Period 1

15 minute writing

Select of the following images and create an opening paragraph for a story.

Your very first word must have an 'ing' ending.

Then work on your culture poster to complete today.

Week 11

Friday

Understanding Culture:

At the end of this mini study you will be able to:

• write a definition for culture
• identify items and practices that contribute to the New Zealand culture
• identify items and practices that contribute to the culture of a country of your choice

Your assessment task will be a poster that has following:

• a definition of culture
• items and practices that contribute to the culture of a country selected by you
• images and text shows awareness of audience
• images and text have meaning and are clearly conveyed to your audience

Your Poster is due to be completed on Thursday the 12th of April

P2

Introduction to the idea of culture in New Zealand, other countries, natural and man made cultural features

Thursday

P2

CyberSmart Lesson

P4

Reading Group to Matua Andy

Rest of Class - Group Writing Challenge

Sensational Sentence Starters

Go to Write that Essay for the Task once it is explained - Challenge Cards - Week 11

Julio, Rhys, Gabe, Quaid, Jamie, Tiare, Manawatoa with Mrs Lumley

Bring Chromebooks

Task - unpacking the detail from Chapter One of a novel

Week 10

Wednesday

P3

Reading - Reading Plus 30 mins (If finished RP lessons try a Writing task see image above to know where to find them)

Kate EP

Isabel, Kate, Grace, Quaid, Ethan to work with Mrs Lumley

Then All Class - Current events Quiz, then write about a news item in Workspace of your choice.

Tuesday

P3

Reading - Reading Plus 30 mins

Kate EP

Isabel, Kate, Grace, Quaid, Ethan to work with Mrs Lumley

Then All Class - Current events Quiz, then write about a news item in Workspace of your choice.

First Task

In pairs, you will reorganise words and phrases to create a variety of sentences.

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Then

Write That Essay - our online tool to support you to become a better writer.

Go to: https://www.writethatessay.org/

Note: This site can be found on the OC Portal

FOR STUDENTS:

Type in school email address

Type in password: Otakicollege

(Note, you need to use a capital O)

Students change your password when you log in for the first time. To change your password click "my account" in the top right-hand corner and change it there.

Go to your My Work section and find the assignment called "The Scientists" and follow the instructions.

Later

Find time this week to:

Go to the "Help" section and watch the student how-to videos on how to navigate the site.

Thursday

Wednesday

To do now

Use Read and Write text to voice to hear your writing about Francis.

Edit your work for; spelling, punctuation, sense

Share with two other students for feedback

Go onto your Wahine work

If complete, go to your current event work (see below for this week's tasks)

If complete Reading Plus

To Do Now:

15 Minute Writing: "Francis"

Written by novelist & screenwriter Dave Eggars (Official Website - http://www.nottoscale.tv/)

We will watch the film together.

Listen carefully for the way words are used to build tension in the story.

Your task will be to choose one of the following to work on:

• Describe the setting in detail
• Write the sequel to the story, what happens after
• Write the story of the character who wrote the words "I did knock first."

• HAPARA WORKSPACE - WRITING -15 Minute Writing also open the Adverb list

Skill Focus: Adverb sentence starters, use frequently to get into the habit.

Analysis of writing -

• Sentence starters
• Word count aiming for 150 words in 15 minutes
• Adverbs at the beginning of the sentence are followed by a comma. Peacefully, Francis rows to the middle of the dark lake.
• Fullstops, exclamation marks or question marks are at the end of every sentence.
• Use Read and Write to hear what you have written. Does it make sense. Spend time editing your work.
• Give your writing to 2 students. They are to give you feedback on what is done well and what needs work.

1. Go to Workspace - Current Events - My World News Collection

Choose one of the following news items to write about.

Remember you can use Read and Write (RW - purple jigsaw shape in the top level of your bookmark bar ) can read your text out loud or make it easier(simplify) it to read.

• Kapiti Airport
• Stephen Hawking
• News item of your choice

You have assembly at Kaiarahi time. Please let your relief teacher know.

Well done to those of you who completed this weeks Reading Plus homework. A new set has been assigned to you for homework this week.

Thursday

To Do Now:

15 Minute Writing: The Gateway

Select and copy one of the images above to complete today's writing task

• HAPARA WORKSPACE - WRITING -15 Minute Writing also open the Adverb list

Skill Focus: Adverb sentence starters

Analysis of writing -

• Sentence starters
• Word count aiming for 150 words in 15 minutes
• Adverbs at the beginning of the sentence are followed by a comma. Annoyingly, that is the rule.
• Fullstops, exclamation marks or question marks are at the end of every sentence.

