Week 8, Term 4

IMPORTANT:

Reminder about our end of year activities: PLEASE READ THE NOTE SENT HOME WITH THE CONSENT FORM
WATER WORLD. Thursday 7/12/17. Bring recess, lunch, drink bottle, towel, hat, and sunscreen. Appropriate swimwear and top (rashie) need to be worn in the pool. and Inflatable World. There are still a few outstanding. Please get them in as soon as possible. Maximum $10 spending money. Leave 9:45, return 3:00.
XTREME INFLATABLES. Monday 11/12/17 (Week 9). Full school uniform required. Hat, recess, and drink bottle. NO spending money. Leave 9:00, return 12:45.

CHRISTMAS STALL Tomorrow 5/12/17. Gifts available for purchase, varying from $1 to $12.. Students will have an opportunity to purchase from the stall during class time. Refe to note sent home last week.
SCHOOL DISCO Wednesday 13/12/17 6:30-9:00pm. Entry $5 paid via Qkr. See note sent home today.

HOMEWORK 

READING

Read for ten minutes. On Wednesday we will be asking about the reading done on Monday/Tuesday.

SPELLING

Spelling test on Wednesday, not Thursday. Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

JAPANESE

Slides presentations. You will need to practice reading your slide presentation aloud so that in week 8 you can present it.

GEOGRAPHY
Collaborate with your partner/team to research and create your chosen Asian country.

Week 7, Term 4

IMPORTANT:

Thank you to all the students and parents who have returned consent forms and payments for the end of year activities: Water World and Inflatable World. There are still a few outstanding. Please get them in as soon as possible.

HOMEWORK 

READING

Read for ten minutes. On Wednesday we will be asking about the reading done on Monday/Tuesday.

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

JAPANESE

Slides presentations. You will need to practice reading your slide presentation aloud so that in week 8 you can present it.

GEOGRAPHY
Collaborate with your partner/team to research and create your chosen Asian country.

Week 5, Term 4

IMPORTANT:

Please remember to return the End of Year activities form for Water World and Inflatable World.

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

GEOGRAPHY
Colaborate with your partner/team to research and create your chosen Asian country.

READING

Read for ten minutes

Week 3, Term 4

IMPORTANT:

Please remember to pay for the 'Come N Try' event in week 1, if you haven't done so already. There are still a few outstanding accounts. 

REMINDER:

Don't forget to hang any wet bathers and towels out, ready for the next day of swimming!
Chromebooks still need to be charged and brought to school, ready for use after recess.

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

CIVICS
Complete the Google doc discussed last Wednesday.

MATHS
1. Choose ten numbers and ten names to match them to. 
Think of a clue that connects a number and a name.

2. You need to buy Milo Cereal (700g). Who has the best price this week?
You can buy from:
Whitehead's Wonder Products (Normally $7.50 but 25% off today)
Wheaton's Well Being Supermart ($7.29 each - buy 2, get another 1 for free. Today only. Milo is good for you!)
Bagley's Basement Discount Barn (Normally $7 but 10% off today)
Mandy's Meat Market and Delicatessen (Everyday low price of $4.99)

READING

Read for ten minutes

JAPANESE

5 minutes of Japanese writing each day. Test this Thursday on RA, RI, RU, RE, RO, WA, WO, N

Week 1, Term 4

Welcome Back!

IMPORTANT:

Fortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, YEAR 6 STUDENTS, as well as year 5 students, are now able to attend the SAPSASA 'Come N Try' day this Thursday,19th October. We apologise for the very short notice, but it is a fun, healthy, and educational opportunity that should not be missed! This means that 

CONSENT FORMS FOR YEAR 6 (& 5) need to be signed and returned by Wednesday morning.

Money ($10) should also be paid as soon as possible and preferably by Thursday morning, but we understand if you can't pay until week 2.

We advise that students bring their own recess and lunch. A drink bottle is absolutely essential. A canteen is available and students may bring spending money.

REMINDER:

SWIMMING FOR YEAR 5 students - beginning Monday 30th October. A reminder for swimming consent forms and payment by Wednesday 25th October.

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS 
A business proposal form is available on DriveTime.
Be sure to include all class members who are part of your business (5 max).

MATHS
What is the best place to buy milo and how much does it cost per kilogram?
You can buy from:
Whitehead's Wonder Products ($7.00 for 600g)
Wheaton's Well Being Supermart (10.00 for 950g)
Bagley's Basement Discount Barn ($5.50 for 450g)

EXCURSION SURVEY
Please complete the Google form - link on DriveTime (Science)

READING

Read for ten minutes

JAPANESE

5 minutes of Japanese writing each day. Test this Thursday on MA-YA
(3 days for level 2, katakana)

Week 10, Term 3

On Thursday we will have a shared lunch to celebrate our successful term.

We have agreed on our 

•  Year 5 students bringing a SWEET dish
•  Year 6 students bringing a SAVOURY dish

REMINDER: Excursion on Wednesday. Bring a plastic bag with recess & lunch, drink bottle and appropriate HAT.

