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Akoranga Homework – Term 3
Weeks 7 and 8
Reading Read for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…






Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the HYPERLINK "http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/6t/index/literacy/spelling/spellingactivities/sm1/spellingmachine1.html" spelling machine to practise your words.
Year 3 Maths

WALT use our knowledge and strategies to solve word problems.
Answer the problems and show how you solved it.

There are two families. They have ten DVDs to fairly share out. How many DVDs will each family get?

You have 20 lollies to share out into 5 party bags.
How many lollies will be in each party bag?

Julie has nine toy cars, and her mother gives her four more as a present. How many toy cars does Julie have?

Tim bakes 26 biscuits. He gives two away and he eats four.
How many biscuits does he have left?

I cut my pizza into quarters. I give ¼ to my mum and ¼ to my brother. How much of the pizza is left?

If I have 12 marbles and that is only one half of my set. How many marbles are in the whole set?
Year 4 Maths
WALT use our knowledge and strategies to solve word problems.

Answer the problems and show how you solved it.

You are going to put 5 lollies in each party bag. How many party bags will you be able to make with 35 lollies?

Sally is baking muffins. She has three muffin trays that hold twelve muffins each. How many muffins will she make?

Peter has fifteen pencils. His mum gives him seventeen more. How many pencils does Peter have altogether?

Ryan has 65 stickers. He loses 20 of his stickers. How many does he have left now?

I have 2 chocolate bars to share with 8 friends? How much chocolate does each person get?

I have a set of toy cars. If 5 cars are only 1/3 of my set. How many toy cars are in my whole set?
Written Language
Similes:
Similes compare one thing to another by using like or as.
For example: My hands are as cold as ice.
Personal Simile Poem
Write a Poem describing yourself using similes to share with your classmates.
Include – your hair, eyes, skin, height, and personality traits.
Integrated Studies
Topic:
Check out Oxfam’s UK website. Click on the link below and choose one of the children’s stories to research. Practice your note taking skills by finding 5 key points to write down. HYPERLINK "http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet" http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/children.htm

The Arts
Visual Art:
Design a new school logo for Long Bay Primary.
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Have fun!

Akoranga Homework – Term 3
Weeks 5 and 6

Reading Read for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…
Library books.... lots of them!



Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the HYPERLINK "http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/6t/index/literacy/spelling/spellingactivities/sm1/spellingmachine1.html" spelling machine to practise your words.
Year 3 Maths

WALT use strategies to solve problems involving capacity.
Answer the problems and show how you solved it.
Remember 1000ml = 1 litre
1. If David drinks a litre of water in one day, how much will he drink in a week? 7000ml_
2. Jill has to take 5mls of medicine three times a day. How much will she take in a day?15ml _
How much will she take in 4 days? 30ml
3. If one bucket holds 1½ litres of water how many will 5 buckets hold? _7½l
4. If a cup holds 250ml, how many cups would it take to fill a litre bottle? 4 _
Year 4 Maths
WALT use strategies to solve problems involving capacity.
Answer the problems and show how you solved it.
Remember 1000ml = 1 litre
1. If a can of drink holds 300ml how much will 4 cans hold?1L200ML
_
2. If I have a cup that holds 240ml and a mug that holds 330ml how many ml are there altogether?570ml
_
3. A bath holds 80 litres. A shower takes 35 litres. How many litres are used if I have a bath and a shower?115L
4. A water bottle holds 500ml. If you swallow 184ml how much is left?
316ml _
5. A jar has 300ml of jam. 158ml is used. How much is left?
142ml
_
6. What is better value: Two 2 litre bottles of drink or a dozen 330ml cans?
_dozen 330ml cans
Written Language
Expalantions:
An explanation explains how something works or why something happens.
Choose a topic that you know about and write an explanation about it for your classmates to read.



how do battere's work


firstly the asid creart's eletresty
after that the eletresty gos into your power sistime


For tips on writing good explanations visit
HYPERLINK "http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.Html" http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.Html

Integrated Studies
Topic:
There are 23,010 registered charities in NZ. Pick one and find out what they do. Write a paragraph explaining what you could do to help your chosen charity.

red crors

i can hlap red crors by fundraising eg :
hot dog store sushie store


Type this url into the address bar to search for charities:
HYPERLINK "http://www.nzsearch.co.nz/category.aspx?id=912"
http://www.nzsearch.co.nz/category.aspx?id=912

The Arts
Visual Art:

Artist Graham Braddock has recently visited our school.

