Term 2 Week 4: Wednesday and Thursday

WALT use linking words to show cause and effect

Your WALT for writing this week is to use linking words to show cause and effect in your explanations: Since, As, When, So, As a result, Consequently, Therefore

Here are some examples:

The cause - an event, action or reason 
The effect - the result or outcome

Staplers are very important since many schools and offices use paper for learning and work.

When you squeeze the handles, the pointy blades meet each other and cross very slow.

The blades on the scissor help by cutting straight so the paper doesn't rip straight off.

He watched tutorial videos and practiced solving the Rubiks Cube everyday. Consequently, after a week he could expertly solve this tricky puzzle in less than 2 minutes.

This marvelous new toy from HDS Toy Company will improve any child's mood and coordination. Therefore, don't delay in buying it for your family.

As you spend more time on training, playing and caring for your digital pet, it will develop into a creature that is resilient and agile during battles.

Last week, I was busy helping my family and didn't complete any Must Do tasks. As a result, I missed out on earning the Star Student award.

She will feel much better when she goes on her regular stroll around the charming, tranquil park.

Dissolving, Chemical vs Physical Changes

Hi everyone,

Here are the notes from our Google Meet sessions on Tuesday. Thanks to everyone who joined. You can use these slides to help you with your Inquiry tasks from Monday and Tuesday.

Term 2 Week 4: Monday and Tuesday

Star Students Term 2 Week 3

This week's Star Student is tied again between three students: Jack, Elliott and Anika. 

The reason I have chosen these students are:

• Managing self: They have settled into a good routine with their learning. All three of you organise your own timetable to ensure you achieve your goals on time. You approach online learning with a great attitude and treat each task as an opportunity to show personal excellence.
• Contributing and participating: You contribute to your learning by consistently checking work for feedback, commenting on your classmates' blogs and challenging yourselves through the Can Do tasks or Challenges.
• Thinking: You engage in tasks with curiosity and creativity. It's fantastic to see how you show off your personality through the different tasks and challenges.

Last week, I noticed a big improvement in the class - you all worked hard to be engaged in your learning. I also heard students talk about some of the things they have learned while isolating at home for the last 6 weeks. It was interesting to hear them speak about things like being organised, helping others, time management, and looking after one's health (mental and physical). As we begin another week of learning online, I hope you don't forget all the new skills you are developing and to be proud of the ways you have improved.

Week 4 Google Meets

Kia ora koutou Room 2,

Our meeting times will be Tuesday and Friday again. These meetings are optional and you can choose which day you want to meet.

I have moved some of you to a new group so please check your meeting time. If you do not see your name let me know immediately.

Group 1 will meet at 11.00AM on Tuesday and Friday
Students - Teo, Sanah, Aurel, Zara, Zoey, Jayna, Arina, Yashvi, Elliott, Karlos, Brent, Jason, Charlie, Jonathan and Rayyan.

Group 2 will meet at 11.30AM on Tuesday and Friday
Students - Arhan, Jack, Anoushka, Caleb, Neelansh, Lee, Matthew, Shlok, Georgia, Advika, Anika, Ashley, Caroline, Tanisha and Mahika.

Click here to learn how to see everybody on the screen at the same time.

I will email the link to your meeting 15-30 minutes before it starts.

Click Yes to let me know you can join or No if you have to be somewhere else.

Reminder
Don't use Google Meet on your school account for anything else. You can email me if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Term 2 Week 3: Friday

Kia ora koutou Room 2,

Here are the Must Do tasks you need to finish today. All the links and instructions are on the original Google Slides here.

1. Sorting facts and pictures about solids, liquids and gases in Amazing Matter.
2. Writing about the Baking Soda & Vinegar experiment.
3. Going onto e-ako and finishing the M3.2 Measuring lengths using metres and centimetres module.
4. Using Adverbs to add detail and description to your writing.
5. Reading 2 Assigned Books on Epic, and updating your Digital Reading Log. If your Assigned Books have quizzes at the end, make sure you try to answer the questions.

To finish a task, you need to take a picture of it and email it to me or share it with me if you did it on Google Drive. If your task is on Epic and e-ako, the website will automatically let me know if you finish a task, so you don't need to do anything :-)

You also have several Warm Up and Can Do tasks you can work on when you finish your five Must Do tasks. There are also the two Fun Friday challenges - Build a word and Design a tile for the City Rail Link.

You will earn Banqer dollars for finishing each Must Do and Can Do task. I am carefully checking everyone's work and keeping track of who has finished their tasks, so do your best!

Remember to ask for help if you get stuck - we will have our Google Meet sessions today. This is the perfect time to check if your classmates also found something tricky - be bold!

Have a good day,
Miss J