August+Homework

**Room 9, Grade 5/6 homework grid for August 2009** **// W EEKLY ACTIVITIES MONTHLY DAILY //** Personal reflection. Write at least one whole page. Rule up. Write the date. · Write about what you did at home with your family and friends. · Write about what you did at school. · Assess yourself with the diary rubric. · Be creative. Check spelling, paragraphs, punctuation. Does it make sense? || **__X-tables__**- Practice Weekly – Which ones do you still need to learn? Time yourself. || **__Project:__** **__SCIENCE__** Research and create a brochure or keynote/podcast project on an endangered species. Use given web sites and other references, which you identify in a bibliography. **Check that you have included all of the information on the rubric.** · **Have a “YOU CAN DO IT” attitude** · **Take risks** · **Be positive.** ||   || **Don’t forget your water bottle and your healthy snacks – brain food!** · Practice your weekly spelling words. · **Look Say Cover Write Check** Complete the spelling activity sheet. ** Due Friday** ||  ||^   ||^   || || **Learning Journal** **//Due Friday;//** **What are 3 facts you learnt-explain in detail** · Write about your successes and strengths · What was hard? Why? · Write about what you need to do to become a stronger learner. · Write about what you have been doing at school to achieve the keys to success and values. · How have you been developing your confidence? · What are you doing to address areas for improvement from your June report? Are you achieving your goals? What is you plan for next week to achieve them? || **__Books Are Terrific.__** Check the book report rubric for a description of expectations and standards. || **__Daily reading__** Read to yourself, to a younger student, a parent or friend. ||  || Read the quote carefully and then write an explanation about what it means to you. **Give examples from your life** **.** Due Friday. || **REMINDERS:** **2. ** **5/6 ZOO excursion: August 14th- Return notice and $22** **3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> ** **Thursday- KIDSILLS GYMNASTICS** **4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> ** **Ramadan starts** **- 21st August** ||  ||^   ||^   || Week beginning August 1st – You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan, Champion basketball player Week beginning August 8th. What you think of me is none of my business. What is most important is what I think of myself. — Robert Kiyosaki,, Inventor, author, businessman Week beginning August 15th– “ [|Who has confidence in himself will gain the confidence of others.] ” -Leib Lazarow, author Week beginning August 22nd- One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence, is preparation”. Arthur Ashe, World champion tennis player Week beginning August 29th- Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. ~Peter T. Mcintyre ||   ||
 * **__Diary-__** Due Monday
 * Due date: 4th September** || **__CONFIDENCE__** **is our Key to Success- Remember to apply these habit of the mind:**
 * ^  || **Come to** **homework club** **in the library Tuesday & Thursday, 1.45-2.15.**  ||   ||^   ||^   ||
 * ^  || **__Write what we are doing in your homework diary or on your computer( use post it notes) .__ Check it at home each night.**
 * //If you are fasting for Ramadan, eat and drink enough at the break of fasting. Get enough sleep and rest too.//** ||  ||^   ||^   ||
 * ^  || **__Sound waves__**
 * __SPELLING__**
 * Complete unfinished school work
 * June Environment narrative text author study & issue research- Due 6th August**
 * **July Environment narrative text Blooms levels of Thinking = 6 activities. Fill in your activities, get parents to sign & book a conference**
 * Due 28th August**
 * **__Quote__**
 * 1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> ** **8th August -Athletics Carnival Return notice and bus $$.**
 * ^  || **__HOME & FAMILY__**
 * Spend time with and help your family.** How have you helped at home this week? Write about 2 ways you helped. **//Due Friday.//** ||  ||^   ||^   ||
 * **__Quotes for August:__** Read the quote carefully. Do you agree with these quotes? What do you think? **Give examples from your life.**