Look Forward To Seeing You Tonight

If we have the form for your child staying after school tonight we look forward to seeing you at 6pm for a short viewing of our year.
If you know nothing about this please come and see us straight after school.

Thursday Celebration Night and DVD Purchase

Please be aware that the DVD purchase needs to be in tomorrow so that we can print and create the right amount. (We apologise about the late notice and hope you can get one as it is great keepsake)

Also our celebration note needs to be returned to allow the students to stay late on Thursday. We look forward to our shared dinner and seeing you (the parents) at 6pm to view our year in pictures.

Week 8, Term 4

If any parents are wondering how we start the beginning of the day, please feel free to take a look at our Drive Time document.

Work due: throughout week 8 and by Monday Week 9 (...the last week of 2016!!!)

STUDYLADDER
No Studyladder

MULTIPLICATION FACTS
There will be a multiplication facts test sometime this week. Practise those you most need to know.

ENGLISH/ MEDIA ARTS
Robot Story - make sure you have shared your story with two class members. Some students have not done this yet. They will edit it by adding comments/suggestions. Make sure you edit two other stories (more if you want), and write a comment, with your name, at the top of the story when you have finished editing.

FLOOR PLAN of your DREAM HOME

Dream homes should be finished and furnished, with all costings.

Once finished you need to give us a tour (3 minutes maximum) IN JAPANESE.

Refer to the Japanese in the Classroom document for sentence patterns and vocabulary.

We will present these in week 8 and 9.

GEOGRAPHY

Finish storyboard for 15 second advertisement. Group activity. Is there anything you can work on at home? Finding pictures? Adding directions to your storyboard Slides presentation? Produce your own music? Work due ASAP

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
We will be asking students about what they have read.


(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 7, Term 4

Drive Time

If any parents are wondering how we start the beginning of the day, please feel free to take a look at our Drive Time document.

Work due: Monday Week 8

GEOGRAPHY

Due to Geography assessments we have minimal homework expectations this week.

The presentations are going well and we only have a few more to do.

Students need to give some thought to their travel destination advertisement storyboards. This is a group activity and you will need to share a Google Slides file. Use the suggestions/comment function to negotiate and plan together which photos/pictures/text will be best, and what your engaging message will be.

STUDYLADDER
No Studyladder

MULTIPLICATION FACTS
There will be a multiplication facts test sometime this week. Practise those you most need to know.

ENGLISH/ MEDIA ARTS
Robot Story - make sure you have shared your story with two class members. They will edit it by adding comments/suggestions. Make sure you edit two other stories (more if you want), and write a comment, with your name, at the top of the story when you have finished editing.

FLOOR PLAN of your DREAM HOME

Dream homes should be finished and furnished, with all costings.

Once finished you need to give us a tour (3 minutes maximum) IN JAPANESE.

Refer to the Japanese in the Classroom document for sentence patterns and vocabulary.

We will present these in week 8 and 9.

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
We will be asking students about what they have read.



(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 6, Term 4

Drive Time

If any parents are wondering how we start the beginning of the day, please feel free to take a look at our Drive Time document.

Work due: Monday Week 4

Due to Geography assessments we have minimal homework expectations this week.

STUDYLADDER
No Studyladder

MULTIPLICATION FACTS
Revise 5x and 11x tables - with an adult.

ENGLISH/ MEDIA ARTS
Robot Story is now due - but if you want to spend extra time at home making it longer or better, please feel free to do so.
   
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
We will be asking students about what they have read.

GEOGRAPHY
Groups are now presenting for assessment. (Presentations start Thursday) Make sure you have written your cue cards and give time to practise them to best prepare yourself for speaking in front of your peers.


(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 5, Term 4

Drive Time

If any parents are wondering how we start the beginning of the day, please feel free to take a look at our Drive Time document.

Work due: Monday Week 4

STUDYLADDER
No Studyladder

MULTIPLICATION FACTS
Revise 5x and 11x tables - with an adult.

