Week 6 - Saturn

Well done on everyone who put in a little extra effort with their homework. This week we are looking at Saturn.

Year 6 students are off to Heretaunga Intermediate on Monday.

The Yankees will be working on their reading projects this week. It is due on Friday.

You have to find 10 bits of information about Jupiter. Mr Dufty has seven questions for you to find the answers to. You only have to think of three more.

1. What gives Saturn its amazing rings? What are the made of and how do they stay there?
2. What is the length of one year and one day on Saturn compared to Earth? 
3. Who discovered Saturn?
4. How big is Saturn's biggest moon, called Titan, compared to Earth?
5. How did Saturn get its name?
6. Does Saturn have any Moons?
7. What is the main gas in Saturn's atmosphere and could we live there?

These links will give you the answers.

http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-saturn.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets/saturn.html

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/saturn.htm

http://www.kidzone.ws/planets/saturn.htm

A great search engine for your homework.

http://www.safesearchkids.com

When looking for information on each project don't type in the questions into google - you will not find what you are looking for. A search engine (Google) is design to find all the websites which have the words or words you ask it to find. If you type in the word 'Saturn' you will get 128,000,000 possible websites! The the first website is not always the best!

Use a safe kids search and type in the word 'Jupiter'. It will find the best sites to give you information on the planet Mars for students.

Mr Dufty's Rules for a Mini-Project.

• Plan it first!!! Your homework book is for your best publishing.
• Make your presentation fun BUT full of information! Show pride and complete your project with your best presentation. Mr Dufty can tell when you have rushed or haven't finished!! A great piece of presentation has information and pictures.
• Don't copy what you find - write in your own words! This is stealing!!
• Use all the space you have so make it fun and interesting.

Get Mum or Dad to check that you have answered all the questions. Ask them for some help, as they will know lots of stuff!

Multiplication Focus this week is your 8 timetables.

http://tablestest.com

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables

http://www.mad4maths.com/8_x_multiplication_table_math_game/

Spelling Words Week 6
Brooklyn	Calais Jashar Dominic Promita Joel Moana	Kulwant Shayden Davyna Zion Harley Luatolu	Smita Zynchada Gurpreet Porsche Alex	Jordan Eden Hunter Shaquila Tehya Isabella Briahna Ngara Jazell
answering	although	Auckland	advantage	accommodation
biggest	bottle	bathing	association	appeal
chose	circus	bulldozer	bud	badge
desert	dream	Christchurch	continent	cassette
fright	flap	claws	destroy	comparatively
higher	headmaster	drug	dwelling	crocodile
large	jellies	Dunedin	entertain	describe
meet	loud	fled	flight	embarrass
oil	nobody	harbour	gumboots	faith
pony	playground	kindergarten	increase	generally
salt	recieve	measles	labour	industries
slide	sentence	oven	memory	martyr
string	southern	popular	nowhere	necessarily
travel	throne	rent	payment	perform
wish	vanity	several	product	president
	weight	speed	rescue	repetition
	gravity	taste	shelves	skateboard
	system	twig	starch	starve
	gases	Wellington	thorn	survive
	lunar	worry	wealth	tremendous

Nominate Our Amazing Teachers

Here is a chance to nominate the great teachers we have at Ebbett Park School for an award and recognition. We are very lucky to have an amazing staff. Register and write why they are amazing. 

http://inspiringteachers.co.nz

Important Dates

Next Week

Our Year 6 students are off to Heretaunga Intermediate on Monday the 24th of August – next week. This is a great opportunity for our students to feel what this school is like.

• Lunch will be provided.
• Students need covered shoes for the Technology rotation.

Other important dates. Notices will go home.

• Hastings Intermediate. Outside of zone enrolments due into Hastings Intermediate by the end of Term 3.
• Science Roadshow. 4th September. Heretaunga Intermediate. Transport needed. Rooms 7 & 8.
• Young Leaders Day. 16th September. School Leaders and Deputy Leaders. 
• Duffy Role model Assembly. Monday the 14th September. 9:30am.

Homework Week 5 - Jupiter

On Tuesday we are off to Hastings Intermediate. Make sure you are in your tidiest uniform. 

