Homework Due Wk 5 (Fri 11th Nov)

• Expressive diary - Follow the instruction assessment sheet below when giving instructions for something of your choice.  You may be giving instructions on how to create the perfect milo or how to clean your teeth...? The list is endless BUT....make sure that you can tick EVERYTHING off on the assessment sheet before sending me your work.

• Spelling activities (List 30) to be completed for Thur
• Homework dieary signed for Thur
• Swimming togs to school each Mon and Wed from now on

Homework due Wk 4 (Fri 4th Nov)

• Expressive diary homework:

Endangered animals should not be saved.
Remember that you need to write this following the structure of a persuasive text which is copied below.  Make sure that you can tick off each element in both the structure and the deeper features.

• Spelling List 29 work to be completed for Thur
• Diaries signed for Thur

Homework due Week 3 (Fri 28th Oct)

• Spelling activity (List 28) to be completed for Thur
• Toy for bartering to be brought to school Thur (with permission slip by adult)
• Diaries signed for Thur

Homwork Due Week 1 - Fri 14th Oct

• Expressive Diary homework - If I could rule the world (minimum 200 words) for THUR
• Pinterest - have a look on here for good products that you could make for Enterprise.  You need to search for products that are sustainable and recyclable. You may also want to put a Christmas theme to it?
• Spelling activity List 26 activities to be compelted for THUR (these are in google docs)
• Diaries signed for THUR

Homework due Week 9 (Fri 23rd Sept)

• Spelling homework to be completed for Thur

Homework due Week 8 (Fri 16th Sept)

• Spelling activities to be completed for Thur
• Homework diaries to be signed for Tue
• 100wc below.....I have given the kids the option to do this week's 100wc. If they are to complete it, it must be in by the normal time.....9am Thur

• Hello you scrumdiddlyumptious human beans! This is a special gobblefunking prompt to celebrate the 100th birthday of the wonderful author Roald Dahl!
  Now you will all have your favourites I’m sure. Is it:
  • BFG (Big Friendly Giant)
  • James (with his peach)
  • Charlie ( with his golden ticket)
  • George (with his marvellous medicine)
  • Matilda ( who is very clever)
  • The Twits ( an odd couple always trying to out-do each other)
  • Willy Wonka ( with his chocolate factory)
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  …and many many more. Which is YOUR favourite?
  
  
  
  
  
  The BFG
  I recently went to see the film ‘The BFG’. I’ve not read the book but I understand the film is very like it and I really enjoyed it. For those of you who do not know the story:

  A little, orphan girl called Sophie, gets kidnapped by the Big Friendly Giant because she saw him blowing dreams into the windows of children. He catches dreams and stores them in glass jars in his cave in Giant Country. He doesn’t want to hurt Sophie and explains (in his very muddled vocabulary) about the awful giants who live near him who are ‘cannybulls’. Together Sophie and the BFG manage to persuade the Queen to help them get rid of some awful giants by mixing a special dream.

  
  
  Special Prompt
  Have you ever woken from a dream and been able to trace back where all the bits came from? Well that’s what the BFG does with his dream catcher net and then he bottles each bit to mix them together.
  Some of you may not know the work of Roald Dahl so for this special prompt you can choose.
  • You can choose to be your favourite character and tell the story of an adventure you go on. Don’t retell Mr. DAhl’s version, create your own!
  OR 
  • You can mix a dream for someone. Think about their character and what sort of dream you would like them to have. What happens when they wake up?

Homework due Week 8 (Fri 9th Sept)

• 100wc for Thur

• Reminder that school closes at midday on Wed
• Spelling list 23 activities to be completed for Thur
• Spelling list 23 words to be learnt for Thur

Homework due Week 6 (Fri 2nd Sept)

• 100wc - check the following link for htis weeks 'prompt' it is an audio clip for you to listen to and is placed half way down the page https://100wc.net/special-writing-project-week7/
• All waterproof clothing and tramping shoes to be in class on Tue in preparation for Mt Robert on Wed
• $$$ for Mt Robert.  This was due in last Friday.  Please make sure you have paid before your child attends the trip on Wed (or let me know when this will happen)
• Spelling work to be completed for Thur (list 23) - spelling is shared each week to your child through their google doc
• Diaries signed for Tue

Homework due Week 5 (Fri 26th Aug)

• All waterproof jackets, pants and boots were to be in school by today.  Some of these are still outstanding. PLEASE ensure that they are in school tomorrow at the latest
• Payment for Mt Robert should be paid to the front office (or installments set up). Please ensure that this is done by this Friday.
• 100wc this week....
• A reminder that all speeches are taking place in class this week (on Thursday)
• Spelling activities to be completed for Thursday
• Spelling words to be learnt for Thursday

Homework Due Week 4 (Fri 19th Aug)

