Term 2 Week 1

Welcome back Room 1,
I hope you are refreshed and ready to tackle the term head on. It is going to be a busy one!

We are right into it with International Day on Friday. You will need to get your costume and shared lunch item sorted.
Remember ...
* Your costume is your cultural dress so clothing such as a Sari, a hanbok and clogs etc are all acceptable. (General mufti t shirts and jeans are not)
* You will come to school on Friday in school uniform and get changed here.
* You will need to bring a plate of your chosen cultures cuisine for our shared lunch on Friday. Make sure it doesn't need cooking at school.

Here is a list of other important dates for you...

Friday 6^th May – International Assemblies and Shared Lunch

Tuesday 17^th May – R.I. Chocolate Fundraising begins

Thursday 19^th May – Otago Problem Solving (Set 2)

Tuesday 24^th May – I.C.A.S. Computer Skills Test

Wednesday 1^st June – R.I. Formal

Monday 6^th June – Queens Birthday – School closed

Wednesday 8^th June – I.C.A.S. Science Test

Thursday 9^th June – Chocolate Prize Assembly

Thursday 16^th June – Otago Problem Solving (Set 3)

Friday 17^th June – Awards Assemblies

Tuesday 21^st June – I.C.A.S. Writing Test

Monday 27^th June – Friday 1^st July – Art Week

Wednesday 13^th July – R.I. Art Evening

Thursday 14^th July – Otago Problem Solving (Set 4)

Friday 15^th July – Last day of Term

HOMEWORK DETAILS COMING SOON...

Term 1 Week 11

Good afternoon Room 1, I hope you had a great day!
Welcome to the last week of Term 1. It has been busy but enjoyable and quite productive I think!

Homework this week will be based around your Information Report. In order to get this done you will not have to do your current events work or reading activity this week. You will however, need to spend your homework time ensuring you are on track to meet Friday's 8:30am deadline.

By the end of today you should have finished your first draft and revised its paragraph and overall structure. If you had not then this becomes homework as I will be using languages time tomorrow to give you feedback on this draft. Tomorrow during school time you will have time after languages to do a second draft taking into account the feed back you have received. On Tuesday night for homework you will begin the publishing stage if your report has been signed of by me.

Don't forget that it is an important part of your final report to include graphics and sub headings to make your work more interesting and engaging. Use your knowledge of info-graphic design to help you with this.

And finally before I forget; make sure you have included a bibliography!

How to…Make a Bibliography
*Alphabetize by author’s last name.
*If no author, go by the first main word of the title.

1. Book with one author:
Blodgett, E.D. Alice Munro. Boston: Twayne, 1988.

2. Book with more than one author:
Elwood, Ann, and Linda C. Wood. Windows in Space. New York:
Walker, 1982.

3. Article in a magazine:
Daglish, Brenda, “A Matter of Interest.” Maclean’s, February 15, 1993,
pp.36-37.

4. Article in a newspaper:
Smith, Beverly, “Canadians Skate to Gold Medal,” The Globe and Mail,
March 11, 1993. p. A1.

5. Article in an encyclopedia:
Humber, William. “Bicycling.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 1988.

6. Video or Film:
Shooting Stars. Videotape. National Film Board of Canada (Toronto),
1987. 49 min., 30 sec.

7. Radio or television program:
“Haida Gwaii – Islands of the People.” Nature. PBS, December 19, 1992.

8. Interview:
Delaney, Daphne (musician). Personal interview, Toronto, April 10, 2006.

9. Information from the Internet:
Include the web site address and the date the information was researched.
http://www.cableeducation.ca (January 1, 2001)


Ref: http://www.library.barrie.on.ca/children/homework/bibliography.htm

Term 1 Week10

Hi Room 1

Why doesn’t a bowl of flour, milk, sugar, cocoa and an egg taste like a chocolate cake?

This weeks main homework focus is the research you need to do to for your information report. Remember your homework task is to collect information from a number of sources; books, web, videos/documentaries and experts that will help you answer the question above. We will take notes from these at school.

REMEMBER

You will need to find research that explains the science behind the journey of ingredients to cake. Concepts you will need to know about are…

·      Compounds

·      Mixtures

·      Chemical changes

·      Chemical reactions

You will still need to complete your other three pieces of homework - Reading and Vocab Log, Current Events, Mathletics.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!