Term 3 Week 5 Homework

Spelling
WALT – Learn your 10 words and see if you can include them all in a 50 word narrative! Remember to underline your spelling words.

Reading
You must read for a minimum of 15 minutes every night, any longer is a bonus! Draw up a table and record your reading progress.


Maths
Choose one (or both) of the following options:
• Choose 2 of the times tables that you find the trickiest and practice them. Record them down and see how quickly you can recite them.
• Go onto the class blogs and play some of the maths games. Can you find one to play that you have never played? Record the games down.

Wearable Arts
Write a 'progress report' on how things are going with your Wearable Arts design. Think about:

• What you have done so far? 
• What is working well? 
• What challenges have you had to overcome and how did you overcome these challenges? 
• How are you tracking?
• What are your goals for the next week?

The idea is for you to spend time reflecting on how things are going. Are you ahead of schedule? Do you need extra help? Have you got the materials needed to create your design? Does your design need to be updated because of changes or improvements you have made?

No need for a novel, so keep it brief (a half to one page only).

Good luck!

Term 3 Week 4 Homework

Spelling
WALT – Learn your 10 words and include them in a short story. Try to be as creative as you can and don’t forget your VCOP’s. Underline your words.


Reading
You must read for a minimum of 15 minutes every night, any longer is a bonus! Draw up a table and record your reading progress. Be sure to write a small reflection of your reading this week. What did you enjoy? Do you have any ideas on what might happen next?


Maths
Choose one (or both) of the following options:
• Choose 2 of the times tables that you find the trickiest and practice them. Record them down and see how quickly you can recite them.
• Go onto the class blogs and play some of the maths games. Can you find one to play that you have never played? Record the games down.

Wearable Art
This week you would have completed your procedure on how to construct your wearable art in class. Your job this week is to take this procedure home and discuss the process with Mum or Dad. Below are some questions Mum or Dad might be asking you, so make sure you are prepared to answer them!

* Have you listed all the materials and tools you will need?
* Do you think you can realistically make this using your instructions?
* What will you need assistance with?
* How long do you think it will take to complete?

This is also the week to make your final adjustments to your designs.

******************ONLY 3 MORE WEEKS UNTIL MAKING WEEK *******************

Do you have a lot of preparation to do before making week in week 7?

If your project involves papier mache, attaching A LOT of little things by threading or gluing or cutting A LOT of things out you need to start NOW!

Good luck!

Term 3 Newsletter

Term 3 2011

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Welcome back to the new term. Hopefully everyone had a relaxing holiday.

The Year 5 and 6 Team had another successful term in Term 2. The highlights would have to be our Solar System Inquiry and the Speech Competition where the quality of speeches from everyone was very impressive. Our T.G.I.F programme was also a huge success with children learning to play the ukulele, taking part in cooking, art and even tie dying lessons!

Thank you to everyone who came to visit us for parent conferences at the end of the term. It was great to have a catch up with you all and report back on the successes your children have made.

The teachers are all looking forward to getting stuck into a solid term of teaching in Term 3. Here is the run down on what is happening.

Inquiry

Our theme for the term is ‘Celebrate!’ In this unit we are looking at how different cultures remember the past through festivals and celebrations. We start by looking closely at a couple of unique festivals then the children will have an opportunity to inquire about a festival of their choice.

Art

A big term for Art this term where with our bi-annual Wearable Arts Performance in week 10. This involves every child designing and creating a wearable piece of art and then presenting this during performance week. You should have received a paper copy of an overview for the term, which outlines our expectations for the children and how you can assist at home. All children have now decided on a category to enter and have started their initial designs. Week 7 will be dedicated to ‘Making Week’. We will be asking for parent help to come along and help out with the construction. Sewing machines and operators will be in hot demand!

Literacy

In writing and reading we will be focusing on narrative writing. This unit will really give the children an opportunity to experiment with descriptive and creative story writing.

Maths

Cross grouping will continue this term and commence in week 1. We start the term looking at Algebra, exploring spatial and number patterns. We then move into Number, exploring fractions, decimals and percentages.

Physical Education

This term we focus on large ball games. We will be looking at working as a team and game strategy along with continuing to build on large ball control.

Homework

The homework programme is unchanged from last term. A large component of homework will be centred around wearable art preparation. For a lot of this we will be encouraging the children to discuss ideas and designs with you at home. The conversations you have with your child at home regarding their design process is vital. As you can imagine it is a very complex process getting their piece of art from paper onto their bodies!!

As always we understand the weeks can be very busy and many children have a lot of after school activities to attend. If for any reason your child is unable to complete their homework, please write a brief note in their book or email your classroom teacher with an explanation.

Other things to notes….

Slippers: These need to be worn throughout the winter term. Please ensure your child has a pair of slippers that are left at school.

Blogs: Thank you to everyone who has visited the blogs and left comments and feedbacks for the children – they really appreciate your feedback. We will endeavour to keep the blogs updated regularly so make sure you visit frequently! The children are also becoming increasingly confident in publishing work on the blog.

Finally…. Please remind your child to check they have everything they need each morning and they are at school in time for the first bell at 8.40. Students should see that being organised is part of growing up and an important life skill to be developing. Term 3 usually sees the supply of pencils, rulers and rubbers start to dwindle. It would be a good idea to ask your child if there is anything they require.

