TERM FOUR - WOW, WHAT AN INCREDIBLY FAST YEAR!
Week 7:
Speeches - your speech needs to be completed and on cue cards ready to present on Friday. It must be at least two and a half minutes ( but no more than 4 minutes). Points to consider:
Ensure leadership work is completed.
Read this link on technology
Week 6:
Leadership Prep - keep an eye on when work is due.
Literacy - Vocab development - Bb and Dd crossword by Thursday
7KF Maths- complete work on vertically opposite angles and interior angles of a triangle. (Boys on choir camp need to catch up work from last week - talkative boys yours are due tomorrow!)
START THINKING ABOUT YOUR SPEECH WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT IN WEEK 8.
Week 5 - post exams:
Thursday - complete - G crossword Wednesday -
Science - 'Man On The Moon' - create a fact file on the first person/people to step foot on the moon - who, what, when, how long it took to get there etc. Write your facts into a paragraph eg
Name: Kate
Gender: Female
Age 43
Hair Colour: Brown
Home: Outside Havelock North
Number in Family: 5
Paragraph. Kate is a 43 year old female. She has brown hair and eyes. Kate lives outside Havelock North with her family of 5.
Write the facts
Complete title page in Science Book - Rockets - make it bold and remember sometimes less is more!
7KF Maths - complete AWS L4 Pages 1 and 2 on key terms in geometry; lines and angles.
Read silently for at least 10 minutes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE REVISION PROMPTS FOR WEEK 3:
And into Week 2 we go!
Prepare for Social Science by writing practice responses that answer these questions:
What are the key words from the Key Understandings on the Diversity focus sheet?Can you define each of them?
Can you use them in a sentence that makes sense?
Define diversity.
Define ethnicity.
Write a paragraph about diversity or ethnicity using info from the 'Village of 100' to support your ideas.
How has SCAMPER been used to transform the current flag to one of the five potential NZ flags?
7KF Maths: Copy and complete the table below
Thursday: REVISION PREPARATION:
Complete the revision sheet on verbs and nouns/ proper nouns for Literacy revision,
Social Science - define referendum.
Use the word diverse or diversity to explain who is on the flag panel.
What was the job of the flag panel - what were they looking for when they selected the top 4 flags?
Write down SCAMPER with what each letter stands for - beside that write a word or phrase that could be used instead ( a synonym)
7KF Maths - spend 10 minutes on Mathletics looking at sections you find more challenging - no live Mathletics!
Tuesday - Maths revision - look back through both your Maths books and identify areas you feel you would benefit from revisiting/ need further work on.
Literacy - either create flashcards of parts of speech/ word classes - include the word on one side and definition and examples on the back. Alternatively, create a table of definitions and examples
eg
adjective - describes a noun eg red, jagged
Use Chapter One of Action English to help you
________
Spelling Sentences due Tuesday - each must start with a different word and should reflect list words meaning.
7KF Maths - Task 7 odd numbers (miss number 11) and Task 8 odd numbers. Due Tuesday
CELEBRATIONS - Due Friday, Week One
TERM THREE
Week Eight -
Lots of finishing off to do - as we saw in class today, many of you have at least three assessment tasks to complete that go towards your end of year mark. A summary is below but see prior weeks for details:
Week Seven -
NEW MESSAGE FROM MISS MUNRO - boys just have to finish off their sheet that they started for their device holder for next week and I will collect them in. They just need to measure their device and add to the page. CHECK THE YEAR 7 TECH TAB ON THE BLOG!
TURNING IMAGINATION INTO CREATIONS - GET YOUR THINKING CAPS ON! Click image
Science Badge - we have two boys finished and two more who only have one star to go - who will be next? Aim to have 15 completed by the end of this week.
Persuasive Writing - 'Hunting - An Outdated Pass Time?'. First draft to be completed by Wednesday, final copy to be completed by Friday.
Paragraph One - explain what hunting is and state your opinion on the topic (don't 'sit on the fence').
Paragraphs 2-4 - look at the image below and come up with three arguments, to support your opinion, to expand on - one per paragraph. Start each paragraph with a topic sentence and then expand /provide evidence and/or examples to support your ideas.
Paragraph Five - your conclusion. Restate your opinion - consider finishing with a thought provoking statement or question.
Week Six -
Social Science - Collaboration Task Two - due Tuesday, Week 7 ( 1 September). Click on the image below for details:
Week Five - we are half way through the term in the middle of this week - WOW!
Social Science - flag collaboration task 1 - due Friday at 3 pm
Science Badges - you need to have completed ten stars by the end of this week.
7KF Maths - Mondays prep is to complete Homework Sheet 9. There will be a new assessment task started on Tuesday which will be prep for the rest of the week. BE ORGANISED!