ENGLISH/ MEDIA ARTS
Robot Story is now due - but if you want to spend extra time at home making it longer or better, please feel free to do so.
   
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
We will be asking students about what they have read.

GEOGRAPHY
Groups are now presenting for assessment. (Presentations start Thursday) Make sure you have written your cue cards and give time to practice them to best prepare yourself for speaking in front of your peers.
Also take on board the feedback given to our first presentations and make improvements to your slides, transitions, information and answers to the main questions.

JAPANESE
There will be one more Japanese test on Wednesday: RA RI RU RE RO WA WO N (10 minutes)

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 4, Term 4

Drive Time

If any parents are wondering how we start the beginning of the day, please feel free to take a look at our Drive Time document.

Work due: Monday Week 4

STUDYLADDER
No Studyladder

MULTIPLICATION FACTS
Revise 5x and 11x tables - with an adult.

ENGLISH/ MEDIA ARTS
This week read your story (one main character is a robot) through to an adult and do a basic edit - does it make sense? Are there capitals and full stops? Are paragraphs in the correct place? (15 minutes)
   
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
We will be asking students about what they have read.

GEOGRAPHY
Groups are now presenting for assessment. Make sure you have written your cue cards and give time to practice them to best prepare yourself for speaking in front of your peers.
Also take on board the feedback given to our first presentations and make improvements to your slides, transitions, information and answers to the main questions.

JAPANESE
There will be five short Japanese hiragana writing tests starting on Wednesday week 4, through to Tuesday week 5. The first test (9/11/16) will be on a i u e o and ka ki ku ke ko. You will have 5 minutes to revise before the test, but use some homework time if you need to brush up on them. (5 minutes)

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 3, Term 4

Drive Time

If any parents are wondering how we start the beginning of the day, please feel free to take a look at our Drive Time document.

Work due: Monday Week 4

STUDYLADDER
No Studyladder

MULTIPLICATION FACTS
Revise 4x and 7x tables - with an adult.

ENGLISH/ MEDIA ARTS

Over the next few weeks you will be writing a story. One of the main characters must be a robot. For this week's homework begin writing your orientation on a new google doc.  Focus on character, but you may like to give some thought to where and when your story is taking place. It's OK if you change these details later, however you should also have a complication and resolution in mind, and changing the orientation may affect these. (20minutes)

     
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
We will be asking students about what they have read.


JAPANESE
Spend 5 minutes practising your hiragana writing in your new graph book. You may cover these, but only with a Japanese theme. Term 4 Week 3 focus is on ra ri ru re ro, and wa wo n.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 2, Term 4

Drive Time

If any parents are wondering how we start the beginning of the day, please feel free to take a look at our Drive Time document.

Work due: Monday Week 3

STUDYLADDER
No Studyladder

MULTIPLICATION FACTS
Revise 6x and 8x tables - with an adult.

ENGLISH/ MEDIA ARTS

Write a summary, in your own words, of the orientation of the first part of Big Hero 6.  (20minutes)

The following topic-groups (blue) still need to present information about the topic they researched. Make sure you have information to share. This is not homework but work over due. Groups that have presented should spend a few minutes completing their shared document if they haven't already: Tokyo, San Francisco, Japanese robots, American robots, history of robots / timeline, animation/cartoons, comics, Astro Boy, Robots in war, 'The Hero’s Journey' (Joseph Campbell) / The Heroine’s Journey.
It's the typist's/ editor's job to arrange the information.
     
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
We will be asking students about what they have read.


JAPANESE
Practice reading your 3 slides presentations.
Spend 5 minutes practising your hiragana writing in your new graph book. You may cover these, but only with a Japanese theme. Term 4 Week 2 focus is on ma mi mu me mo, and ya yu yo.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 1, Term 4

WELCOME BACK to Term 4

Drive Time
If any parents are wondering how we start the beginning of the day, please feel free to take a look at our Drive Time document.


