Homework (Term 4, Week 8)

Reading

Focus: Reading (15-20 mins).

Task: Read at least 4 times a week. Make sure your parents/adult signs your diary.

 

Weekly Spelling Words

Focus: Spelling.

Task: Learn your 10 words. Can you get 10/10 this week?

Maths

Focus:  Number

Task: Design a zoo that has 100 pairs of legs. Draw the zoo which includes your animals in your homework book. Include at least 4 different animals. Show how you worked it out.

Literacy/History

Focus: History

Task: Write a short paragraph in your homework book about Schwerkolt Cottage. Answer these questions:

·     What did you find interesting?

·     What did you not expect to see, hear or find?

·     What is something that they did at Schwerkolt Cottage then that we still do today?

·     How was the community (the area) different when Schwerkolt Cottage was first built?

Community Evening Performance 2

Hi 3/4F! Here is the link to the 3/4's second community evening performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATmeviaf3_Q. Happy dancing!

Nude Food Day - Friday 28th November

3/4F will be celebrating Nude Food Day on Friday 28th November 2014. Nude Food Day is a nationwide initiative developed to encourage kids and parents to eat well and live well, and eliminate all unnecessary packaging and wrapping that goes into schools. Essentially, kids bring their food – nude! This will reduce the amount of rubbish that goes into the bins, that goes into the ground, that pollutes our planet. This is an amazingly simple concept that really empowers the kids to create change, you will be amazed with how enthused they can become! So, on Friday, please make sure your child's lunch is Nude!!! To find out more visit http://www.nudefoodday.com.au/.

Schwerkolt Cottage Excusrion - Wednesday 26th November

Just a reminder that we will be going on excursion to Schwerkolt Cottage in Mitcham. Please prepare your children for any weather!!! There is a chance of rain, so please ensure your child brings a raincoat (no umbrellas). They also need to bring a snack and their lunch as well as a full drink bottle all of which can be carried in a backpack. We will be walking to Schwerkolt Cottage and need to leave promptly at 9am, so please arrive on school on time. We're looking forward to a great day!

What's on this week...? (Term 4, Week 8)

This week the children will complete their self evaluations. In Maths, we will look at multiplication. We will continue our history topic that looks at change in our community and will complete our science unit. On Wednesday we will be walking to Schwerkolt Cottage for our excursion - Fun!. We continue rehearsing for our community evening concert. Let's hope for good weather for our excursion. Enjoy the week.

Schwerkolt Cottage Forms Due Wednesday

If you haven't returned the form and money for the Schwerkolt Cottage excursion, please do so by Wednesday 19th of November 2014. The form must be signed and returned to allow your child to attend.

What's on This Week...? (Term 4, Week 7)

Only 5 weeks of school left!! WOW! This week, we continue writing our self evaluations. In Maths, we continue to investigate money, focusing on adding money and working our change. We continue our science unit by investigating the conductivity of different objects hen heated by hot water. We will finalise our MOSCARS videos by Thursday ready to submit them to the judges and we will continue to rehearse for the community evening. Enjoy your week...

Community Evening Song

Yesterday, the 3/4 classes began learning the first of two performances for the community evening. The song is called 'Volcano' and it was written and sung by the band 'The Presidents of the United States of America'. Here are the lyrics for children to practise at home.

Volcano

By The Presidents of the United States of America

Under the island... middle of a mountain
There is a big bad... boomin' system
Blowin' speakers... woofers and tweeters
Amplifiers... melted wires
The parties exploded... the core is corroded
Under ground... the Puget Sound
Cause a shiftin'... and a drifin'
Big black boom box...stuck in the hot rock
It's in there flowin'... it's in there growin'
You don't believe me... that this scenery
Could be a cold blooded killer

It's gonna blow... Volcano
It's gonna blow... Volcano
It's gonna blow... Volcano

Now the island is shiftin'... the plates are liftin'
The core is creamy...docile and dreamy
Stopped up and steamy
Happy campers... poop in there pampers
When the mountain... becomes a fountain
Of white hot lava... molten magna
Super sonic... plate techtonics
Stero phonic... lava and tonic
The boom is bionic
Sony shut down... magnavox meltdown
Ballistic breakdown
Hi-fi heatwave... lo-fi lava cave
That sulfur smells... Mt St Helens
Pompeii was yellin'...

