Wednesday, 30 November 2016

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.



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

Monday, 21 November 2016

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.


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

Monday, 14 November 2016

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

Tuesday, 8 November 2016

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)

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

Monday, 31 October 2016

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

Monday, 24 October 2016

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

Monday, 17 October 2016

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

Monday, 19 September 2016

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

Monday, 12 September 2016

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.

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

Monday, 5 September 2016

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'.

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