This week we are focusing on Jupiter. Well done those students who were very focused and determined to complete their homework to their best standard.

You have to find 10 bits of information about Jupiter. Mr Dufty has seven questions for you to find the answers to. You only have to think of three more.

1. What gives Jupiter its amazing spots?
2. What is the length of one year and one day on Jupiter compared to Earth? 
3. Who discovered Jupiter?
4. Jupiter has a strong magnetic field - how much would you weigh on Jupiter?
5. How did Jupiter get its name?
6. Does Jupiter have any Moons?
7. What are the four gases that make Jupiter?

These links will give you the answers.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets/jupiter.html

http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-jupiter.html

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Display=Kids&Object=Jupiter

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/jupiter.htm

http://www.kidzone.ws/planets/jupiter.htm

http://kidzsearch.com/wiki/Jupiter

A great search engine for your homework.

http://www.safesearchkids.com

When looking for information on each project don't type in the questions into google - you will not find what you are looking for. A search engine (Google) is design to find all the websites which have the words or words you ask it to find. If you type in the word 'Jupiter' you will get 122,000,000 possible websites! The the first website is not always the best!

Use a safe kids search and type in the word 'Jupiter'. It will find the best sites to give you information on the planet Mars for students.

Mr Dufty's Rules for a Mini-Project.

• Plan it first!!! Your homework book is for your best publishing.
• Make your presentation fun BUT full of information! Show pride and complete your project with your best presentation. Mr Dufty can tell when you have rushed or haven't finished!! A great piece of presentation has information and pictures.
• Don't copy what you find - write in your own words! This is stealing!!
• Use all the space you have so make it fun and interesting.

Get Mum or Dad to check that you have answered all the questions. Ask them for some help, as they will know lots of stuff!

Remember to have fun with your presentation but you must convince me that you have investigated your topic fully. You will be marked on your presentation and originality of your written work. If you quote a book or website you must acknowledge it.


Homework is due on Friday.

Homework - Week 4 - Mars

This week you are focusing on Mars - the Red planet.

Check these amazing pieces of homework from last week.

You have to find 10 bits of information about Mars. Mr Dufty has seven questions for you to find the answers to. You only have to think of three more.

1. What gives Mars its red colouring?
2. What is the length of one year and one day on Mars? 
3. What is the Olympus Mons and Valles Marineris?
4. Compare the atmosphere and gravity between Mars and Earth?
5. How did Mars get its name?
6. Does Mars have any Moons?
7. What is the main gas on Mars and is it breathable for humans?

These links will give you the answers.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets/mars.html

http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-mars.html

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/mars.htm

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mars&Display=Kids

http://kidzsearch.com/wiki/Mars

A great search engine for your homework.

http://www.safesearchkids.com

When looking for information on each project don't type in the questions into google - you will not find what you are looking for. A search engine (Google) is design to find all the websites which have the words or words you ask it to find. If you type in the word 'Mars' you will get 742,000,000 possible websites! The the first website is not always the best!

Use a safe kids search and type in the word 'Mars'. It will find the best sites to give you information on the planet Mars for students.

This link you have a list of links that will take you to the sites were I got the questions.

Mr Dufty's Rules for a Mini-Project.

• Plan it first!!! Your homework book is for your best publishing.
• Make your presentation fun BUT full of information! Show pride and complete your project with your best presentation. Mr Dufty can tell when you have rushed or haven't finished!! A great piece of presentation has information and pictures.
• Don't copy what you find - write in your own words! This is stealing!!
• Use all the space you have so make it fun and interesting.

Get Mum or Dad to check that you have answered all the questions. Ask them for some help, as they will know lots of stuff!

Remember to have fun with your presentation but you must convince me that you have investigated your topic fully. You will be marked on your presentation and originality of your written work. If you quote a book or website you must acknowledge it.

Homework is due on Friday.

Check out this Facebook group page for our Kapa Haka group.

facebook.com/groups/ebbettparkkapahaka

Sign language with Nirvana

This week we were very lucky to have Nirvana from Van Asch come in and teach us some new NZSL (New Zealand Sign Language). Nirvana and Andrew were in school to look at the cool things we do to help Dontaey and Starr in the classroom.

Nirvana

Rooms 7 & 3.

Dontaey

Starr