Work due: Monday Week 2

STUDYLADDER
No Studyladder

MULTIPLICATION FACTS
Revise 7x and 9x tables - with an adult.

ENGLISH/ MEDIA ARTS
Continue researching your set topic and sharing it within your group: Tokyo, San Francisco, Japanese robots, American robots, history of robots / timeline, animation/cartoons, comics, Astro Boy, Robots in war, 'The Hero’s Journey' (Joseph Campbell) / The Heroine’s Journey.
It's the typist's/ editor's job to arrange the information. (20min)
       
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
We will be asking students about what they have read.


JAPANESE
Practice reading your 3 slides presentations.
Spend 5 minutes practising your hiragana writing in your new graph book. You may cover these, but only with a Japanese theme. Term 4 Week 1 focus is on na ni nu ne no, and ha hi hu he ho.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 9, Term 3

SCIENCE
On Google Drive in science folder.
1) Put pictures in life cycle order.
2) Add information to the pictures.

STUDYLADDER
Students have begun 'window shopping' to furnish their houses. This may require  money and finance related maths.
Spend some time on tasks that you think will help you in this area. You will be asked to explain your choices. Why did you pick these tasks? Which did you make a priority?
         
Due Monday Week 10  
         
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.


JAPANESE
Practice reading your 3 slides presentations.
Spend 5 minutes practising your hiragana writing in your new graph book. You may cover these, but only with a Japanese theme.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 8, Term 3

STUDYLADDER
8 activities related to the the division.
We are completing problems both open and closed that require the ability to recognise and use division. Please complete the activities to strengthen your division ability.              
Due Monday Week 8    
           
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

MUSIC CONCERT
Students involved use the extra time to practise your pieces.

CHROMEBOOKS
Parent Survey
Please help your parents log on to your Chromebook or another device under their Google login. Then follow the link below to a quick survey about the Ardtornish Chromebook Program.
It is very important that we get feedback for our evaluation of our device program for future expansion and change.

Click - Chromebook Survey or copy and paste this link -https://goo.gl/forms/Rf6KEm723WvkS0M63

                                                  Due Friday Week 7 for Governing Council Meeting in Week 8

JAPANESE
Practice reading your 3 slides presentations.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 7, Term 3

STUDYLADDER
8 activities related to the the division.
We are completing problems both open and closed that require the ability to recognise and use division. Please complete the activities to strengthen your division ability.                
 Due Monday Week 8      
             
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

MATH/TECHNOLOGY
Floor Planner Part 2 - Designing Your Own Home

This week you may continue designing your own house, showing room size, doors etc. but do not furnish your house. Keep in mind that there will be a price to pay for every square metre of house,
During maths lessons in Week 6 we will be doing various calculations relating to your house, using your floor planner designs.

Students must research the local area average costs for land and houses. They will be presenting this figure and working out the average square meter costs.

Submissions will begin this week.

CHROMEBOOKS
Parent Survey
Please help your parents log on to your Chromebook or another device under their Google login. Then follow the link below to a quick survey about the Ardtornish Chromebook Program.
It is very important that we get feedback for our evaluation of our device program for future expansion and change.

Click - Chromebook Survey or copy and paste this link -https://goo.gl/forms/Rf6KEm723WvkS0M63

                                                  Due Friday Week 7 for Governing Council Meeting in Week 8

Additional Homework Information
Pop Up Business Evaluation is due no later than week 7, Wednesday 7th September, 9 a.m.
Email Mrs McAskill when you have finished.
Make sure your file is in the 'Other Areas Folder'.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 6, Term 3

STUDYLADDER
No Study Ladder this week as a lot of time is required for Book Week and our house design project.                          
LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

Book Week (in Week 6)
Both classes will be presenting an item and may need a costume or prop.

Room 8 students: Key-role students may have a costume of their animal but otherwise can all students please have black pants, black top, and everything black! if possible. We will be creating masks in buddy class.