• 100wc for Thursday......as I stared into the water, it began to turn green 
• Achievement folders are now overdue.  Please read, sign and then give to your child to return to school
• Mt Robert replies to be in by Wed
• I need to see all waterproof trousers, pants and boots asap that your child is planning to use on our trip to Mt Robert.  Should you need any help with these, we do have some spare boots and jackets in school, however there is no guarantee that we have your child's size.  Please let me know if you need me to help organise something.
• Winter Tournament replies are now very much over due. 
• Speeches to be learnt for Wed (for those competing in the school speech competition)
• A reminder that spare sport tops need to come to school each Mon/Wed 
• Permission slips went out today (Mon) as the school closes early next Mon. 
• Year 8 College Enrollment forms.  These are due in by 26/8/16 (Friday week) after this date, you need to return them to the College yourself. If you have done this already, please let me know
• Diary signed for Tue
• NO spelling this week :)

Homework due Week 3 (Friday 12th Aug)

• 100 word challenge due for Thursday

…I could see the finish line, then…

Things to consider:

Which sport is this?
What might be going to happen?
How do you feel?

• List 21 spelling activities to be completed for Thursday
• List 21 spelling words to be learnt for Thursday
• Please note that Barnicoat walk is now CANCELLED
• Achievement folders to be returned to school by Friday
• Winter tournament replies and $$$ to be returned asap

Homework due Week 2 (Friday 5th Aug)

• 100 Word Challenge due by email on Thur:

…but how would I know…

• Spelling activities (list 20) to be completed for Thur.  Everyone has these on their google docs.  All work to be completed in their large spelling books.
• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur
• Remember, we are walking to the top of Barnicoat on Wed this week.  Letters/emails have gone home about this. Please email me if you have any concerns.

Homework Due Week 1, Term 3 (Fri 29th July)

• 100wc/5 Sentence Challenge:

• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur (list 19) - these are also shared on google drive on your child's account

Homework due Week 10 (Fri 8th July)

As it will be the last prompt for many of you, this week you have a free choice. You can write about absolutely anything! Please give your piece a title so we know what it is about. You still only have 100 words. some of the things you might chose are:

• Holidays
• What I’ve achieved this year
• My favourite memory of the year
• Looking forward to next year

Spelling words to be learnt for Thur

Diaries signed for Tue

Math-a-thon to be revised for Friday

Homework due Week 9 (Fri 1st July)

• 100wc (double click the image to see it in a larger format)

• PE Gear Mon/Tue/Wed
• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur
• Math-a-thon practised for Fri
• Return any outstanding permission slips for our upcoming walks

Homework due Week 8 - (Fri 24th June)

• Spelling list 16 to be learnt for Thur
• math-a-thon for Friday
• PE gear to school Tue/Wed
• Diary signed for Tue

Homework due Week 7 - (Fri 17th June)

• 100wc

• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur
• PE clothing to school each Mon, Tue and Wed
• $$$ due for 40 hr famine (for those who took part)
• $$ for those who wish to have a hangi due by Tue AT LATEST

Homework Due Week 6 (Fri 10th June)

• NO 100wc challenge this week due to the short week
• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur
• Math-a-thon questions to be practised for Friday
• Stationary check on MONDAY

All pupils should have the following as a MINIMUM requirement in their pencil case:

1 ruler

2 pencils (HB)

2 black pens

1 red pen

1 glue stick

Homework due Week 5 (Fri 3rd June)

• 100wc - see the photo above (due Thur 9am)
• Spelling words (list 12) to be learnt for Thur
• Homework diary signed for Tue
• Google doc on Matariki to be completed for Friday
• 'Google' Rube Goldberg simple machines to get some ideas for machines that you can make. You need to come to school next WEDNESDAY with an idea on paper.  Equipment needed must also be included along with instructions on how it will work. Equipment for this is NOT needed in school next Tuesday, just the idea.
• We are starting to get into our 'simple machines' inquiry unit.  These are based around Rube Goldberg machines whereby traditional building materials, everyday items, and unique objects are being turned into functional pieces of equipment that work together to execute a simple task. Spend time gathering items from around your house, purchasing materials from stores, and/or hunting for unique objects at car boot sales. Possible building materials include:

• Dominos
• Wooden boards
• Toilet paper rolls
• CDs or floppy discs
• Fans
• Toy cars
• Skateboards
• Action figures
• PVC pipe
• Duct Tape
• Peg boards
• Zip Ties
• Magnets
• Marbles
• String
• Get creative!

