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term 2 week 8


 * ENGLISH: **

Reading:

Read for 10-15mins each day. Write 2-3 sentences to summarise what you have read. Remember to have a discussion with a family member about what you have been reading. I have about this little boy would like to became a swimmer for his school. the only thing that he has to beat the fastest kid in the school. Writing:

Read the passage on aluminium and write a paragraph to persuade (convince) people to recycle their cans. Use the information from the text to help you come up with a strong argument.

Aluminium is the second most widely used metal in the world today (iron is the first). It is used in all sorts of human-made objects, including aircraft, buildings, fridges, knives and forks, air conditioners, and cans.

Aluminium doesn’t come out of the ground as a solid metal. It is found as bauxite. Bauxite needs to be processed to turn it into aluminium.

Aluminium is a finite resource, meaning that the aluminium in the ground will one day run out. This is why it is important to save aluminium when we can.

Aluminium is pretty simple to recycle and can be recycled over and over again. Two out of three of the cans used in Australia are recycled, although there is still plenty of room for improvement with over 1 billion cans ending up in landfill each year.

Recycling aluminium also saves loads of energy when compared to making it from scratch. In fact each single can that is recycled saves enough electricity to run a TV for 3 hours!

So how should aluminium be recycled? Cans should be empty and foil should be free from food scraps before putting them in recycling bins (they don’t need to be spotless). If you are out, remember to bring home your cans, foil or trays to recycle at home.] We must recycle cans because of the animals. Ask yourself do you think animals know what cans are. Did you know aluminium is pretty easy to recycle. Two out of three cans are recycled but wouldn't be easy to make that three out of three. Aluminium is the second most wisely used metal in our world today.


 * MATHEMATICS: **

Mrs Whiteman's Group:

A rectangle has an area of 90m2. What could the possible dimensions (length of each side) for the perimeter of the rectangle be? Calculate the perimeter for each rectangle. Think of as many possible answers as you can. It helps to draw the rectangles.

Bunting/McCheane/ORourke Group:

A rectangle has an area of 240m2. What could the possible dimensions (length of each side) for the perimeter of the rectangle be? Calculate the perimeter for each rectangle. Think of as many possible answers as you can. It helps to draw the rectangles. Well what I worked out was the length can be 100m and the sides can be 20m. Another on could be the length 120m and the sides 50m.


 * __ Fast Finishers: __** You can draw as many different shapes that could have the same area as the rectangles in the previous questions. You need to record the dimensions for the perimeter of each shape that you draw. You can have a combination of regular and irregular shapes.


 * RELIGION: **

We have been learning about the Nicene Creed and the importance of this prayer for our faith. The Nicene Creed helps us to explain what we believe in and express these beliefs to other people.

Imagine you are writing your own creed that links to your beliefs. Choose 5 beliefs that are important to you and explain how they help you to set a good example for others. Here is an example:

I believe in being honest and telling the truth because then people will believe what I say and trust me. I believe it is important to show respect to others… I believe in being good I believe in being honest I believe that learning is very important I believe in the holy spirit I believe in god

HOMEWORK - TERM 2 WEEK 7


 * ENGLISH: **

Reading:

Read for 10-15mins each day. Write 2-3 sentences to summarise what you have read. Remember to have a discussion with a family member about what you have been reading.

Writing:

The council has decided to turn the back oval at Holy Family Primary School into a new landfill site.

Write a letter to the council to inform them of your opinion on this matter. In your letter, you need to explain that you know what landfill is and describe some of the impacts it will have on your school life. You might like to make a suggestion on where they can make a new landfill site instead of putting it at our school!

Remember, you need to persuade (convince) that a landfill site at HFS is not a good idea. Make sure you ‘HOOK’ your reader in by using strong language and correct punctuation.

I do not think that you should put a landfill site at HFS because not healthy for kids and that can effect there lives,people will most likely leave there homes and that is a big thing for them and it cost money a lot of money,I would not like to go to a school were every day it stinks and animals every were it can also effect animals that live there it would be a shame if these things happen. I think the council should be happy were the landfill sites are.


 * MATHEMATICS: **

Mrs Whiteman's Group:

Kate receives $15 pocket money each week. After saving for 10 weeks, she wanted to buy a new Ipod that cost $165. Did Kate have enough money to buy the new Ipod after saving for 10 weeks?

Remember to "prove" your answer by showing your working out and representing it in as many different ways as you can e.g number sentence, pictures, arrays, an algorithm, words and symbols. =150

Bunting/McCheane/ORourke Group:

Matthew receives $25 pocket money each week. After saving for 12 weeks, he wanted to buy a new bike that cost $315. Did Matthew have enough money to buy the new bike after saving for 12 weeks?

Remember to "prove" your answer by showing your working out and representing it in as many different ways as you can e.g number sentence, pictures, arrays, an algorithm, words and symbols.

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 * __ Fast Finishers: __** You can make up a word problem of your own that involves multiplication and division. You might like to get a family member to solve it and explain to you how they got their answer. Record their answer like you did in the previous #|question.


 * RELIGION: **

We have been learning about the significance of the Catholic #|Church and the importance of Catholic schools in Australia.

Write a paragraph that explains your journey at Holy Family Primary School so far. In what ways does our school help you to be respectful learners and followers of Jesus? For example: our school Masses, our school rules, special events throughout the year.


 * HSIE (Environmental Issues): **

We have been learning about the impact that we have on the environment.

Interview a family member about what they think the most important environmental issue is in the world today? For example: food waste, pollution, landfill, carbon tax etc. Record their responses.