If you have finished everything else complete the Creativity Vs Imagination task. Refer to the Ken Robinson Clip if needed.
Week Four: Remember to email me with the names of two people you believe you can effectively 'collaborate' with - to be creative; apply SCAMPER and complete both research and presentation tasks based around the 'TOP 40'!
Task One - Science - you are to have at least three more stars of your Science Badge completed by Friday ( which will mean you are quarter of the way through your badge). Use any spare time in class to work on this also.
Check out the 8KJ page for presentation ideas - why not all info on one board?
Task Two - Literacy - Writing - think alongside the sentence structure section of the
e-asTTle rubric we have been looking at for Expository Writing. Complete Action English Pages 80 and 81. Also your edited version of your initial piece 'Music is More Important Than Sport' is due by Thursday morning.
OR 
??????
7KF Maths - Complete Homework Sheets 7 and 8 plus any work not completed in class.
Week Three:
Following on from our 'STOP/STAY/START' discussion all prep below is due on Friday (other than work you do not finish in class because you are not maximising your work output).
Task One - Social Science: Ensure you have completed SCAMPER task from Wednesday Week Two and also that your irks/pet hates/mini-problems are on the wall.
Task Two - Science: Work out and share with Mrs Field which Science Badge tasks you plan to complete. Remember you need a range of foci - explain; design; create; research; investigate
YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO STARS COMPLETED, AND SIGNED OFF, BY FRIDAY.
If you are struggling see Mrs Field sooner rather than later!
Task Three - Literacy: Read as often as you can however also complete Action English Pages 118 and 119 which focuses on gathering relevant information from an articte.
Task Four -Maths: Homework sheets 4 and 5 - due THURSDAY! 10 interpretive comments on the 'NZ as a village of 100' graphs (click on image below)
Task Five - Writing - assess yourself against the e-asTTle rubric then rework/rewrite it, using the rubrics and exemplars to help you, by Friday (you will have time in class too)
and don't forget to doodle for:
Completed doodles need a supporting statement of no more than 50 words that explains the ideas portrayed in your doodle.
Week Two:
Wednesday - thinking about SCAMPER as a tool to solve problems. Complete acronym then look at how communication has developed over the ages by clicking on the carrier pigeon below (also use your existing knowledge!). Try to apply each letter associated with SCAMPER to a way that communication has developed - these do not have to be done in order.
Then: Write down two of those 'little things' that annoy you. Ask two adults for ideas too - boarders email your parents, grandparents etc. Present the four of these on an A4 piece of paper folded in quarters:
Monday
Click on the image above. Rewatch the clip and, on a Google Doc saved in your Literacy folder so I can access it, write down as many reasons as you can (minimum four), why it is important to preserve the Maori language or, at the very least, pronounce Maori words properly. Due Thursday.
Spelling - check the Class Spelling doc for more instructions. Due Wednesday
Get creative and Doodle for Google - find more details by clicking on the image below ( also search Google images for past examples). Have a look through the tabs and watch the Youtube clips: First draft due Friday
7KF Maths - complete Task 5 (not Q7) and Task 7 fully.
- - - -
Reminder we are going to MTG museum on Friday. We will be leaving school at 10.20 to travel to Napier. Reminder to wear your greys, tie and blazer for this outing. I will provide pencil and paper. Looking forward to this! Miss Munro
Complete any unfinished work for prep then...silent read. Don't forget to learn your spelling words.
Also check out the info on the 8KJ page about Science Badges.
Wednesday
French - Paris research for Mr Exeter - consider how you present this
Check the class spelling doc
CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE FOR TONIGHT'S PREP!
TERM TWO:
Week Ten:
Complete Action English Page 100 and 101
Week Nine:
Social Science: Complete the tasks below today. The rest of the doc is to be completed tomorrow with Mrs Lovatt. Anything left unfinished becomes Wednesday nights prep.
Which do you think are likely to be affected or breached in conflict situations? Asterisk (*)these and note what the * means.
Spelling - read the instructions below the lists on the class spelling doc
Week Eight:
Wednesday - ensure cause/effect worksheet is complete and Social Science book is entirely up-to-date including flag referendum flow-diagram and flag symbolism explanation (work 5 marks each)
Action English
7KF Maths - Pages 41 and 42 plus Algebra booklet.
Tuesday:
Action English - spend 30 minutes working through pages 65-75
Science - complete NiE
7KF Maths - complete decimals sheet pages 39 and 40 for marking tomorrow.
Monday:
Spelling Sentences - due tomorrow. USE INTERESTING AND VARIED SENTENCE STARTERS, FULL STOPS AND CAPITAL LETTERS!
