Homework Term 1

Homework Term 1

 Term 1 Weeks 2-10

•        READING

•        MATHLETICS

•        WRITING RESPONSE

•        WEEKLY GENIUS HOUR COMPLETION

READING

For homework this term I would like you to pick up a book and read it each night; take some time to read silently and also some time to read aloud to your parents.

Mums and Dad, Take some time to ask your children about what they are reading. Something that you can talk about with them is what connections do they make with the book. For example, have they had a similar experience to a character in the book or do they know someone who has. Is there a part in the story that reminds them of something in their life? Have they ever felt the same way as the character in the book? Is there a difference between the character in the book or events they have experienced? Or have they read another book or watched a movie that is similar to the one they are reading now? Are the characters similar to others from another book?

For more information on MAKING CONNECTIONS, read about it on the Reading Comprehension page on my Blog.

MATHLETICS 

For Mathletics this term I would like the Year 5 students to complete their 10 tasks assigned to them in the Mathletics program.  Please don't do all 10 tasks at once. Spread out your tasks so you do a few each night. I will be keeping tabs of who completes their Mathletics each week and points will be allocated to those students who achieve a Bronze certificate each week.

WRITING RESPONSE- 4 week task

The writing response task is asking you to respond to a world current affair or local affair found in a newspaper delivered to you at home or on a newspaper publication found on the internet. A good example of one of these online newspapers is www.smh.com.au.  This task must be completed EACH WEEK - this means you will submit to me 4 newspaper responses at the end of 4 weeks. 1 of these responses will be presented to the class (you choose which one). It is up to you how you would like to present your response - using an iPad app, poster, PowerPoint etc. 

To respond to a current affairs topic or an event you found in your local newspaper or online you can follow some of the guidelines listed below:

•        Prove you have read and understood what you have read

•        Make opinions about the event

•        Express ideas about the event by saying what it made you think about or taught you – link it to life or other experiences where appropriate,

•        Support all your opinions with appropriate, specific evidence (quotations and details) found in the newspaper or online.

If you have any questions about this task please ask me and I will help you to understand the task and how to complete it.  

Each week, 6 children will be asked to present their written response to the class.

WEEKLY GENIUS HOUR COMPLETION

Any work from your Genius Hour not completed in class may be completed at home as part of your weekly homework. This does not mean you finish ALL of your project, just the part you planned but did not finish in the hour at school throughout the week. Completed Genius Hour Work will also be presented to the class. Have fun with this. Be creative. Think outside the box. Genius Hour will start in week 2 and class presentations will start in Week 9.