Room 7: All students will be wearing/presenting items appropriate for an 'Around Australia Car Holiday' or similar holiday such as camping at the beach etc. We have discussed this in class. Examples - book, soft toy, board game, beach wear, goggles, snorkel, beach towel, sun hat, map, water bottle, eskii, etc

MATH/TECHNOLOGY
Floor Planner Part 2 - Designing Your Own Home
Each student should have created a 2D/3D replica of the house they live in and made a screencastify of it for Week 4 homework. This must be completed before starting this week's homework as you can only have one house design on the floor planner. Do not delete your family's house design until you have done your screencastify.

This week you may continue designing your own house, showing room size, doors etc. but do not furnish your house. Keep in mind that there will be a price to pay for every square metre of house,
During maths lessons in Week 6 we will be doing various calculations relating to your house, using your floor planner designs.

Students must research the local area average costs for land and houses. They will be presenting this figure and working out the average square meter costs.


                                                  Due Friday Week 6

Additional Homework Information
Pop Up Business Evaluation is due no later than week 7, Wednesday 7th September, 9 a.m.
Email Mrs McAskill when you have finished.
Make sure your file is in the 'Other Areas Folder'.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 5, Term 3

STUDYLADDER
Eleven activities related to the the 3D Shape. Naming of shapes, their parts and the nets that create them .                                

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

Book Week (in Week 6)
Both classes will be presenting an item and may need a costume or prop.

Room 8 students: Key-role students may have a costume of their animal but otherwise can all students please have black pants, black top, and everything black! if possible. We will be creating masks in buddy class.

Room 7: All students will be wearing/presenting items appropriate for an 'Around Australia Car Holiday' or similar holiday such as camping at the beach etc. We have discussed this in class. Examples - book, soft toy, board game, beach wear, goggles, snorkel, beach towel, sun hat, map, water bottle, eskii, etc

MATH/TECHNOLOGY
Floor Planner Part 2 - Designing Your Own Home
Each student should have created a 2D/3D replica of the house they live in and made a screencastify of it for Week 4 homework. This must be completed before starting this week's homework as you can only have one house design on the floor planner. Do not delete your family's house design until you have done your screencastify.

This week you may begin designing your own house, showing room size, doors etc. but do not furnish your house. Keep in mind that there will be a price to pay for every square metre of house,
During maths lessons in Week 6 we will be doing various calculations relating to your house, using your floor planner designs.

                                                  Due Friday Week 5

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 4, Term 3

STUDYLADDER
Ten activities related to the enterprise projects students are doing this term.                                  

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

ENGLISH
Spend no more than 15 minutes searching and reading other children's haiku from around the world. Record details (website address & poem) of your favourite one on a Google Doc. Copy and paste is OK.
From the haiku that students have created in class time, choose one to publish on Story Bird.

                                                  Due Friday Week 4

Please note that week 4 will be disrupted by online NAPLAN testing. Although the students in year 3,5 & 7 will experience the online format of NAPLAN they will not be assessed.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week3, Term3

STUDYLADDER
No Studyladder this week                                        

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.


MATH/TECHNOLOGY
Floor Planner
Each student has created a 2D/3D replica of the house they live in.
Last week they hopefully finished off the house with interior design and furnishings and hopefully some of the garden space.
This week the students are expected to create a screencastify (video tutorial/walkthrough) of their house.
The video must be no longer than 2 minutes and needs to address the houses features. If possible it may also include their experience with the technology, difficulties encountered and improvements they would make.

                                                  Due Friday Week 3

JAPANESE/ENGLISH
Choose two other slides presentations to read from the google sheet 'Japanese Slides Topics'. You will need to read three in total: a noun, a verb/adjective, a number/time.Write your name in the 'Please Share With...'.  column, so that the person who owns that slides presentation can share with you.
Your homework is to be familiar with the three slides presentations and be able to read them aloud. (Due throughout weeks 4-6 as oral presentations.)

