Homework - Weeks 6 and 7

This week there will be no spelling or maths homework due to camp. All children will need to read and complete the ‘First Contacts’ activity. This homework is due in on Wednesday 4^th September.

Reading

Focus: Reading 4 times a week (15-20 mins).

Task: Make sure your parents/adult signs your diary.

First Contacts
Focus: The First Fleet.
Task: We have been learning about the ships and people of the First Fleet this week. Your task (over the next two weeks) is to choose one of the ships of the First Fleet and make a poster about the ship. Include its name, details about the ship (length, size etc), who and what it carried, a map of the journey it took from England to Australia and at least one other interesting fact. This web site might help: http://www.fellowshipfirstfleeters.org.au/ships.html. The poster is due in on Wednesday 4^th September.

Camp Reminder

Hi All,

Please remember to pack a morning snack, your own lunch and a drink bottle (with your name on it) to take to camp. We will be stopping along the way to have our morning snack and eating our own lunch at camp shortly after arriving.

One sleep to go! See you all in the morning!!!

Mr.Fraser

Camp

Hi 3/4F Families,

Please remember to be at school by 8.30am on Wednesday morning this week. The bus will be leaving at 8.45am. We are scheduled to return to school at 5pm on Friday, but please check the school web site for updated times.

Mr.Fraser

What's on this week...? (Term 3, week 7)

On Wednesday this week all but 4 of the children head off to camp and return on Friday afternoon. We are all very excited and are looking forward to it! As a result of camp, the specialist timetable has changed. LAB, Art and PE will occur on Monday and Library, Music and Indonesian will occur on Tuesday. We will finish off our time unit in Maths and will be making Father's Day cards in Literacy. Should be a great week!!!

Time Game Link

Here is a link to a good time activity. See how many you can get right.

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/clock/tell_time_all.htm

Homework - Week 5

Weekly Spelling Words
Focus: ‘or’ words. Check homework books for lists.
Task: Learn your 10 words. Practice them by using at least two spelling activities.

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

Literacy
Focus: Biographies
Task: For the next two weeks we are learning about biographies. We will begin our learning by first writing a biography about a family member. To help you write your family biography, you need to interview a family member. Take notes as you interview them. Bring your notes into school on Wednesday to help you write a biography about that family member. The children have brought a sheet home that provides the questions that they need to ask.

Maths
Focus: Money.
Task 1: Complete the money worksheet.

What's on This Week...? (Term 3, Week 6)

We are now at the half way point through the term and on the downhill run to holidays!!! With only a week and a half to go until camp, the children are getting excited. This week in Maths we focus on time. Specifically, telling the time to the minute and converting time. In English we are learning about biographies. First we will be writing a biography about a family member and then an explorer. We also look at verb tense. Last week we examined the ships and people of the First Fleet. This week, we extend that to focus in on a specific convict to see what life was like for him/her and why/how they became a convict. The children will select a convict and write about them as if they are that convict. They will incluede the use of use of pronous and present tense in their writing. In LAB we will look at the daily life of a convict in Sydney. Another jam packed week. Enjoy!

The First Fleet

Here is a great web site with a summary of the First Fleet:

http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/ifhaa/ships/1stfleet.htm.

Happy reading.

Camp Payments - Due this Friday

Hi 3/4F Families,

Just a reminder that if you have not yet paid the full camp payment, it is due on Friday. We are looking forward to camp.

Regards,
Mr.Fraser

Student of the Week - Term 3, Week 4

Congratulations to Akshay for becoming student of the week. Akshay has worked hard to consistently produce great work. Well done Akshay. Keep it up.

Homework - Term 3, Week 4

Here is this week's homework:

Reading

Focus: Reading 4 times a week (15-20 mins).

Task: Make sure your parents/adult signs your diary.

Spelling:

'ough' words.

 

First Contacts:

Focus: The First Fleet.

Task: Answer these questions in your homework book:

·         What was the ‘First Fleet’?

·         What was its importance in the history of Australia?

·         Who were the people of the First Fleet?

·         What happened to them?

Use this web site to help you: http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/european-discovery-and-colonisation.

 

Maths:

Focus: Division.

Task: Complete the division sheet (click on the link to download the worksheet). What is the secret picture?

What's on This Week - Term 3, Week 5

After a very busy and tiering couple of weeks, the swimming program has been completed. Well done swimmers - you all did a wonderful job! This week, the focus of our term topic 'First Contacts' turns from the early Age of Exploration to The First Fleet. This week we will look at what and who The First Fleet was, what was its importance in the history of Australia, who were the people of the First Fleet and what happened to them. In Maths, we will look at money, while in English our focus is descriptive writing as well as pronouns (eg. he and she). This week we also return to a normal timetable. Enjoy your week.