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

DANCE

Practise your steps for the dance lesson on Friday.
The song being used is, 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams
Keep in mind the different moves, slides, steps and hands so far.

READING

Read for ten minutes

JAPANESE

5 minutes of Japanese writing each day. Test this Thursday on NA-HA
(3 days for level 2, katakana)

Week 9, Term 3

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

STUDYLADDER

New Studyladder tasks, relating to problem solving (7, 8 and 9 x tables), have been set for this week.

Studyladder only allows us to do 3 tasks per night.

Studyladder

DANCE

Think of steps you could use for the dance lesson on Friday.
The song being used is, 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams
Keep in mind the different moves, slides, steps and hands so far.

READING

Read for ten minutes

JAPANESE

5 minutes of Japanese writing each day. Test this Thursday on NA-HA (3 days for level 2, katakana)

Term 3, Week 6

HOMEWORK 

We have had an extraordinary number of absences, both last week on Friday, and again on Tuesday
Due to this, and the fact that Monday was a pupil free day, please note that we will not be setting regular homework this week.
Please do spelling, take it easy in the evening with some reading,  check your DriveTime document and make sure all work due is up to date. Finally, have a good rest to avoid and recover from illness. ***NB Studyladder for some...

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

READING

Read for twenty minutes each day.

DRIVETIME

Read through the document. If there is work unfinished or due soon, now is your chance to catch up and hand it in.

STUDYLADDER
We need the following students to finish Studyladder (all 10 tasks) so that the whole class doesn't miss out on a bonus budget reward:
Rylen, Kane, Cara M, Ryder, Vanessa, Jordan, Jai, Riley, Ryan, Ethan M, David, Hannah, Jorja, Grace, Maddie, Tyler, Samantha, Kithmin, Hayden, Carlos, Dylan, Ellana, Djuro, Cooper G

Term 3, Week 5

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

STUDYLADDER

New Studyladder tasks, relating to mass, have been set for this week.
Have a try at all the tasks.

Studyladder only allows us to do 3 tasks per night. For instance you can do 2 data tasks (once) and

the times tables task as many times as you want.

Studyladder

MATHS

Floorplanner:
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK FOR YOUR FLOORPLANNER DESIGNS TO BE READY.
It can be no bigger than 2/5 of their land grant (Each block is 20m x 50m)
A standard house has

•  2 living areas (or 1 large room) for dining and lounge
• 1 kitchen
• 3 bedrooms
• 3 wet areas (1 toilet, 1 bathroom & 1 laundry)

Refer to the 'House Calculations 2017' Googlesheet that is in your Maths folder to begin calculationg how much your house will cost and how much money you will need to borrow..

READING

Read for twenty minutes each day.

JAPANESE

5 minutes of Japanese writing each day. (3 days for level 2)
We have begun learning how to write hiragana characters. This week the focus is on SA and TA. You may take your Japanese exercise book (10mm graph book) home to practise your characters BUT you must bring it back each day. Alternatively just use scrap paper and keep your exercise book at school to use in DriveTime and Japanese lessons. Remember to look carefully at the stroke order before attempting to write out the character without looking.

There will be a writing test on Wednesday on A and KA set.
Confident level 2 students must choose 5 words to learn from the Googlesheet dictionary I shared with you. You will test each other.

Katakana reading test for level 2 students on various sets.
Spend 5 minutes on three nights, or/and during Drive Time to revise them.
There will be a test on Thursday for katakana.

Book Week - Room 8

Book week assembly in Week 5 is fast approaching. We are doing Escape to the farm. Some children have an animal costume or ears but for the rest, we will be making their masks at school. We have asked the children to wear all black if they can but if not, wear dark blue or grey or a colour that relates to the animal they are going to be. Ie White for a sheep, horse even cat, pink for a pig, brown for a horse, dog .... etc etc. Ask your child what they are going to be. If they can't remember, msg me. Can't wait. 

(If anyone has a pair of overalls that would fit Me (Steve Whitehead) I would love to borrow them for Friday Assembly, we also would love to borrow a rocking chair for the performance.)

Week 4, Term 3

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

STUDYLADDER

New Studyladder tasks, relating to decimals, have been set for this week.
Have a try at 2 of the harder tasks if you're feeling confident.

Studyladder only allows us to do 3 tasks per night. For instance you can do 2 data tasks (once) and

the times tables task as many times as you want.

Studyladder

MATHS

Floorplanner: Continue the design of their new home.
It can be no bigger than 2/5 of their land grant (Each block is 20m x 50m)
A standard house has

•  2 living areas (or 1 large room) for dining and lounge
• 1 kitchen
• 3 bedrooms
• 3 wet areas (1 toilet, 1 bathroom & 1 laundry)

Refer to the 'House Calculations 2017' Googlesheet that is in your Maths folder to begin calculationg how much your house will cost and how much money you will need to borrow..

