Week 3 - Due Thursday 6th August
Week 3 - Due Thursday 6th August
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Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Buying your ticket
Now that you have chosen your country it is time to start planning your trip. One of the first things you will need to do is to buy an airplane ticket. There are many, many airlines that flyaround the world. Some of the most common are:
Air Canada
Air New Zealand
Emirates
Air Asia
When you get onto the airplane you will be asked to watch a short safety video that tells you how to stay safe when flying in a plane. Arguably, the best airplane safety videos are produced by Air New Zealand.
Summarising
Watch the Air New Zealand safety video. The video stars the All Blacks.
Air New Zealand ‘Men In Black’ video
Once you have finished watching the video, go to your slide and list three things that you need to do to stay safe on an airplane.
Week 2 - Due Thursday 30th July
Week 2 - Due Thursday 30th July
Factual Recall
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. Have you been to Wellington? If so, please tell me about two things that you did when you were in Wellington.
If you haven’t had the opportunity to go to Wellington, follow the link to learn more about this very cool city: Discover Wellington.
On your Slide, tell me what two things you would like to do if you had the chance to visit Wellington. Would you go to the botanical gardens or visit the Beehive? Perhaps you would prefer to go shopping on Cuba Street or go out for dinner on Quay Street...
Week 1 - Due Thursday 23rd July
Week 1 - Due Thursday 23rd July
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Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Now that you have chosen your country, it is time to decide where, within your country, you would like to visit. Many tourists will choose to visit the capital city of a country. It is often quite large and full of interesting things to see and do.
Before you go overseas it will be important that you learn a bit about the capital city of your country. Hop online and find out about the capital city of your country. Use this information to complete the five sentences below:
1. The name of the capital city is ___________________________
2. The population of the capital city is _______________________
3. In January, the weather in the capital city is usually _______________________
4. The capital city is located in the _____________________ (northern, southern, middle) part of the country.
5. The languages most commonly spoken in the capital city are ___________________________
Week 11 - Due Thursday 2nd July
Week 11 - Due Thursday 2nd July
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Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Planning your trip around the world. - Complete on your Google Slide
On Google, research the country that you have chosen to visit and write, in your own words, three interesting facts about that country.
Write a letter to a friend or family member to tell them that you are going to visit your country of choice. In your letter, please tell them where you are going, why you have decided to go to the particular country and how long you will be away. Fell free to invite them to join you, if you'd like.
Make sure you are completing the assigned work on Steps Web.
You can also re-read some of the chapters we have read of Kensuke's Kingdom.
Don't forget 99math is also available!
Week 10 - Due Thursday 25th June
Week 10 - Due Thursday 25th June
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Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Just like Michael did in Kensuke's Kingdom, you're going to plan your own trip. Hopefully without all the problems Michael ran into!
Choose a destination.
Please click on the names of the countries below and read the facts about each place.
Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Africa
After you have read the facts about each place you must choose ONE country that you would like to 'visit.' On a Google Slide, create a cover page with the name of the country you have chosen. On the next slide, tell me why you have chosen to visit this place. Please give at least two reasons for choosing this country.
Make sure you are completing the assigned work on Steps Web.
You can also re-read some of the chapters we have read of Kensuke's Kingdom.
Don't forget 99math is also available!
Week 9 - Due Thursday 18th June
Week 9 - Due Thursday 18th June
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Make sure you are completing the assigned work on Steps Web.
You can also re-read some of the chapters we have read of Kensuke's Kingdom.
Don't forget 99math is also available!
Week 8 - Due Thursday 11th June
Week 8 - Due Thursday 11th June
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Make sure you are completing the assigned work on Steps Web.
You can also re-read some of the chapters we have read of Kensuke's Kingdom.
Don't forget 99math is also available!
Week 7 - Due Thursday 4th June
Week 7 - Due Thursday 4th June
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Make sure you are completing the assigned work on Steps Web.
You can also re-read some of the chapters we have read of Kensuke's Kingdom.
Don't forget 99math is also available!
Week 6 - Due Thursday 28th May
Week 6 - Due Thursday 28th May
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Make sure you are completing the assigned work on Steps Web. This will be the homework from now on.
You can also re-read some of the chapters we have read of Kensuke's Kingdom.
