Camp Questions

How not to study...

Solar System

What is the second biggest object in the Milky Way?

Grandparents Day Concert

Well done! You should be proud of yourselves.

Don't forget to finish your Information Report draft by Monday or you won't be able to start your clay house until it is completed.

Magnificent Monologues

Get working on your monologues 5W.

Also, don't forget that we are in the premiership quarter!

You can get a prize by telling me what the premiership quarter is and why it's important.

Reminder

Don't forget to do the number facts for homework!

IPod Touch

IPods are a type of electronic device. IPods are portable computers that are the perfect size to fit in a person’s hand or pocket (11cm x 6cm).

Appearance

IPods are thin and come in a variety of sizes and colours. They have fragile glass screens that are used to choose what it is intended for. When using the IPod, there is a circular button on the front exterior which when pressed will take the user to the home page. IPods come with reflective metal backs. There is also an assortment of cases that can be bought in a wide range of colours, patterns and designs.

Features

IPods come with a wide variety of features that can be used in everyday life. They come with a glass touch screen used for controlling the console. The user can download a wide collection of apps (applications) which includes gaming programs, calculators, music, books, backgrounds, contacts, dictionaries, bibles and videos. The standard IPod touch comes with a built in camera which stores photos that can be used as backgrounds or uploaded on the internet. 

Uses

This electronic device has a wide selection of helpful uses. When an IPod has access to internet connectivity it dramatically becomes more useful to the user. Skype is one of the many apps that can be downloaded onto an IPod touch. Skype is a worldwide network which connects users through real time voice and video chat. Users can download educational apps such as Arithmatick, Mathletics, Grammar Dragon and Lobster Diver. Research is helpful to users such as students who can access the internet to find vital information for school assignments and projects.

The IPod touch is a very useful device for everyday life. Since they were first released on the 23^rd of December 2001, 297 million IPods have been sold throughout the world.

Glossary

Electronic Device: It is an object that runs on battery power which the user can take wherever they want.

Home page: The main page that has thumbnails of the most important applications the user has on the IPod.

Apps: An app is a program written for Apple devices and other hand held devices which can be downloaded from the internet onto the IPod or other devices.

Internet Connectivity: Joining to a device that links to worldwide connections.

Real time: Real time means in the present and is not recorded in the past or sent by email.

Camp

Don't forget to bring in your camp note on or before Tuesday.

IPod Information Report

Thanks for helping me have a great birthday 5W!

Jeans for Genes (there's another homophone!) Day

How are you going with your assignment?

S.O.S.E. Assignment

Don't forget to bring in your S.O.S.E. assignment on Monday because we will be working on it.

Remember, it's due next Friday!

Earthworm!

P.S. I just had a pineapple sherbet lollypop. They are delicious!!!

Don't forget Compassion!

Also, what phase is the moon currently in?

Don't forget to bring in a tissue box by Friday!

Music

What is your favourite type of music or song?

Lunar Month

How long is a lunar month?

Seasons

Remind me, what did this football help us learn today?

Uluru

Please leave a quick comment to show you have checked the iclassroom today (I want to know how many students are checking it). You might (wink wink) get a gem just for leaving a comment!

Subtraction

What is the first thing you have to do when doing a subtraction algorithm with a decimal?

Information Report

Answer this question for a gem:

What is the purpose of an Information Report?

It was great to have you all back! I hope I didn't talk too much.

Tomorrow is the day!

It feels like a long long long time since you were last at school! I bet your parents can't wait for tomorrow :)

I have some exciting things to show you and explain to you about what we will be doing for the rest of the term. One thing especially...

Don't forget your library bag for borrowing tomorrow and student banking. YIPEE!!!

Snippet Number 3

How's the Premier's Reading Challenge going?

Looking forward to see you all!

Snippet Number 2

Who's been doing their push ups? 

Snippet Number 1!

Keep telling me about your holidays!

Holiday iClassroom

Stay checking the iClassroom over the holidays because I will be posting snippets of what we will be learning about next term.
So, what WILL we be learning about next term???

Oh, and GO THE BRONCOS!!!!!

Holidays!

Have a great holiday students of 5W!

Don't forget to do your homework.... NOT!

Congratulations!

Well done!

Remember, even though we are on the countdown to holidays, you are still doing 30 to 40 minutes of homework a night.

P.S. How's your Premier's Reading Challenge coming along?

Percentages

Show a member of your family how to convert fractions to a percentage. Here are some for you to start with:

1/10

14/25

7/50

142/200

Well done to Anthony who is already on the Mathletics Australian Student Top 100 leaderboard. At 4.20 pm when I was typing this, he was in 10th place with 5437 points!

