Week 5, 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.
Area (and a touch of perimeter) is the focus.
Please also try to do one mental (Mental2) (times tables task per day)

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
Begin your Chicken Coop on your block of land, we will expand on this in class and begin working out costs on Tuesday.

JAPANESE

There will be a test this Wednesday on 10 hiragana characters, from the sets A and KA. Spend 5 minutes on Monday and Tuesday night, or/and during Drive Time to revise them. If you are confident with hiragana please learn for the katakan equivalent.

READING

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

Week 4, 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.
Data interpretation is the focus.
Please also try to do one mental (times tables task per day)

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

HISTORY
Timeline a person in your family.
Using the skills we have developed on Google Draw, create a timeline about a significant person in your life.
You must have at least 10 moments that define who they are.
Think of things like love, kids, school, parents, luck, cars, 

Example timeline - Needs images

JAPANESE

There will be a test this Wednesday on 10 hiragana characters, from the sets A and KA. Spend 5 minutes on Monday and Tuesday night, or/and during Drive Time revising them.

READING

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

Week 3, Term 2

NAPLAN

Well done to all the year 5s last week for the effort and concentration they put into their NAPLAN tests.

And thank you year 6s for your patience and cooperation during NAPLAN testing, coping with all the disruption.

HOMEWORK

SPELLING

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

STUDYLADDER

New Studyladder tasks have been set for this week. A little multiplication revision and some work on data and graphing to support what we have been doing in Maths and Health.

JAPANESE

Juggling! Find those juggling balls or three old tennis balls that your dog hasn't chewed to bits. One of our goals this term is to learn how to juggle three balls, which research has shown will help improve concentration and other areas of the brain. We will be practising the juggling while practising how to count to 100 in Japanese. Good luck! 5 minutes a day.

READING

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

Week 1, Term 2

HOMEWORK

SPELLING

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

STUDYLADDER

Studyladder will return to our classroom in Term 2. Please do not feel that you must pay for anything.

We will be using the Education Access, where students have unlimited access throughout the school day

and 3 tasks outside of school hours (Homework access).

Students will be given logins and passwords today (Monday) and we will walk them through the expectations.

All tasks set are based on NAPLAN-style questioning

STUDYLADDER MATHS

Pod 1 - Mixed Topics - Mathematics: 10 activities with all areas of the year 5 curriculum covered.

Pod 2 - Fractions & Decimals: 9 tasks 

STUDYLADDER READING

Pod 3 - NAPLAN Reading: 6 texts of varying genre with 10 questions to develop comprehension.

READING

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

Studyladder

Studyladder will return to our classroom in Term 2. Please do not feel that you must pay for anything. We will be using the Education Access where students have unlimited access throughout the school day and 3 tasks outside of school hours (Homework access).
Students will be given logins and passwords today and we will walk them through the expectations.

Week 11, Term 1

VERY IMPORTANT

MUSEUM VISIT TOMORROW, TUESDAY APRIL 11TH
We are really looking forward to the visit tomorrow. 

Please make sure you bring your recess and lunch in a disposable plastic carry bag. No lunch boxes, thanks.
Also bring a hat as we will be outside at the Botanic Gardens after lunch.
HAT + RECESS AND LUNCH IN A PLASTIC DISPOSABLE BAG.

Some students have been asked to bring their Chromebooks. We probably won't have to take these, but if we do we will take responsibility for their care.

HOMEWORK

MATHS

TIMES TABLES 

5 minutes each day.
Listen to some times tables songs. (Be aware, these are on YouTube)

All times tables (2 - 12). Students have so far demonstrated/recorded how they learned or practiced for homework. They presented these to the class. Some students found a video with a song or rap about a specific times table. Great! Hope they sang along with it at home. They may be asked to sing along with it in the class. It would be great if some students made their own song.

Some suggestions for a presentation include:

• A rhyme
• Written on paper
• A video
• A song
• A pattern
• Xylophone
• Slot cards

SPELLING

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

READING

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

Write a journal entry for three of the times you have read at home. Please try to write a short description of the session's reading but ensure it is not just an airy fairy throw away line.