As usual, if you need to contact your child’s classroom teacher please feel free to drop by the classroom before or after school or make an appointment for an interview at the office. The easiest way to touch base with us is email e.g. teacher’s surname@muritai.school.nz

Thank you again for your support

Stu Devenport

Year 5 and 6 Team Leader.

Term 3 Week 3 Homework

Term 3 Week 3 Homework
Spelling:
Learn your 10 spelling words for the week. Write 5 of your words in a sentence and try to be creative as you can with your sentences!

Reading:
You must read for at least 15 minutes each night. Record your reading in the table below.




Answer the following questions:
Who is the main character in the book you are reading?
What are their qualities?
What are their faults?
Quote a sentence that describes the character
e.g “ her eyes were greeny-blue, like artic water; it was as though they had once been another colour, but that the other colour had been washed away” The Snow Spider

Maths.

Make 2 number patterns and 2 shape patterns in your book. Record what the rule is. Have someone at home complete the next 5 steps of your patterns.

Did they get the rule right?

Wearable Arts:

This week's task is to start thinking about the resources and materials you will need to make your wearable art. Remember to think about choosing recycled materials as much as possible. What can you use from home? Write a list of this materials in your book.

This week in class we will be creating a list of resources and materials people need and how others can help.

Term 3 Week 2 Homework

Spelling

Learn your 10 spelling words for the week. Write each word in a sentence to ensure you understand its meaning.

If you are now selecting words from a dictionary you need to record the words dictionary meaning and then write each word in a sentence.

Reading

You must read for at least 15 minutes each night. Record your reading in the table below.
Choose a character from the book you are currently reading at home. Brainstorm as many words, similes and metaphors to describe the character.

Maths.

Check out this great game so you can get better at number patterns:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number/number_patterns/play.shtml

How many bio rods can you collect???

Wearable Arts.

This is a big week for Wearable Arts. In class, we will be starting our initial design for your piece of art. You will be asked to draw the front, side and back views of your design along with making a list of what materials/resources you will need.

For homework this week you need to discuss your ideas and design with Mum and Dad. Here are some discussion points for you:

* What will your wearable art represent?
* What materials will you use?
* What is the base of the your outfit?
* How will you attach different components of your outfit together?

You might like to get someone at home to help you with the drawing of your design, particularly thinking about the front, back and side views.

Another helpful task this week would be to read over together the newsletter and term overview for the wearable arts programme. This will give you and your parents an idea of the timeline for the term so you can manage your time and be well prepared.

Good Luck!!

Wearable Arts 2011

Wearable Arts 2011

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The Wearable Arts Show will provide opportunities for a range of students to excel. Staff and children are really excited about this coming event.

Students will be able to choose a category to base their wearable art around. These categories are: Stone Age, Medieval, Industrial Age and Space Age. In order for your child’s piece of art to be a success they will need support from you at home. It would be great if you could discuss the initial ideas and possible materials that could be used. Your child may also need assistance with the initial construction of the piece. Below is an overview of the term for Wearable Arts which will give you an idea of what we will be focusing on at school and what is expected from your child. It also gives you an idea of how you can assist them at home.

The main thing to remember when discussing the design with your child is

that it is an artwork, giving the idea of a theme- rather than a costume,

eg: creating a dress out of joined together papier mache' bones rather than

dressing up as a dinosaur. If you need any inspiration you can find lots of

ideas on Google Images. Just type in 'Wearable Arts'. Generally we like the

creations to have a recycled element to them, but it does not have to be

totally recycled.

It is completely understood that not all parents are creatively wired, or

can wield a needle and thread. If you are lucky enough to be blessed in the

area of arts and crafts please let your classroom teacher know. We could

definitely utilise your talents. If you are able to lend a hand at school

during week 7 contact your child’s classroom teacher.

The show will be in week ten and as always will be an exciting and colourful

event. Tickets will be on sale from week 6.

Thank you for your continued support.

Year 5/6 Teachers

Term Overview for Wearable Arts.

Week	At School	At home
1	Introduction of concept – What is Wearable Art? Brainstorming ideas for each category, viewing images to represent each category. Discussion of categories and initial designs. Wearable Art Training Day in groups	Viewing of Wearable Arts on internet. Discussion points: What does it represent? What materials are used? How was it made? How are different elements attached together?
2	Deciding on category for show. Drawing designs including front, back and side views. Write a procedure outlining the step by step process on constructing their wearable art. Collating list of materials/resources needed in classes.	Share designs at home. Discussion points: · What are you representing? · What material will you need? · How will you make it?
3	Skills Teaching through Arts programme: · Weaving · Stitching · Folding · Attachment options	Collecting of materials/resources for piece of art.
4		Start constructing, particularly if design requires a lot of preparation e.g: · Papier Mache · Nailing holes · Attaching a lot of small objects Tickets on sale.
5
6
7	MAKING WEEK!!!! (Monday – Thursday) Children to bring in all work completed so far along with additional materials to continue with construction.	Assistance in class from parents that can help.
8	Preparation and Rehearsal for Performances	Work on finished touches of piece of art if required at home.
9
10	PERFORMANCE WEEK!!!!