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**__Quotes for July:__** Do you agree with these quotes? What do you think? **Give examples from your life.** Week beginning July 12th **Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. - Ralph Waldo Emerson** Week beginning July 19th The word impossible is not in my dictionary. - Napoleon Bonaparte Week beginning July 126th The time is always right to do what is right. - Martin Luther King Jr.



Week beginning August 16th –** The difference in success or failure is not how you look, how you dress, or how you're educated. ** Week beginning August 23rd - ** You have achieved success if you live well, laugh often and love much. Bessie Anderson Stanley ** Week beginning August 30th –** It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all of your life. Sister Elizabeth Kenny ** Week beginning September 7th - ** He who angers you, conquers you. ** ** Sister Elizabeth Kenny ** **Grade 5/6 home- learning grid for August 2010** 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 your writing with the diary rubric. · Be creative. Check spelling, paragraphs, punctuation. Does it make sense? Complete unfinished school work Practice Weekly – Which ones do you still need to learn? Time yourself. || ** __ Project: __ **** __ SCIENCE __ ** ** __ Natural Disasters __ ** Use all of your Thinking Levels and develop all of your intelligences. · ** Individually research a real life natural disaster. Explain how it occurs. Prepare a podcast **. Due 18th August · ** Create a model or experiment of your natural disaster. **  · **  Be tolerant of others  ** · ** Make good choices  ** · ** Think first  ** ||   || · Practice your weekly spelling words. · ** Look Say Cover Write Check  ** · ** Complete the spelling activity sheet. **  ||^   ||^   ||   ||  · ** //  Analyse at least 5 learning activities this week. // ** ** //  What was the main learning goal for at least 5 lessons. // ** ** //  Describe the facts you learnt in detail to support your understanding of the main learning goal. // **  · Write about your ** successes **and strengths  · What was ** hard **?  · 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 **  · Are you achieving your ** goals **? What is your ** plan for next week to achieve ** them? || ** __ Books Are Terrific. __ **   · **  Keep a daily Reading Journal. ** **  Record a daily summary of the text that you read. **** Keep summary notes, chapter by chapter, as you read. **  · Refer to the book report rubric for a description of expectations and standards. Read to yourself, to a younger student, a parent or friend. Think about the meaning and infer. ** __ REMINDERS __ ** · ** 16/8 SCIENCE WEEK  ** ** 17/8 Excursion to Science Works Museum-$12  ** · ** Book week- 23/8  ** · ** Literacy and Numeracy week 30/8-Free Dress as a book character or National Costume. Gold Coin donation. **   · **  Museum visit- 26/8. No cost. **   · **  Basket ball day- 8/9  ** · ** 17/9 end of term-sport clothes  **  ||   ||
 * __Quotes for August:__ **Do you agree with these quotes? What do you think? ** Give examples from your life. **
 * It's how you think! -- Mac Anderson **
 * // W EEKLY ACTIVITIES MONTHLY DAILY   // **
 * ** __ Diary- __ ** ** Due Monday  **
 * __ Quote __ **
 * Read the quote carefully and then write an explanation about what it means to you **.
 * Give examples from your life <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">. Due Friday.  ** || ** __ X-tables __ ** -[[image:file://localhost/Users/charucc/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image002.gif width="76" height="61"]]
 * Due 25th August ** || ** __ Getting Along __ ****  our Key to Success- Habits of the Mind are:   **
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 * Don’t forget your water bottle and your healthy snacks, rubbish free lunch and brain food! ** ||   ||
 * ^  || ** __ Sound waves __ **
 * __ SPELLING __ ** ** Due Friday  **
 * ^  || ** __ Journal- Reflection __ ** Weekly – ** //  Due Friday  // **
 * Two book reports & activities each month ** . **  One will be from class activities( Dr Seuss )and one is your choice.  **
 * Due last day of the **
 * month **  || ** __ Daily reading __ **
 * Keep a daily Reading Journal. **
 * Record a daily summary of the text that you read. **
 * Use these tools to develop and expand your thinking: **
 * *graphic organisers **
 * * FAT information  **
 * * information process  **
 * * 5 Ws and H = Who, What, Where, Why, When and How & **
 * the 5 Why’s ****  .  **