Week 1
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MANA
MANA
Settling in and knowing expectations and school rules
We will achieve this by:
We will achieve this by:
Revisiting our classroom tiriti - is there anything to add? What are you going to focus on this term personally?
Knowing the school rules
Remembering what we do at WES with behaviour
Being respectful to others
Listening for what the teacher expects us to do
Learning about our MANA values
Success Indicator:
Success Indicator:
When everyone knows what is expected of them we will have less issues in the classroom and playground
No incidents
Happy classmates and school
Click here to the Hand it In Spreadsheet for Finish it Friday: Hand it In
Each morning we will get our brains moving by learning and practicing small things. It will make us smarter!
This week's Maths Vocabulary
This week's Maths Vocabulary
Estimate - To find a value that is close enough to the right answer, usually with some thought or calculation involved.
Example: Alex estimated there were 10,000 sunflowers in the field by counting one row then multiplying by the number of rows. Another example would be to using rounding to make the numbers easier and coming up with an estimated answer.
Exponent - an exponent (index, power or order) is a small number placed to the upper-right of a base number which shows how many copies of the base number are multiplied together.
Independent Work
Independent Work
If you have done ALL your mahi, then you can do these activities (not when doing "can do" sessions).
TIMES TABLES GAMES ONLINE - complete all the activities (before you practice using the games). Get your certificate for ALL of the times tables. Practice until you can do it with your eyes closed! NO GAMES UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE ALL THE ACTIVITIES FOR ONE OF THE TIMES TABLES.
PROTOTEC - Start at a lower level to get your brains going, then go up to the next level to push yourself. Try to get at least 90% correct, keep on trying!
PRACTICE CHAMPS CARDS - Do one card for the day. Don't do the same card twice. Note: The QR codes do NOT work on these.
MATHS BUDDY - When you have finished your ACTIVE TASKS (must be done first) then try the Weekly Revision.
POLYMATH - Play by yourself! Choose home if the option comes up.
We are learning to:
We are learning to:
Identify the key points in non-fiction articles
Summarise the key points in our own words in the correct order
Locate and summarise ideas by skimming or scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences and key questions, or by using subheadings
Identify parts of a newspaper article (like headline, byline)
Create:
Create:
Pick the correct day and go into the slide deck
Choose your article - what type? It is is in the name of the link :-)
Write up your key points and summarise
Who is your audience? Remember, they have not read this article and need to know all the key points about what happened.
If you need a reminder as to how to make a link for your headline, watch the video to the left.
Share:
Share:
1. Read through someone else's Kiwi Kids News (NOT the same article), and the article they read.
2. Do you agree with them? Talk to them about it.
How to insert a link Kiwi Kids News.webm
Spelling Practice
Spelling Practice
Click on the picture to access Spelling Shed.
PRACTICE EVERY DAY.
When you earn enough honeypots, you can change your Avatar on FRIDAYS ONLY, not during the week.
Sizzling Starts
Sizzling Starts
Week 1 - We are focusing on writing a recount of our holidays and using a sizzling start.
Start with the most exciting moment of the holiday - action time! No "On the holidays..." starts please.
Start with dialogue to get your reader interested.
Use speech marks and remember, said is DEAD!
We are learning about past tense in our writing.
When we write a recount, we are remembering what has already happened - in the past - not something that is happening now or in the future. We need to make sure we use the past tense all throughout our recounts and not muddle up the future into it!
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