SCIENCE FAIR UPDATE

By now you should have written your
- Aim
- Hypothesis
- Equipment
- Method
Well done if you are up-to-date!

Over the next couple of weeks, you need to get your testing or inventing done. You should repeat your testing at least 3 times to ensure your results are reliable. Remember that you are welcome to do your testing at school, just make sure you organise a time with me beforehand.

Good luck!

Other homework this week:
Spelling words and language activities
Mega Maths practice

Keep an eye out for notices about some upcoming field trips too...

SCIENCE FAIR WEEK 3

This week your job is to write your METHOD and your EQUIPMENT list. Put this in your folder and hand it in again on Friday. Make sure, as usual, that you ask me for help if you get stuck.

Well done to those of you who handed in your science fair folders last Friday all up-to-date. Some of you did not include any research - remember you need this to back up your hypothesis and help you write your method. Make sure you don't get behind...

Our Mega Maths Month average increased again last week to 63% which was great. This week we're aiming for an average of at least 70%, so make sure you do some more multiplication and division practice each night this week.

Stay warm and have a great week!

Science Fair Week 2

Well done to those of you who have handed in your clearfile with your big question. Those of you who haven't need to do this on Monday to avoid getting behind!

Your ideas sound fantastic so far. This week you will write out your
AIM and HYPOTHESIS and do some research on the background of your topic. A more detailed sheet will come home on Monday.

If you are super-keen and want to get ahead, you can also write your METHOD which is a step-by-step set of instructions of how to complete your experiment.

Good luck!

MEGA MATHS MONTH UPDATE

Great news! Our class average has improved after week one of our school-wide focus on times tables!

Room 10's average has jumped from 53% to 60% so I am very proud. Thank you to the parents who have been helping their children with their tables; you would have seen on the notice that came home last Monday how important parental support is.

Keep up the great work!

Here are some ideas from students in room 10 to help you learn your tables, depending on your learning style:
MUSIC - turn the tough ones into a rap or chant, use them to change the lyrics of your favourite song, listen to music while learning your tough ones
NATURE - go for a walk and times together the numbers on the letterboxes you pass, times the number of clouds by the number of trees you see, chant your tough ones while walking
PICTURE - card games, flash cards, maps, celebrity 'buzz', make a board game, make a colour by numbers picture - find times tables that have answers that match the numbers
PEOPLE - make a hopscotch game to play with others, make up boardgames to play together
BODY - quick fire test eachother, role play, use finger patterns eg 9x table

Why don't you add a comment about a game or activity that has helped you?

Week 1, Term 2

I hope you are all rested and rearing to go!

Term 2 is going to be a big one, mainly focusing on everyone getting a science fair project planned, completed and presented. You'll be using the ASPIRE model again, and this week we'll start brainstorming and coming up with your BIG QUESTION.

Spelling and current events as usual this week too, so make sure you come along well organised with everything you need to crack straight into it tomorrow morning. Your first job will be to find out where you are sitting for the first few weeks... It's Mega Maths Month too which you'll find out more about tomorrow morning.

Have a great week!

Congratulations!

Firstly, well done to those of you who finished your ASPIRE project on time and shared your Photostory with the class last Thursday or Friday. You have definitely earned a 2 week rest!

Secondly, well done to TJ who earned last week's year seven assembly award for MANNERS.



Hopefully you've read your science fair memo from last Friday and have shown it to Mum or Dad; the holidays is a good chance to look around for project ideas (remember that you're not expected to start any testing or inventing over the holidays, just be ready to tell me in the 1st week or so of term 2 what sort of area you are interested in).

Happy holidays!

Week eleven

This week you will be sharing your IDENTITY research with the class using PHOTOSTORY. To do this, you will need to have your script written and your photos/images ready to go. I know that many of you are ready and waiting which is fantastic!

I wonder which house will win our year seven small ball skills tournament this week? Surely it will be HIGHGATE. I hope you've all been practicing your throwing and catching!

What are you planning for the holidays? Let us know by making a comment and you'll earn yourself a raffle...

Have a great week!

WEEK TEN

Our ASPIRE projects are well underway! To be up to date, you should have chosen your BIG QUESTION and come up with some INTERVIEW QUESTIONS to ask an 'expert'.

By the end of this week you need to have completed your interview and planned what you are going to do with the information you have gathered. You may find that you need to look elsewhere for information to fully answer your big question. It would be useful to obtain some relevant photos during your interview as well.

Next week in class we will organise recording and sharing your information using PHOTOSTORY. Don't forget about your spelling and basic facts practice too.

Well done to Dylan who received room ten's 'respect' award at year seven assembly!



Have a great week!