7KF Maths - Work on algebra booklet
Week 7:
Speeches - your speech needs to be completed and on cue cards ready to present on Friday. It must be at least two and a half minutes ( but no more than 4 minutes). Points to consider:
Ensure leadership work is completed.
Read this link on technology
Week 6:
Leadership Prep - keep an eye on when work is due.
Literacy - Vocab development - Bb and Dd crossword by Thursday
7KF Maths- complete work on vertically opposite angles and interior angles of a triangle. (Boys on choir camp need to catch up work from last week - talkative boys yours are due tomorrow!)
START THINKING ABOUT YOUR SPEECH WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT IN WEEK 8.
Week 5 - post exams:
Thursday - complete - G crossword Wednesday -
Science - 'Man On The Moon' - create a fact file on the first person/people to step foot on the moon - who, what, when, how long it took to get there etc. Write your facts into a paragraph eg
Name: Kate
Gender: Female
Age 43
Hair Colour: Brown
Home: Outside Havelock North
Number in Family: 5
Paragraph. Kate is a 43 year old female. She has brown hair and eyes. Kate lives outside Havelock North with her family of 5.
Write the facts
Complete title page in Science Book - Rockets - make it bold and remember sometimes less is more!
7KF Maths - complete AWS L4 Pages 1 and 2 on key terms in geometry; lines and angles.
Read silently for at least 10 minutes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE REVISION PROMPTS FOR WEEK 3:
What is the
difference between a referendum and a vote?
Explain the flag
referendum process
Name this
flag.
What are features
of a national flag?
How has
SCAMPER been applied to the current NZ flag to create the flag above?
When or why
would you use SCAMPER?
What does it
mean to collaborate effectively?
What makes ‘effective’
collaboration easier?
And into Week 2 we go!
Prepare for Social Science by writing practice responses that answer these questions:
What are the key words from the Key Understandings on the Diversity focus sheet?Can you define each of them?
Can you use them in a sentence that makes sense?
Define diversity.
Define ethnicity.
Write a paragraph about diversity or ethnicity using info from the 'Village of 100' to support your ideas.
How has SCAMPER been used to transform the current flag to one of the five potential NZ flags?
7KF Maths: Copy and complete the table below
Thursday: REVISION PREPARATION:
Complete the revision sheet on verbs and nouns/ proper nouns for Literacy revision,
Social Science - define referendum.
Use the word diverse or diversity to explain who is on the flag panel.
What was the job of the flag panel - what were they looking for when they selected the top 4 flags?
Write down SCAMPER with what each letter stands for - beside that write a word or phrase that could be used instead ( a synonym)
7KF Maths - spend 10 minutes on Mathletics looking at sections you find more challenging - no live Mathletics!
Tuesday - Maths revision - look back through both your Maths books and identify areas you feel you would benefit from revisiting/ need further work on.
Literacy - either create flashcards of parts of speech/ word classes - include the word on one side and definition and examples on the back. Alternatively, create a table of definitions and examples
eg
adjective - describes a noun eg red, jagged
Use Chapter One of Action English to help you
________
Spelling Sentences due Tuesday - each must start with a different word and should reflect list words meaning.
7KF Maths - Task 7 odd numbers (miss number 11) and Task 8 odd numbers. Due Tuesday
CELEBRATIONS - Due Friday, Week One
TERM THREE
Week Eight -
Lots of finishing off to do - as we saw in class today, many of you have at least three assessment tasks to complete that go towards your end of year mark. A summary is below but see prior weeks for details:
- persuasive writing - is hunting an outdated pass time? Edited and final copy either rewritten or typed, printed and glued into writing books
- collaboration task 2 - product design
- trash to treasure - model, labelled image and SCAMPER task
- Science - lab reports (due next Wednesday, 16 September)
- Science Badges
- Billeting letters
PLEASE CHECK YEAR 7 TECHNOLOGY DOC FOR INFO AROUND MOVIE MAKING!
Week Seven -
NEW MESSAGE FROM MISS MUNRO - boys just have to finish off their sheet that they started for their device holder for next week and I will collect them in. They just need to measure their device and add to the page. CHECK THE YEAR 7 TECH TAB ON THE BLOG!
TURNING IMAGINATION INTO CREATIONS - GET YOUR THINKING CAPS ON! Click image
Science Badge - we have two boys finished and two more who only have one star to go - who will be next? Aim to have 15 completed by the end of this week.
Persuasive Writing - 'Hunting - An Outdated Pass Time?'. First draft to be completed by Wednesday, final copy to be completed by Friday.
Paragraph One - explain what hunting is and state your opinion on the topic (don't 'sit on the fence').
Paragraphs 2-4 - look at the image below and come up with three arguments, to support your opinion, to expand on - one per paragraph. Start each paragraph with a topic sentence and then expand /provide evidence and/or examples to support your ideas.