Complete the Mr Huff activity on google docs. The top section requires answers in English. The bottom section requires four sketches and creative names on a white A4 piece of paper - provided in class.

                                                  Due Friday Week 3

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Book Week Art Competition 2016

Sharing Our Chromebook Knowledge

It was an absolute pleasure to introduce Chromebooks to the Modbury Primary teachers, staff and students on Tuesday night. I was accompanied by four students from Room 7 & 8 and quite simply they blew away their captive audience.
It is amazing to think that 6 months after implementation, our students are now teaching other schools about the way Chromebooks can change a classroom.
(btw Celeste is away today but was wonderful on the night)

Word Mania

Ardtornish students have entered the Word Mania Competition.
Room 7 & 8 have been given their logins and may want to continue the challenge at home.

If you would like to find out more about it go to:
Word Mania by Literacy Planet

Watch a demonstration here:
Word Mania - demonstration

Week 2, Term 3

STUDYLADDER
This week's activities:
10 tasks involving problem solving.
                                              Due Monday 3:30pm

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

WRITING
Storybird
Students are expected to continue creating their rhyming picture book.
We will revisit this throughout the week to assist with technology, rhyming and general issues. Our goal is to have the students publish their work in class on Friday.
                                                Due Friday Week 2

MATH
Floor Planner
Each student has created a 2D/3D replica of the house they live in.
This week they need to finish off the house with interior design and furnishings and hopefully some of the garden space.
We will be visiting this in class throughout the week and solving problems.
(Students who have finished and wish to extend themselves may use Screencastify to record an explanation of their design.)
                                                  Due Friday Week 2

JAPANESE
Practise reading their topic slideshow, ready for oral presentation.
                                                  Due Friday Week 2

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

The Students will be bringing this form home tonight

Floorplanner - Making Maths Real

Hello everyone,

The students are using Floorplanner for Maths this week to extend their real use of Area and Perimeter. 

The designer updated on Monday and no tutorial is available as of yet.

Tutorial on "How to use Storybird"

This is a good tutorial for students to cover the basics of our new App Storybird.

Week 1, Term 3

STUDYLADDER
This week's activities:
30 tasks will be available for all students during Week 1.
These were set in the holidays and may have already been completed.
                                              Due Monday 3:30pm

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

MATH
Floor Planner
All students have a Floor Planner account and have begun to navigate the creation of a house.
Each student is expected to create a 2D/3D replica of the house they live in. ( If more than 1 choose)
We are aware that the students will want to focus on the aesthetics of their house and this is an expected part of their project. It is very important that the kids measure the rooms and try to be as accurate as possible so they see the real use of area and perimeter and we can develop these mathematical concepts in class.
We will be visiting this in class but obviously the measurement and creation can only be done at home.
                                                  Due Friday Week 1

JAPANESE
Finish topic slideshow.
                                                  Due Friday Week 1

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

REMINDER - SHARED LUNCH THU 7/7/16

REMINDER !! SHARED LUNCH THIS THURSDAY

ROOM 7 - bring SAVOURY
ROOM 8 - bring SWEETS

NO NUTS.

This Thursday room 7 & 8 will celebrate another successful term:

We've had NAPLAN. We've read a great novel called Tom Appleby and been on an excursion to the museum and art gallery. We've learnt about pulses in science and made rangoli art, and curried lentil soup - and ate it!  We've done maths, maths and more maths! Learning about area, perimeter and more complex multiplication with double digits.  The year 6s are preparing for micro businesses in Term 3. They are recruiting Year 5's to do their advertising campaigns. Begun our coding journey on Scratch. We've presented an amazing assembly and sung the Youkai Watch song. And the list goes on...

Bring along a plate of food. Savoury if you're in room 7, sweet if you're in room 8. Please, no nuts including sesame seeds.