Go to his website tutorial and practise drawing using his tips and guidelines. Bring your art to school to show off to your class.

HYPERLINK "http://www.grahambraddock.net/resources/how-to-draw/how-to-draw-well.htm" http://www.grahambraddock.net/resources/how-to-draw/how-to-draw-well.htm


Reminders –
Please send payment for your child’s class photo to school or return the photo. Have done :-)





Akoranga Homework – Term 3
Weeks 1 and 2
Reading Read for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…





Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the HYPERLINK "http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/6t/index/literacy/spelling/spellingactivities/sm1/spellingmachine1.html" spelling machine to practise your words.
Year 3 Maths WALT use the mathematical symbols use the mathematical symbols = ( equals) ,< ( less than) , > (greater than) Use the symbols = ,<,>
10 20 12_ 5 17 11 26 _ 42
Fill in the missing numbers to complete the equations
3+7 = _ 9 – 8 > _ 10< 5+ _ 14 = 19 - _ 8+7 > 8+ 6 > 12-
Practice improving your basic fact knowledge at this exciting website HYPERLINK "http://www.mathplayground.com/flashcards_timed.html" http://www.mathplayground.com/flashcards_timed.html
Year 4 Maths WALT use the mathematical symbols use the mathematical symbols = ( equals) ,< ( less than) , > (greater than) Use the symbols = ,<,>
24> _ 54_ 27+27 32 _ 5x6 100_ 63+17 53 2x 26 18 6+13
2+3 4+4 6+4 _5+5 1+6 3+3 7+1 _ 9-2 8+3 _ 1+10 15 -4 _23-15
Practice improving your basic fact knowledge at this exciting website HYPERLINK "http://www.mathplayground.com/flashcards_timed.html" http://www.mathplayground.com/flashcards_timed.html

Optional Activities
Written Language
Find an article of news that interests you or is related to our topic
Healthy Food
Write a paragraph stating what, where, when, who, why and how. Do ask if you are planning to cut up the newspaper.

Extra Spelling
Write your spelling words to make the following shapes: triangle, square, circle, oval, hexagon, diamond, rectangle
WALT To describe nutritional needs for growth and development
TASK
You have been given the responsibility for designing lunch menus for the people in your family for a week.
You will need to make a shopping list for your menu.
You must make sure that your lunches are varied, interesting (not the same each day) and HEALTHY !!!!!!
Good luck




Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks 9 and 10
REMINDER TO PARENTS:
Please remember to make an appointment to see you child’s teacher at the parent/
teacher conferences on Thursday 2nd July. If you have specific concerns you wish to
discuss please e-mail the teacher before this date with the details.
Reading – Read for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers,
school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure
you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…
Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be
getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to
school each week.
Use the HYPERLINK http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/6t/index/literacy/
spelling/spellingactivities/sm1/spellingmachine1.html" spelling machine to practise your
words.
Year 3 Maths
Maths – WALT find halves and quarters of sets and numbers.
Draw pictures to help solve these:
1. You have 8 apples and you eat half of them. How many apples do you have left? 4_
2. You have 12 books and you lose ¼ of them. How many books do you lose? _3
3. You have a bar of chocolate. You eat ½ and give a quarter to your friend. How much do you
have left? _1/4
Now write a problem of your own.
You have 5 arlec transtormer's 2 are 12 volt's and 3 are volt's wich one adds up to more volt's?
Practice improving your fractions knowledge at this exciting website HYPERLINK "http:
www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/" http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/
Year 4 Maths
Maths – WALT find fractions of objects and numbers.
1. You eat ¼ of 12 lollies. How many do you eat? 3
2. You use 1/3 of a box of tissues with 15 in it. How many tissues are left? 5
3. If you eat one fifth of a pizza and give 2/5 to your sister, how much pizza is left? 2/5
Now write a problem of your own.
5 lollies on the ralway track. 1/2 get squished. how many are left?
Practice improving your fractions knowledge at this exciting website HYPERLINK "http:


www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/" http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/
Optional Activities
Written Language
Write a letter to a friend who is coming to live in New Zealand. Tell them about your favourite
things and places and why they would love to live here.