Paragraph Five - your conclusion. Restate your opinion - consider finishing with a thought provoking statement or question.
Research to support your ideas - remember you do not copy and paste.
Also keep a digital footprint of your information sources.
Week Six -
Social Science - Collaboration Task Two - due Tuesday, Week 7 ( 1 September). Click on the image below for details:
Science Badges - aim to have another three stars completed by the end of this week
Literacy - READ, READ, READ! Action English Pages 17 & 18 must be completed by Friday
.....
Week Five - we are half way through the term in the middle of this week - WOW!
Social Science - flag collaboration task 1 - due Friday at 3 pm
Science Badges - you need to have completed ten stars by the end of this week.
7KF Maths - Mondays prep is to complete Homework Sheet 9. There will be a new assessment task started on Tuesday which will be prep for the rest of the week. BE ORGANISED!
If you have finished everything else complete the Creativity Vs Imagination task. Refer to the Ken Robinson Clip if needed.
Week Four: Remember to email me with the names of two people you believe you can effectively 'collaborate' with - to be creative; apply SCAMPER and complete both research and presentation tasks based around the 'TOP 40'!
Task One - Science - you are to have at least three more stars of your Science Badge completed by Friday ( which will mean you are quarter of the way through your badge). Use any spare time in class to work on this also.
Check out the 8KJ page for presentation ideas - why not all info on one board?
Task Two - Literacy - Writing - think alongside the sentence structure section of the
e-asTTle rubric we have been looking at for Expository Writing. Complete Action English Pages 80 and 81. Also your edited version of your initial piece 'Music is More Important Than Sport' is due by Thursday morning.
OR ??????7KF Maths - Complete Homework Sheets 7 and 8 plus any work not completed in class.
Week Three:
Following on from our 'STOP/STAY/START' discussion all prep below is due on Friday (other than work you do not finish in class because you are not maximising your work output).
Task One - Social Science: Ensure you have completed SCAMPER task from Wednesday Week Two and also that your irks/pet hates/mini-problems are on the wall.
Task Two - Science: Work out and share with Mrs Field which Science Badge tasks you plan to complete. Remember you need a range of foci - explain; design; create; research; investigate
YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO STARS COMPLETED, AND SIGNED OFF, BY FRIDAY.
If you are struggling see Mrs Field sooner rather than later!
Task Three - Literacy: Read as often as you can however also complete Action English Pages 118 and 119 which focuses on gathering relevant information from an articte.
Task Four -Maths: Homework sheets 4 and 5 - due THURSDAY! 10 interpretive comments on the 'NZ as a village of 100' graphs (click on image below)
Task Five - Writing - assess yourself against the e-asTTle rubric then rework/rewrite it, using the rubrics and exemplars to help you, by Friday (you will have time in class too)
and don't forget to doodle for:
Completed doodles need a supporting statement of no more than 50 words that explains the ideas portrayed in your doodle.
Week Two:
Wednesday - thinking about SCAMPER as a tool to solve problems. Complete acronym then look at how communication has developed over the ages by clicking on the carrier pigeon below (also use your existing knowledge!). Try to apply each letter associated with SCAMPER to a way that communication has developed - these do not have to be done in order.
Then: Write down two of those 'little things' that annoy you. Ask two adults for ideas too - boarders email your parents, grandparents etc. Present the four of these on an A4 piece of paper folded in quarters:
Monday
Click on the image above. Rewatch the clip and, on a Google Doc saved in your Literacy folder so I can access it, write down as many reasons as you can (minimum four), why it is important to preserve the Maori language or, at the very least, pronounce Maori words properly. Due Thursday.
Spelling - check the Class Spelling doc for more instructions. Due Wednesday
Get creative and Doodle for Google - find more details by clicking on the image below ( also search Google images for past examples). Have a look through the tabs and watch the Youtube clips: First draft due Friday
Read! READ! Read ! READ!
7KF Maths - complete Task 5 (not Q7) and Task 7 fully.
- - - -
Reminder we are going to MTG museum on Friday. We will be leaving school at 10.20 to travel to Napier. Reminder to wear your greys, tie and blazer for this outing. I will provide pencil and paper. Looking forward to this! Miss Munro
Complete any unfinished work for prep then...silent read. Don't forget to learn your spelling words.
Also check out the info on the 8KJ page about Science Badges.
Wednesday
DIVERSITY - congratulations on the quality and quantity of ideas you shared in our initial discussion around diversity this afternoon. Your title page is to be completed by Friday. Plan your layout
- be creative and ask yourself - does it truly reflect diversity in some way?