Week 9, Term 2

STUDYLADDER
This week's activities:
A large number of students did not complete last week's Studyladder despite very little homework being set. We hope that catch up will be made this week.
7 problem solving tasks involving the concept of measurement of area, perimeter, multiplication and money.
An extension pod has been added for students who completed Week 8 Studyladder
Thank you to Aman, Bayley , Ben N, Hermione, Jake B, Josh, Katey, Lily, Mason, Nathan, Ryan K, Sky H, William Sh & Brooke P for completing everything.
The extension pod contains 1 Tutorial and 5 tasks on the measurement of area.
Any student who completes the Problem Solving pod may attempt these tasks.
A double Dojo will be awarded to students who complete the Area Extended Pod.
                                  Due Monday 3:30pm

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

HISTORY
Chimney Sweeps & Child Labour
Last week, all students began a short narrative based on factual information, depicting a child growing up as Tom did in 17th century London. This journey can definitely take the character to Australia.
Please use the links and any other research to create the life of the made up child.
Peer sharing and open mike time will be given on Thursday & Friday

JAPANESE
Practice reading your positions slides aloud, ready for your presentation.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 9, Term 2

STUDYLADDER
This week's activities:
A large number of students did not complete last week's Studyladder despite very little homework being set. We hope that catch up will be made this week.
7 problem solving tasks involving the concept of measurement of area, perimeter, multiplication and money.
An extension pod has been added for students who completed Week 8 Studyladder
Thank you to Aman, Bayley , Ben N, Hermione, Jake B, Josh, Katey, Lily, Mason, Nathan, Ryan K, Sky H, William Sh & Brooke P.
The extension pod contains 1 Tutorial and 5 tasks on the measurement of area.
Any student who completes the Problem Solving pod may attempt these tasks.
A double Dojo will be awarded to students who complete the Area Extended Pod.
                                  Due Monday 3:30pm

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

HISTORY
Chimney Sweeps & Child Labour
Last week, all students began a short narrative based on factual information, depicting a child growing up as Tom did in 17th century London. This journey can definitely take the character to Australia.
Please use the links and any other research to create the life of the made up child.
Peer sharing and open mike time will be given on Thursday & Friday

JAPANESE
Practice reading your positions slides aloud, ready for your presentation.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Museum & Art Gallery Excursion Week 10

Room 7 & 8 will be going to the SA Museum and Art Gallery of SA in Term 2, Week 10, on Monday July 4th.

Please see the attached consent form, which needs to be signed and returned to the front finance office.

Please make payment using the  QKR!App

Week 8, Term 2

STUDYLADDER
This week's activities:
7 problem solving tasks involving the concept of measurement of area, perimeter, multiplication and money.
                                  Due Monday 3:30pm

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

HISTORY
Chimney Sweeps & Child Labour
Students need to use the links provided on their Tom Appleby document (History Folder in their Google Drive) to fill in the sections - Chimney Sweeps and Child Labour.
A short narrative based on factual information must also be written under Chimney Sweeps section to depict a child growing up as Tom did in 17th century London.    
Please use the links and any other research to create the life of the made up child.
Due Friday 9am

JAPANESE
Practice reading your positions slides aloud, ready for your presentation.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 6, Term 2

STUDYLADDER
This week's activities:
13 specific tasks involving the concept of measurement of area. Some of these were in last week's study ladder (tutorials).
3 multiplication tasks (7&9).
                                  Due Monday 3:30pm

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

SOUNDS
The students have access to the 'a sounds' in their workspace. This is a new way of accessing homework that we are trialing. The students have bookmarked the workspace page on their Google bookmarks.         Due Friday 9am

MUSIC
Record 5 (up to 7) songs on Virtual Recordable Piano and send to msumner@ardps.com

JAPANESE SONG
Keep practising the Youkai Watch song for the assembly. See Google Sheet for lyrics. Play/sing the song at least once at home, using the lyrics to help you.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

School Photos Tomorrow (Friday 3/6)

Don't forget the hair, tidy school uniform and order envelopes.

