Maths - Strategy

We are learning to: learn and practice maths strategies to solve multiplication problems

Click on the link and watch Want more ? Go and explore the games on the Maths page.the video. Practice using the word problems.

Early Stage 5 - End of Year 3

WALT solving simple x problems by using repeated addition

Stage 5 - End of Year 4

WALT learning 2 x tables , 10 x tables and 5 x tables

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This week's Science Experiment

Measuring the movement of the earth shadow

We are learning to notice how our shadow changes to show the earth's movement

In this experiment, you'll learn that the earth revolves to form the day and night. When the earth faces the sun it is daytime. We can record the movement of the earth by drawing around our shadow at different times of the day.

Learn

Read about how to Use your shadow to learn more about the sun.

Create

At 9am in the morning choose a spot on the concrete outside your house. Ask someone to help you outline your shadow. Repeat the experiment at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm.

Where is the sun each time? What do you notice about how the sun is moving?

What do you notice about how your shadow is changing? Can you predict where your shadow will be next time? Take photos and notes as you go. Use this science experiment template to write up your experiment and to describe what you see happening along the way.

Share

Photos and writing about your experiment on your blog. Can you describe what happened? Can you explain why it happened? Try to add lots of description to help other people understand what's going on.

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Reading

We are learning to: read to find out information about why we have day and night

Think about this topic: What do you already know? Write down 4 or 5 ideas about what you know before you start learning about it.

Learn more about this topic: Read the texts below about day and night. You can also look and find out more about day and night.

BBC Bitesize Day and Night or Cool Facts About a Hot Place

Writing

WALT: Write using scientific vocab to explain why we have night and day.

1. Plan your writing - think about the things you'd like to include in your explanation - jot down some notes or pictures on some flash cards to remind you later.

2. Organise your ideas - What order will you write in? How will you start your writing? Don't forget to use paragraphs to separate out your ideas.

3. Write your explanation - keep stopping and rereading regularly to check it makes sense.

4. Draw a diagram - to show how night and day works. Include the sun, the earth and the moon.

Label your diagram.

Handwriting

We are learning to: write legibly

• Complete handwriting : lower case s , lower case c , lower case h to make sch- (sk) sound.
• Write out this phrase: The school's schedule was designed as a cool scheme for scholars.

Spelling

Learn

Choose 10 spelling words from one of the Essential Spelling lists

Write down your spelling words in your spelling notebook

Practice your words by: saying it - sounding it out - spelling it - writing it - checking it

Create

make a word search for your spelling words to help you learn them solve the word search

Share

post your completed word search on your blog or send a picture in an email to your teacher

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Math Basic Facts

We are learning to: recall basic maths facts quickly to make harder maths easier

Learn

• Choose a new set of maths facts to practice and learn from one of the math's stages on Maths Prototec
• Write out these basic facts in your homework notebook

Create

• make a set of flash cards that help you to remember the facts. Put the equation on one side and the answer on the other. Include pictures and colours to help reinforce the learning.

Share

• Practice your facts by testing yourself using the flash cards. Take a photo and post it on your blog or email it to jessicah@kaingaroa.co.nz

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