Week 2, Term 4

REMINDERS
Swimming - Year 5 only. Please return permission /payment slip, consent form  (Personal Detais and Health Support Information), and  Swimming Ability Questionaire.
Childrens Week Sausage Sizzle- Orders close on Wednesday at 4:00pm
Class Placements - Please return your forms to the office or in an envelope to us so we can pass it on. 
Also if anyone needs to contact either of us, our emails are:
stevewhitehead@ardps.com
gwheaton@ardps.com

READING
Please find the time to read everyday for 10 minutes or more.
Your challenge this week is to get a picture of you peeping over the top of your book, and email it to Mr Whitehead
stevewhitehead@ardps.com

SPELLING
Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in their LSCWC small notebook.
The 4 boxes in their LSCWC book need to be completed by Thursday.
It is best that they complete a LSCWC on separate nights. Some kids have shown great improvement with a practice test also given by their parents on one night. Please get them to slip/staple any extra practice evidence into their book, to show us.(LSD)

MATHS (HD)
Practise the 4x and 7x tables
Knowing My Multiplication Facts - Times tables work sheet: Complete the folding sheet by Friday to get the Homework Dojo. (HD)
4x & 7x Tables - Don't forget to speed up your 4x & 7x Tables for the weeks challenges.

JAPANESE

Practice saying aloud, asking and answering 'Do you have___? I have ___' sentences.
Use the 3 items from each of the rooms (kitchen, bedroom, own choice) that you researched last week..
Practise saying them until you don't need to look.
To find out how to say an item in Japanese, use the dictionary provided in your Japnaese folder.
You can also add words you don't know to the house items dictionary
If you know the Japanese you can add it.
I will also check and translate words.

_____ ga arimasu ka?

_____ ga arimasu.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo
(HD) - Homework Dojo
(B) - Brave risk

Week 1, Term 4

REMINDERS
Rainbow Run- Finalise fund raising and see those long lost relatives. (We are running at 1:45 on Thursday, Week 1)
SAPSASA Fun Day - Notes are needed back with the small payment so we can prepare for the day out (Friday, Week 1)
Also if anyone needs to contact either of us, our emails are:
stevewhitehead@ardps.com
gwheaton@ardps.com

READING
Please find the time to read everyday for 10 minutes or more.
Your challenge this week is to also get a picture of you reading with a sky background. This can be a silhouette or edited using an artistic filter if needed. (be artistic if you dare)
(Get a picture and email it to Mr Whitehead if you can)(stevewhitehead@ardps.com)

SPELLING
Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in their LSCWC small notebook.
The 4 boxes in their LSCWC book need to be completed by Thursday.
It is best that they complete a LSCWC on separate nights. Some kids have shown great improvement with a practice test also given by their parents on one night. Please get them to slip/staple any extra practice evidence into their book, to show us.(LSD)

MATHS (HD)
Practise the 6x and 8x tables
Knowing My Multiplication Facts - Times tables work sheets: Complete the sheets by Thursday to get the Homework Dojo. (HD)
6x & 8x Tables - Don't forget to speed up your 6x & 8x Tables for the weeks challenges.

JAPANESE

Choose 3 items from each of these rooms in your house; kitchen, bedroom, own choice.
Then write down a question and answer for each.
Practise saying them until you don't need to look.
To find out how to say an item in Japanese, use the dictionary provided in your Japnaese folder.
You can also add words you don't know to the house items dictionary
If you know the Japanese you can add it.
I will also check and translate words.

