Home Learning Links Wk2 T4

What a busy first week back that was! I was so proud of you all during the week, especially when we were practicing our dancing. It paid off in the end!

This week is another busy week! We have ex-All Black Norm Hewitt coming to talk to us toomorrow morning (he is the SPCA ambassador), and we are presenting (again!) at assembly on Friday. I won't be there unfortunately, but Mr B will take over.

This week our sexuality program begins...

One more week and then testing begins! Here are this weeks links.

Spelling

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Spelling response form

Maths

Maths buddy as per usual...

Some of us still need to brush up on our ordering of decimals. Here is a link to a couple of games that will reinforce that.
Battleship Numberline

This task is converting decimals to percentages. This will come up in the test

FDP conversions

Literacy

Here is a simple cloze reading task. This one is is the type that is worth 20 marks in the STAR test.

Erosion 

Key Coms T4

Here's a link for those to the Key Com Home Learning for Term 4. Enjoy!

Key Coms Term 4

Week 1 T4

Wow! Term 4 Already! We are presenting again at assembly (I KNOW!) in 2 weeks time! So we'll need to put our thinking caps on. More writing? Luke to present his speech? End of year testing is on week 3, so use all your time wisely.

Writing

Our substantial piece of writing this term is a character portrait. Use this link to begin a conversation at home around all the possible people you could choose.

Spelling

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Spelling response form

Maths

Continue on as per-usual with your MathsBuddy work. Don't forget to take a comprehensive test before beginning a new area of study and re-test at the end. 

Extra for experts Don't forget to take your OWN copy.

Grammar & Punctuation

Noun types. In this short exercise, you need to complete a table that classifies nouns as either proper, common, collective and abstract. We have covered all these, but if you have any trouble recalling which is which then try this link

Week 8

WALA is here today. $7 for a family, $4 for an individual. PrEP market day tomorrow. 2 weeks til the holidays!

Spelling

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Spelling Response Form

Punctuation & Grammar

More naming part of speech...such fun. This one is just a little refresh! Make a copy and save in you spelling folder

Adjectives

Maths

Continue to work on you area of study. Make sure you save any evidence. 

EXTRA FOR EXPERTs-Interpreting Tables

WK 7

Busy, busy week. PrEP...Art Soiree. Ciaos! Fun!

Spelling

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Spelling response form

Grammar & Punctuation

Last week we stumbled upon text that used colons and semi-colons. Here is a little more work on it. Its level 5 (year 9+) so don't panic too much. The first section you should be able to do well.

Colons

A quick little review of the cartoon on the blog (or here) should be enough. Don't forget to take a copy

Maths 

As per usual, continue on with your area of study in maths buddy. Make sure you have completed a comprehensive test at the beginning, and tested your understanding at the end. Save your evidence in you maths folder.

Week 7 already! Its hard to believe that in a few more weeks it will be holidays again...then the final term of the year!

This week PrEP kicks up a gear.

Spelling

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Spelling response sheet

Grammar & Punctuation

Last week we began our investigation of some forms of punctuation we are not familiar with. This little activity looks at parentheses (or brackets!!!)

Maths

Continue on with your area of investigation...

Week 6

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Punctuation

We'll keep on our focus of punctuation; today it's direct speech. Take a copy!

Maths

As per usual. Complete a comprehensive test on Maths Buddy. Put the evidence in your drive.