READING

Read for ten minutes

JAPANESE

5 minutes of Japanese writing each day. (3 days for level 2)
We have begun learning how to write hiragana characters. Last week and this week are a focus on A and KA set. You may take your Japanese exercise book (10mm graph book) home to practise your characters BUT you must bring it back each day. Alternatively just use scrap paper and keep your exercise book at school to use in DriveTime and Japanese lessons. Remember to look carefully at the stroke order before attempting to write out the character without looking.

There will be a writing test on Friday on A and KA set.
Confident level 2 students must choose 5 words to learn from the Googlesheet dictionary I shared with you. You will test each other.

Katakana reading test for level 2 students on various sets.
Spend 5 minutes on three nights, or/and during Drive Time to revise them.
There will be a test on Thursday for katakana.

Week 3, Term 3

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

STUDYLADDER

New Studyladder tasks have been set for this week.

Converting units which relates directly to volume and home building over these few weeks.

Studyladder only allows us to do 3 tasks per night. For instance you can do 2 data tasks (once) and

the times tables task as many times as you want.

Studyladder

MATHS

Floorplanner: Continue the design of their new home.
It can be no bigger than 2/5 of their land grant (Each block is 20m x 50m)
A standard house has

•  2 living areas (or 1 large room) for dining and lounge
• 1 kitchen
• 3 bedrooms
• 3 wet areas (1 toilet, 1 bathroom & 1 laundry)

Any extra rooms in these catagories will incur higher costs per square meter.

Roughly a standard room is $1000 per square meter

Extra in a catagory is $2000 per square meter

JAPANESE

There will be a test this Wednesday on ALL the hiragana characters.
We did not have this test in week 2.
Katakana test for level 2 students on various sets.
Spend 5 minutes on three nights, or/and during Drive Time to revise them.

READING

Read for ten minutes

Week 2, Term 3

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

STUDYLADDER

New Studyladder tasks have been set for this week.

Area, Volume and Money due to our focus on the student budget and home building over these few weeks.

Studyladder only allows us to do 3 tasks per night. For instance you can do 2 data tasks (once) and

the times tables task as many times as you want.

Studyladder

MATHS

Floorplanner: Begin the design of their new home.
It can be no bigger than 2/5 of their land grant (Each block is 20m x 50m)
A standard house has

•  2 living areas (or 1 large room) for dining and lounge
• 1 kitchen
• 3 bedrooms
• 3 wet areas (1 toilet, 1 bathroom & 1 laundry)

Any extra rooms in these catagories will incur higher costs per square meter.

Roughly a standard room is $1000 per square meter

Extra in a catagory is $2000 per square meter

JAPANESE

There will be a test this Friday on ALL the hiragana characters. Katakana test for level 2 students on various sets.
Spend 5 minutes on three nights, or/and during Drive Time to revise them.

READING

Read for ten minutes

Week 1, Term 3

HOMEWORK 

Welcome back to Term 3. We hope you all survived the holidays and that students had a chance to rest and relax.

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

STUDYLADDER

No Studyladder week 1.

MATHS

Floorplanner: Students are learning to use the floorplanner app for homework by designing their home residence. Students with previous experience have negotiated another building.

JAPANESE

There will be a test this Friday on ALL the hiragana characters. Katakana test for level 2 students on various sets.
Spend 5 minutes on three nights, or/and during Drive Time to revise them.

READING

Read for ten minutes

Have a safe and happy holidays!

Reports have gone home with the students!

Please make sure that you select your interview time for next week.
Follow the instructions on the paper insert inside your childs report envelope.

Week 9, Term 2

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

STUDYLADDER

New Studyladder tasks have been set for this week.

Fractions & Decimals are the focus.

Studyladder only allows us to do 3 tasks per night. For instance you can do 2 data tasks (once) and

the times tables task as many times as you want.

Studyladder

MATHS

Game creation -

Monday - Bring any individual ideas to Tuesday's lesson

Tuesday to Thursday - Collaboratively work on your game's Slide Show including instructions, materials and explanation.

JAPANESE

There will be a test this Friday on 10 hiragana characters, from the sets MA and YA. Katakana test for level 2 students for the same set (MA, YA). Spend 5 minutes on three nights, or/and during Drive Time to revise them.

READING

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

Week 8, Term 2

HOMEWORK 

SPELLING

Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in your LSCWC small notebook.

STUDYLADDER

New Studyladder tasks have been set for this week.
Ordering Fractions & Decimals are the focus.
Please also try to do one mental tasks (times tables task per day) Revisited to see if you have improved.

Studyladder only allows us to do 3 tasks per night. For instance you can do 2 data tasks (once) and
the times tables task as many times as you want.
Studyladder

JAPANESE

There will be a test this Friday on 10 hiragana characters, from the sets MA and YA. Katakana test for level 2 students for the same set (SA, TA). Spend 5 minutes on Monday and Tuesday night, or/and during Drive Time to revise them.

READING

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