Don't forget 99math is also available!
Week 5 - Due Thursday 21st May
Week 5 - Due Thursday 21st May
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Make sure you are completing the assigned work on Steps Web. This will be the homework from now on.
You can also re-read some of the chapters we have read of Kensuke's Kingdom.
Don't forget 99math is also available!
Week 4 - Due Thursday 14th May
Week 4 - Due Thursday 14th May
Stage 2
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Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Metaphor
1) Draw a funny picture of each of these metaphors. Use the metaphor as the drawing's title.
a) Her feet were blocks of ice.
b) It's raining cats and dogs.
c) He flew down the street.
2) Write your own metaphor to describe the sun.
Suffix
3) Create new words and use each in a sentence.
a) teach + er b) sing + er c) fear + less d) help + less e) slow + ly f) pay + ment
Week 3 - Due Thursday 7th May
Week 3 - Due Thursday 7th May
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Comound Sentences
1) Copy out these compound sentences. Circle the conjunction.
a) My mother likes to listen to music and dance around the room.
b) I like spicy food, however I don't like Thai green curry.
c) American Football looks like a fun sport, but I don't understand all of the rules.
2) Writing prompt
The city burned with flames.
Prefix
3) Make these words opposites by adding 'un-'.
a) loved b) safe c) healthy d) pleasant e) truthful
4) Use each new word in a sentence.
Week 2 - Due Thursday 30th April
Week 2 - Due Thursday 30th April
Stage 2
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Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Alliteration
1) Invent some new names for pizza toppings using alliteration e.g. Marvelous Mushroom Madness
a)
b)
c)
2) Writing prompt
The mad scientist....
Week 1 - Due Thursday 23rd April
Week 1 - Due Thursday 23rd April
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Pronouns
1) Fill in the gaps with the correct pronouns.
a) Harry went out in the rain. ______ got very wet.
b) John went home. _____ had fish and chips for _____ tea.
c) I bought some lollies. The shopkeeper gave them to ____.
2) Add punctuation to these sentences.
a) Will you take me across the road? asked the old man.
b) Certainly said the kind lady.
c) A return ticket to Taupo please asked the girl
d) I am going now said Paddy
Week 9 - Due Thursday 2nd April
Week 9 - Due Thursday 2nd April
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Concept - Kiwi as, Bro!
This concept teaches us single-syllable words that begin with a blend. A beginning blend consists of 2 or 3 consonant sounds that occur at the start of a word, before a vowel sound.
Stage 2 - Kiwi as, Bro!
crab pram drip
trap frog brim
prod grit Fran
drum Gran drag
Concept - Spunky Skunk
This concept teaches us about words that begin with an 's' blend. A beginning blend consists of 2 or 3 consonant sounds that occur at the start of a word, before a vowel sound.
Stage 3 - Spunky Skunk
skim skit spring
split strong stench
scrimp swift scam
spent smog scum
Concept - Fluffy Frilly Floss
This concept teaches us about doubling the consonant of closed syllables that end in 'f', 'l', 's' or 'z'
Stage 4 - Fluffy Frilly Floss
compress mastiff affluent
ballad dismiss passive
diffuse confess obsess
impress crass suffer
The plural of a noun shows when there is more than one person, place, thing, or animal e.g. monkeys, tigers, tables.
Write the plural for each of the following words.
a) ferry d) army
b) reply e) nappy
c) pony f) belly
Commas are used to show when to pause e.g. Many years ago, people rode horses to get from city to city.
2. Add commas to these sentences to show when a pause is needed
a) Unfortunatley it was not meant to be.
b) Sadly Jennifer lost her plane ticket and was not allowed to fly.
c) In fact Peter was quite funny.
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Week 8 - Due Thursday 26th March
Week 8 - Due Thursday 26th March
Concept - Wacky Whale
This concept teaches us about words that contain the 'wh' digraph. A digraph is 2 written letters that produce 1 new speech sound. This digraph sounds like /hw/, or in some words /h/.
Stage 2 - Wacky Whale
when whip why
which whisk
Concept - Kiwi as, Bro
This concept teaches us single-syllable words that begin with a blend. A beginning blend consists of 2 or 3 consonant sounds that occur at the start of the word, before a vowel sound.
