Category: Stage3

Goodbye and Goodluck Year 6

15/12/2011

Dear Year 6,
You have been an outstanding group of young people and it has been an absolute pleasure to teach each and every one of you.
I know you have developed life long memories and will never forget your primary school, your friends and your teachers.
Have a wonderful holiday.
Keep reading (and rocking) !!!

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Mission 3 -Streetscape and Google Maps

29/3/2011

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Welcome back Agents,

Use 'Inside NSW Parliament' website and click on 'streetscape' to answer the following questions.

1.    What does the NSW State Library consist of?
2.    What was Hyde Park Barracks originally used as?
3.    What is it used for today?
4.     Open google maps and use the key words 'Hyde Park Barracks' to name the street they are on.
5.      Who is the street named after?

This is your final mission.

Good luck.

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Mission 2- Levels of Government

14/3/2011

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Welcome back Special Agents.
You have another important mission and time is limited.

In Australia there are three levels of Government. Your mission is to:

· Name the 3 levels of Government
· Give two examples of what they are responsible for using a conjunction.

Level 2

There is an election on March 26th this month. Which level of Government are we voting for?

Level 3

Name the leaders of local, state and federal government.

Bonus points will be awarded to students who quote their sources.

Good luck.

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Special Agent Mission 1- State Parliament

1/3/2011

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Oh no! Your teachers have lost their knowledge of State Parliament and need it back.
You have a mission to complete before the end of today’s lesson!
You must navigate through the website 'Inside NSW Parliament' to help you develop definitions for the following words –

1.       Legislative Assembly
2.     Legislative Council
3.       National Parliament

(Make sure it’s in your own words or you will be punished for the crime of plagiarism).

You must follow these steps in order to complete this mission successfully:

1.        Open a word document to type your definitions in

2.        Check your spelling (ask the Special Agents around                 you for help if necessary)

3.        Copy and paste your response onto the Blog.

If you have time to spare, complete the next mission –

What do you think would happen if Australia did not have a State Parliament?

Thank you for your time Special Agents! Your hard-work and efforts will be rewarded by sharing your knowledge and skills with other Special Agents and teachers.

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Year 6 Graduation

16/12/2010

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Hi Auburn North,

Year 6 Graduation is always full of mixed emotions for many of our students, staff, parents and caregivers.
Congratulations Year 6 on a wonderful year of learning. Good luck in high school and remember the valuable life lessons you have learnt at Auburn North along with our school values of respect, honesty, friendship, responsibility, fairness and kindness.
Choose your friends wisely and always behave in a way that will make your parents proud.

To everyone else on the blog, have a wonderful, safe, relaxing and happy holiday. Don't forget to join the Summer Reading Club at Auburn Library.

See you in 2011!

Mrs Clift

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Stage 3 Aid Mission 3

9/11/2010

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Image:careaustralia.org.au

Hello Stage 3 Bloggers,

Welcome back to your third and final mission.

There are four challenges for you to complete this week.
Remember to take notes and organise your response before you post.

Good luck.

Challenge One

What is AusAID short for?
When did the organisation become known as AusAID?

Challenge Two
How many countries does CARE Australia work in?
Name three countries where CARE Australia does its work?

Challenge Three

WHO is the author and WHAT is the purpose of this website?
HOW is the purpose similar or different to the AusAID website?

Challenge Four

Reference the Care Australia website by filling in the following fields on the Online Referencing Generator. Ok... you can copy and paste this one!

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Stage 3 Aid Mission 2

25/10/2010

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Image source:ausaid.gov.au

Hi Stage 3,

This map shows the many countries around the world where AusAID does its work.
Use this link to help you complete he following challenges. You must complete Challenge One first. Then complete Challenge Two. If you are super efficient, you can then complete challenge Three.

Remember to take notes and organise your post. No copying and pasting allowed!)

Challenge One

Name three countries around the world where AusAID does its work.

Challenge Two

Find Afghanistan on the AusAID map.
What has Australian Aid helped to improve in Afghanistan?
What does this mean?
You may need to use the online dictionary!

Challenge Three

Use the AudAID website to respond to the website evaluation questions below.

WHO is the author and WHAT is the purpose of this website?
When was the website last updated?

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Stage 3 Aid Mission 1

12/10/2010

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Hi Stage 3,

Well done on navigating your way to the Library blog!
You need a blogging buddy and a note taking sheet before you get started.
Remember to take notes (select) and organise your comments before you post. No cutting and pasting allowed!
Only use your first name when posting in your response.
Good luck.

View the following Website.
GLOBAL EDUCATION
WHO is the author and WHAT is the purpose of this
website?

Challenge 1
Select the 'Beginner's Dictionary' to help you develop definitions for the following words (remember to use your own words!)

fund, aid, poverty, donation and emergency

Challenge 2
Select the 'Children's Dictionary' to help you develop definitions for the following words (remember to use your own words!)

aid, poverty, volunteer, recipients and fundraiser

Challenge 3
Select the 'Advanced Dictionary' to help you develop definitions for these terms (remember to use your own words).

sustainable development, communicable disease, bilateral aid, multilateral aid and humanitarian relief

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Are you a website evaluation billionaire?

17/8/2010

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Hi Auburn North,

How did you go? Are you a billionaire?
If not, how much did you win? Did you use all your lifelines?

If you need more practise, go to the Stage 3 tab and look under the heading 'Website Evaluation'.

I had a great morning with 54M and 5L. We learnt how to 'predict'with Ms Ireland; how writers use personification to help us visualise when we read; and of course, how to THINK about what we read on the internet with Mrs McShane (formally known as Miss Grainger!)

Mrs Clift

P.S. How are you enjoing your new cybertan?

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Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Become a Bibliography Expert?

1/6/2010

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Dear Stage 3,
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to post the bibliographic details of the book you are reading right now, using
the correct format.

Reminder:
Author. Title. City: Publisher, year of publication.

This message will not self destruct.

Mrs Clift, Mrs McShane, Miss Claro and Miss Beretov