November Walk to School Campaign Begins Friday

The month of November is walk to school month! Children are encouraged to walk to and from school each day. In the classroom, there is a poster that can be filled in when they arrive to record each time they walk and how far they walked. Even if you drive part of the way and walk the rest, this still counts. So encourage your children to walk to school.

Solar Ovens Due Tomorrow!

Hi all,

Please remember to bring your solar ovens tomorrow (Wednesday 30/10/13). All we need now is a sunny day!

Regards,
Mr.Fraser

Premier's Reading Challenge

This year The Age will publish the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge Honour Roll online. From Sunday 27 October, students can access the new online Honour Roll from the Premiers’ Reading Challenge website:  www.education.vic.gov.au/prc.

Interview with the stars of 3/4F

This week Ryan interviewed two new stars of 3/4F. Here is what they had to say...

Megan

Favourite movie: Avengers
Who do you barrack for? Collingwood
What is your nickname? Megy Moo
Do you have a pet? Yes 3
What game do you like? Temple Run 2
Favourite Food?   Taco
Best subject at school? Art
Best friend? Mikayla

 

 

 

Aidan

Favourite movie? Iron Man 3
Who do you barrack for? Bulldogs
What is your nick name? Aidy
Do you have a pet? Yes 2
What game do you like? Clash of clans
Favourite Food?  Pizza
Best subject at school?  PE
Best friend?  Jamie

Homework (Term 4, Week 3)

Reading
Focus: Reading 4 times a week (15-20 mins).
Task: Make sure your parents/adult signs your diary.

Integrated

Complete your solar oven. Bring your solar oven to school on Wednesday 30^th October so we can cook something in it on a sunny day. Take a look at this video. It shows you how to make and use it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbwliZJiHe8.
Maths

Focus: Angles.

Task 1: Complete the angles sheet.
Task 2: Learn your 12 times tables.

Weekly Spelling Words
Focus: ‘eight’ and ‘ate’ words.
Task: Learn your 10 words. Practice them by using at least two spelling activities.
See homework sheet for individual words.

What's on this week...? (Term 4, week 4)

Wow! Week 4 already! In Maths this week we will focus on mapping. The children will learn about direction, scale and coordinates amongst other things. In English (writing) we will be moving from Information reports to explanations for the next two weeks. We will also explore tense. We finish off out Heat topic (The Heat is On) by testing our solar ovens (these are due on Wednesday) - we just need a sunny day!!! We also begin our next topic on Fabulous Forces, which will last for the next 4 weeks. Lots to do this week! Have a good one.

We have a new class member...

Meet Stan. He is our latest class member. He is blue with bright red cheeks. He is full of dirt and is growing hair. The children painted and named him and planted him today. They look forward to giving him a hair cut.

Interview with the stars of 3/4F

In this week's edition of 'Interview With The Stars of 3/4F', Ryan gets the inside word on Lachlan C and Kealeigh. Enjoy.

Lachlan C
Favourite movie?   Grown Ups 2
Who do you barrack for?  Rebels
What is your nick name? Lachie
Do you have a pet? Yes
What game do you like? Clash of Clans
Favourite Food? Lasagne
Best subject at school? P.E.
Best friend? Akshay
 

Kealeigh
Favourite movie?  Aqua Marine
Who do you barrack for? Sydney Swans
What is your nick name? No
Do you have a pet?  No
What game do you like? Nancy Drew
Favourite Food? Sushi
Best subject at school? Literacy
Best friend? Kate

Angle Art

The 3/4s have been learning about angles this week. Today, our budding young artists began work on their angle masterpieces. Here are some of the finished products. Can you name the different types of angles that were used?

Angle Art, by Lachlan B

Angle Art, by Montannah

Angle Art, by Megan

Making a Solar Oven

The children are in the process of making a solar oven as part of their homework. They need to bring in their completed and tested (weather permitting) solar oven to school by (or before) 31st October where we will test them outside on a sunny day.

To help, here is a YouTube video which demonstrates how to make and use a solar oven.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbwliZJiHe8

Heat on the move...

Today the 3/4F students observed some demonstrations of heat moving in three different ways, through conduction, radiation (radiant heat) and convection. At the end the children were even able to test the movement of heat from their hands to chocolate. I'll let them explain that one! Yum! Here are some photos.

 

 Melting butter on metal - conduction.

 

 

Candle moving a spiral - convection

 

 

Heat radiating from a lamp - radiation.