dear jo we mis you and the rock band need's you. we will go up the sky tower and see:

  • extinct volcano's
  • hauuraky gulf and it's island's
  • harbor bridge
from luke m

Extra Spelling
Write out your spelling list and:
brother called car door everyone family five found friend fun

1. Underline any verbs in red
2. Use all of your words in one long sentence

everyone called and the car door opened and found brother and five fun family friends inside.


3. Choose 3 words and give a synonym (a word that means the same)
found - deiscoved
fun - fantastic
everyone - all

4. Choose 3 words and give an antonym (a word that means the opposite)
found - lost
family - friend
brother - sister

Maths Strand – Space and Shape

Make a drawing using as many 2-dimensional shapes as you can. Next to your picture list the
shapes you have used and say how many sides and corners they have
Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks 7 and 8
Reading
Read for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…






Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the HYPERLINK "http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/6t/index/literacy/spelling/spellingactivities/sm1/spellingmachine1.html" spelling machine to practise your words.
Year 3 Maths

Maths – WALT find halves and quarters of sets and numbers.

½ of 10 = _ ½ of 6 = _ ½ of 16 =

¼ of 12 = _ ¼ of 8 = _ ¼ of 20 =

½ of 100 = ¼ of 40 = _ ½ of 50 = _

Colour ¼ of these sets






Practice improving your fractions knowledge at this exciting website HYPERLINK "http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/" http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/
Year 4 Maths

Maths – WALT find fractions of objects and numbers.

1. How much chocolate will each person get if we share 5 chocolate bars with four people?

2. If I have 3 fruit strings to share with eight people, how much fruit string will each person get?

½ of 8
¼ of 12
½ of 100
¼ of 20
1/5 of 50
1/3 of 6
1/10 of 20
1/6 of 18


Practice improving your fractions knowledge at this exciting website HYPERLINK "http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/" http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/
Optional Activities
Written Language

Create and write a Haiku poem about a New Zealand icon. e.g. Kiwi, Pavlova, Gumboots, Kiwifruit, The Haka.

Haiku Poems are 3 lines long and they have;
5 syllables for the first line
7 syllables for the second line
5 syllables for the third line
Integrated Studies

Write a radio advertisement to promote New Zealand as a tourist destination.
Include information such as; where NZ is, what the weather is like, why it’s a great place to visit and examples of what you can see
and do in NZ.

Have fun!
Art

Experiment with Maori patterns to create a design that could be made into a bone or greenstone carving as a souvenir that visitors to New Zealand could take home with them.

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Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks 5 and 6

ReadingRead for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…
Library books every night





Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the spelling machine to practise your words.

Year 3 Maths
WALT recognise fractions and solve problems involving fractions.

Click on this link and follow the instructions.


http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/fractions/fractions.html

Challenge

Create flags by following the instructions about the fraction of paint to use.

Click here http://resources.oswego.org/games/fractionflags/fractionflags.html

Year 4 Maths
WALT recognise fractions and solve problems involving fractions.

Click on this link and follow the instructions.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/introduction/flash2.shtml

then try and identify these fractions:

http://www.visualfractions.com/EnterFraction.html

Challenge

WALT compare.

Order these fractions correctly without losing your 5 lives.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/comparingfractions/flash2.shtml


Optional Activities
Written Language

DVD - mama jack

mama jack is a afrkin fav were jack dressis up as mama (a bleck women ) and gets mix up with a enploue then soon falls in love with his director's wife
book -
A blurb is a short summary that you would normally find on the back cover or inside sleeve of a book jacket. The blurb tells you a little bit about the book to entice you to read it. Sometimes there are quotes from reviewers or other authors praising the work. There are even blurbs on the back of DVD covers.
Choose one book and one movie and write new blurbs for both to entice your classmates to check them out.