Homework Due Week 4 - (Friday 27th May)

• 250 word narrative on a topic of your choice due to Mrs Parker on FRIDAY
• Spelling words to be learnt for THURSDAY
• PE top to be brought to school each Mon/Tue/Wed for sport
• Diaries to be signed for TUE

Homework due Week 3 (Fri 20th May)

• 100wc for Thur (please either email these or send via google docs)

• Diaries signed for tomorrow (Tue)
• Extra PE tops for Tue and Wed
• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur
• Math-a-thon for Fri - revise this for Fri (*****parents, please note that there was not a huge movement on scores last week.  Please help you child by going over these questions at home with them.)

Homework Due Week 2

• 100wc for Thur 9am

Take a look at the above picture and then think where you would go if you took that stairway? What new world would you discover? Is it inhabited? Are there animals and plants and if so what do they look like?

• Spelling to be learnt for Thursday (list 10)
• Please remember to keep your inner parts of your toilet rolls.  We will be completing a science experiment next Wed
• Math-a-thon to be looked over for Fri morn (stapled inside diaries)

Homework due Week 1, Term 2 (Fri 6th May)

• Our 3-way conferences are on next Mon/Wed - have you signed up for one yet?
• A reminder that the school closes early next Mon (1.45) Permission slips will go home tomorrow asking you if you would like your child to stay in school as normal til 2.50pm
• Extra PE clothing to be brought to school on Tue & Wed this week
• Spelling words to be learnt for Thursday
• 100wc/5 sentence challenge for Thur 
  

Homework due Week 11 (Friday 15th April)

• Reminder to all families providing electric frying pans/utensils etc to bring them to school first thing on Wed morning
• Diaries signed for Tue
• All sleeping bags, stretcher, pillows etc to come to school this week ready for Thur.
• Apron to school on Wed (if you have 2, please bring a second so that someone else could use it)
• PE gear to school on Tue/Wed
• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur (list 9)
• 100wc/5 sc Challenge - take a look at the picture below and write your imaginative story.  Who might the young boy be? Why is there a park bench and light on the far page? What might the story in the book be? The ideas are endless.....

Homework due Fri 8th April (Week10)

• 5sc/100wc for Thur.  Take a look at the photo below - you may be the person on the bike, maybe you are someone looking down from above?  Use your imagination to write your homework on the adapted photo below

• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur
• $15 to be paid for Skype night by Friday
• Permission slip for Skype night to be returned (this is fine via email also)
• Diaries signed for Tue

Homework due Week 8 (Thur 24th March)

• 100wc - The prompt this week has been set by Year 6 at Nine Mile Ride Primary SchoolThey have chosen five words for you to include in your writing. They can go anywhere and in any order. The words are:

Lie   Row   Fly   Chips   Sweet

• 5sc - this time we have a busy picture, choose something in it that you would like to write about

• Spelling words (List 6) to be learnt for Thursday (these have been sent through google doc)
• Today everyone brought home a letter for our upcoming skype night.  Please read and return asap
• Extra PE gear to school each Mon, Tue and Wed
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Homework Due Week 7 (Fri 18th March)

• Spelling words to be learnt for Thursday
• Extra PE clothing to be brought to school Tue, Wed, Thur
• Diary signed for Tuesday
• Math-a-thon revision for Fri (stapled inside diary)

• 100wc due Thur- This week I lost my wifi connection at home. I was in a real state which was quite worrying that life can be so dependant on the internet. Anyway, the good thing was that a local coffee shop let me use their connection and I was able to get it all done.

So, I am using that experience for this week’s prompt and it is:

…when the connection broke… 

Things to consider:
What / who was being connected to what?
Why would it be a problem if it was broken?
What happened after the connection was broken?

• 5 Sentence Challenge (double click to enlarge)

Homework due Week 6 (Fri 11th March)

• Please note that due to Easter following in our Term time this year, we are on holiday on Friday, Monday and Tuesday
• House Captain, Class Leader and Sports Leader speeches are taking place this week.  If your child is putting themselves forward for one of these positions, please encourage them at home by listening to their speech.
• We are no longer swimming as part of our sport.  This will be replaced by small/large ball skills.  Can you please ask your child to put a separate sports top in their bag each Mon, Tue and Wed so that they can change into.  If they do not have a BIS one, they can bring an alternative sports top
• Diaries signed for Tue

• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur
• Math-a-thon - have a look at questions in diary (these are stapled in front page) in order to be ready for maths on FRIDAY
• 100wc: please send from google doc as..... Week 6 (title of story) by........

This week we have a photograph for you to look at. It is a statue of 3 men talking.

Things to think about before writing:

• Look at how they are dressed?
• What country might they be in?
• What jobs do they do?
• What could they be talking about?
• Are they happy/worried/concerned?

• 5 Sentence Challenge :

This time we have a photo. It is of a sculpture that you can see in the grounds of Tewkesbury Abbey.

I want you to look really closely at the children. What do you notice? Are they playing a game? What might they be saying to each other?