You may want to include details like: 

• Character developments 
• Describing the setting
• Plot changes
• Predictions of future events
• Why you liked/disliked a particular part of the book

We will be asking students to share their journals throughout the week.

HASS - MUSEUM VISIT preparation (from week 10)

Please spend 20 minutes exploring the South Australian Museum's Yidaki website. Have a look. Read some information. In particular WATCH the short video clips: 'Yolngu Visit the Museum', 'Citizens of Australia', 'Building Yidaki', 'Stephen Goldsmith', 

Week 10, Term 1

Week 10, Term 1

VERY IMPORTANT

MUSEUM VISIT - WEEK 11, TUESDAY APRIL 11TH

Please return CONSENT FORMS and make PAYMENTS via Qkr! as soon as possible 

and NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY, April 7th.

HOMEWORK

MATHS

Complete maths puzzle by tomorrow (Tuesday 4th April).

TIMES TABLES

Listen to some times tables songs. (Be aware, these are on YouTube)

All times tables (2 - 12). Students have so far demonstrated/recorded how they learned or practiced for homework. They presented these to the class. Some students found a video with a song or rap about a specific times table. Great! Hope they sang along with it at home. They may be asked to sing along with it in the class. It would be great if some students made their own song.

Some suggestions for a presentation include:

• A rhyme
• Written on paper
• A video
• A song
• A pattern
• Xylophone
• Slot cards

SPELLING

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

READING

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

This weeks focus is to read at least once to an animal in your household. Garden snails are acceptable. If you don't have an animal, then read to a pot plant. We will discuss your experiences at school.

Write a journal entry for three of the times you have read at home. Please try to write a short description of the session's reading but ensure it is not just an airy fairy throw away line.

You may want to include details like: 

• Character developments 
• Describing the setting
• Plot changes
• Predictions of future events
• Why you liked/disliked a particular part of the book

We will be asking students to share their journals throughout the week.

JAPANESE

Students should have created hiragana flashcards by now. They will need to practice these for 5 minutes a night for the rest of this term, or until they know how to read them well. We will also be looking at 'hiragana in 48 minutes' as part of their reading program.

HASS - MUSEUM VISIT preparation

Please spend 20 minutes exploring the South Australian Museum's Yidaki website. Have a look. Read some information. In particular WATCH the short video clips: 'Yolngu Visit the Museum', 'Citizens of Australia', 'Building Yidaki', 'Stephen Goldsmith', 

Week 9, Term 1

HOMEWORK

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

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
This week focus on reading with someone else, (share pages, take a character etc) We have discussed possible approaches to this.
Write a journal entry for three of the times you have read at home. Please try to write a short description of the session's reading but ensure it is not just an airy fairy throw away line.
You may want to include details like: 

• Character developments 
• Describing the setting
• Plot changes
• Predictions of future events

We will be asking students to share their journals throughout the week.

TIMES TABLES
All times tables (2 - 12). Students have so far demonstrated/recorded how they learnt or practiced for homework. They presented these to the class. Some students found a video with a song or rap about a specific times table. Great! Hope they sang along with it at home. They may be asked to sing along with it in the class. It would be great if some students made their own song.

Some suggestions for a presentation include:

• A rhyme
• Written on paper
• A video
• A song
• A pattern
• Xylophone
• Slot cards

We are testing students individually and will begin speed and accuracy tasks in mental math later this week.

JAPANESE
Students will be creating their own set of hiragana flashcards. They will need to practice these for 5 minutes a night for the rest of this term, or until they know how to read them well

Week 8, Term 1

ARBURY PARK CAMP
We survived!
Hopefully all students returned home with at least one happy story to tell. We certainly saw a lot of smiling faces and heard a lot of laughter...some of which was after lights out!
LOST ITEMS
Please ask your child to check with us if they lost any items on the camp. We have a few pillows, a sheet, a blue t-shirt...and other items that have not been claimed as yet. If they have not been claimed by next week I will try to post a photo of the item on the blog.
If you didn't receive any photo posts of the camp while we were there then you probably haven't joined the Ardtornish Google Community. Please see us if you are still having trouble accessing our blog and  G+  posts.