Pottery

Room 7&8 students have been enjoying making pottery with Mrs Woolley. Today they finished painting their masks  and mosquito coil holders ready for glazing. Those students who have paid got to take their finished figurines home today. Enjoy!
See the photos page for a few snaps over the last 5 weeks.

Our Japanese Song

Could all students please learn our dance for assembly.

Feel free to learn with them.

Week 4, Term 2

STUDY LADDER
Multiplication facts activities.
This weeks activities are timed challenges, see if you can beat the clock.
9 specific Number tasks (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
1 Multiple/Mixed tasks                                  Due Monday 3:30pm

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

SOUNDS
The students have access to the 'a sounds' document via the Workspace. This is a new way of accessing homework that we are trialing. The students have bookmarked the workspace page on their Google bookmarks.         Due Friday 9am

HISTORY
A google doc called -  Comparison of Life - 1800's has been shared to all student accounts via the Workspace. Each student is expected to research the differences in the way we live now compared to life of our in the 1800's. We are assisting them in groups to begin these tasks on Tuesday afternoon. Resources have been provided for them to begin looking at the topic before the lesson.
Due Friday 9am

JAPANESE
Finish your slide for the 'positions' presentation. Overdue

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Newsletter Term 2, Week 3

Click on the image above

The Teachers Were Wrong!!!

Can you please let the student know that we have shared the wrong Comparison document into their history folder. The Grandparent Era doc is now in their history folder . Only a few bits are different. They can ctrl+c and ctrl+v to the right sheet.
Don't stress if any problems. We can be very flexible tomorrow.
We appreciate the great conversation we are having with the kids about who and how they are contacting.

Week 3, Term 2

STUDY LADDER
Multiplication facts activities.
9 specific Number tasks (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
1 Multiple/Mixed tasks

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

HISTORY
A google doc called -  Comparison of Life has been shared to all student accounts (History Folder) Each student is expected to research the differences in the way we live now compared to life of our grandparents.

JAPANESE
Finish your slide for the 'positions' presentation. Due Thursday 19/5/16

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Our History Journey Begins

We officially began out colonial journey today. We are reading a beautiful book by Jackie French called - Tom Appleby - Colonial Boy.

Although our work centers around the history curriculum the work the students will do covers most curriculum areas. Hopefully they will show you the main document that they are working with in their Google drive and possibly they will bring you along for parts of the journey.
Homework over the next few weeks will have the student comparing life in different time periods and following up and researching topics and themes.

Every student will be able to delve into the topic at their own level, and the possibilities for learning are almost endless. We look forward to assessing the students effort and engagement along the way.

If you have the chance to talk to the students, relate to the topic and immerse them at home in any way we would appreciate the assistance.

Today we continued to look at the Author Jackie French and her loves, beliefs and difficulties in her career and life.

Naplan has begun

Today
Language Conventions
Writing

Wednesday
Reading

Thursday
Maths

Best of luck to all students!

Week 2, Term 2

There will be no formal homework expectations this week although the Studyladder Naplan tasks will still be available.

We would however like you to watch the following two TED Talk videos and one youtube video with your child. Afterwards have a short (5 min?) discussion with them.

These following two speakers give us a glimpse of how learners are using technology to overcome problems, and some interesting ideas about where education might be heading. They both relate well to the Australian Technologies curriculum,.

Today we also watched a short video on Makey Makey.

What concepts do all these videos have in common?

Week 1, Term 2

STUDY LADDER
40 NAPLAN Tasks are available all week for all students.
There is no expectation, reward or consequence for these, they are purely for anyone wishing to prepare, review or get ahead for Term 2, Week 2.

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

Also for reading
A google doc called - Tom Appleby Glossary has been shared to all student accounts (Reading Folder) Each student is expected to research the definitions of the words in preparation for our class novel - Tom Appleby-Convict Boy
(Follow this link to the Harper Collins, Jackie French Book Review page)

JAPANESE
ue, shita, mae, ushiro
Practise these at home. If you have forgotten what they mean, use your online dictionary to check.

