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News Assessment  In week 6 (14th-18th November) the students are to present special news. The topic is ‘My Family’. Students can use props to help them with news, for example palm cards, a cardboard with pictures, a PowerPoint presentation or a photo album.  The presentation should not be longer than 2 minutes. What they need to say:  How many people in their family   Who is in their family  Cultural background  Things they enjoy doing together as a family Students will be assessed on: Content of presentation Volume (using a loud voice)  Eye contact (looking at audience)  Year 1 Homework Term 4 You child is required to do 30 minutes of homework every day. Each night for homework they need to: 1. Copy the spelling words once  2. Complete one spelling activity  3. Complete part of the Math Mentals (1 unit per week only) 4. Read their Home Reader (they can swap books daily)  Homework will be given every Monday and should be ready to hand to their teacher on Friday . Week News topic 1 Holiday News 2 Showing news 3 Telling News 4 Showing News 5 Telling News 6 News Assessment: ‘My Family’  (14th-18th November) 7 Showing News 8 Telling News 9 Showing News Tips on how to give news Remember to speak loud and clear and to look at the audience. Your Showing News will be more descriptive if you remember to say:  1. What it looks like 2. How it feels when you touch it  3. What it smells like 4. What it tastes like 5. What it is used for or how it works.  Your Telling News will be more descriptive if you remember to say:  1. When it happened  2. Who was with you 3. Where it happened  4. What happened or what you did 5. How you felt about it  Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you! Mrs Cruz Our class has a blog. To visit our blog go online to http://mrscruzclassroom.edublogs.org/  There, you will find i nformation about our class events, homework, activities, games, photos and general information for paren ts.  Feel free to leave a comment or send me a message, it is not ju st for the children. Your email and contact details will remai n secure.  Useful websites: http://storybird.com This site allows students to write their own stories and publish them online. Gre at creative tool!  your child’s username is: _______________ password is: school http://www.studyladder.com.au This site has Literacy and Maths activities for students to practise at home  your child’s username is: ___________________ password is: ________________  

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News Assessment 

In week 6 (14th-18th November) the students are to present special news. The topic is ‘My Family’. Studentscan use props to help them with news, for example palm cards, a cardboard with pictures, a PowerPointpresentation or a photo album. The presentation should not be longer than 2 minutes. 

What they need to say:  How many people in their family 

Who is in their family 

Cultural background 

Things they enjoy doing together as a family 

Students will be assessed on: Content of presentation 

Volume (using a loud voice) Eye contact (looking at audience) 

Year 1 Homework Term 4 

You child is required to do 30 minutes of homework every day. 

Each night for homework they need to: 

1.  Copy the spelling words once 

2.  Complete one spelling activity 

3. 

Complete part of the Math Mentals (1 unit per week only) 

4.  Read their Home Reader (they can swap books daily) 

Homework will be given every Monday and should be ready to hand to their teacher on Friday . Week  News topic 

1  Holiday News 

2  Showing news 

3  Telling News 

4  Showing News 

5  Telling News 

6  News Assessment: ‘My Family’ (14th-18th November) 

7  Showing News 

8  Telling News 

9  Showing News 

Tips on how to give news Remember to speak loud and clear and to look at the audience. 

Your Showing News will be more descriptive if you remember to say: 

1.  What it looks like 

2.  How it feels when you touch it 3.  What it smells like 

4.  What it tastes like 

5.  What it is used for or how it works. 

Your Telling News will be more descriptive if you remember to say: 

1.  When it happened 

2.  Who was with you 

3.  Where it happened 

4.  What happened or what you did 

5.  How you felt about it 

Please contact me if youhave any questions.

Thank you!

Mrs Cruz

Our class has a blog. To visit our blog go online to http://mrscruzclassroom.edublogs.org/  

There, you will find information about our class events, homework, activities, games, photos and general information for parents. 

Feel free to leave a comment or send me a message, it is not just for the children. Your email and contact details will remain secure. 

Useful websites: 

http://storybird.com  This site allows students to write their own stories and publish them online. Great creative tool! 

your child’s username is: _______________ password is: school http://www.studyladder.com.au  This site has Literacy and Maths activities for students to practise at home 

your child’s username is: ___________________ password is: ________________  

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

In your book, write threesentences using some of 

your spelling words. 