Photo from initial thoughts about diversity discussion - red (definitions and synonyms)
- black examples of diversity we are aware of
Complete spelling syllable work and definitions of key words
7KF Maths - statistics worksheets glued into your books yesterday
READ!
Tuesday - complete goals. Ensure your two diagnostic tests on creativity and diversity are completed - please do these independently.
French - Paris research for Mr Exeter - consider how you present this
Check the class spelling doc
CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE FOR TONIGHT'S PREP!
TERM TWO:
Week Ten:
Complete Action English Page 100 and 101
Week Nine:
Social Science: Complete the tasks below today. The rest of the doc is to be completed tomorrow with Mrs Lovatt. Anything left unfinished becomes Wednesday nights prep.
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Copy each key understanding into your book in red pen and complete the tasks underneath.
One of the key understandings in our Conflict work is:
‘Human rights can be affected in conflict situations’
Initial thoughts: what do you think human rights are?
Research and write an explanation, in language that you can understand, of what human rights are OR write two definitions found online and then form your own - be specific!
Remember to note your sources
Watch the video 'The 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights'
Which do you think are likely to be affected or breached in conflict situations? Asterisk (*)these and note what the * means.
Spelling - read the instructions below the lists on the class spelling doc
Week Eight:
Wednesday - ensure cause/effect worksheet is complete and Social Science book is entirely up-to-date including flag referendum flow-diagram and flag symbolism explanation (work 5 marks each)
Action English
7KF Maths - Pages 41 and 42 plus Algebra booklet.
Tuesday:
Action English - spend 30 minutes working through pages 65-75
Science - complete NiE
7KF Maths - complete decimals sheet pages 39 and 40 for marking tomorrow.
Monday:
Spelling Sentences - due tomorrow. USE INTERESTING AND VARIED SENTENCE STARTERS, FULL STOPS AND CAPITAL LETTERS!
7KF Maths - Work on algebra booklet
Week Five
Thursday:
Look at the www.standfor.co.nz website.
Tuesday: Complete your PMI on the proposed flag change - BE FACTUAL AND ACCURATE! Go to the NZ flag change website and read some of the endorsements and opinions of prominent New Zealanders. Summarise three - be sure to include the person's name and what they are known for. Write your own opinion on whether or not the flag should change. Due Thursday.
Learn your spelling words.
Read for 15 minutes
Thursday:
Look at the www.standfor.co.nz website.
- Scroll down and click into 'How does it work' and create a flow diagram, with dates, to explain how the process of possibly selecting a new NZ flag will work.
- Define referendum. What does referendum mean?
- In your book design a possible new flag ( have a look in the flag design gallery on the website for inspiration). Label images and colours to explain symbolism - why have you chosen the colours and images you have?
- If you have time enlarge your design onto an A5 piece of paper - shade evenly and neatly.
LEARN SPELLING WORDS FOR TOMORROW'S TEST
Tuesday: Complete your PMI on the proposed flag change - BE FACTUAL AND ACCURATE! Go to the NZ flag change website and read some of the endorsements and opinions of prominent New Zealanders. Summarise three - be sure to include the person's name and what they are known for. Write your own opinion on whether or not the flag should change. Due Thursday.
Learn your spelling words.
Read for 15 minutes
The only prep for Monday night is spelling sentences - due Tuesday. These must be completed legibly and with list words underlined. Sentences must reflect what list words mean.
15 minutes of reading - to yourself, with one of your parents or to a sibling.
Week Four:
ANZAC REPORT due Friday
Literacy - spelling sentences due Wednesday. Also complete anything highlighted in your book with a pink tag - do not remove these until you have shown me.
7KF Maths - 10 minutes of Mathletics - fractions, decimals and percentages; Homework Sheet 6 A & B only - due Tuesday
Week Three:
Thursday:
ANZAC REPORT
Learn spelling words for tomorrow's test - be aware that you might have the singular or plural version of the word - leaf or leaves, lady or ladies etc
Wednesday - complete second descriptive writing leaf. Colour and cut out
7KF Maths - Mathletics - Decimals, Fractions and Percentages questions - not Live Mathletics.
Ensure all work below is completed.
Click on the Class Spelling link to help you complete tasks 1-4 in your Literacy book. Your spelling sentences may be completed either in your book or on your Spelling Google Doc. Due Wednesday.
Social Science - due tomorrow.
Drone Visual
Drone Footage from Town Near Epicentre of Nepal Earthquake
Using the links above, and your own research, find specific facts around the earthquake in Nepal, to answer the following questions:
What happened?
When?
Where?
Who was affected?
Why - did it occur and why was the impact so significant?
Combine your responses into one informative paragraph (2-5 sentences). Because you are researching key facts there will be no need to copy and paste.