Stage 3 - Kiwi as, Bro
grid tromp tramp
scrum crust brisk
crisp grump Frank
cramp scrub scrag
Concept - Blake the Snake
This concept teaches us words that end with a silent e. The letter 'e' at the end of the word does not represent a sound, but it makes the vowel closest to it have a long vowel sound.
Stage 4 - Blake the Snake
supreme imitate distribute
nominate calculate motivate
episode tribute dilute
Conjunctions are joining words. They join words, phrases, and sentences together e.g. I was wet, so I go changed.
Underline the conjunction in each of these sentences.
a) I can't eat my dessert until after dinner.
b) I can't go out tonight, because I have to stay in and do my homework.
c) I felt cold outisde, so I came inside the house.
2. Writing prompt: When snakes invaded school...
Commas are used when there is a list of three or more words in a sentence e.g. I like to eat apples, bananas, and grapes.
3. Add commas to these sentences. Each sentence needs two commas.
a) I am taking history Spanish and statistics.
b) Jenny Peter and Mary went to the lighthouse.
c) Paul bought a football a bike and a hamster.
Week 7 - Due Thursday 19th March
Week 7 - Due Thursday 19th March
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Concept - Gazza the Gangster
This concept teaches us about words that contain the 'ng' digraph. A digraph is 2 written letters that produce 1 new speech sound.
Stage 2 - Gazza the Gangster
ring sang fang
wing hung song
long thing sing
belong hang ding
Concept - Wacky Whale
This concept teaches us about words that contain the 'wh' digraph. A digraph is 2 written letters that produce 1 new speech sound. The digraph sounds like /hw/, or in some words /h/.
Stage 3 - Wacky Whale
Whim whiplash whimper
whether whisper whimsical
whenever
Concept - Swanky Swan
This concept teaches us words that end with a blend. An end blend is when we hear 2 consonant sounds after a vowel sound.
Stage 4 - Swanky Swan
extinct prompt disrupt
conduct respond impact
convict suspect tact
conflict inkling depict
The plural of a noun shows when there is more than one person, place, thing, or animal e.g. monkeys, tigers, tables.
Add 'es' to words ending in 'ch', 'sh', 's', 'ss', 'x' or 'z' to make the plural.
Write the plural for each of the following words.
pitch wax class gas glass
dress bush hutch quiz
Capital letters are needed for proper nouns. Proper nouns name individual people, places, and others.
2. Write out these sentences and add capital letters to the proper nouns.
a) It had been two years since jimmy had been to auckland.
b) bella and jane loved easter.
c) I wish I could fly like superman.
3. Writing prompt: Boom! The garage erupted.
Week 6 - Due Thursday 12th March
Week 6 - Due Thursday 12th March
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Concept - Theo the Panther
This concept teaches us about words that contain the 'th' digraph. A digraph is 2 written letters that produce 1 new speech sound.
Stage 2 - Theo the Panther
Theo moth that
thin maths with
Beth Seth thrash
than this thud
Stage 3 - Theo the Panther
thunder clothe thrush
Edith plinth bathe
thank gather bother
thug these those
theme thresh python
Stage 4 - Theo the Panther
athlete anthem triathlon
pathetic anthrax lethal
fathom ethnic ethic
empathy gothic tether
wither method lathe
A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by a conjunction (and sometimes a comma).
Circle the conjunction in these compound sentences.
a) Everyone was busy, so I went to the movies by myself.
b) It was getting dark and we weren't there yet.
c) I think I will buy the blue car because it is good value for money.
A new sentence begins with a capital letter.
2. This paragraph needs six capital letters. Circle the full stops, and underline where the capital letters should be.
last Firday we went to the museum. there were four people in my group. we saw a dinosaur skeleton. it was so huge that it nearly took up the whole room. we also got to sit in an army tank. i loved it.
Week 5 - Due Thursday 5th March
Week 5 - Due Thursday 5th March
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all, even if it is a different concept.
Concept - Chester the Chimpanzee
This concept teaches us about words that contain the 'ch' digraph. A digraph is 2 written letters that produce 1 new speech sound.
Concept - Char's Charm and Charisma
This concept teaches us words that contain the 'ch' digraph. This digraph can make 3 different sounds /sh/, /ch/ and /k/.