Take great care with your sentences and make sure they have a full stop and a capital letter. I’ll let you decide where they go!

• I am on a course on Friday and will not be in school.  Peter Fitzgerald will be relieving for me for the day.  If you wish to speak to me about anything, please do so before Thursday.
• Bridge Valley Trip nex Monday - please make sure that you have the following items with you 
  Suitable mufti clothes suitable for playing sport in (school PE uniform is OK)
  Sports shoes
  Warm top
  Rain jacket
  Sun hat
  Drink bottle
  Lunch with snacks
  Medication if needed
  TOGS AND TOWEL
  We are planning on leaving at 8.50am SHARP. So make sure you are at school on time, otherwise you may miss out.  $2 also needs to be given to Mrs Parker asap so that she can distribute this among the drivers for their petrol.

Homework Due Week 5 (Fri 4th March)

• Check out these websites in preparation for our Skype session with Christopher Tozier tomorrow when he will be talking to us about writing stories;

http://www.oliviabrophie.com
http://www.christophertozier.com/

• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur
• Math-a-thon - have a look at questions in diary (these are stapled in front page) in order to be ready for maths on FRIDAY
• Swim sporgs this Friday.  Hunt out anything blue that you can wear on the poolside to represent Monaco.  Please remember - NO PAINT OF ANY DESCRIPTION ALLOWED, THIS ALSO INCLUDES HAIR DYE.  The filters at the pool cannot cope with this.
• Letters for Bridge Valley went home today.  Please return asap
• 100wc challenge due Thur 9am...(remember to send this via google doc if possible and title it Week 5, Term 1.  After this, give your story a title)

Write your 100 piece on a Super Hero. It can be someone you know, a character you have read about or someone you have invented!

• 5 Sentence Challenge.  Write your 5 sentences on a Super Hero. It can be someone you know, a character you have read about or someone you have invented!

Homework Due Week 4 (Fri 26th Feb)

• Check out these websites in preparation for our Skype session with Christopher Tozier next week when he will be talking to us about writing stories;

http://www.oliviabrophie.com
http://www.christophertozier.com/

• Spelling activities to be completed for Tue (finishing off work from last week)
• Have you found out where your ancestors are from?? please do so by TUE
• Immunisation forms due back by THUR at the latest
• Spelling words to be learnt for Thur
• Can you attend our skype at 7pm on THUR?? If so, email Mrs Parker
• Math-a-thon - have a look at questions in diary (these are stapled in front page) in order to be ready for maths on FRIDAY
• 100wc challenge due Thur 9am...

We have five words that need to be put in your writing this week. They can be in any order but must all be used. They are:

…Gas,  Dancer,  Green,  Swimming,  Likely…

• 5 Sentence Challenge (double click the image to make it clearer)

                                              Tech

This term for tech our class is doing wood work and cooking. So far in cooking we have made fruit kebabs, fruit smoothies and banana delight. In wood works we have made chopping boards,wooden spoons and pen and pencil holders.We love cooking because we get to eat everything and because we learn lots of techniques for knives, handling fruit and much more.We also love wood work because you get to make stuff and bring it home to share it with your family. Our tech days are tusday and thursday.

Homework Due Week 3 (Fri 19th Feb)

Diary signed by parents for Tue

Togs to school each Mon and Wed til week 6

Bikes to be brought to school Mon, Tue, Wed (note, this is only for 8 pupils in Rm 11 who regularly bike to school)

Spelling words to be learnt for Thur

Class dojo sheet to be returned signed

Find out where parents/grand parents originated fro if not NZ

Writing homework (your child knows which writing prompt they need to use)

100 word challenge: The prompt this week was an old fashioned looking picture by Jean Marc Cote painted in 1889. It was his idea of what the year 2000 would look like! Email story to cparker@broadgreen.school.nz by Thursday 9am

5 sentence challenge for emergent writers :Please make sure you visit other posts and leave a supportive comment. Our emerging writers need lots of support and encouragement!

The prompt this time is :

Going shopping on a rainy day

Some things to think about:

• what shops are you going to?
• How wet is the weather?
• What will you have to wear?
• What will it feel like?
• What do you buy?

Email story to cparker@broadgreen.school.nz by Thursday 9am

Homework Due Week 2 (Fri 12th Feb)

• All homework will start in earnest NEXT week
• Monies for diaries are now overdue, please pay asap
• Sports notices/profile sheets are now overdue.  Please return asap
• Meet the teacher evening next Tue 7pm
• Interclass relay on Friday - brign something blue to wear - the wackier the better!!!
• Bikes to be at school next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for those participating in our bike safety program

Homework due Week 1 (Fri 5th Feb)

• Profile sheets to be checked and returned asap
• Sports choices to be returned asap
• Togs to school each Mon/Wed
• $5 for homework diary to be paid asap