Homework Term 3 Week 9

Reading:

You are expected to read for at least 15 mins each night.
You  need to keep up to date with the group novel you are reading so this may be an option for reading at home. The novel must be brought back to school each day though.      

Record your nightly reading in your reading log in the back of your book
   
Dragon Maths:

Book 4 page 98

Book 5 pages - 96 & 97


Calendar Art:
Complete your calendar art by Friday. Felt tip markers and colour pencils come out the best. Show your parents your work so they know what you are creating.

RWC Fun Day:

Find out some information about your country for Wednesday's RWC Fun day (e.g. the flag, national colours, the continent it is in etc)

camp

Today was the day that us year7's went on camp i woke up with a smile on my face as soon as we were on the road it got a little bit fuzzy on the bus some people started to get head arch's we stopped at a park for a bit of fresh air and morning tea it was good to get off that bus i was just about to herl after we were all finished we were on the road again. Hours and hours later we arrived at the camp site as soon as we unpacked the bus we went to the beach a lot of sandflys though they were really a pain in the neak we had a sand castle comp then one the first night we had some games to play... In the morning we all got our game faces on looking like we were ready for the big day ahead of us

Term 3 Week 8

Reading:

You are expected to read for at least 15 mins each night.

·      Record your nightly reading in your reading log in the back of your book

Spelling:

1. Essential List words
2. Topic and camp related words
3. PrEP words and meanings. Write the word and the meaning and then put that word into a sentence to show it's meaning. 

Practice your words EACH night for success.

·      A good way to learn your words is the following for each word:

·      Copy the word – Read – Cover – Spell – Check if correct.

·      Practice your words in your Homework book

Camp Photo Collage:
Create your collage of photos from Tautuku Camp that you want to use in your Exploding Card.
Use an A4 sheet of paper - place small photos on the page
You can colour print them at home or bring them to school on a pendrive and they can be printed in black and white.
Bring along any ribbon, 'sparkly bits' etc that you may want to use in your card.


Dragon Maths:

Book 4 page 99

Book 5 pages - 99 & 100

PrEP CV writing:

Complete your CV and reference by Friday. Please ask if you are not sure about some of the sections, we will go over it in class. 

These are the 4 positions/roles that can you apply for in your venture group:

You can only apply for 1 position. 

Read the criteria of each position carefully to make sure it suits your personal interests and abilities. Use the criteria to support your application in your CV.
Make sure your CV is professional and neat with NO spelling and grammar errors.
Do a draft in your Homework book may be a good idea!

Buddy Reading

My buddy in Room 6 is Sarah. She is a wonderful reader, she always uses expression in all of her books that she reads. I am really proud of her and she also gets on with the work. She is a really thoughtful reader because when she is stuck she sounds the word out. She will go really far with her reading. She is also a level 17 good on her.

Buddy Reading

Gracie and I are pleased with Sarah's reading its just unbelievable how she reads.

When she mucks up on her reading she goes back and reads it again. We are very proud of Sarah's reading she can even say big words which is pretty good shes even helped me with my reading its just amazing.

buddy Reading

Me and Caleb's buddy Callum is overall awesome in reading. We have to help with some words but really not many. When We first started with Callum We didn't have to do anything really he just started to read and We only needed to help him with one or two words through the whole book. picture Callum in the middle Me and Caleb on side.

buddy reading

My wonderful buddy is Hope she is a great reader and is getting better each week.She is getting better at speaking a a nice clear voice .She loves reading books and is beginning to understand what she is reading to me.She is going to get really far in life with her reading.

My first buddy I had was Lilly she is a fantastic young reader and loves to tell jokes.I hope they both keep it up later on in life.

Every friday we go to room 6 to do buddy reading. All of room 10 get a great reader to share stories and any writing we have done. Sometimes we also bring them into our class to look at the topic we have been working on or artwork. My buddy is Alyssa she is a excellent reader. She loves to read stories that she has done herself. She is very good at sounding out words that she does not know. She could work on being a bit more slow but she is awesome and I am glad she is my buddy.

HOMEWORK TERM 3 WEEK 7

Reading:

You are expected to read for at least 15 mins each night.

·      Record your nightly reading in your reading log in the back of your book

Spelling:
You only have spelling if you had errors in your Essential Lists tests.
Practice your words EACH night for success.

·      A good way to learn your words is the following for each word:

·      Copy the word – Read – Cover – Spell – Check if correct.

·      Practice your words in your Homework book

Dragon Maths:
Book 4 pages - 96 & 97
Book 5 pages - 95 & 98


Rugby World Cup 2011:
Using your copy of the sheet below - complete all of the information about your adopted country.
Write the answers to the Focus Questions Level 1-3 in your Homework book. (Full answers and detail required of course!)
Check out the RWC 2011 website listed in the LABELS section of our blog. There is information that can help you with your adopted country. Also checkout the awesome videos of the RWC values!

Buddy Reading

I have had two buddies in the last three terms.The first one I had was Sarah.She was a great reader who loved horse and her cat Tigger. She was also great at sounding out words too. She would read her story then tell me what it was about after she had finished.The buddy I have right now is Loralye. She is an awesome reader who loves all her friend including her best friend Maddison. I have had so much fun with these girls just by reading with them every friday. Thanks Girls.

Tautuku Camp

On Tuesday 6th September year 7 are going to camp Tautuku. We are going for two days and three nights. On the first day we are just going go down to the beach for a bit, the second day Adventure Southland are coming and they are taking an Adventure Course, Kayaking and a bush walk. Good luck year 7 and have fun! :-)

Camp Tautuku!

On Tuesday 6th of September room 10 are going to camp Tautuku for two nights and three days. We will be arriving back at school approximately around 2:00 o'clock on Thursday. I hope we all have fun.

Buddy reading

This is Amy and I reading with Brooklyn at buddy reading. Every friday room 10 goes to room 6 to buddy read and to help them become fabulous reader. Brooklyn is getting way better at reading and is improving her listening skills , but she lacks to pay attention when I ask her to read on of her stories . But she is still a great buddy to read to .

Buddy Reading With Owen

My buddy Owen is a very good reader. He is very confident about his reading and concentrates on the book he is reading. He likes to challenge himself at his reading and is always ready to learn something new. He is always looking forward to buddy reading. Owen has very good manners and is very helpful. Owen could work on just listening to his partner read and not looking around all the time and listening to other peoples books. Great reading Owen.

On Fridays room 10 goes to buddy reading it is great fun. I have been with different buddy's and they were all great readers they always offered to read first, they had great manners and they also improved alot.

On Friday room 10 go to room 6 for buddy reading. My buddy is madison she is a great reader but can get a little bit out of control. She has improved so much in her reading past this few weeks. I really enjoy going to buddy reading and helping room 6 improve in there reading. Great work madison KEEP up the GREAT work

Cole and I first started reading with Ryan but then we had to change to Callum. They are both great readers, but something they could improve on could be expression.

Chloe's buddy

This is Bailey and I...

Every friday room 10 goes to room 6 to do buddy reading. My buddy is Bailey, she is an amazing buddy, she reads well and never complains and is always asking to read a book first. Bailey is always determined to read books that challenge her.

Georgia's buddy

Every Friday afternoon, Room 10 has buddy reading with Room 6. I enjoy having buddy reading with my buddy Lily because she is a really good reader. She never complains and she always wants to read my books. I have really enjoyed listening to my buddy lilly read and I think she has really improved these past few weeks.

This is lilly and I ...