BACK TO SCHOOL
Last Friday a few students were 'recovering' from the camp and we didn't have a full class. Now that most students are back at school we would like to remind them, and parents, of a few important matters.
CHROMEBOOKS
Chromebooks MUST be brought to school each school day. Not bringing them is equivalent to coming to school without stationery, exercise books, and texts books to learn from. Bring the Chromebook even if it is not charged. We DO NOT charge Chromebooks, however, if there are extenuating/special circumstances that require students to use their Chromebooks for a short task we may give them a brief charge so that the student can complete an activity.
SPELLING BOOKS and LSCWC BOOKS (Writing Books) must also come back to school each day if they are taken home. Students are generally given enough time to complete activities at school and the need to take them home is rare. 

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

HARMONY DAY is tomorrow, Tuesday 21st of March.
Students are encouraged to wear their cultural dress or dress in orange.
This is not a 'casual day', so wear your school uniform if you're not in orange or your cultural dress.

PANCAKE DAY is also tomorrow. Bring a gold coin donation if you'd like a delicious pancake at lunch time.

SCHOOL INTERVIEWS
Don't forget to go to https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/ and book in for an interview with Steve or Graeme. You will need to enter the code 9mnyr to access the booking sheet. If these times are not suitable we would appreciate it if you could get in touch to arrange  a time that is.

HOMEWORK

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

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
This week focus on silently reading to yourself and concentrate on what you've read. We have discussed possible approaches to this.
Write a journal entry for three of the times you have read at home. Please try to write a short description of the session's reading but ensure it is not just an airy fairy throw away line.
You may want to include details like: 

• Character developments 
• Describing the setting
• Plot changes
• Predictions of future events

We will be asking students to share their journals throughout the week.

TIMES TABLES
This week's focus is on 9 times table, and revise the 6 & 7 times tables. Students have so far demonstrated/recorded how they learnt or practiced for homework. They presented these to the class. Some students found a video with a song or rap about a specific times table. Great! Hope they sang along with it at home. They may be asked to sing along with it in the class. It would be great if some students made their own song.

Some suggestions for a presentation include:

• A rhyme
• Written on paper
• A video
• A song
• A pattern

JAPANESE
Students will be creating their own set of hiragana flashcards. They will need to practice these for 5 minutes a night for the rest of this term, or until they know how to read them well.

Week 6, Term 1

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

READING
Read for ten minutes every night or twenty minutes three times in a week.
This week focus on silently reading to yourself and concentrate on what you've read. We have discussed possible approaches to this.
Write a journal entry for three of the times you have read at home. Please try to write a short description of the session's reading but ensure it is not just an airy fairy throw away line.
You may want to include details like: 

• Character developments 
• Describing the setting
• Plot changes
• Predictions of future events

We will be asking students to share their journals throughout the week.

TIMES TABLES
This week's focus is on 7 times table, and revise the 4 & 6 times tables. Last week many students demonstrated/recorded how they learnt or practiced for homework. They presented these to the class. Some students found a video with a song or rap about 4 or 6 times tables. Great! Hope they sang along with it at home. They may be asked to sing along with it in the class. It would be great if some students made their own song.

This may be anything. Some suggestions are:

• A rhyme
• Written on paper
• A video
• A song
• A pattern

HEALTH
Record the number of hours you slept each night from Thursday to Wednesday, on the health - sleep survey .

ARBURY PARK CAMP
Please refer to the 'Suggested Packing List 2017' on the blog. If there are items that need to be purchased then this is the week to do it. Remember that Monday is a public holiday and shops will be closed.

Some students have opted to perform on the 'Talent Night'. There will be a short amount of time to practise this Wednesday, however preparation time at home may be required.

We have also shared the camp schedule so that parents and students can be aware of what we will be doing from Tuesday to Thursday.