Recent Changes

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.
3 Maths
Maths – WALT use strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Answer the problems and show how you solved it.
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.
4 Maths
WALT use strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Answer the problems and show how you solved it.
Health - Compare the foods we eat today and what it was like in the past.
Interview an older person.
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.

my homework.
Akoranga Homework – Term 3
Weeks 3 and 4
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…
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.
_
_
_
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
10 20 12_ 5 17 11 26 _ 42
Fill in the missing numbers to complete the equations
> 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 = ,<,>
24>_ 54_ 27+27 32 _ 5x6 100_ 63+17 53 2x 26 18 6+13
24> _ 54_ 63+17 53 2x2x 26 18 6+13
2+3 4+46+13
2+3 4+4 6+4 _5+5 -4 _23-15
Practice
Practice improving your website http://www.mathplayground.com/flashcards_timed.html
Optional
Optional Activities
Written Language
our topic
Healthy Food
the newspaper.
Extra Spelling
diamond, rectangle
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
WALT To describe nutritional needs for growth and development
TASK
a week.
You
You will need your menu.
You
You must make HEALTHY !!!!!!
Good
Good luck
Akoranga Homework – Term 2
and 8
Reading
Reading – Read of material.
Reading
Reading log: List reading below…
Spelling
Spelling - Learn each week.
Use
Use the spelling your words.
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 =
20 =
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.gif}
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?
person get?
½ of 8 ¼ of 12 ½ of 100 ¼ of 20
of 18
Practice
Practice improving your website http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/
Optional
Optional Activities
Written Language
The Haka.
Haiku Poems are 3 lines long and they have;
5 syllables for the first line
7 syllables for the second line
third line
Integrated Studies
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.
fun! J
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
Art
with them.
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image008.jpg}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image008.jpg} {file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image010.jpg}
Akoranga
Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks
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 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.
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.
here http://resources.oswego.org/games/fractionflags/fractionflags.html
Year 4 Maths
WALT recognise fractions and solve problems involving fractions.
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
Optional Activities
Written
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.
them out.
Topic
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?
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
of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…
SpongeBob squarepants UFO - Level 3
Mission to the Arctic - Lego - Level 3
Two Tiger Tales - Stories from China
each week.
Use the spelling machine to practise your words.
Year 3 Maths
2x, 10x, 5x, 4x, 3x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x
Circle the times tables you are currently learning.
= 20.
Practice
Practice your times website http://www.multiplication.com
Written Language
Extending your vocabulary.
_
went _
Puzzlers!
TRY STAND give get
give get
give get
give get
2 Answer
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
Answer_
Answer
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
Integrated Studies
We are learning to collect, process and communicate information about cultural identity.
Monday – 18th May – Rooms 6,7,8 – Trip to Maritime Museum
Thursday – 21st May – Room 9, 12 – Trip to Maritime Museum
in homework
Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks 1 and 2
of material.
Reading
Reading log: List 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
htmldiff1
each week.
Use
Use the spelling your words.
Year 3 Maths
Maths – WALT How to skip count forward and backwards in 2’s, 3’s 5’s and 10’s
Practice your times tables at this exciting website http://www.multiplication.com
Year 4 Maths
times tables
3x5=15 4x5=20 6x10= 60 8x2=16
9x3=27 5x5=25 10x10=100 5x3=15
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* swims _ _
walked _
ate
e.g. Tim trudged through the thick squelchy mud .
Write 3 adjectives for each of the words below:
Car* Car _ _
Boy _
Cat
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* A sunset
A white rabbit
An orange

{Food Hygiene.ppt}
Type in the content of your page here.

my homework.
Akoranga Homework – Term 3
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…
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 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 = ,<,>
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
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.
3 Maths
Maths – WALT find halves and quarters of sets and numbers.
16 =
¼ of 12 = _
_ ¼ of 20 =
½
¼ of 100 = ¼ of 4012 = _ ½¼ of 508 = _
Colour ¼ of these sets20 =
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.gif}
website http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/fractop/
||
Year
Year 4 Maths
Maths – WALT find fractions of objects and numbers.
four people?
2. If I have 3 fruit strings to share with eight people, how much fruit string will each person get?
of 20
1/5
1/5 of 50 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.
they have;
5
5 syllables for first line
7
7 syllables for second line
5 syllables for the third line
Integrated Studies
Write
Write a radio tourist destination.
Include
Include information such can see
and
and do in NZ.
Have
Have fun! J
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
Art
with them.
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image008.jpg} {file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image010.jpg}
Akoranga Homework – Term 2

my homework.
Akoranga Homework – Term 2
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…
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 find halves and quarters of sets and numbers.
½ of 10 = _ ½ of 6 = _ ½ of 16 =
¼ of 12 = _ ¼ of 8 = _ ¼ of 20 =
½ of 100 = ¼ of 40 = _ ½ of 50 = _
Colour ¼ of these sets
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image003.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image003.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image003.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image003.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image004.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image005.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image005.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image005.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.gif}
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.gif}
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.
{file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image008.jpg} {file:///C:/Users/joshua/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image010.jpg}
Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks 5 and 6

Akoranga Homework – Term 2
Weeks 5 and 6
of material.
Reading log: List the books you have read or are reading below…
SpellingThe cabbage patch fib - Paul Jennings
Monkey Business - Mark Burgess
Captain Underpants and the attack of the talking toilets - comic book
Spelling - Learn each week.
Use the spelling machine to practise your words.
3 Maths
WALT
WALT recognise fractions involving fractions.
Click
Click on this the instructions.
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl-flash/fractions/fractions.html
Challenge
Create
Create flags by to use.
Click here http://resources.oswego.org/games/fractionflags/fractionflags.html
4 Maths
WALT
WALT recognise fractions involving fractions.
Click
Click on this the instructions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/introduction/flash2.shtml
then
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/introduction/flash2.shtml
then try and these fractions:
http://www.visualfractions.com/EnterFraction.html
Challenge
WALT
WALT compare.
Order
Order these fractions 5 lives.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/comparingfractions/flash2.shtml
Optional Activities
Written Language
DVD covers.
Choose one book and one movie and write new blurbs for both to entice your classmates to check them out.
Topic
New Zealand.
How
How do you a map.
What
What is so your favourite?
How
How does it are there?
Use photos or drawings to show the best features of your favourite place.
Art
Click
Click on this fun too!
http://www.albrightknox.org/artgames/index_launched.html
Akoranga Homework – Term 2

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.
What is so special about this place? Why is it your favourite?
How does it make you feel when you are there?
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!

my homework.
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…
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