Year+8CCA

= Welcome to 8 CCA = = Core Teacher: Mrs C Costella = Email: ccostella@chairo.vic.edu.au =__//** Term 2 **//__=

__ News and reminders: __

 * We have started a weekly review sheet called, 'Maths Mate'. This needs to be completed by Friday when it will be marked. I encourage parents to check their child's weekly sheet and sign it.
 * I will be available to help students on Thursday during the first half of the lunch hour. I would encourage students to use this time if they have been invited to attend or if they are unsure about their work.

MATHS:
We have been working on fractions, equivalent fractions (Ex 3A,p105), different operations with fractions (Ex 3B,p114) ,operations with negative fractions (Ex 3C, p120) and percentages. Students should spend about 15 minutes during their homework time to go over their work completed during the day to establish the concepts which have been introduced. There will be a re-test on Friday for students wanting to improve their marks. The next topic that we will be doing is measurement where we start off by looking at length and perimeter, looking at the circumference of a circle and area.

Kathleen Best email kbest@chairo.vic.edu.au
==This term we have an exposition to finish on our novel "The Borrowers" and then will be focusing on two units of English: a book review of a book of their choice and a poetry unit. Students will also be working on language conventions on a weekly basis.==

Successful English: Each week students will complete Spelling and Grammar units, with a Spelling test each week based on the previous week's vocabulary words.
==__**It is always important that students hand in their work assignments on time. As this is a report writing term, it is essential that work is handed in on time if it is to be marked and included in reports. Failure to do so, will have a detrimental effect on end of semester report results.**__==

Book Review: Students should have chosen the book they wish to review and finished reading it by Week 5 at the latest. The Book Review is due on Friday 31st May, 2013


==Poetry: We will begin studying a variety of poetry genres and writing styles over the next few weeks. Students will also write their own poetry give a poetry recitation to the class. The poetry Assignment and Recitation is due on 3rd June, 2013==



INTEGRATED STUDIES:
This term we have been looking at the Spanish Conquest of the Americas, specifically looking at the Aztec society and the fall of their civilisation. Students have completed a puppet show to show the society before and after the arrival of the Spanish. This week students will be writing a letter (as an Aztec/Incan adolescent) explaining the arrival of the Spanish and the effects on the Aztec culture.

BIBLE:
In Bible we are looking at the 7Cs in history - Creation, Corruption (fall of Adam and Eve), Catastrophe (Noah's Ark), Confusion (Tower of Bable), Christ, Cross and Consummation (Jesus' second coming). This term we have looked at Noah's Ark and will be looking at the Tower of Babel. Students have done a project looking at flood stories from different regions and comparing it to the Biblical account.