Homework due Week 4 (Friday 7th November)

 In Room 5, we will have 3 Enterprise sessions each week - Mon 1.10 - 2.30 (not next week), Wed 1.10 - 2.30, Thur 10.40 - 12.00. If you are able to come in for any of these sessions and help supervise, I would love your help.  Some pupils are working with products that rely on an extra set of eyes!

All pupils have been working hard with coming up with ideas of what they would like to make. I have attached a new ‘wish list’ of items that pupils would like if you happen to have them lying around at home.

Our first ‘making’ session will take place Wed next week.  Everyone has been informed that if they are not ready to begin making their product in class each session, they will be fined (greenies is our currency) and alternative work will be given to them for the session.  If you could please remind your child to be organised so that they don’t let others down in their group, I would appreciate it.

On a separate note, I am conducting another stationary check on Monday (everyone was informed about this at the beginning of the week)  There are a number of pupils who returned to school at the beginning of Term 4 with no pens/pencils :(

No spelling, 100wc or Study ladder this week

Homework due Friday 31st Oct (Week 3)

• Enterprise items brought in asap
• Togs - hunt those out before Wed next week as that is our first swim session
• Stationary - There are A LOT of pupils with little/no pens etc. I will be conducting a stationary check next Monday morning.  All pupils should have the following:

1 Glue Stick
2 Black pens
2 pencils
1 rubber
1 ruler
This is a minimum requirement.

• Toy Swap on Thursday (please remember to bring reply slip in from home as well so that your parents know what you are bringing to school

Homework due Fri 19th September (week 9)

• This will be the last 100wc for Term 3.  The prompt this week is this picture. It is a bridge in Avignon in France. Look carefully. What do you notice?

• Spelling words for Wed
• Studyladder twice per week
• PE Gear needed for Wed
• Replies from trip out on Thur needed back asap

Homework due Fri 12th Sept (Week 8)

• 100wc for this week......finally we can make a start...... Add 100 words to this making it 106 words in total (due Thur 9am)
• 5sc this week - 5 sentences on this picture for Thur 9am
  
• Spelling words for Wed
• Summary to be completed for novel (next Monday): Private Peaceful, Tomorrow when the war began - finish novel and write summary in reading book for Monday 15th Sept.  The book Thief - read up to pg 410 placing summary on book for Monday 15th Sept.
• Studyladder twice this week

• FINALLY, you may well be aware that Room 5 are currently looking at sustainability and how our world can be made better/more efficient.  On Thursday 18th September, Room 5 will be travelling down to the Sellers Room which is located in Echodale Place (just off Nayland Road) to look at how the company use sustainable products to make kitchens.  The pupils will be given an opportunity to have a look around the inside of the factory and gain some information about skills needed in to workforce.  We would like bike everyone down to the factory using the railway reserve.  All bikes need to be roadworthy.  I would welcome the help of any adults wishing to come along on this trip, please email if you are able to assist.  We will be away from 10.40 til 12.00

Homework due Fri 5th Sept (week 7)

Dear parents, I would be grateful if you could check off the list below and see if your child has completed work set.  It is increasingly frustrating when some pupils are not prepared for their learning.  Currently, each child has a novel to read and the expectation is that each Monday, they have summaries completed ready to begin work for the week related to their summary.  Today, 8 pupils were not prepared for this (all of which are bringing home a remembering letter for you to sign tonight).  They have been instructed to have their summary completed for tomorrow.  As you are aware, I set the summary writing homework each Monday so they have 1 full week to complete this.  

Room 5 are also completing a sustainability assignment at the minute.  They are working in groups and each group has come up with a topic that they would like to focus on.  As I mentioned last week, they are completing this work on google docs which means that they have access to this at home and at school.  My expectation is that all questions are fully answered for Friday.  Please help your child to work on this at home. I have attached again a document informing you how to access your childs account (they use these regularly in class so should know their passwords) if they have forgotten, let me know and I will email you a copy of it.

Wishing you a stress free week :)

Cass

• 100 word challenge/5 sentence challenge to be completed for 9am Thur

Novel study - 

• Across the Oregon trail - read pages 66 - 86 and complete summary ready for next Monday
• Private Peaceful - read pages 119 - 150 and complete summary ready for next Monday
• Tomorrow when the war began - read up to page 243 and complete summary ready for next Monday
• the book thief - read up to page 358 and complete summary ready for next Monday

• Spelling words for Wednesday

• Continue with sustainability assignment.  all question to be answered in full by Friday in preparation for making presentation

Homework due Fri 29th August (week 6)

Sustainability - each pupil in the class has chosen either 1 or 2 individual people to work with in the class for sustainability.  Today, we have been working on coming up with a 'big' question.  Each group has come up with a main question and today in class they were coming up with supplementary questions that will help to break the main question down. Tonight, they have been asked to come up with one additional supplementary question at home.  They should type this question up on their google doc tonight (Mon), ready for class tomorrow.

100 Word Challenge for Thursday - With elections coming up, I would like you to use your 100 words to try to persuade someone to vote for you - If you were running for parliament, what would your party be fighting for?

5 Sentence Challenge. Imagine that you want people to vote for you as class captain.  Write 5 sentences to try and convince people why you would be the best person for the class.

Spelling words to be learnt for Wednesday

Homework Due Fri 22nd August (Week 5)

No 5 sc or100wc this week :)
Year 8 College enrollments due this Friday if you wish BIS to hand them in to your chosen College for you.
PE gear due Wed
Diaries signed for Thursday