Team+F+Homestudy+T2+W2

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**Term 2 Week 2 Homestudy**
For this week, I thought I would clearly set out how I will be marking your homestudy this term. Although it is nice to colour in your work and spend time decorating it, if you don't have time for this you will not be disadvantaged. The most important aspect of your homework is the content. If you have completed all tasks in detail and have set everything out clearly you can easily achieve an A. If you don't have very tidy handwriting you might want to consider typing activities on the computer in order to achieve an A for presentation. Here are the guidelines below.

PRESENTATION
===A All tasks clearly and neatly set out. Headings for the Term, Week and each task number, e.g. Term 1, Week 9, Task 1. Sheets all trimmed and glued flat onto page. High level of effort. B One or more tasks not given a clear heading. Term and Week may be left out. Some sheets (if used) may not have been trimmed and glued flat onto page. More effort required===

**Task One:**
Weekly Spelling - Learn your list and prepare for this week's spelling test. Complete spelling activities 1,2 and 3 and 4. This is to be completed in your spelling/language books.

Maths - to be completed in your homestudy books.
1. 3 x 7 + 6 x 2 2. 5600m = _km 3. Find the next four numbers of the sequence : 6, 13, 20 ...... 4. Convert 40% to a decimal. 5. Find the mean of these numbers: 5, 13, 24, 7 6. Find the range of these numbers: 66, 91, 23, 14, 56, 8 7. Find the mode of these numbers: 3,1,6,8,3,4,2,1,3,6,2 8. Find the median of these numbers: 6,14,2,10,9,7,6,4,11 9. Use a multiplication strategy you have learnt in maths to solve these problems. Name the strategy and show your working out: 17 x 7, 70 x 6, 34 x 9

10. Give the definitions of mean, median, mode and range.

=(optional for experts - see if your parents can do this!)= This is a 5th grade math problem. If you can open the spreadsheet, you'll see it's a very small list of people who have gotten the correct number. This is not a trick question. This is a real math problem & don't say that the bus doesn't have legs.

There are 7 girls in a bus. Each girl has 7 backpacks. In each backpack, there are 7 big cats. For every big cat, there are 7 little cats.

The bus driver is not in the bus at this time.

Question: How many legs are there in the bus? (The number of legs is the password to unlock the excel spreadsheet. If you open it, add your name, save it, and then send it on to see who else can unlock it.)



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Task Three: e-portfolios: ABOUT ME - to be completed on your e-portfolio
This week at home, I would like you to update your 'About Me' section using the following format. Please use correct English. Text language and slang may be okay on Bebo or Myspace, but your eportfolio is a record of academic achievement and learning processes, not for social networking!


 * My favourite school subjects:
 * My favourite novel:
 * My extra-curricular activities: (the groups you beling to outside of school, eg swimming, ballet, scouts)
 * My hobbies (things you like to do in your spare time (e.g. reading, skateboarding, playing guitar, cooking, etc)
 * What I would like to be when I leave school (career, e.g. airline pilot, florist, etc)
 * My family (I have 3 brothers: John, 13; Danny, 8; and Simeon, 5. My mum's name is Carol and Dad's name is Pete)
 * What qualities I look for in a friend:

Reading:
(a) Research skills: Practice your skimming techniques by clicking on the link below. If you are in the Pinks reading group or ESOL or Literacy Support, try the first level. If you are in the Blues reading group, try level two and if you are in the Greens reading group, try level three. Print out your certificate and paste into your homestudy book.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/techniques/skimming/quiz.shtml

(b) For my literacy class, don't forget to complete the Summariser activity this week for your Literature Circle novel.