why are they trying to grow lettuces in space?
2. What is a 'plant pillow'?
3. What does obstacle mean?

Lions

Read Thousands Apply For A One-Way (All Expenses Paid) Voyage To Mars and answer the questions below as a comment to this post.
1. Why do you think people want to live on Mars?
2. What is the criteria for applying for a position on the project?
3. What does habitable mean?

Spelling Task

Play Spelling games on Spelling City for apostrophe words! Click here!

Week 2 update



On Thursday we went to the Stardome and learnt heaps. We also Climbed One Tree Hill and could see the whole city from the top.

In MART (math/art named by Nathan) we have been making transformation gardens. These will be going up in the hall soon.

In writing we are learning to write explanations and we did our writing assessment too.

 

 

 

Week one update

What a busy week for the first week back!
In Maths we have been looking at transformations and made flags that contain several kinds of transformation.
In Reading we started looking at explanations as we will be writing these next week.
In Writing we made superheroes and wrote cool descriptions of them focusing on using paragraphs to organise our ideas.
We started our homework science presentations with some fantastic presentations that set the bar high. These three really new their stuff!

Izzy won the citizenship cup! What a star. We all think that she is fantastic and really shows the qualities of a great citizen! Well done Izzy! Here is the video that Naomi took of Izzy getting the award.




Writing By Mrs Carryer
Photography by Zara and Naomi

Plurals

Plurals and Singular
In spelling we learnt how to add an S to a word. We tend to do this when there is more than one of something, though not all plurals end in S.


Watch this video about plurals and play the plural fishing game.

This Website also has a game about turning a singular into a plural

Super Paragraphs!

We Are Learning To: Organise similar ideas into paragraphs

We are going to create our own super heroes and write descriptions of them using some super paragraphing!

To design your own superhero click here! Make sure you print it to go with your writing.

 

What would your super power be? Comment on this post.

Week One Term Two

Welcome back for Term Two!

I hope that everyone had a great holiday break

IMPORTANT!
1. We will be doing oral language presentations this term. See the homework post for instructions and details. Click here to book in your slot to present.

2. Garden To Table: is this Thursday. This term it will be on odd weeks.

3. Notices will be coming home about our trip in Week Two. Make sure these get signed and brought back to school.

Spelling
This week in spelling we are learning how to add 's' to words.
This website has some great games on singular and plural words and how to add 's'.

Maths
For the first two weeks of term we will be learning about transformations in maths. There are basic explanations on Maths is fun.
Want to earn a Dojo point? Comment below on a real life situation where you would see or use transformation!

Term Two Homework presentations

Homework presentations
This term each student will be giving a short presentation about anything in science that interests them. Two or three students will be presenting each Friday afternoon to the rest of the class.
The presentation can be about anything in science that interests you. It may be abou how something works, why something happens, how something was invented or explaining a scientific term. For some inspiration read the comments to this post where people will write their questions about science.

Success Criteria
Your presentation should be:
- between 2 and 4 minutes long
-in your own words, not just copied off Wikipedia or written by Mum
-presented in a clear, loud voice and using expression (remember our drama lessons!)
-presented in any format you choose such as a speech, a poster, a prezi, a power point presentation ....

Click here to book in your presentation slot.

Don't forget to write your science questions as comments to this post. Try to make them OPEN questions!