Word Building: Keep the beginning of the word and changethe ending to create a family word web 

Spelling Activities 

Green Spelling Group  10th October 2011  Week 1 Term 4 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday skip

sky

skull 

skin

sketch

familyfather

mother

sister

brother

My famaly is going to the prak on Sunday. We

will hav a picnick and then we will playgaems. I lov going to the prak. 

Check this story and correct the mistakes 

(there are 7 mistakes) 

Find your spelling words in 

newspapers and gluethem below. 

Complete unit 26 on your Maths Mentals this week  

 print

 pram

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Find your spelling words in the

find-a-word puzzle: 

Write 2 sentences using some of your spelling words. 

Match the words to the shapes 

Spelling Activities 

Blue Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

break

brick

brush

broom

called 

all did 

sister

all, sister, did, called 

b r e a k b c

r a b c d r a

u e d i d i l

s f g h i c l

h j a l l k e

s i s t e r db r o o m k l

Find your spelling words in newspapersand glue them in the box. 

10th October 2011  Week 1 Term 4 

Complete unit 26 on your Maths Mentals this week  

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Write your words in rainbow colours.  colour the sh words 

Spelling Activities 

Purple Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

boy

 girl 

little

went

 play

fish  stop  shell 

his  shop  sit 

cash  chat  ship 

Sound of the week: sh 

Circle all the things 

that have the ‘sh’ sound 

10th October 2011  Week 1 Term 4 

Complete unit 26 on your Maths Mentals this week  

Write 2 sentences using your spelling words. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

In your book, write threesentences using some of 

your spelling words. 

Word Building: Keep the end of the word and change thebeginning to create a rhyming word list. 

Spelling Activities 

Green Spelling Group  17th October 2011  Week 2 Term 4 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday mask

task

desk

risk

disk

houseschool 

 playground 

friend 

teacher

At scool I have many frends. My techa says I

am a gud frend. I play wif my frends in theplaygrond. 

Check this story and correct the mistakes 

(there are 8 mistakes) 

Find your spelling words in 

newspapers and gluethem below. 

Complete unit 27 on your Maths Mentals this week  

cake lake

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Find your spelling words in the

find-a-word puzzle: 

Write 2 sentences using some of your spelling words. 

List as many cr - words as you can 

Spelling Activities 

Blue Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

crab

cry

crash

cross

brother

stop give

after

c r a s h s b

r a f b c t r

y d t e f o o

g h e i j p t 

k c r o s s h

g i v e l m ec r a b n o r

Find your spelling words in newspapersand glue them in the box. 

17th October 2011  Week 2 Term 4 

Complete unit 27 on your Maths Mentals this week  

crcry

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Write your words in rainbow colours.  colour the ch words 

Spelling Activities 

Purple Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

said 

have

was

but

like

chop  chat  chicken 

cat  chin  hop 

cheese  chips  chain 

Sound of the week: ch 

Circle all the things 

that have the ‘ch’ sound 

17th October 2011  Week 2 Term 4 

Complete unit 27 on your Maths Mentals this week  

Write 2 sentences using your spelling words. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. Green Spelling Group  REVISION  24th October 2011  Week 3 Term 4 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday skip

sky

skull 

skin

sketch

masktask

desk

risk

disk

house

school 

 playground 

friend 

teacherfamily

father

mother

sister

brotherComplete unit 28 on your Maths Mentals this week. 

Practise your words for a 20 word spelling test on Friday. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. Blue Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

break

brick

brush

broom

crab

crycrash

cross

brother

stop

 give

after

called 

all 

did sister

Complete unit 28 on your Maths Mentals this week. Practise your spelling words for a 16 word spelling test on Friday. 

REVISION  24th October 2011  Week 3 Term 4 

Find some of your spelling words in newspaper and paste them below. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. Purple Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

boy

 girl 

little

went

 play

said have

was

but

like

shop

chat

Complete unit 28 on your Maths Mentals this week. Practise for a 12 word spelling test on Friday. 

REVISION  24th October 2011  Week 3 Term 4 

Find some of your spelling words in newspaper and paste them below. 