Work on Wahine Presentation

Ask yourself

• Is this a NEW way of looking at the information or presenting it?
• Could it ALREADY BE FOUND ONLINE OR IN A BOOK looking the very similar?
• What INTERESTS of my own can I bring to work on this task?
• When Mrs Lumley says it needs to be printable in a book WHAT WORK ITEMS does this include?

Wednesday

To Do Now

Open Chromebooks and go to reading Plus. I have checked and reset levels where necessary for all students who have completed start up. You may start on your tasks today.

If you are in Start Up then you need to work through this and let me know when you have finished so we can check your grade.

You will have 35 minutes focussed work on Reading Plus today. After you finish this then you may work on other tasks you have to complete.

Tuesday:

To Do Now

Take out lined refill paper and a pen. Head up with your full name and today's date. We have a spelling test to complete.

THEN

Reading Plus or project work depending on what you have completed.

Reading Plus will be a focussed session.

Monday

TO DO NOW:

Please go into this document and follow the instructions

WORKSPACE - Reading - Our Group's Reading Interests

This task is a gathering of your reading interests so that your teacher can consider these when she is putting together work for your reading group.

(10 min Task)

THEN

Students who have not completed Start Up assessments of Reading Plus, please logon and work through as many SeeReader tasks as you can this morning. Aim for 80% plus.

This was your Homework Task for last week. Anyone not completed by end of the period will need to return at Lunch break to work on this again.

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Kate, Kaia, Ethan, Gabriel, Ngakita, Grace, Isabel - Please choose one of the tasks below to work on instead of Reading Tasks.

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THIS WEEK'S TASKS

Here are this weeks tasks to start and/or complete. These tasks are ones that you may be given time for, can be worked on at home or if you finish another set task you can move onto. As Year 9s time management is an important skill to develop. This week Mrs Lumley will be organising work with student groups and it is important you know what tasks you can work on.

1. Project Me: Static Image and description ready for Blog post

• Open a doc in your Social Studies Topic drive folder. Name it: My Head
• On this doc write a description of what your Static head image shows and tells the viewer about you. This description will go on your blogsite along with the static image of your head. You will need to be aware that when writing this it is for a worldwide audience. (Some of you have started this already)
• Insert your picture to your description. You can find your image either here or in your Drive under - 9T INT Images.
• IF your image is not there ask Mrs Lumley to take a picture of it and upload it.

2. Go to Workspace - Current Events - My World News Collection

Choose one of the following news items to write about.

Before you do add this extension from the Chrome Webstore: TLDR: Summary by topic sentence

• Dam Collapse at Goldmine
• Trump’s Abrupt ‘Yes’ to North Korea: The 45 Minutes That Could Alter History
• An inside look at how Sweden is building the world’s second-longest tunnel
• This Super-Colony Of Adélie Penguins Has Been Hiding In Plain Sight For Decades

3. Go to Workspace - Current Events - Plastic Pollution

• This task has been started by many but not completed or submitted by everyone. When you have finished all the questions/tasks please click on submit.

4. Wahine

This task needs to be finished by Thursday of Week 9. Final submissions will be accepted up to 3:30pm by your teacher.

This is an assessment task to see how well you present a project that is audience aware and appropriate for the task brief.

TASK BRIEF

Research, design and present an item to commemorate the Wahine Disaster. The item needs to be able to be printed in a book as a final product.

The item presented, must be appropriate for an audience that could include survivors of the sinking or their relatives.

5. Once you have completed START UP in READING PLUS wait for Mrs Lumley to let you know what level she will start you on. This will be with consideration to your PAT result, your Reading Plus result and the level you got to last year on the programme.

6. HAPARA - Social Studies Topic - Oh the places I have been

On the Drawing Doc make a poster of all the towns you have visited already in your life. Look at the postcard wall in Te Papa. This may give you an idea of how to lay out your images.

• Add text to help your viewer know the locations.
• Make one postcard an image of you.

Friday Period One

15 Minute Writing

• HAPARA WORKSPACE - WRITING -15 Minute Writing
• Analysis of writing - Sentence starters
• Longest sentence
• Shortest sentence
• Word count

10:30 Reading Plus

Period 5

If still in Start up you need to work on Reading Plus

If out of start up then complete the following task

HAPARA - Social Studies Topic - Oh the places I have been

On the Drawing Doc make a poster of all the towns you have visited already in your life. Look at the postcard wall in Te Papa. This may give you an idea of how to lay out your images.

• Add text to help your viewer know the locations.
• Make one postcard an image of you.

Thursday Period 2

P2 CyberSmart Lesson with Mrs Archer

P 4 Self Directed Learning. Working on the tasks that you have yet to complete

READING PLUS

Static Image

Project Me

Current Events from Wednesday

Wednesday Period 5

Today I am out with the Year 7 & 8 students on their trip to Wellington.

