Home+Learning

H parents and students It is important that homework is a followup from classroom activities, maintenance of knowledge already learn't or inquiry based investigation work. Students will be informed of any expectations, guidelines and due date deadlines. If, at any time you are unsure please communicate through the student diary or via email directly to me. Here are my expectations for term 1 for weekly homework and extra inquiry based projects

__**WEEKLY HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS**__ __**Personal Reading**__ - 30 minutes most nights of the week - this is an area I am concerned about, many students are not reading for enjoyment and this limits vocab and comprehension - any type of text is fine - use the public library - **keeping students engaged in reading is crucial for further learning, parents please really work hard with your child to find a quiet time in your busy weeks where reading for enjoyment is not left out**

__**Extra Inquiry Based Projects for Term 2**__
 * __Reading Log__ -** 3 reading log entries per term are required - template outline is attached below - hand written/computer written is acceptable - students can hand these in any time during the term - one book may have two reading log entries, this is because the personal response comment will change after the completion of a book - further expectations and standards will be discussed in class to improve on term ones reading logs

__**Persuasive Speeches**__ - topics discucsed in class and students decided on topic after discussions with parents at home - hamburger plans completed week 8 term one - examples/expectations/success criteria and judging criteria distributed to students on the last day of term one - speech draft preparation during April school holidays - teacher one on one conference and student video feeback on live camera - deadline week 4 term one, timetable of exact day and time slot to be decided