7KF Maths: Finding fractions of a Group & Converting Between Fractions, DEcimals and Percentages: Complete Exercises 1:12, 1:13, and the top half (including the first table) on Exercise 1:19.
Week Two:
Action English - ensure you have finished pages 24-27 and marked.
Maths - complete any unfinished sheets then go to the email I sent you inviting you to join Khan Academy. Add my email address kate@hereworth.school.nz ( as your coach) then search and work through questions on equivalent fractions.
Literacy - Complete worksheet 'The Meaning of the ANZAC Symbols' and all other ANZAC reading sheets.
Social Science and Science - ensure title pages are complete.
Oral English: 
The Year 7& 8 LS Rickard Oral English Competition will be held on Thursday 7 May in the chapel. You will present your piece in class on Thursday and Friday then a Year 7 final will be held on Monday. I WILL CHECK THE APPROPRIATENESS OF YOUR PIECE TOMORROW.
Points to consider when preparing:
Stand well - keep your feet still
Introduce the title and author ‘I will be reading a passage from… written by…’
Hold the book level with your chest so your voice can travel out to your listeners.
Know all the words so that you can look up often but do not memorise the reading!
Pause at all the commas and full stops to allow your eyes to run on ahead and see what is coming up. When you finish, pause for 2-3 seconds (standing still) before you say thank you then return to your seat.
Read with enthusiasm and expression.
You will be marked on the criteria below:
Stance
5
|
Introduction
5
|
Eye Contact
10
|
Fluency
10
|
Volume & Clarity
3
|
Expression
15
|
Preparedness
2
|
ANZAC vocabulary: Define each word, in language you understand, from the class Spelling doc shared with you last term then use each word in a sentence related to the ANZAC's. Due Thursday
Oral English: start preparing your piece to share with the class at the end of Week 2. It needs to be approximately one minute - choose wisely! You will be marked on preparedness, expression, volume, stance etc.
7KF Maths - Homework sheet and BEDMAS sheet 1-52( even numbers only), 53-64 all. Think about how your book is set out.
Social Science - CONFLICT - have you glued in the brainstorm? Don't forget the key!
Complete definitions from two sources; list of ten synonyms for conflict and then form your own definition of what conflict means. Finished everything? Title Page - consider spacing, shading, lettering, images and frames - PLAN YOUR LAYOUT!
Dawn Services at Gallipoli - complete mapping task.
WEEK 9:
Tuesday: Make sure everything due to be handed in this week is the best it can be - look back in the blog to check what is due and when.
Ensure all work in Science book is completed.
7KF Maths: Complete the following questions under the heading 'Tuesday 31 March Prep'
Set out fully and show all working.
- 123+45+6789=
- 246+ 13.5+ 79=
- 543-279=
- 1602 - 973=
- 5 x 349=
- 23 X 45=
- 457 x 29=
- 23.5 x 1.5=
Questions around the letters from Martin Crowe and Brendan McCallum are only to be completed if you have completed all assessment tasks to the highest standard you are capable of!
WOW! It seems incredible it is the last week of school already. Let's finish on a high. Prep:
Letter from Martin Crowe:
*Research then write a paragraph on who Martin Crowe is.
*It has been stated that yesterday's final may be the last Martin Crowe watches. Explain why in a full sentence response.
*Who are 'you fine men?'
* Underline the following words in the text then write a definition of each.
graciousness
humility
endeavour
authentic
fearless
fulfilled
*Highlight sentence three. Rewrite what you think it means - in your own words.
* How do you think Martin Crowe feels about the Black Caps reaching the final of the CWC?
Letter from Brendan McCallum:
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN FULL SENTENCE RESPONSES!
- Who is Brendan McCallum?
- Who is he writing to?
- What was historic about the CWC final?
- Define motivation. What was the Black Caps motivation?
- What has made the Black Caps feel 'so New Zealand'?
- What was the Black Caps mission? Underline the sentences that state this.
- How will the overall success of the CWC be measured?
- Make a T chart and list the emotions that Brendan McCallum would have felt before and after the final yesterday.
- If you could ask Brendan McCallum a question, what would you ask him?
- Some people say 'It's just a game', considering the CWC final , do you think this is the case? Why or why not - answer in full sentences.
Week 8
A huge thank you to all the grandparents who came along this morning:
Complete Spelling Week 8 by Wednesday
Reading - Reorganisation - complete P3 and P4 by tomorrow
Compare and Contrast of Tornado/Cyclone - due tomorrow (was actually due today - if not in tomorrow you will lose marks!). Remember to include your digital footprint of websites visited.
French due next Tuesday
Social Science Assessments due by Wednesday - Week 9
Pepeha - written and presented orally in Maori - refer to example provided. Remember appropriate structure. This is to supported by a written explanation (in English) of your family history - your origins, genealogy/ family tree and how you came to 'belong' in Hawkes Bay. This can be a poster, popplet, doc, written in your book...