Wheat

Why did the early settlers in Australia plant wheat and why did their crops fail?

Prizes for all the correct answers.

Reading Challenge

Get started on the Premier's Reading Challange and continue it over the holidays. Let's get as many students from 5W doing this as possible.

Tell your parents about the time capsule (capshule).

Thankyou to Mrs Tann (once again) for the wonderful design of our iClassroom and for yesterdays photos.

Australia Zoo!

Yesterday was Tuesday 14th June. It was the day of Year 5's excursion to Australia Zoo!
These are some of the things we saw...

...it was an awesome day!

What time do you have to be at school on Tuesday?

VERY VERY IMPORTANT!

Get ready...



Bring Week Round 3

Narrative Structure

What are the 4 main parts of a Narrative?

I'll give you are clue, the first is the introduction.

Yes you will get a prize if you can answer this correctly!

Reminders

Don't forget that on Monday your Animal Adaptations Assignment is due and that you have a Science test. Also, on Tuesday is the S.O.S.E. test.

Have a great weekend 5W!

Are you like me and am exhaused after a great Athletics Carnival?

International iClassroom Visitors

5W has noticed that there are many people from other countries visiting the 5W iclassroom.

If you are from a country other than Australia, please leave a comment and let us know where you are from.

News Flash!

I have some very important news for you all. It was an oversight on my part, but I forgot to inform you that on Thursday there will be a Grammar test.

It will be on adjectives, so know what an adjective is and how to use them correctly and effectively.

Even have a look at adjectives of degree. You know, comparitives and superlatives (you know how to say it!).

Test Week!

Before you all go and hide in a cupboard, tell me how you are feeling about test week.

Like this

or

Keep being fantastic 5W!

P P P P Platypus

What are some of the adaptations the Platypus has and why do they have them?

And for all those wondering, tomorrow you will get a prize!

How would you describe?

How you would describe this setting to start a narrative (remember senses)?

Bring Weeks

Our bring weeks program was taken home today. Here are the items on the list:

• Wrapped lollies
• Sporks
• Coathangers
• Sweet chilli sauce
• 500g white rice
• Cocoa powder
• Crushed pineapple
• Wrapped Chocolates
• Prizes
• Softdrink Cans

Please remember, you don't have to bring everything on the list. If you want to bring only some of the items, that is fine.

See you all tomorrow.

Remember this, next Thursday your Ballad is going to be performed, so be practising!

The Bilby

If you could choose a sense of the bilby, which one would it be and why?

Don't forget, when doing your homework prioritise what is the most important and do it first.

1/2 an hour of homework a night. Many of you are improving, keep it up!

I loved your SIZZLING STARTERS!

Senses

So what do you think is the sense you use most effectively?

How are you going with learning your ballad? Remember, you are telling the story, not just saying the words :)

Strike Gold!

If you were ever to find gold while panning, what would you do? What would you do? Would you tell everyone or keep it to yourself? Would you spend it or would you hide it in a safe place and leave it there for years and years?

Imagine if you were broke, what would you do with it then?

For today's post...

Refer to yesterday.

Thanks to those that did this already and brought it in today. Well done!

Australian Ballads

Are you ready for your challenge? Well here it is...

Your challenge is to choose an Australian ballad which you will say in front of the class in a couple of weeks. Go to this website and choose one of the ballads http://australianpoems.tripod.com/. There are plenty to choose from. Choose a ballad that you will enjoy tellling the story of.

Once you have chosen you ballad, print it off and bring it to school tomorrow.

To get a prize however, what you need to do is tell me what ballad you are doing by writing a comment on here. I look forward to having no jelly beans left tomorrow.

What are you waiting for, go and get searching!

A couple of reminders!

Remember:

• Tomorrow your homework is due.
• Keep bringing in cans of drink and prizes.
• Bring our Mothers Day Stall money tomorrow.
• Library borrowing is tomorrow.

Now that we will all remember everything, we will all let out a shout of joy..... HORRAY!

NAPLAN

We are currently getting ready for NAPLAN which is next week.

How are you feeling about NAPLAN?

Have you got your diary signed yet?

Enjoy the Royal Wedding tonight (that's if your allowed to stay up and watch it)

Go the BRONCOS!

Adjectives

What is an adjective and give me some examples. Correct answers will get prizes! Don't forget to add your name to your comment.

We have athletics training tomorrow so don't foget to wear your house uniform.

1/2 an hour of homework starts tonight. Every weeknight you need to do 1/2 an hour, yes, that's right, 30 mins. If you can't think of what to do, come and see me at school and I'll give you things to do. The school policy states that Grade 5 students should be doing 30-40 mins a night. This is important in staying on top of your work and not falling behind.

Oh, and Chelsea, what is a noun?