Monday, August 06, 2012

Coming Assessments

Performance Task - Mathematics on 6th and 7th August
Weighting - 5%
Topic - Mass
Able to measure mass of objects using non-standard units e.g. cubes, marbles, paper clips etc.
Able to compare masses of two objects and state which is heavier / lighter.
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Authentic Task - English on 13th August
Topic : Invitation Card
Ability to fill out an invitation card :
- to invite a guest to a special event
- to provide information of the special event
Text Features
- salutation [Dear......,]
- sign off [ Your friend, / Yours sincerely, / Best wishes, ....]
- Name of guest[s]
- purpose of invitation
- day and date of invitation
- venue / address of event
- time of event
- name of host[s]
- structure [ signing off is to be written in 2 lines]
Punctuation
- include comma in salutation and signing off
- time [e.g. 2.00 p.m.]
Features will be taught explicitly and two practices will be given to pupils.

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