Characteristics of the 21st Century Hereworth Boy - popplet (most have completed this)
7KF Maths - Pages 70 and 71 Exercise 4B, Questions 2(a-d), 4, 5 and 6 - started in class and must be finished tonight - if you have a lot you need to MAXIMISE YOUR WORK OUTPUT IN CLASS! Set out fully as neatly as possible, show all working - no calculators.
7KF Maths - Pages 70 and 71 Exercise 4B, Questions 2(a-d), 4, 5 and 6 - started in class and must be finished tonight - if you have a lot you need to MAXIMISE YOUR WORK OUTPUT IN CLASS! Set out fully as neatly as possible, show all working - no calculators.
Week 7
Use this link to help you retell/ recount The legend of Te Mata o Rongokako . Refer to the assessment rubric to ensure you are providing what is required for someone working at Level 3-4
Rubric for Recount
Compare and contrast - which poses a greater threat to Hawkes Bay - cyclones or tornadoes? Identify factors by Tuesday (tomorrow). Begin research. Refer to the exemplar in your Social science book for correct layout. To be handed in by Monday of Week 8 (assessment task). Refer to exemplar of marking in your Social Science book to know what you will be marked on. We will spend more time on this tomorrow.
Spelling sentences - due Wednesday
Maths - AWS Number Page 11, due tomorrow ( Tuesday). Homework sheet 3 due Thursday. correct errors from marked work.
Week 6
The Meeting House. The marae and the meetinghouse (tipuna whare or wharenui) serve as the focal point for the community. The meetinghouse is normally the major central building. In nearly all cases it is not only named after an ancestor but it is structured to represent symbolically the ancestor. Thus the tekoteko (carved figure) on the roof top in front represents the ancestor head, the maihi (carved angles from the head down towards the ground) represent the arms, the tahuhu or taahu (the ridge pole down the centre of the building) is seen as the backbone and the heke (rafters) reaching from the tahuhu to the poupou (carved figures around the walls) represent the ribs. The poupou are normally carved ancestors representing other tribes. Poupou then function as identifiers in a feeling of belonging. The uprights, normally two holding up the tahuhu, represent connection between Rangi, the sky father and Papatūānuku, the earth mother. Thus entering the house it can be seen as entering the body of an ancestor.
Complete your pencil outline of your poupou. Remember to refer to the 'Elements of Kowhaiwhai' sheet and try to incorporate the shapes and patterns you believe are relevant to you and/or your ancestors.
Complete your first pepeha.
Soft Materials Title Page
Learn spelling for tomorrows test
7KF Maths - complete basic facts work and hand your book into KF tomorrow.7NM Social Science - complete compare and contrast sheet on two secondary schools in Hawkes Bay - by Tuesday
Wednesday - Tech title pages are due tomorrow
Complete alphabetical adjective/noun/verb/adverb a-g
Learn spelling
Unfinished work below
Tuesday - No hea koe? Write a paragraph in your Social Science book outlining what you already know about your family history and ancestry. Think about your pepeha - what awa/iwi/maunga/moana etc would you have an affiliation with? Talk to you parents about your whakapapa - if you are a boarder email your parents and ask!
Complete any prep not completed yesterday
Maths - catch up night - finish anything not completed in your Maths book, make corrections etc.
Monday
Literacy Link - think about/select the two myths you are going to compare and contrast - one must be a Maori myth. Compare and Contrast sheet to be completed by Friday.
Spelling sentences - due Wednesday - remember you are striving for excellence so consider presentation, punctuation, interest and all round spelling accuracy.
Adjective Art x 2
7KF Maths - complete work on powers/square numbers.
Week 5
Tuesday
7KF Maths - complete integer page then work on 'Figure It Out', Page 9 - Lifting Weights. copy and complete the chart before ranking and answering questions. Due Wednesday.
Spelling Sentences due Wednesday. Make them interesting and remember capital letters and punctuation!Link to spelling words
Action English Pages 15 (from last week) and 16 by Friday.
Social Science - complete 'Belonging' title page (by Friday) and fish bone diagram on Hawkes Bay (by Tuesday- tomorrow) Section headings for fishbone diagram - Towns/cities; beaches; rivers; tourist attractions; Known for (what is Hawkes Bay's reputation). Last one is free at the moment.
Science T/P and questions due tomorrow (this is last weeks prep and should be finished)
7KF Maths - complete 'Negative Numbers' w/s started today. Homework sheet due Thursday.
CHECK OUT THE RADIO COMP ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE BLOG!
Week 4, Wednesday
See below. If you have finished everything, silent read.
