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Exploring Fractions...

Clare Barnfather — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:32:11 +0000

G1/2 Exploring Fractions Homework:
*PARENTS: Please be present to support your child with safety where necessary.
Instructions:
1. Choose a type of food of your choice. Take a photo of yourself and the chosen food.
2. Decide which equipment will be needed and record this on your sheet.
3. Split it into halves. Take a photo.
4. Split it into quarters. Take a photo.
5. Split it into eighths. Take a photo.
6. Complete the section: Reflection: How did you find this task?
7. Imagine your chosen food was a different shape. Draw your food in the form of three different shapes.
8. PREDICTION: Can you split your newly shaped food into halves? Quarters? Eighths?
9. Compare the different shapes. Which would be the easiest to split into fractions?
Why do you think so?
Students have enjoyed a lesson on fractions that has introduced and explained this set homework task. The students will be sharing their tasks in groups so please have your child present their homework.
HOMEWORK DUE: THURSDAY 31st MAY 2012

Please see below for an example:

applefractions.pdf

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Grade 1 and 2 Asa Zoo Trip

Clare Barnfather — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:42:03 +0000

On Wednesday 16th May Grade 1 and 2 visited Asa Zoo to tune in to their sixth and final unit of inquiry of the year.

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G1&2 Unit of Inquiry 6: Emergency Earth

Clare Barnfather — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:41:34 +0000

Sharing the Planet - Emergency Earth.
Central Idea: Human activity has an impact on species, habitats and future generations.
Key Concepts: Responsibility, Change and Reflection

Below, you will find a list of websites to help you tune in to our final UOI of this year.

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UOI 5: Our F.A.Ts Have Launched!

Clare Barnfather — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:39:51 +0000

We have come to the end of our unit on Space and I can say that many of our students are sad to see the end of their inquiry at school on this topic… they have loved it!

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Alternate Reality Maths.

Andy Thorn — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:41:00 +0000

In the alternate reality that is Grade 3/4, this week we decided we were shape shifting creatures made of water. If this were the case then we could go anywhere in the world cheaply by posting ourselves in a box, but how big would the box be?

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ESL update

Shinobu Sasahara — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:07:53 +0000

G3/4 students worked on past tense verbs and as a supplementary activity, they did a pair work where they had to read a story and fill in the gaps with past tense verbs together. While doing this, they sometimes chose different words but realized that both of the verbs worked just fine in the sentence. This led to their learning of some synonyms. We explored how we could express ’saying’ and ‘going from one place to another’.
Here are some photos of them showing different ways of ‘going’. Can you tell how they are going?

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A thank you from Small World Preschool (NZ)

Andy Thorn — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:25:54 +0000

Earlier in the year the 1000 Crane club sent 1000 cranes to a Preschool in Christchurch (New Zealand) in the wish that their earthquakes would stop. They were kind enough to send a reply.

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Composers at Work!

Takako Tokunaga — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:17:11 +0000

http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/388ca0bf9d2470694fd635e9cfcc79643d6aab7d

For G5 Students: You can click the LINK at the top to listen to the melody for final editting and practicing. G5 Class have opted to compose a song reflecting on their thoughts and ideas from what they have learned as part of their Exhibition Unit focusing around the use of natural energy resources to protect our environment. Melody writers beautifully applied the skills and knowledge from their MELODY Unit and created lyrical 48bar piece in ABA form. The contrast in tonality and modulations are brilliantly handled! Lyric writiers took notes on keywords, phrases from their investigations, lines of inquiry and not only did they compose a good rhyming poem but paid attention to the melodic contour and rhythm so that the syllables would match the melody. Lyric writers also responded to the change of tonality(Major to minor) in the melody and painted the texts effectively! That’s a device called word painting!! We all look forward to the world premiere of their original composition on the Exhibition Evening, Thursday, 14th May.

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