Homework week 9 and 10

Research an inland Australian explorer.
1. Establish when and where their journey took place.
2. Mark their journey on a map of Australia
3. Using the BOM site research the weather at the time of their expedition
4. Research - low and high temp, rain fall, humidity etc
5. Graph the reults of your data collection
6. Decide if the weather affected the success or failure of the expedition

A booklet to complete and display your answers will be handed out in class.

Emma Marshall wins Aussie of the Month

Congratulations to Emma Marshall from grade 4/5A on being Aussie of the Month for August 2011.

The reasons for the nomination were:

1. She is kind and considerate of other peoples feelings

2.She ensures that all are included in classroom and playground activities

3. She is hardworking in class activities and always works to the best of her ability

4. She is confident, resilient, persistent, sensible and a good listener

Homework Week 8 Term 3 2011

Draw a comic depicting your second week of swimming lessons. This should include episodes from each day, dialogue and some your achievements. If you are not swimming depict a typical week at school- include specialists and extra curricular activities.

Homework week 1 - 5 Term 3

Construct a Diorama of an early Australian Settlement.

The diorama could include the following items:

1. Houses

2. People

3. Animals

4. Flora and fauna

5. Machinery

6. Transportation

The diorama is to built to scale and replicate the materials used in period construction.

You will also need to include a brief description of your diorama detailing where and when it is set.

Class Aussie of the month nomination

Aussie of the month 4/5 A June 2011

Joel Hansen



He is confident in circus activities
Has neat handwriting and has received his pen licence
He is a kind and respectful friend who has good manners in all class activities
He is a good learner and works hard in all class activities
He has good listening skills
He makes people laugh
He is a good citizen
He is confident in all class activities
He is helpful and kind to others
He is loyal and enthusiastic
He is persistent and kind hearted
He is good at trying new things
He is a great and cooperative member of our class team

Homework week 8 and 9 Term 2

Reading
Read for 20 minutes each night and record the name of the book and the page numbers read each morning / night in your diary.

Maths
Practice the 12 times tables for times table challenge on Friday.

Data collection and graphing
Watch television and record the length of time for each ad break over 1 hour, 4 times in the next 2 weeks. Also mesure the length of each ad and how many ads occur in each ad break.

a. Produce a chart that records all the information that you collected
b. Produce a bar or line graph that displays your information. You may produce 1 graph that displays all the collected data or 1 graph for each question.

Writing – Poetry
Write an acrostic alliteration poem for your name. Each line must have a minimum of 5 words.

Spelling
Practice your words for a spelling test on Friday.

Homework week 7 term 2

Reading

Read for 20 minutes each night and record the name of the book and the page numbers read each morning / night in your diary.

Maths

Practice the 11 times tables for times table challenge on Friday.

Data collection and graphing

Interview members of your family and friends and find answers to the following questions:

1. What is their favourite colour

2. What is their favourite band or singer

3. What is their favourite holiday destination

4. What is their month of the year

5. What is their favourite movie

a. Produce a chart that records all the information that you collected

b. Produce a bar or line graph that displays your information. You may produce 1 graph that displays all the collected data or 1 graph for each question.

Writing – Procedure

Read the following poem.

Steve the Superhero

I'm Steve the Superhero and you simply won't believe the superpowers I possess by merely being Steve. My smile can crack a mirror and my breath can make you faint. And when I take my socks off it's been known to peel the paint. The power in my underarms can make a grown man cry. A single burp can make you want to crawl away and die. The bad guys know it's hopeless, so they all get up and leave whenever they get wind of me-- the superhero Steve.

--Kenn Nesbitt

Create a poem that follows the above style about how you could be a super hero and powers that you would have.

Spelling

Practice your words for a spelling test on Friday.