_____ ga arimasu ka?

_____ ga arimasu.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo
(HD) - Homework Dojo
(B) - Brave risk

Week 10, Term 3

REMINDERS
Museum Excursion - This Thursday! Week 10 excursion (no cost) but we need the consent note returned. There are several outstanding. 
Even though this day is a casual clothes day at Ardtornish Primary School, ROOM 7 & 8 MUST WEAR SCHOOL UNIFORM FOR THE EXCURSION.
End of term celebration
There will be a special lunch on Friday to celebrate our achievements this term. Could students please bring a plate of food to share. NO NUTS. The table 'families' have been divided into savoury and sweet.
SAVOURY: Watanabe, Kobayashi, Itou, Yamamoto, Saitou.
SWEET: Tanaka, Nakamura, Takahashi
Tissues!! - We are out of tissues due to colds. If you haven't donated your first or second box, now would be a great time to do so. Thank you.
Colour Run- Fund raising ongoing at the moment
SAPSASA Fun Day - Notes are needed back with the small payment so we can prepare for the day out next term.


READING
Please find the time to read everyday for 10 minutes or more.
I will do reading photos in class this week, but any great photos of reading will be accepted
(Get a picture and email it to Mr Whitehead if you can)(stevewhitehead@ardps.com)

SPELLING
Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in their LSCWC small notebook.
The 4 boxes in their LSCWC book need to be completed by Thursday.
It is best that they complete a LSCWC on separate nights. Some kids have shown great improvement with a practice test also given by their parents on one night. Please get them to slip/staple any extra practice evidence into their book, to show us.(LSD)

MATHS (HD)
Practise the 6 & 8 x tables
Don't forget to speed up your 6 & 8 xTables for the weeks challenges.

JAPANESE

Continue to work on your own slides presentation that displays all the characters we have
learned so far. Spend a few minutes each night reviewing the characters.
There will be a test on Friday, Week 10 on the following two sentences:

Nan sai desu ka?

Watashi/Boku wa ____sai desu.

DRAMA
Scripts need to be completed by Tuesday (rm 7), Wednesday (rm 8). You will only have 10 minutes at the beginning of the lesson for last minute edits. If you were absent last week you will be given your task when you come to the lesson.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo
(HD) - Homework Dojo
(B) - Brave risk

Week 9, Term 3

REMINDERS
Colour Run- Fund raising ongoing at the moment
SAPSASA Fun Day - Notes are needed back with the small payment so we can prepare for the day out
Museum Excursion - Week 10 excursion (all free) but we need the consent note returned

READING
Please find the time to read everyday for 10 minutes or more.
Your challenge this week is to also try and get a cheeky snap of you reading in a spring weather setting. (be artistic if you dare)

(Get a picture and email it to Mr Whitehead if you can)(stevewhitehead@ardps.com)

SPELLING
Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in their LSCWC small notebook.
The 4 boxes in their LSCWC book need to be completed by Thursday.
It is best that they complete a LSCWC on separate nights. Some kids have shown great improvement with a practice test also given by their parents on one night. Please get them to slip/staple any extra practice evidence into their book, to show us.(LSD)

MATHS (HD)
Factors Sheet and Practise the 6xtables
Factors Steet - Complete the factors sheet to assist the work we are doing in class.
Table groups will be given rewards for homework completed
6xTables - Don't forget to speed up your 6xTables for the weeks challenges.

JAPANESE

Continue to work on your own slides presentation that displays all the characters we have
learned so far. Spend a few minutes each night reviewing the characters.
There will be a test on Friday, Week 8 on the following two sentences:

Nan sai desu ka?

Watashi/Boku wa ____sai desu.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo
(HD) - Homework Dojo
(B) - Brave risk

Week 8, Term 3

REMINDERS
Colour Run- Fund raising ongoing at the moment
SAPSASA Fun Day - Notes are needed back with the small payment so we can prepare for the day out
Museum Excursion - Week 10 excursion (all free) but we need the consent note returned

READING
Please find the time to read everyday for 10 minutes or more.
Your challenge this week is to also try and get a cheeky snap of you eating while you read.
Reading while you eat. Can you get a photo reading with a favourite snack, at the dinner table or any other time that you are enjoying a munch.

(Get a picture and email it to Mr Whitehead if you can)(stevewhitehead@ardps.com)

SPELLING
Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in their LSCWC small notebook.
The 4 boxes in their LSCWC book need to be completed by Thursday.
It is best that they complete a LSCWC on separate nights. Some kids have shown great improvement with a practice test also given by their parents on one night. Please get them to slip/staple any extra practice evidence into their book, to show us.(LSD)

MATHS (HD)
No new maths this week but you must have your homeloan application submitted and documents emailed to your teacher.