SIGN IN TO KHAN ACADEMY
Share the introduction to Khan Academy Ethos video.
Have parents assist with sign up as it requires parental permission.
(This is detailed in the blog post prior to this one)
***We are still waiting for just the last couple of students to sign up before we can utilise this great resource.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Lost Property From Camp

This is the last of the lost property from camp. Please collect any recognised items in the first week of Term 2 as we will need to throw it out not long after.

Shared Lunch on Thursday (14/4)

We are having a shared lunch on Thursday (14/4) at 12 noon to celebrate a wonderful term. The students have worked extremely hard and accomplished so much. We want to talk about this, highlight some of the standout achievements and cheer together.
Rock, Paper, Scissors decided the gender expectations today

Boys - Savoury
Girls - Sweet

Week 11, Term 1

STUDY LADDER
We have left this on until Thursday because of the Study Ladder login issue over the weekend
Geometric Reasoning
1 & 7 tasks
The tasks this week cover map reading and coordinates, symmetry, enlargement and translation, reflection and rotation.
due Thursday (SD)

We have also added 40 NAPLAN Tasks to the student accounts for the holidays.
There is no expectation, reward or consequence for these, they are purely for anyone wishing to prepare, review or get ahead for Term 2.

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

JAPANESE
Take home Hiragana flashcards ring to learn at home. Be ready for test in this week.

SIGN IN TO KHAN ACADEMY
Share the introduction to Khan Academy Ethos video.
Have parents assist with sign up as it requires parental permission.
(This is detailed in the blog post prior to this one)
***We are still waiting for just the last couple of students to sign up before we can utilise this great resource.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

Week 10, Term 1

STUDY LADDER
Geometric Reasoning
1 & 7 tasks
The tasks this week cover map reading and coordinates, symmetry, enlargement and translation, reflection and rotation.
due Monday (SD)

LSCWC 
Students are expected to complete three LSCWC (Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check) by Tuesday morning.                                                           (LSD)

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.

JAPANESE
Take home Hiragana flashcards ring to learn at home. Be ready for test in Week 11.
Use NOUN + Desu to name 10 things in your house , aloud to your parents. (The english noun is ok)
Translate 3 nouns into Japanese. (place in a document in Japanese folder)

SIGN IN TO KHAN ACADEMY
Share the introduction to Khan Academy Ethos video.
Have parents assist with sign up as it requires parental permission.
(This is detailed in the blog post prior to this one)
***We are still waiting for just the last couple of students to sign up before we can utilise this great resource.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo

They have been so good to us today, we know they care

Newsletter Back Page!

Make sure you check out this weeks newsletter and flip to the back page. We are the focus with some wonderful camp snaps. (comes out tomorrow!)

Homework for Week 9

We have spoken to the students about a very reduced homework expectation this week
However I apologise for not informing the parents.

Reading each day and LSCWC are the only expected homework to be completed.
They are also expected to inform you of the parent interview forms and internet access for timeslots.

We hope you enjoy the week homework free and can have some good family time after losing your little treasures for a whole week.

Booking your Interview Time on Google for Room 7 (Graeme Wheaton)

It would be greatly appreciated if parents could make their bookings online if possible. This is the first time using appointments online. Please let me know if you experience any issues

• If you click on the link below you will be taken to the appointments page on my calendar on the day you click. 
• Find the day you wish to have your appointment (check sheet for available time slots, which are on the previous post)
• Click on that time slot and fill in the Google Appointment slot, please fill in the place name here box. So it says PTM - your name (as in Bob Smith)
• Please only take 1 Time slot.
• Your time and name will automatically be designated to you on my calendar.
• You will receive an email confirmation that the appointment was made.

Appointment Link for Parent Teacher Meeting