Stage 2 - Chester the Chimpanzee
lunch chips chat
bench chat chimp
rich Chad munch
chub bunch pinch
French chunk such
Stage 3 - Char's Charm and Charisma
chef echo sandwich
chemist chiffon Christmas
chapter spinach techno
anchor Chris children
mocha chink conch
Stage 4 - Char's Charm and Charisma
charity character chivvy
enrich chrome mechanic
cherish chronic anchovy
Chandler machete Chevy
Channing franchise orchestra
The plural of a noun shows when there is more than one person, place, thing, or animal e.g. monkeys, tigers, tables, bunches of flowers. There are eight important plural rules.
Plural rule one: Most words add 's' to make the plural e.g. one apple - two apples
Write the plural for each of the following words
road flower girl plant
door shoe banana
phone
A thesaurus is a tool used to find synonyms.
2. Copy out these sentences and use a thesaurus to change the underlines word into a more interesting one.
a) The joke made Samantha laugh.
b) Rachael was happy that she passed the test.
c) Patrick was hungry because he hadn't eaten all day.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun e.g. the green grass, the scorching sun.
3. Circle the four adjectives
huge, under, whisper, whale, yellow, quickly, strong, new, shake
5. Writing prompt: "Put your hands in the air!"
Week 4 - Due Thursday 26th Feb
Week 4 - Due Thursday 26th Feb
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all as each group is learning the same concept!
Concept - Shelby the Shih Tzu
This concept teaches us words that contain the 'sh' digraph. A digraph is 2 written letters that produce 1 new speech sound.
Stage 2 - Shelby the Shih Tzu
rash Josh shut
shed shin shy
shop wish dash
cash trash mesh
lash posh crush
Stage 3 - Shelby the Shih Tzu
shrink finish shiver
shrimp shift rubbish
splish swish shrug
shrub shred Shon
plush shunt polish
Stage 4 - Shelby the Shih Tzu
lavish shun dashing
blemish banish vanish
replenish punish Spanish
English diminish brash
Danish astonish usher
There are three basic verb tenses: Past, Present, and Future.
Complete the following verb tense table.
Past Present Future
talked talking
drove will drive
looked will look
swimming
will cook
Write your own sentence that contains a past tense verb.
A simple sentence (clause) contains one idea, starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, has space between each word, and makes sense.
3. Circle the simple sentence
a) Sarah came over the play with me
b) Sarah came play to me.
c) Sarah came over to play with me.
d) Todd me apple.
Week 3 - Due Thursday 19th Feb
Week 3 - Due Thursday 19th Feb
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all as each group is learning the same concept!
Concept - Billy the Donkey
This concept teaches us about common spelling patterns that produce the long /e/ sound at the end of words.
Stage 2 - Billy the Donkey
lily candy nifty
Andy fifty Cody
ugly empty pity
rugby family copy
body hungry lady
Stage 3 - Billy the Donkey
jury gravy galaxy
Henry twenty study
plenty gravity clumsy
dandy flimsy frumpy
cavity frisky Emily
Stage 4 - Billy the Doney
deputy astronomy destiny
identity vitality integrity
penalty wily uppity
biopsy ebony agony
scrutiny industry custody
Similies use 'as' or 'like' to compare one thing to another e.g. It was as bright as the moon.
Imagine you saw an enormous, scary monster. Write out these sentence starters and complete the similies.
a) The monster had hair as curly as...
b) The monster had ears like....
c) The monster had a nose as long as...
d) The monster was tall like...
e) The monster had eyes as blue as....
f) The monster's legs were as thick as....
Verbs are "doing" or "action" words e.g. run, like, look.
2. Write down the five verbs
ran, table, ride, help, bike, red, walk, ugly, under, think
The personal pronoun 'I' is ALWAYS a capital letter.
3. Correct each sentence by adding the missing capital letter. Circle the full stops.
a) Coughing loudly, _______ called to mum.
b) ______ really lik chicken and rice dishes.
c) On Monday _____ am going to camp.
d) Rachel and ____ are best friends.
e) ____ love climbing tall trees.
4. Write your own sentence that includes the pronoun 'I'. Make sure it has a capital letter!
The letters A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y are vowels. The other letters in the alphabet are consonants.