It's gonna blow... Volcano
It's gonna blow... Volcano
It's gonna blow... Volcano
It's gonna blow... Volcano

Remembrance Day Ceremony

Yesterday, 3/4F attended a remembrance day ceremony at Halliday Park. Our class made a wreath and our Junior School Councillors, Jordy and Daniel, laid it during the ceremony.

3D Shapes

A couple of weeks ago, we learnt about 3D shapes. We made some using play-do, straws and spaghetti.

Our solar ovens at work

Today we tested our solar ovens by melting chocolate and marshmallow in between two biscuits. YUM! I think the pictures speak for themselves... A big thanks to Steve (Ella's Dad) for bringing in his home made solar oven and baking some delicious choc chips cookies for us all.

 

 

Homework (Term 4, Week 6)

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

Weekly Spelling Words
Focus: Spelling.
Task: Learn your 10 words. Can you get 10/10 this week?

Maths
Focus: Money
Task: Complete the Maths money sheet.

Literacy
Focus: Remembrance Day
Task: Remembrance Day occurs on the 11^th of November each year to commemorate those people that were lost in war. Is there anyone in your family who fought in the war? Research their story and write it in your homework book. If there is no one, find out about a famous soldier such as Weary Dunlop or Simpson and his donkey and write about them. Add a picture either from the Internet of draw it. Your information should be at least 2 paragraphs long and include at least one image.

Homework (Term 4, Week 5)

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

Maths
Focus: Capacity and mass.
Task: Visit these links and practise capacity and mass.
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/can-you-fill-it/
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games/game15.htm
http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Measure-Capacity-Simple-114
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/length_and_weight/play/

Literacy
Focus: Poetry.
Task 1: Visit this web site (http://www.poetry4kids.com/poems) and choose your favourite poem. Write why this was your favourite poem in your homework book. Then write your own funny poem.

What's on this Week...? (Term 4, Week 6)

We have reached the half way mark of the last term! Wow how time travels fast! On Tuesday this week we celebrate remembrance day. The grade 3-6 classes will be visiting the war memorial in Haliday Park to have one minute silence and remember those that fought in war for our country. We will be taking a close look at remembrance day in literacy. We also begin writing our self evaluations, where we recall all the amazing things we have done this year and what we are looking forward to next year. In Maths, we begin a new topic - Money. We will learn about types of money, both local and overseas, as well as how to add and subtract money in fun ways. We continue our science unit (Heating Up) and we will test our solar ovens on Wednesday. We will also continue to make our MOSCARS movies. They are due on 21st November. Good luck to everyone! Have a great week!

Homework (Term 4, Week 4)

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

Weekly Spelling Words
Focus: Spelling.
Task: Learn your 10 words. Can you get 10/10 this week?

Maths
Focus: General Maths.
Task: Log onto Mathletics and complete the set assessments. Then complete at least 5 allocated tasks.
Task 2: Grade 3 – Revise your 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables. Grade 4 – Revise your 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 times tables.

Science
Focus: Heating Up.
Task: Complete your solar oven. Please bring it to school on Wednesday 5^th November. We will test our solar ovens when we have a warm day in the coming weeks. Please take photos of you making and testing your solar oven.

What's On This Week...? (Term 4, Week 5)

This week is Cup Week. As such, there will be no school on Tuesday. To celebrate Cup Day, we will be playing horse racing games in Maths on Monday. These games have elements of chance and data and they are fun! In Literacy, we continue to look at poetry, specifically simile, onomatopoeia and colour poems. The children will also be provided time to work on their MOSCARS videos. These are due on the 21st of November. On Wednesday the children will have the first of three transition sessions into their new year level (not their class for next year). They will experience some of the activities that will occur for them next year and meet some new teachers. We continue our history topic and will begin preparing for our excursion to Schwerkolt Cottage. Lots to do! Enjoy the week...