Topic
Write about your favourite place in New Zealand.
How do you get there? Show us on a map.
What is so special about this place? Why is it your favourite?
How does it make you feel when you are there?
Use photos or drawings to show the best features of your favourite place.
tarpo
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=auckland&daddr=taupo&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=-37.970185,175.907593&sspn=1.918403,3.515625&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.909534,175.682373&spn=3.839873,11.206055&z=7
because we get to ski on mt ruapehu. it is the biggest mountain in the noth iland. we go in the hot pools that are in side and out sid. it makes me feel vere happy to be ther
Art

Click on this link to visit a cool site about art history. You will discover all sorts of information about famous works of art and it's quite fun too!

http://www.albrightknox.org/artgames/index_launched.html



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Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks 3 and 4

ReadingRead for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…

Library books every night




Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the spelling machine to practise your words.

Year 3 Maths

Maths – WALT use repeated addition to answer multiplication problems

2 + 2 + 2 = so 3 groups of 2 = _
3 + 3 = so 2 groups of 3 = _
5 + 5 + 5 = so 3 groups of 5 = _
6 + 6 = so 2 groups of 6 = _
10 = _ so 1 group of 10 = _
_ so 3 groups of 4 = _
4 + 4 + 4 = _ so 3 groups of 4 = _
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = _
Year 4 Maths
WALT recall accurately and quickly all the times tables.
Write out the times tables you are not sure of.
Cover up the answers and see if you can remember them.
The best order to learn your tables is –
2x, 10x, 5x , 4x, 3x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x
Circle the times tables you are currently learning.
Remember if you know 4 x 5 = 20, then you know 5 x 4 = 20.


Practice your times tables at this exciting website http://www.multiplication.com


Written Language
Extending your vocabulary.
Think of different words that you could use instead of –

said - shouted, whisperd, thout

big
- huge, enormes

went-walked, drove
Puzzlers!

TRY
STAND
2

give get
give get
give get
give get


Puzzle 2 Answer

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Answer_try 2 under stand
Answer 4 give and 4get
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Integrated Studies
We are learning to collect, process and communicate information about cultural identity.
Our theme this term is finding out about the culture and particularly the culture of New Zealand.

What does ‘kiwiana’ mean? New Zealand icons

Make a list of New Zealand icons.

kiwi, l&p, pav, all whites, all blacks
Reminders - Swimming on Tuesdays. Make sure you have your togs, towel and goggles in a named plastic bag.
Friday – 15th May – NZ author – Stu Duval
Monday – 18th May – Rooms 6,7,8 – Trip to Maritime Museum
Thursday – 21st May – Room 9, 12 – Trip to Maritime Museum
Friday – 22nd May – Hand in homework




Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks 1 and 2

ReadingRead for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…
Hardy Boys
National Geographic Kids
library books every night



Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the spelling machine to practise your words.

Year 3 Maths

Maths – WALT How to skip count forward and backwards in 2’s, 3’s 5’s and 10’s

100 ,98,,,96 ,,94 ,96 ,
3,6,,9,,12,,13,16,,22,
75,70,,65,60,55,50
140,130,,_,_,_,_,
62,64,,_,_,_,_,
39,42,45,,_,_,_,
50,55,_,_,_,_,,
210,220,230,_,_,_,


Practice your times tables at this exciting website http://www.multiplication.com

Year 4 Maths
WALT Recall multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables
3x5= 15
4x5=20
6x10= 60
8x2=16
9x3= 27
5x5= 25
10x10= 100
5x3=15
3x3= 9
4x2= 8
8x3= 24
7x10=70
9x5= 45
6x2= 12
5x2= 10
7x2=14
Challenge

Use your answers to the problems above to work out these
3x4= 12 4x4=16 9x6=54 5x6=30 10x11=110



Practice your times tables at this exciting website http://www.multiplication.com


Optional Activities

Written Language
Adverbs are words that describe verbs. e.g. The girl ran quickly.
The dog barked loudly //Write 3 adverbs for each of the verbs below:
  • swims fast slow brefstok