Write two sentences using the words in your spelling list. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

In your book, write threesentences using some of 

your spelling words. 

Spelling rule: After a short vowel sound we put ‘t’ before‘ch’ to keep the short vowel short.

Spelling Activities 

Green Spelling Group  31st October 2011  Week 4 Term 4 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday sport

spell 

spill 

speech

spoon

computerInternet

mouse

screen

email 

I plaed I spy with my brutha. It is owr favrit

game. We plaed it on the computa. It is an intrnet game. 

Check this story and correct the mistakes 

(there are 7 mistakes) 

Find your spelling words in 

newspapers and gluethem below. 

Complete unit 29 on your Maths Mentals this week  

How many ‘-tch’ words can you list? 

*watch *hatch

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Find your spelling words in the

find-a-word puzzle: 

Write 2 sentences using some of your spelling words. 

List as many dr - words as you can 

Spelling Activities 

Blue Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

drum

drink

drop

dry

family

friend mum

home

d r u m d r y

a h o m e b c

  f a m i l y h

e t d r o p y

u f r i e n d

i o p l m u md r i n k w s

Find your spelling words in newspapersand glue them in the box. 

31st October 2011  Week 4 Term 4 

Complete unit 29 on your Maths Mentals this week  

drdry

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Write your words in rainbow colours.  colour the wh words 

Spelling Activities 

Purple Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

saw

off 

 get

bad 

 good 

what  hot  where 

wheat  when  was 

why  we  whale 

Sound of the week: wh 

Circle all the things 

that have the ‘wh’ sound 

31st October 2011  Week 4 Term 4 

Complete unit 29 on your Maths Mentals this week  

Write 2 sentences using your spelling words. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

In your book, write threesentences using some of 

your spelling words. 

Contractions: Two words joined together using anapostrophe in place of the missing letter. 

Spelling Activities 

Green Spelling Group  7th November 2011  Week 5 Term 4 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  gasp

wasp

clasp

crisp

 grasp

firstsecond 

third 

fourth

fifth

I won the race! I caem frist. The teacha gaev

me a medl for winnig the race. Mum and Dadwer very proud. 

Check this story and correct the mistakes 

(there are 7 mistakes) 

Find your spelling words in 

newspapers and gluethem below. 

Complete unit 30 on your Maths Mentals this week  

Undo the contraction and write it below isn’t  is not  you’re 

won’t 

they’ll 

I’m  we’re 

she’ll  I’ve 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Find your spelling words in the

find-a-word puzzle: 

Write 2 sentences using some of your spelling words. 

List as many fr - words as you can 

Spelling Activities 

Blue Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

fry

free

frog

from

one

twothree

four

  f r y q w f f 

e r o n e o r

  f t y u i u e

r t w o o r e

o p t h r e e

m a s d f g h  j k l f r o g

Find your spelling words in newspapersand glue them in the box. 

7th November 2011  Week 5 Term 4 

Complete unit 30 on your Maths Mentals this week  

frfry

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Write your words in rainbow colours.  colour the th words 

Spelling Activities 

Purple Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

 got

new

rain

 put

very

that  hop  this 

tap  those  time 

there  hit  they 

Sound of the week: th 

Circle all the things 

that have the ‘th’ sound 

7th November 2011  Week 5 Term 4 

Complete unit 30 on your Maths Mentals this week  

Write 2 sentences using your spelling words. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. Green Spelling Group  REVISION  14th November 2011  Week 6 Term 4 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday sport

spell 

spill 

speech

spoon

 gaspwasp

clasp

crisp

 grasp

first

second 

third 

fourth

fifthcomputer

Internet

mouse

screen

email Complete unit 31 on your Maths Mentals this week. 

Practise your words for a 20 word spelling test on Friday. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. Blue Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

drum

drink

drop

dry

fry

freefrog

from

one

two

three

four

family

friend 

mumhome

Complete unit 31 on your Maths Mentals this week. Practise your spelling words for a 16 word spelling test on Friday. 

REVISION  14th November 2011  Week 6 Term 4 

Find some of your spelling words in newspaper and paste them below. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. Purple Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

saw

off 

 get

bad 

 good 

 gotnew

rain

 put

very

that

what

Complete unit 31 on your Maths Mentals this week. Practise for a 12 word spelling test on Friday. 