TERM 2 WEEK 6

__ ** ENGLISH ** __

__ Reading: __

Read for 10-15mins each day. Write 2-3 sentences to summarise what you have read. Remember to have a discussion with a family member about what you have been reading.

__ Writing: __

Create a poster to persuade (encourage or convince) someone to be more sustainable by recycling more in their home.

Remember to use STRONG persuasive language - You must recycle because Give reasons for why recycling is important - give evidence and examples to support your ideas. Include the impact that recycling has on the environment. You might like to give examples - What might happen to the environment if you recycle or what might happen if you don't recycle. Make you poster appealing and engaging. Remember to 'HOOK" the reader in. You want to encourage them to help the environment!

If you are doing your homework on the wiki, you could just type the information that you would include in your poster. You could experiment with different fonts and colours. If you're really talented with technology, you could add pictures that relate to recycling or you could create your poster on paper and take a photo of it and upload it to the wiki. If you are doing your homework in a book, you could set in out any way you like. You can use different colours too, just no textas, pencil or crayons only.

__ ** MATHEMATICS ** __

Mrs Whiteman's Group: Jake is making cupcakes for his sister's birthday. There are 12 cupcakes on each tray. If Jake bakes 10 trays of cupcakes, how many cupcakes does he have altogether? Remember to "prove" your answer by showing your working out and representing it in as many different ways as you can e.g number sentence, pictures, arrays, an algorithm, words and symbols.

Bunting/McCheane/ORourke Group: The school has purchased 35 new soccer balls for children to play with. If they cost $18 each, what was the total amount that the school paid for the new equipment? Remember to "prove" your answer by showing your working out and representing it in as many different ways as you can e.g number sentence, pictures, arrays, an algorithm, words and symbols.

__ ** RELIGION ** __

We have been learning about the impact that European settlement had on the development of the early Catholic Church. Talk to your parents and older family members about your family's cultural background. What country or countries did your family come from? If your family came from overseas, when did they come to Australia?

=__ ** SCIENCE ** __=

This week, we have been looking at practical ways to help the environment.

Find 10 items around your house that you could recycle. For example: plastic bottles or cans.

Find 6 items around your house that you could reduce or reuse. For example: Water - Reduce the time you spend in the shower to save water.

TERM 2 WEEK 5

__ ** ENGLISH ** __ __ Reading: __

Read for 10-15mins each day. Write 2-3 sentences to summarise what you have read.

__ Writing: __

Edit the following Information text about #|Green Waste. There is a spelling error on each line and 10 commas missing.

Green waste is made up of garden waste food scraps and would waste. All green waste can be composted yet around 54% of all rubbish sent to landfills consists of green wast. Households can recycle their organic waste such as food scraps and garden clippings at home by using a composting heap or #|worm farm. In fact any thing which was once alive can be put into a worm farm. Things like meat and vegetable scraps material string paper garden clipings leaves and fruit scraps can all be cumposted. The #|benefit of recycleing organic waste is that it can be used to improve infertile soils. Compost added to soil can greatly improve soil affected by erosion salinity and ova farming. Brown organic waste can be turned into #|mulch for the garden. Mulching the garden reduce's water evaporation and saves about 75% of required watering. It also stops weeds invading the garden. For a country facing lower water levels each year and with a focus on water consumption reduction mulching seams like an effective way to help provent both water usage and waste.

__ ** MATHEMATICS ** __ Mrs Whiteman's Group: Practise your 2, 5 and 10 times tables every night. Type them into your wiki page (or write them in your homework book) and say them out loud. Are there any patterns you can see?

Bunting/McCheane/ORourke Group: Practise your 3, 6 and 9 times tables every night. Type them into your wiki page (or write them in your homework book) and say them out loud. What do you notice about the numbers?

__ ** RELIGION ** __ In Religious Education we have started the unit: Stories of the Catholic Church in Australia. Interview an adult who went to a Catholic Primary School when they were younger. Write down their experiences and compare them to Catholic School education today. How are they the same? How are they different? What is interesting about both stories?

=__ ** SCIENCE ** __= Reread the Information text about Green Waste. Identify 6 words scientific words, for example 'compost', and write the definition of each word.

TERM 2 WEEK 4

__ ** ENGLISH ** __

__ Reading: __ Read for 10-15mins each day. Write 2-3 sentences to summarise what you have read

__ Writing: __

ENVIRONMENT ISSUES "What kind of world do we want for the future?"

Answer this question in two or three paragraphs. Some things you might want to write about could include sustainability, pollution, rubbish, deforestation, the impact on ecosystems. Remember to edit your spelling and punctuation (you can even ask mum or dad to 'peer' edit!)

__ ** MATHEMATICS ** __

Mathematics is all around us. We can not go through a day without needing or using maths in some way. Measurement is used everywhere but we need the right tools to measure the right things. Look a round your room, your house, your community and list 10 things that are measured with 1. 30cm ruler; 2. 100cm ruler; 3. tape measure; 4. trundle wheel. (You should have 40 items).

For the Inquisitive (if you're 'inquisitive' you'll look up 'inquisitive' in the dictionary :-) ) answer the following question: What tool(s) is/are used to measure kilometers?

__ ** RELIGION ** __

In religion this term, we are looking at Crossroads. Explain to mum and dad what crossroads are and have a conversation with them about some crossroads faced in your life, their life and Jesus' life. Write down one of each and the reason why the choice made was chosen.

__ ** SCIENCE ** __

Complete your Sustainability at home card. Remember to try to do the action you have written down. What other ways could you be 'Sustainable' at home?