Please work down the Task List below and complete the tasks.

Katie - Please complete the assessment sent to you by email

1. Plastic Pollution task started on Monday. This can be found in your HAPARA WORKSPACES - CURRENT EVENTS - Plastic Pollution - Remember to click Submit when you have finished
2. Apart from Ngakita everyone is still in the Start Up stage for Reading Plus. Log on and work through some See Reader Tasks to let the programme set a grade for you. Your relieving Teacher has the logon details if you have not saved yours.
3. In HAPARA WORKSPACES - CURRENT EVENTS - My World News Collection You will find this document is where you will add information through the year. The headings on the table tell you what you need to do. I have completed one entry as an example. The links below are the news items that you need to complete. CHOOSE ONE Do not click submit for this document as it will be ongoing.

• https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/351864/samoan-village-may-become-uninhabitable-it-s-heartbreaking
• http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12006812
• http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43250744

TUESDAY (MONDAY)

TO DO NOW

First Task

Collect entry PAT slip from bench we will try again to complete the PAT Vocabulary test. It was not just us yesterday who had problems. The testing site crashed for everyone!

Go to this link and complete the Vocabulary PAT test

When you have completed the PAT test

GO to the link below and watch the video.

Then go to HAPARA WORKSPACES - CURRENT EVENTS - Plastic Pollution and complete the tasks on the document shared with you.

When you have finished the document CLICK SUBMIT.

You have until Wednesday to complete this. You may need to finish it for homework.

Task 3

If you finish in class time go to Reading Plus site. Make sure you have put a link on your Bookmark Bar.

Work See Reader Tasks, iBalance or Read Around Tasks

MONDAY (Tasks now copied to Tuesday's lesson

Chromebook and headphones out and closed on desk

First Task today is to make sure that you have our class site on your Bookmark Bar

Second Task is homework check

I have two unnamed sheets to find their owners

Homework this week is Reading Plus. Have you still got logon details can you get back in.

If no, send MLM@otakicollege.school.nz an email and I will resend the details to you.

Testing this week and next, is to see where you are working at, what your learning strengths and needs are. There is no preparation needed for these tests except having your Chromebook charged and ready for class and a set of earphones for the listening test.

Tuesday

Tuesday P1 PAT Comprehension Test - bring Chromebooks

Tuesday P3 eAsTTLe Writing Assessment

Wednesday

P4 PAT Listening Test

Thursday

P1 PAT Vocabularly - This is a shorter test.

Project inquiry work - Project Me - Wahine

P3 Reading Plus - level testing New students) or starting programme (if coming from OC Year 8)

Friday

P 2 Catch up tests if absent

Reading Plus continued

P3 Crack the Code - a whole class activity to solve the clues and break into the safe!

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Monday

Homework due in

Remember Lunch time call back S4 if homework is not completed

Showcase work selected from marking last week's writing

Wahine Project - video for those who were absent or wish to view again - notes - starting to plan - Working on your project

Thursday

P2:

Mrs Archer from Manaiakalani to work with us on being CyberSmart

P4:

10 Minute Writing - Int Book - River of Stone

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/101656977/Canterburys-aptly-named-Terrible-Gully-turned-to-river-of-rock-by-ex-Cyclone-Gita?cid=app-iPhone

Current Events Quiz in groups.

Wednesday

Time for Completion

Static Image

Project Me

Begin Writing Task - Who am I?

Tuesday

Part One: 15 Minute writing. Tell the story of the picture.

Part Two: Share your writing with your table buddy.

Part Three: Break apart your writing. Highlight the parts.

Any time left:

• Work Completion Time

Monday

• Homework checked off
• New Homework issued

Social Studies Skill: Field Sketching

My Skills Book PP 72/73

• Practical Field drawing - view from the gym towards the Tararuas
• Add detail using what you know and observe, add extra from google maps

Friday

• Viewing the Wahine Disaster Documentary in preparation for Inquiry Project to create an item that could be placed in a printed book.
• General Knowledge team quiz
• Homework due in

Thursday

• "The Me Project" time
• Circle activity - demonstrating responsibility in a circle discussion group, meeting Mrs Archer from Manaiakalani

"It's okay to talk, to be heard, to share ideas"

Wednesday

Swimming Sports

Tuesday

Monday

Organise Book Storage

Feedback on:

• Week 3 Homework - Kia kaha cards to those who completed the 3 tasks. '
• Week 4 Homework discussed
• SpaceX writing from student notes. 13 was the top number of points made when their notes were turned into paragraphs. This was achieve by 3 (individuals or groups)

Class Expectations - Follow on from last week's 'post it' activity.

In your Integrated Studies book:

Glue our expectations Draw the following Table and spend 10 minutes completing the task.