Reading Game Week 1 and 2

WALT complete sentences with words that make sense

WALT note take

Blog Activity Week 7

1. Write today's date and underline in red.
2. Miss a line and write the title - Current Events
3. Read these two articles:
article 1
article 2

4. Answer these questions:

1. How many people are moving to Palmerston North from Afghanistan?
2. How were the Afghans welcomed to New Zealand?
3. Where did the Afghan interpreters work with the New Zealand army? Who else do we know about that lived there?
4. What kinds of things had to be done to prepare the houses for the Afghans?
5. What language will the women and children from the families speak?
6. What do the Afghan people not eat? Why?

Blog Activity for last week's Sunshine Online story - Week 6

1. Date and underline in red
2. Miss a line and write the title of the Sunshine Online book you have been reading, then write Quiz beside it. eg: China's Treasure - Quiz
3. Your task is to create a quiz for someone else who also read the same story. You must number and write your quiz questions one at a time in your book. Make sure you know the answers (write them on a spare piece of paper and keep them in your clearfile folder for later, when you need to mark your partner's answers). You need 10 quiz questions in total.

Spelling City

1. Click on the link for Spelling City at the side of the blog.
2. Remember you don't need to log in or register.
3. Use this week's spelling words to complete the activities.

Sunshine Online

Reminders:

username: sunshine2013
password: newzealand

Read only the book that I have set you. You can read it as many times as you like.

Activity Term 2 Week 4

1. In your book write today's date and underline in red
2. Miss a line and write this title:        Sunshine Online Activity - (then write the name of your Sunshine Online story from last week)
3. Write this WALT:       WALT summarise

You need to complete these questions/instructions about your Sunshine Online story from last week.

1. Write a short paragraph explaining what your story was about (about 3 or 4 lines).
2. Write 5 or 6 short bullet points that explain the main things that happened in the story. (For Level 29, you will need to write 5 or 6 main facts you found out instead).

Descriptive writing

Current Events Term 2 Week 1

Remember to write the date and underline it with red pen before you start!!

City Set for Influx of Afghan Refugees

1. BEFORE you click on the link, read the Headline above and predict what you think the article is going to be about. It is ok if you are wrong - it's only meant to be a guess!!

2. Click on this link and read the article.

3. Create a Discoveries and Wonderings table neatly in your book using your pencil and ruler. Use at least half a page.

4. Record all the facts you discovered in the Discoveries column. Do not copy sentences from the article. Try to summarise and put them into your own sentence.

5. What are you still wondering about that the article didn't answer? Record at least 3 wonderings.

Spelling Week 10

Step 1: Write today's date and the title.
Step 2: Write sentences that contain your spelling words while giving the reader an idea of what each means. Remember to underline the word in the sentence that is your spelling word (with a ruler!)
Step 3: Play Tic-Tac-Toe with a friend. Instead of writing X's and O's, write a different spelling word in each square. You'll score in spelling as well as in Tic-Tac-Toe! Your partner needs your spelling list to check your spelling while you play.

Current Events Week 10

Kid's miracle kicks amaze Dan Carter

Step 1: Read the article here

Step 2: Rule up a discoveries and wondering T-chart in your book using pencil (after your date and title of course!)

Step 3: Record a minimum of 5 discoveries and 3 wonderings from the article.

Current Events Week 3

1. Rule up your Discoveries and Wonderings Grid in pencil
2. Go to this website
3. Read the article about Coca Cola and fill in your Discoveries and Wonderings.
4. Read the article about Christchurch schools and fill in your Discoveries and Wonderings.
5. Search the website for other cool stuff!!

Week 3 Spelling

1. Write the date on the next line underneath the ruled off red line.
2. Underline it in red.
3. Miss a line and write Spelling in blue.
4. Miss a line and start.

Spelling
1. Write each of your words into sentences that show what the word means. Underline your spelling word in blue in each sentence. Make sure you spell it correctly!!

2. Miss a line under your sentences and write your spelling words in a list. Use your blue pen to write the consonants and your red pen for the vowels.

3. With a partner, play Hangman with your spelling words on a piece of paper.

Marmite Returns

Read and watch the news articles then complete the questions in your book.

First article

Second article

Third article

Video clip