Tuesday:
Literacy - complete spelling sentences.
7KF Maths. Complete AWS Page 2 and also Special Numbers Page 22. Don't forget Homework page for the week due Thursday.
Science - Biodiversity Title Page and complete questions looked at in class.
7KF & 7NM Social Science - 21st Century Hereworth Boy popplet - due Friday.
Create a popplet ( or similar bubble map if you do not have an ipad) with a photo of yourself in correct school uniform in the middle. Create a popple for each of the red titles from the sheet glued into your book and below the title, explain what each means - in your own words - DO NOT JUST COPY! You may do this as a short paragraph or as a number of bullet points. Add other appropriate images if you wish.
7KF - have the central popple plus one other completed for checking on Wednesday.
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Ensure you have answered the following question: 'With belonging comes responsibility. What does this mean as a student of Hereworth?'
Week 4:
Google Drive set up:
- Create a new folder by clicking on the + in the top right hand corner. Name it your first name2015. Share it with me.
- Inside the first folder create another folder and call it Literacy.
- Inside the Literacy folder create a doc entitled 'Spelling'
Literacy - either in your Literacy book or on the Spelling doc in your Google Drive write down 15 spelling words - these will be any errors from last week (spelt correctly) plus the harder words from the spelling list at the back of your Literacy book. Each of these need to be used in a sentence that relects the words meaning. All list words need to be underlined using red pen and a ruler (or selected and underlined on an ipad). Due Wednesday.
Social Science - 'Characteristics of the 21st Century Hereworth Leaver' Read through this ready to discuss and explain what each of the red headings means in Social Science tomorrow afternoon. There will be a written task around this to be completed by Friday.
Maths - a great start today boys. Remember to maximise your work output in class to minimise your Maths prep. TBC (to be completed) tonight - AWS Page 2 (started today) to number 20. TBC by Thursday Homework Sheet One.
Monday 16 February
There is no prep other than preparing for camp and completing any work not finished last week!
Thursday 12 February
- Learn your spelling words for tomorrow's test
- Continue working on Action English pages 7-10 on common and proper nouns. This is ongoing and need not be completed tonight.
- Finish retelling your selected Maori myth.
Wednesday 11 February
- Research another Maori myth (not Te Mata o Rongokako) and retell it,in your own words, using sufficient detail in your Writing book. Write down the information source ie title of book or website where you found your myth.
Tuesday 10 February
- Complete the reading cloze activity started today and read it through to ensure the words you have added make sense in the context of the whole passage. Glue it into your Literacy book.
- In your Action English 5 complete activities A and B on page 53.
- Learn your spelling words - get tested by one of your parents, a sibling or, if a boarder, another boarder or the tutor.
- Complete your spelling sentences in your Literacy book. These need to reflect what your list word means. Remember to underline your list word, using a ruler and a red pen, and ensure you have used punctuation.
- Social Science - underneath the definitions of 'belonging', list at least 10 groups that you 'belong' to. Use a dictionary/thesaurus or online resource to find as many synonyms for belong/ belonging as you can.
- Read for 15 minutes
- Ensure your French is completed (see below for details)
- MEDICAL FORMS AND PHOTOS!
Happy Waitangi Day!
Just a reminder to please either email me, or bring to school on Monday, 6 images that 'represent you' - or show what is important to you. You do not need to be in each photo! We will use these as writing motivation next week.
ALSO DON'T FORGET YOUR CAMP MEDICAL FORMS!
Hi Everyone
Below is an overall timetable of what a week in 7KF will look like. Please be aware that Literacy will take into account all aspects of reading, writing, grammar etc (and these will cross into other learning areas also). There is also a lot of cross over between Literacy and Social Science.
Wednesday last period is when we will visit the Power House as a class however there will be work and research time on ipads within class time - this will begin when all Cyber Safety Use Agreements are formed and we have routines around device use/ cyber safety and storage established.
| 7KF WEEKLY TIMETABLE | ||||
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| ASSEMBLY | Literacy | Literacy |
Maths
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Literacy
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Maths
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Science
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Science
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| Literacy | Library | |||
| INTERVAL | ||||
Literacy
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Maths
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RE
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Technology
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ART
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| Literacy | Literacy | Drama | ||
| LUNCH | ||||
Social Science
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French
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Maths
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Music
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Hauora
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Hauora
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Social Science.
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ICT/ Literacy
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Literacy
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Literacy
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Prep Tuesday:
French: Complete the activities set by Mr Exeter today - flag, map and word matching. All sheets should be in your clear file.
A Little About Me: these need to be completed by Thursday - work in pencil first; get spelling checked by your parent or the teacher on duty (boarders). Go over in pen. Add colour - shade evenly!