5. In the following words, underline the vowels and circle the consonants.
a) party e) school
b) fly f) dive
c) people g) silent
d) television h) bucket
6. Writing prompt
The superhero I admire is.....
Week 2 - Due Thursday 12th Feb
Week 2 - Due Thursday 12th Feb
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all as each group is learning the same concept!
Concept - Ty the Spy
This concept teaches us words that contain the letter y. The y in these words sounds like the long /i/ vowel sound.
Stage 2 - Ty the Spy
fly dry try
sky sty spy
cry my by
fry ply why
sly pry
Stage 3 - Ty the Spy
shy tyre July
reply pigsty nylon
Pyrex pry Bryan
deny type style
hype byte defy
Stage 4 - Ty the Spy
clarify identify multiply
dynamite verify magnify
satisfy petrify apply
comply supply notify
imply justify unify
A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun e.g. They asked her to help them.
Personal pronouns refer to you, me, and other people e.g. I, me, you, she, us, them.
Underline the pronouns in the following sentences.
a) Cherie and Nate went for a walk. They went to the shops
b) Simon went to look for Ethan. He found him outside.
c) Suzy picked up the pencil. She put it in her drawer.
d) Michael skated to the park. He waited for his dad there.
Antonyms are words with the opposite meaning e.g. good - bad, rich - poor
2. Find the antonym of each word below
tall, small, happy, brave, kind, hot and noisy
You can join two simple sentences (clauses) together to create a compound sentence using a conjunction e.g. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
3. Finish these compound sentences. The first clause and conjunction have been done for you.
Example - I really enjoy school, but I don't like spelling practice.
a) Alex went to the supermarket and
b) We went to the snow last week so
c) It was raining heavily outside but
d) My teacher is nice, however
A new sentence begins with a capital letter.
4. Circle where the capital letter should be in these sentences and underline the full stops.
a) he was a very noisy poodle.
b) sandra liked swimming in the pool.
c) on Tuesday we are going hunting.
d) mike and Alex love the beach.
e) hastings is a long way away.
Week 1 - Due Thursday 5th Feb
Week 1 - Due Thursday 5th Feb
Here are a few of our spelling words this week. Have a go at practicing them all as each group is learning the same concept!
Concept - Robot
This concept teaches us words that contain more than 1 syllable. A syllable is a part of a word. The words we are learning are made up of open and/or closed syllables.
Stage 2 - Ty the Spy
wifi robot David
salon pupil Robin
epic limbo music
combo upon disco
menu login began
Stage 3 - Robot
ruin tulip basil
basis solid clinic
sibling frantic gosling
bongo fantastic rodeo
visit tuxedo volcano
Stage 4 - Robot
Romeo impromptu ego
pilgrim icon decal
tonic avid resin
anvil cameo inhabit
transit insipid oasis
Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings. You ca use a thesaurus to find synonyms.
The Latin prefix syn- means 'the same'.
Improve the underlined words by choosing a synonym.
a) I had a bad cold.
b) My mum made a nice cake.
c) The bulldozer was big.
d) The water was cold today.
e) The dog was angry.
A noun names a person, place, thing, or ideas e.g. classroom, paper, cat, girl, honesty, swimming.
2. Create a wordfind in your book then ask a friend or family member to circle the nouns. Use the nouns listed below in your wordfind.
tree, basket, house, Sunday, chicken, lolly, pig, March, lamp
A full stop is used to mark the end of a sentence.
3. Write these sentences into your book focusing on your handwriting. Add a full stop to the end of these sentences.
a) The horse was in the stable
b) I like eating raspberry ice-cream
c) The snow was falling quickly
d) Batman flew off the tower
A full stop is used to mark the end of a sentence.
4. This passage is missing four full stops. Add them in the correct places.
Yesterday I had a lot of fun at the circus The clowns were so funny They made everyone laugh with their silly actions My Dad had a giggle fit
A simple sentence (clause) contains one idea, starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, has space between each word, and makes sense.
5. Write down the letter/s of the simple sentence.
a) Jimmywenttotheshops.
b) Jimmy went to the shops
c) Jimmy went to the shops.
d) Jimmy went to the.
e) Jimmy. went. to. the. shops.
6. Writing prompt
The day the flies attacked!
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