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Akoranga Homework – Term 3
Weeks 3 and 4

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 strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Answer the problems and show how you solved it.
26 apples were on the tree and 9 fell off. How many apples were left?

There were 18 pencils and the teacher bought another 7. How many pencil altogether?

15 children were already in class and 8 more arrived. How many children were there?

Write 5 more problems. Be prepared to share these with others.

Year 4 Maths
WALT use strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Answer the problems and show how you solved it.
33 children were on the bus and 16 got off. How many were still on the bus?

47 ice creams were sold on Saturday and 35 on Sunday. How many were sold altogether?

There were 29 birds in the tree and 16 more joined them. How many altogether?

45 biscuits were in the tin. Someone ate 17 of them, how many were left?

Write 5 more problems. Be prepared to share these with others.

Optional Activities

Written Language
You are going to be left on a deserted island for 3 weeks. You are allowed to take 5 things with you.
Write what 5 things you would take and explain why.
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Integrated Studies
Health - Compare the foods we eat today and what it was like in the past.
Interview an older person.
You might like to ask them about what they ate, what changes they have noticed, and changes in table manners!

Integrated Studies
Topic – We are looking at basic needs and thinking about others.
Make a list of organisations that help people when they can not provide for themselves.

Akoranga Homework – Term 3
Weeks 1 and 2

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 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 = ,<,>
_ 54_ 27+27 32 _ 5x6 100_ 63+17 53 2x 26 18 6+13
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 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 7 and 8

Year 3 Maths

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

½ of 10 = _ ½ of 6 = _ ½ of 16 =

_ ¼ of 8 = _ ¼ of 20 =
¼ of 12 = _ ¼ of 8 = _ ¼ of 20 =

Practice improving your fractions knowledge at this exciting website 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 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! J
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.

Akoranga Homework – Term 2 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…
The cabbage patch fib - Paul Jennings
Monkey Business - Mark Burgess
Captain Underpants and the attack of the talking toilets - comic book



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	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.
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

Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks 3 and 4

SpongeBob squarepants UFO - Level 3
Mission to the Arctic - Lego - Level 3

Two Tiger Tales - Stories from China

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

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big _

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went _

Puzzlers!

TRY STAND give get
2 give get
give get
give get
Puzzle 2 Answer

Answer_
Answer

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?

Make a list of New Zealand icons.

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

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…
Zac Power - Test Drive - Zac's moon trip - H.I.Larry
Zac Power - Test Drive - Zac's icy pole
Zac Power - Test Drvie - Zac's Sticky Fix

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 ,92,90 ,88 ,86 ,84 ,
3,6,9 ,12 ,15 ,18 ,21 , _24,26_ ,
75,70,65,60_ ,55 _,50_ , _
140,130,120 ,110 _,100_ ,90 _,80_ ,
62,64,66,68_ ,70 _,72_ ,74 _,
39,42,45,48 ,51 _,54_ ,57 _,
50,55,60_ ,65 _,70_ ,75 _,80 ,
210,220,230,240_,250_ ,260 _,

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=55 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 _ _

walked _

talked

Puzzlers!
HEAD
HEELS
Answer_

VA DERS
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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.
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Akoranga Homework – Term 1
Weeks 9 and 10

Leo, you are a star - Jackie Tidney
Sailing to a new Land - Jenny Giles
Fast and funny

Spider! - David Metzenthen - Aussie Nibbles

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 http://www.multiplication.com

Year 4 Maths
WALT round to the nearest ten

23 _ 47 _ 88 _ 12 _

143 672 204

5467 34211 _

Challenge
2. 7, 3.2, 6.8, 1 235 677, 2 402 561, 6 234 563

Practice your times tables at this exciting website 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 _ _

Boy _

Apple

Puzzlers!

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…

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… Brutus by Jill Eggleton
The Old green machine by Diana Noonan
The vospers boat by Jill Eggleton
The water Cycle by Carol Krueger Red Rocket books - Fluency level 3
Gravity By Dawn McMillan Red Rocket Books - Fluency Level 3
Forces of Nature By Jack Gabolinscy - Red Rocket books level 4
White Sunday in Samoa by Sarona Aiono-losefa
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 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 =	The number between 89 and 91 =	The number between 98 and 100 =

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 =

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	Year 4 Maths Use what you know about the numbers from 1 -1 000 to work out these:	40 + _= 100	600 + = 1000	1000 - = 200
80 + _= 100	300 + = 1000	1000 - = 500

Challenge

Write 5 more equations that equal either 100 or 1000.

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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 A white rabbit An orange An autumn leaf In Home work book
Thinkers Key –

The Different Uses
Find 5 different uses for an egg cup .
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5.
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Integrated Studies
Visit this site and record 3 things you learned:
http://www.colormatters.com/kids/animals.html
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2.
3.

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…
Using graphs by Julie Ellis - Red Rocket Books N on Ficton Fluency level 2
The space age by Pam Holden - Red Rocket Books Non Ficton Fluency level 2
Magic Tree House - Night of the NINJAS



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 ). 27 5 91 5 2 0 8 8 3 1 7 21 211 3 29 56 0 4 6 4__	Add 10	Add 100
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92
123
459
689
996
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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_ Tuesday_ Wednesday _ Thursday _ Friday Saturday _ Sunday Monday_ Tuesday_ Wednesday _ Thursday _ In Homework book
Thinkers Key – Thinking Creatively Write 3 possible explanations for A reporter is running down the street with a calculator tied around her neck. In Homework book
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? The smallest one??? In Home work book

STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS Anakin in action by Simon Beecroft -DK Reader Beginning to read alone 2

Food Around the world by Julie Ellis - Red Rocket Books Non Fiction Fluency level 1

Skyscrapers by John Lockyer Red Rocket Book Fluency Level 1

Banana cake recipe

Magic Tree house - Adventure on the Amazon

Rice is Nice by John Lockyer - Red Rocket Non Fiction Fluuency level 2

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 = 9 7 + 8 = 15 10 + 11= 21

3 + 4 = 7 5 + 6 = 11 8 + 9 = 17

11 + 12 = 23 12 + 13 = 25 20 + 21 = 41

Challenge

60+70= 130 80+90= 170 50 + 40 = 90

Well done Joshua! I'm impressed with the effort you've put in so far. Keep it up!

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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 = 29O 7 00 + 800 = 1500 200 + 300 = 500 1000 + 1100 = 2100

120 + 130 = 250 420 + 430 = 850

Challenge

Write 5 near doubles equations of your own.
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.

In homework book

Thinkers Key –
The Different Uses
Find 5 different uses for a Tennis racquet.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Art
Visit this site and experiment with mixing colours.
Http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com

· Write down 2 things you discovered?
· Explain how you make purple?
· What is the difference between a tone and a tint?

In homework book