REVISION  14th November 2011  Week 6 Term 4 

Find some of your spelling words in newspaper and paste them below. 

Write two sentences using the words in your spelling list. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

In your book, write threesentences using some of 

your spelling words. 

Compound: Tow words joined together to make anew word, eg bed + room = bedroom 

Spelling Activities 

Green Spelling Group  21st November 2011  Week 7 Term 4 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday stitch

stick

star

stamp

stone

sixthseventh

eighth

ninth

tenth

I throwed a stone in the rivar and it maked a

big splash. I tryed to cach a fish with a stik butI couldent. 

Check this story and correct the mistakes 

(there are 7 mistakes) 

Find your spelling words in 

newspapers and gluethem below. 

Complete unit 32 on your Maths Mentals this week  

List as many compound words as you can bedroom

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Find your spelling words in the

find-a-word puzzle: 

Write 2 sentences using some of your spelling words. 

List as many gr - words as you can 

Spelling Activities 

Blue Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

 green

 grass

 grab

 grow

five

sixseven

eight

e q g r e e n

i w r e r t y

g r a b u i o

h p s i x a s

t d s e v e n

  f f i v e g h  j k l g r o w

Find your spelling words in newspapersand glue them in the box. 

21st November 2011  Week 7 Term 4 

Complete unit 32 on your Maths Mentals this week  

 gr grow

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Write your words in rainbow colours.  colour the qu words 

Spelling Activities 

Purple Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

happy

see

old 

with

cold 

queen  quilt  quit 

cat  question  quiet 

park  umbrella  quick 

Sound of the week: qu 

Circle all the things 

that have the ‘qu’ sound 

21st November 2011  Week 7 Term 4 

Complete unit 32 on your Maths Mentals this week  

Write 2 sentences using your spelling words. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

In your book, write threesentences using some of 

your spelling words. 

Spelling rule: Plural - change the ‘y’ to ‘ie’ beforeadding ‘s’ 

Spelling Activities 

Green Spelling Group  28th November 2011  Week 8 Term 4 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday cost

last

fist

best

nest

SummerAutumn

Winter

Spring

season

Last Wintar I wnet to America. I had a gud

time. I laik to visit other countrys. Next Sumer we will go to Paris. 

Check this story and correct the mistakes 

(there are 6 mistakes) 

Find your spelling words in 

newspapers and gluethem below. 

Change these words into plurals fly flies cry

try fryspy city

carry country

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Find your spelling words in the

find-a-word puzzle: 

Write 2 sentences using some of your spelling words. 

List as many gr - words as you can 

Spelling Activities 

Blue Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

 pram

 press

 print

 pray

nine

teneleven

twelve

a s d p r a m

t q p r i n t 

e e l e v e n

n w e s r t i

y u i s o p n

p r a y d f eg t w e l v e

Find your spelling words in newspapersand glue them in the box. 

 pr pram

28th November 2011  Week 8 Term 4 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. 

Write your words in rainbow colours.  colour the -ck words 

Spelling Activities 

Purple Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

sunny

came

by

home

my

clock  fox  peck 

sick  rock  stick 

black  cake  chick 

Sound of the week: -ck 

Circle all the things 

that have the ‘-ck’ sound Write 2 sentences using your 

spelling words. 

28th November 2011  Week 8 Term 4 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. Green Spelling Group  REVISION  5th December 2011  Week 9 Term 4 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday stitch

stick

star

stamp

stone

costlast

fist

best

nest

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Spring

seasonsixth

seventh

eighth

ninth

tenth

Practise your words for a 20 word spelling test on Friday. 

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Remember to Look, Say, Cover,Write and Check every spelling word. Blue Spelling Group 

Words  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 

 green

 grass

 grab

 grow

 pram

 press print

 pray

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

eleventwelve

Practise your spelling words for a 16 word spelling test on Friday. 

REVISION  5th December 2011  Week 9 Term 4 

Find some of your spelling words in newspaper and paste them below. 

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boy girl and he she

big little mum dad the

went can my it is

in we like to go

on was house said you

me play are had have

up off but saw get

bad good come happy sad