  • walked slow fast poawer_

  • ate _lot's/heeps/spgety

  • talked - heeps/lot's/laodly
//
Puzzlers!
HEAD
HEELS

Answer: head over heels

VA DERS
Answer: invaders



Integrated Studies
We are learning to collect, process and communicate information about cultural identity.
Name three things that are special to your own culture ie New Zealand , South African British…… and say why it is important to you.
1) New Zealand have kiwi bird

2) Holland ja is yes, nee = no, lanwage

3) skoctish our own tartan

Akoranga Homework – Term 1
Weeks 9 and 10
Reading Read for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…






Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the HYPERLINK "http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/6t/index/literacy/spelling/spellingactivities/sm1/spellingmachine1.html" spelling machine to practise your words.


Year 3 Maths
WALT round to the nearest ten

7 2 9 4 6

34 _ 56_ 72_ 99_

123 456 324

203 516 1058

Practice your times tables at this exciting website HYPERLINK "http://www.multiplication.com"
http://www.multiplication.com


Year 4 Maths
WALT round to the nearest ten

23 -20
47 -50
88 -90
12 -10

143 -140
672 -670

204 -200
5467 -5470

34211 -37210

Challenge
2.7 -3
3.2 -3
6.8 -7
1 235 677 -1235680
2 402 561 -2402560
6 234 563 -6234560

Practice your times tables at this exciting website HYPERLINK "http://www.multiplication.com" http://www.multiplication.com


Optional Activities
Written Language

Adjectives are describing words that make stories interesting for the reader.
e.g. Tim trudged through the thick squelchy mud.

Write 3 adjectives for each of the words below:

Car _ _fast new red

Boy _cry-baby cool bown-eye's

Cat furre big hevey

Apple juicy crunchy big
Puzzlers!
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Puzzle 1 Answer Puzzle 2 Answer

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Integrated Studies
Memory is not just one of many intellectual skills, it is the most important. This is because it directly affects every other intellectual process.

So TRAIN YOUR BRIAN with these exciting memory games found at…

HYPERLINK "http://www.kidsmemory.com" http://www.kidsmemory.com

Record the games you found fun to share with you class.




Akoranga Homework – Term 1 Weeks 7 and 8
Reading Read for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…
national geographic kids
library books evry nite




Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the HYPERLINK "http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/6t/index/literacy/spelling/spellingactivities/sm1/spellingmachine1.html" spelling machine to practise your words.

Year 3 Maths
Use what you know about the numbers from 1 -100 to work out these:

1 more than 89 =
1 less than 89 =
The number between 75 and 77 =
The number between 15 and 17 =

1 more than 76 =
1 less than 100 =
The number between 89 and 91 =
The number between 98 and 100 =

1 more than 54=
1 less than 11 =

Challenge

5 more than 67 =
10 more than 75 =
100 more than 56 =

5 less than 93 =
10 less than 88 =
100 less than 188 =
Year 4 Maths
Use what you know about the numbers from 1 -1 000 to work out these:

40 +60 = 100
600 +400 = 1000
1000 -800 = 200

80 +20 = 100
300 +700 = 1000
1000 -500
= 500

Challenge

Write 5 more equations that equal either 100 or 1000.
  1. 1000 - 50 = 950
  2. 100 - 20=80
  3. 80+20=100
  4. 1000-1=999
  5. 600+400=1000

Optional Activities
Written Language

A simile compares one thing to another e.g. The rock was as hard as ice. Write some interesting similes about these things:
A sunset as red as fire
A white rabbit as soft as snow
An orange as orange as a flame
An autumn leaf as crunchy as a crunchy
Thinkers Key –
The Different Uses
Find 5 different uses for an egg cup.
1.put an egg in
2.smash it
3.a drink cup
4.loley holder
5.stamp
Integrated Studies
Visit this site and record 3 things you learned:
HYPERLINK "http://www.colormatters.com/kids/animals.html" http://www.colormatters.com/kids/animals.html

1. the pit viper see,s with temperature
2.a bull is colorblind
3.dogs and cats are farly colorblind





Akoranga Homework – Term 1
Weeks 3 and 4

Reading – Read for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…

nancy drew - the orchid thief
the great fire

Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the HYPERLINK "http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/6t/index/literacy/spelling/spellingactivities/sm1/spellingmachine1.html" spelling machine to practise your words.