Plastic drink bottles needed...

Hi 3/4F Families,

We need 600ml plastic (empty and clean) bottles that we can use to make thermometers. We need at least 10. If you are able to help, can you please send them to school by the end of the week?

Thanks,
Mr.Fraser

Homework (Term 4, Week 2)

Reading
Focus: Reading 4 times a week (15-20 mins).
Task: Make sure your parents/adult signs your diary.

Weekly Spelling Words
Focus: Topic words – The Heat is On.

Task: Learn your 10 words. Write the meaning of these words in a sentence. Draw a picture to go with them.

1.        Solar
2.       Convection
3.       Insulation
4.       Conductor
5.       Radiation
6.       Temperature
7.       Thermometer
8.       Degrees
9.       Celsius
10. ** Choose your own word.

Integrated
Focus: Heat
Task: As a part of our topic ‘The Heat is On’, you need to you need to create a solar oven. It’s easy. Follow the instructions on the sheet to make your solar oven.

Bring your solar oven to school on Wednesday 30^th October so we can cook something in it!

Please take photos of you making and testing your solar oven.

Maths
Focus:  Place Value.

Task: Complete the place value activity sheet.

What's on This Week... (Term 4, week 3)

It's hard to believe that we are already in week 3! This week we will continue to look at information reports in literacy. To assist with this, we will look at developing complex sentences. In Maths, we look at angles. We have been focussing on heat as part of our integrated topic. This week, the children will begin building their solar ovens for homework - these are due on the 30th October (see their homework books for more information). In class, we look at heat transfer between objects. We will also be making our own thermometers. Assessment will also continue in preparation for reports! Another big week. Enjoy...

Nude Food Day Results

Thanks to all the amazing little environmentalists in our class that supported Nude Food Day on Wednesday. It was very successful. We measured the waste we brought into school on the 11th of October (last week) and then again on the 16th October (Nude Food Day) and found that we had reduced the amount of wrappers etc. by 24 (or 82%). Well done. I hope that has inspired you to prepare healthy lunches with produce that doesn't need extra packaging and use lunch boxes that have compartments.

Interview With The Stars of 3/4F

This term, our roving reporter Ryan will interview different students each week about the things they like. In this, his first interview, Ryan spoke with Akshay and Montannah. Here is the result. Who will it be next week...?

Akshay
Favourite movie:  The Mask
Who do you barrack for: Hawks
What is your nick name: Aki
Do you have a pet: No
What game do you like: Minecraft
Favourite Food: Pizza
Best subject at school: P.E.
Best friend: Lachlan.C

 

Montannah
Favourite movie: The Mask
Who do you barrack for:  Essendon
What is your nick name: Banana
Do you have a pet:  No
What game do you like: Minecraft
Favourite Food: Pizza
Best subject at school: Art
Best friend: Kate

National Nude Food Day 2013 - Wednesday 16th October

Wednesday 16th October is National Nude Food Day and our school is taking part in an effort to raise awareness and reduce the amount of waste we send to landfill. Please ensure that you child's lunch has no wrappers. Perhaps your child could even help prepare their lunch if they do not already. Our class Environmentalists conducted a surprise audit of wrappers contained in student's lunchboxes on Friday and they will complete another audit on Wednesday to compare the amount. Hopefully we see a dramatic drop. Thanks for helping the environment!

What's on this week...? (Term 4, week 2)

This week we continue our maths focus on place value and number. In literacy, we continue looking at sentence types and will begin looking at information reports. We will also focus on drama in our literacy rotations. As a part of our topic, we take a look at heat sources and ask how is heat produced and can it be measured? We will also be working with our buddy class (1/2L) to dig up some of the winter veges from our vege plot as well as plant some garden space outside the portables. We will finish off the week with some science - should be a fun week.

What's on this week...? (Term 4, week 1)

Welcome back 3/4F families. I hope you all had a wonderful and restful break and are ready for the last term of the year (already!!!!). In the first two weeks of term we will focus on number and place value in Maths. In English we will focus on handwriting through recounting the holidays. We begin our new Integrated topics called 'The Heat is on' and 'Fabulous Forces'. We start with 'The Heat is On' where the students observe heat and begin to develop an understanding of energy flows through simple systems. Children will receive homework on the first Friday of week 1. Finally, please remember that in term 4 all students need to wear hats at school. No hat means no play! This is a big term with lots on, so let's get into it! I look forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday morning...