Home loan Application link (If not already done)

Email the documents listed below to your teacher:

• Google Drawing Mud Map of your house
• Floor Planner Design
• House Calculations Document
• Up to Date Budget

Examples Below:

House Calculation

Google Drawing Mud Map (With Measurements)

Current Budget

Floor Planner Screenshot

JAPANESE

Continue to work on your own slides presentation that displays all the characters we have
learned so far. Spend a few minutes each night reviewing the characters.
There will be a test on Friday, Week 8 on the following two sentences:

Nan sai desu ka?

Watashi/Boku wa ____sai desu.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo
(HD) - Homework Dojo
(B) - Brave risk

Week 7, Term 3

REMINDER/Notes coming home
Colour Run 
SAPSASA Fun Day
Museum Excursion

READING
Try and get a chance to take over the job your parent is doing and make them read to you while you do the job.
For example: Dad is vacuuming, or Mum is servicing the car. You take over the job and they read out loud to you)
Encourage them to use voices and make the book more exciting with their own expression. If someone gives you a funny look or says that you should be quiet, ask them to join and speak for a character with your parent
(Get a picture and email it to Mr Whitehead if you can)(stevewhitehead@ardps.com)

SPELLING
Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in their LSCWC small notebook.
The 4 boxes in their LSCWC book need to be completed by Thursday.
It is best that they complete a LSCWC on separate nights. Some kids have shown great improvement with a practice test also given by their parents on one night. Please get them to slip/staple any extra practice evidence into their book, to show us.(LSD)

MATHS (HD)
This week you must make sure that you have your house project files ready for email submission. You will need a screenshot of:

• Google Drawing Mud Map of your house
• Floor Planner Design
• House Calculations Document
• Up to Date Budget

Examples Below:

House Calculation

Google Drawing Mud Map (With Measurements)

Current Budget

Floor Planner Screenshot

JAPANESE

Continue to work on your own slides presentation that displays all the characters we have
learned so far. Spend a few minutes each night reviewing the characters.
There will be a test on Friday week 7 on the following two sentences:

Nan sai desu ka?

Watashi/Boku wa ____sai desu.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo
(HD) - Homework Dojo
(B) - Brave risk

Week 6, Term 3

REMINDER
Book Week. Don't forget the Friday Assembly.
Please return the personal information sheets to make sure we have all the correct details. If no changes then please still return the forms

READING
Enjoy reading in a weird position.
Use voices and make the book more exciting with your own expression. If someone gives you a funny look or says that you should be quiet, ask them to join and speak for a character.
(Get a picture and email it to Mr Whitehead /Mr Wheaton if you can)

SPELLING
Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in their LSCWC small notebook.
The 4 boxes in their LSCWC book need to be completed by Thursday.
It is best that they complete a LSCWC on separate nights. Some kids have shown great improvement with a practice test also given by their parents on one night. Please get them to slip/staple any extra practice evidence into their book, to show us.(LSD)

MATHS (HD)
This week you begin the design of your own new house
Make a birds eye view mudmap of your house.
When designing your mudmap you need to take into consideration:

• The block of land you has is 50m x 20m (L x W)
• You have a 'House Cost Calculator' sheet in your Civics folder.
• You must have 20% deposit for your loan by Week 7, Tuesday.
• You need to be able to make repayments of around 5% per year.
• Complete your Map on Google Drawing. (If not possible please use paper)

Show in metres and centimetres.
Use arrows to show from where to where
Refer to the example below from Havana.

JAPANESE

Continue to work on your own slides presentation that displays all the characters we have
learned so far. Spend a few minutes each night reviewing the characters.
There will be a test on Friday week 6 on the following two sentences:

Nan sai desu ka?