Year 3 Maths
Work out the near doubles using our doubles knowledge: e.g. I know 6+6=12, so 6+7=13

5 + 4 = 7 + 8 = 10 + 11=

3 + 4 = 5 + 6 = 8 + 9 =

11 + 12 = 12 + 13 = 20 + 21 =

Challenge

60+70= 80+90= 50 + 40 =

Year 4 Maths
Work out the near doubles using our doubles knowledge: e.g. I know 60+60=120, so 60+70=130

140 + 150 = 290
700 + 800 = 1500
200 + 300 = 500
1000 + 1100 =2100

120 + 130 = 250
420 + 430 = 850

Challenge

Write 5 near doubles equations of your own.
1. 6+7=13
2. 1+2=3
3. 10+11=21
4. 20+22=42
5. 50+51
Optional Activities

Written Language

Write a set of instructions for getting ready for school in the morning. Include:
Title
What you need
Steps in the order you need to do it in.

Gggggg------oooooo

7:00 : Beep beep beep beep wake up
7:10 : Lay bed
7:20 : get dressed
7:29 : brush my teeth
7:40 : pack my bag
7:50 : breakfast
8:00 : music
8:20 : get ready to go to school


Thinkers Key –
The Different Uses
Find 5 different uses for a Tennis racquet.
1. hiting a ball
2.playing tenes
3.hiting your hed
4.herting
5.playing guitur

Art
Visit this site and experiment with mixing colours.
HYPERLINK "http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/" Http:www.alifetimeofcolor.com
Write down 2 things you discovered?
1. make colors out of primare colors
2. neutral colors are dim
Explain how you make purple?red + blue = purple
What is the difference between a tone and a tint?
tone = liter or darker
tint = add color

Well done Luke. I'm impressed by your efforts! Keep working hard. Your wiki looks great!

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Akoranga Homework – Term 1
Weeks 5 and 6
Reading Read for at least 15 minutes. Reading material may include instructional readers, school journals, poem books, library books, newspapers, comic books, magazines. Do make sure you read a variety of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…






Spelling - Learn the spelling words from your weekly word lists. Don’t forget you will still be getting new words each week so make sure you bring your spelling notebook back to school each week.
Use the spelling machine to practise your words.

Year 3 Maths

To know the place value of numbers.
Identify place value of the underlined digits by writing hundreds (h), tens (t) or ones (o ).
275 _ 915 _ 208
831 _ 712 211 _
3
29 _ 560 464 _

Add 10
Add 100
45

55

92

102

123

143

459

469
689

699
996

1006

1996





Year 4 Maths

To know the place value of numbers.

Add 10
Add 100
Add 1,000
456


466

556

899

909

999

1,345

1,355

1,445

3,405


3,415
3505
15,899

15909
15999
Challenge
How many tens in 56, 249, 1,380, 34,012?
5,24,138,341
Optional Activities





Physical Activity
It is important to be physically active for a part of each day. Keep a daily diary of the physical activities you do each day.
For example
Monday – Walking the dog
Tuesday – Playing soccer at lunchtime


Monday_ karate
Tuesday_bus ride walk home
Wednesday _ bus ride walk home
Thursday-ran onbeach
Friday- bicycle
Saturday - bicycle
Sunday -swimming
Monday- karate
Tuesday-
Wednesday-
Thursday-

Thinkers Key –
Thinking Creatively

Write 3 possible explanations for

A reporter is running down the street with a calculator tied around her neck.
1.beause she needs to conect a wire from the calculator too a camrer
2.do some mathematikall problims
3.some new nekals


Topic
We have been studying the brain and how we learn. We have discovered some interesting facts such as the human brain weighs approximately 1.4kgs.

Research other facts about the brain. It could be about animals.

Which animal has the largest brain?*1 The smallest one???*2
*1 blue wail

*2 emyou