Watashi/Boku wa ____sai desu.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo
(HD) - Homework Dojo
(B) - Brave risk

Week 5, Term 3

REMINDER
Book Week. Don't forget the Friday Assembly.
Please return the personal information sheets to make sure we have all the correct details. If no changes then please still return the forms

READING
Enjoy reading to your teddy or family members.
If you have a younger sibling, take home a picture book and read it together or you read it to them.
Use voices and make the book more exciting with your own expression.
(Get a picture and email it to Mr Whitehead if you can)

SPELLING
Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in their LSCWC small notebook.
The 4 boxes in their LSCWC book need to be completed by Thursday.
It is best that they complete a LSCWC on separate nights. Some kids have shown great improvement with a practice test also given by their parents on one night. Please get them to slip/staple any extra practice evidence into their book, to show us.(LSD)

MATHS (HD)
Measure your House
Make a birds eye view mudmap of your house.

Show in metres and centimetres.
Use arrows to show from where to where

JAPANESE

Continue to work on your own slides presentation that displays all the characters we have learned so far. Spend a few minutes each night reviewing the characters. There will be a test on Friday week 5 (BA, NU, KO). There will also be a test on these words:  kazoku, okaasan, otousan, oneesan, oniisan, imouto, otouto, akachan.

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo
(HD) - Homework Dojo
(B) - Brave risk

Book Week Theme (Room 8)

The Book Week themeis Your Treasure
Room 8 are teaming up with their buddy classes (Rooms 19 & 20)
Our treasure is our Teddies and our costumes are our PJs (nightwear)
We have had a good chat about this theme and how it is a great example of a treasure we have as kids, perhaps our most valuable item. Our parents the take that treasure as it holds such wonderful memories.
As the older examples and mentors we are for our young buddy class we all thought their choice was a good one.
If a teddy is an issue please ask as my son has too many on his bed. Trackies, uggies, dressing gowns, onesies etc are all fine. Just make sure they are warm enough
Steve

Week 4, Term 3

REMINDER
WRITER'S FESTIVAL is this week, and room 7&8 had an engaging presentation from Deborah Abela and Dan McGuiness this morning.

READING
This weeks questions are from the pdf in your civics folder 'Civics wk1 and wk2' pages 9,10 & 11. Complete activities titled 'Definitions 1', 'Definitions 2' and 'Quiz'. They all relate to last weeks reading activities. To answer the questions you may need to use some of the reading skills you have learnt such as scanning and skimming, going back over the reading material to help find an answer. 

Use the document created in week 1 to answer the questions, include a heading 'week 4 homework' and a date.
We will check and mark all questions on Friday.

SPELLING
Complete your look, say, cover, write, check in their LSCWC small notebook.
The 4 boxes in their LSCWC book need to be completed by Thursday.
It is best that they complete a LSCWC on separate nights. Some kids have shown great improvement with a practice test also given by their parents on one night. Please get them to slip/staple any extra practice evidence into their book, to show us.(LSD)

MATHS

• On a treasure map I found, the instructions were: From the palm tree, take two steps North, then four steps East. Where might I have started and where would I finish? Show this on a grid map that also uses one or more quadrants from the cartesian plane. Think carefully about how you would represent this information accurately on a  map that uses cardinal directions. 
• Spend a few minutes discussing with an adult about how the DPS or SEXTANT* (for deep space navigation) might work. *N.B this is not the other kind of sextant primarily used for ocean navigation...but maybe they're related.

JAPANESE

Continue to work on your own slides presentation that displays all the characters we have learned so far. Spend a few minutes each night reviewing the characters. There will be a test on Wednesday week 4 (A, TSU, HA, RE, MO, YO, SO, ZO, YA, CHI). There will also be a test on these words:  samui, hare, kumori, atsui, kyou.

DRAMA

'What skills are neeed to be a good mime?' (2-3 sentences)

(SD) - Studyladder Dojo
(LSD) - LSCWC Dojo
(SpellD) - Spelling Dojo
(HD) - Homework Dojo
(B) - Brave risk