This afternoon 3/4s will have Arts with Christine. Classes will meet at the following times:
- 3/4A 12:30pm
- 3/4B 1:00pm
- 3/4C 1:30pm
- 3/4D 2:00pm
- 3/4E 2:30pm
Chrsitine’s WebEx classroom is:
http://eduvic.webex.com/meet/caminiti.christine.c
All posts by Lee
Fun Friday
Hi 3/4s, welcome to the last day of the week.
First off a bit of fun, today is crazy hair and/or silly hat day for 3/4s.
You have all have been amazingly flexible and resilient in adapting to our return to remote and flexible learning and we wanted to celebrate this today with a bit of cranium craziness. So come to your small groups with your craziest hair style or silliest hat. Plus your teachers are inviting all students to join their class get together at 12 o’clock to share bickies, lunch or snacks. It’ll also be a chance to view the cranium craziness.
Also if anyone has any pictures, drawings, models, stories or working outs you want to share from any of this week’s work please remember you can email them to your teachers.
Today:
- All students are to join their small group Webex meeting. If you can’t join the group at that time, please let your teacher know!
- Click here to check the time for your Webex groups for this week.
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Your teacher’s Webex room will be open if you want to pop in for some fun.
Scroll down below for today’s lessons. Again, once you’ve finished your lessons you may want to check out:
- the extra activities page
- some suggestions for exercise and physical activity
- and the MPPS mindfulness blog MPPS mindfulness blog
- we’ve also added some interesting maths challenges on Mathletics you might want to check out.
Finally, I know I said be prepared for rain yesterday, maybe it will happen today. If it does you’ll still need to get some exercise, maybe try something inside!
Writing – Friday 04/06/21
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Goal: I can write a short piece of writing from a prompt.
Today, you will produce piece of writing using the following prompt “If I could give one person a gift it would be … because …”
First, plan your writing carefully thinking about “Things to remember”
Next, allow yourself 15 – 20 minutes to write in responses to the prompt
Finally, revise and edit your work thinking about “Things to remember”
Things to Remember – When planning:
- Think carefully about what is important to you
- Decide how you feel about the topic
- Write down key words
- Think about main ideas/paragraphs
- Think of sentences in your mind before writing
Things to Remember – When revising and editing, check:
- Paragraphs
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Use of strong verbs and adjectives
- Does it make sense?
Maths – Friday 04/06/21
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Goal: I can use addition and subtraction to create number sentences.
Today you are going to play date maths!
Date Maths
Using only the digits in today’s date e.g. 4/6/2021 write number sentences that add up to the amounts 1-20! The only rule is that the digits can only be used once.
First, record the digits for today’s date:
Digits: 0 1 2 2 4 6
Next, write addition and subtraction number sentences, or equations, that would add up to each amount from 1-20. For example:
2 – 1 = 1
2 + 0 = 2
1 + 2 = 3
???? = 4
???? = 5
all the way up to = 20
If you think that is a little easy for you, then give yourself a challenge!
- Try and make some number sentences (including the answer) that uses every digit in today’s date. Can it be done?
- Can you make a number sentence using these digits (including the answer) that uses all four mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)?
- How many 6 digit numbers can be made out of the digits of today’s date? Can you make them all and put them in order from smallest to largest?
Then, visit top marks to create some fact families. Stick to the addition and subtraction problems (not multiplication and division). https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families
Remember, you can also go to Mathletics and work through any tasks your teacher has set, or explore some other games or activities.
Mindfulness – Friday 04/06/21
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Goal: I can practice mindfulness.
First, Mindful Breathing:
Tune into your body by laying on the floor and slowly breathing. Try feeling for your heartbeat. Can you find it? Is it going fast or slow? If it’s going fast, try and focus on taking mindful breaths and see if you can slow it down. Find someone else in your house and show them how to lay down and take some mindful breaths with them, then try and feel for their heartbeat. Is it the same as yours? Encourage them to take some mindful breaths with you.
Next, Mindful Drawing:
Draw a scribble using just one line and then colour it in using different colours.
Finally, if you are looking for some follow up mindfulness activities, check out the following pages on the MPPS mindfulness blog:
http://sites.mpp.vic.edu.au/mindfulness/mini-mindfulness-exercises/
http://sites.mpp.vic.edu.au/mindfulness/mindfulness-books-read-alouds/
Time for Thankful Thursday
Hi 3/4s, your teachers had a meeting yesterday and we all shared how well everyone was going. We are so grateful to have such enthusiastic and engaged students with such supportive families. After yesterday’s mindfulness lesson we’d like to know what you are grateful for. Please share during your small group meetings.
Also remember if anyone has any pictures, drawings, models, stories or working outs you want to share please remember you can email them to your teachers.
Today:
- All students are to join their small group Webex meeting. If you can’t join the group at that time, please let your teacher know!
- Click here to check the time for your Webex groups for this week.
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Your teacher’s Webex room will be open if you want to pop in to ask a question or have a chat!
Scroll down below for today’s lessons. Today you also have another STEAM lesson and an ARTS lesson. Again, once you’ve finished your lessons you may want to check out:
- the extra activities page
- some suggestions for exercise and physical activity
- and the MPPS mindfulness blog MPPS mindfulness blog
- we’ve also added some interesting maths challenges on Mathletics you might want to check out.
Finally, even though it looks like rain today or tomorrow, don’t forget to get out and move around. Nothing’s better than jumping in puddles.
Reading – Thursday 03/06/21
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Goal: I can visualise as I read.
First, read or listen to “Quite please Owen McPhee” below, or click on this microsoft stream link.
Next, in your exercise book you are going to draw a picture of what Owen’s friends, teachers and family might be feeling when he can’t stop talking. You may want to listen to the story again and record some words from the text that helped you visualise what they were feeling.
Finally, use your JRB and see if you can do any visualising as you read today.
Writing – Thursday 03/06/21
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Goal: I can use my senses to describe a setting
Today, you are going to write two descriptive paragraphs, describing what the picture looks like from two different parts of the story Uno’s Garden.
First, describe the city that the people are living in after all the natural plants and creatures have gone:
Next, describe this setting from the end of the story:
Finally, check your work, edit and revise
Remember, to tune into all of your senses and imagine what it would be like in each of these places – what would you see, hear, smell, taste and how would you feel?
Maths – Thursday 03/06/21
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Goal: I can estimate how 1 minute is.
- How long is 1 minute?
- Most of you will be able to say that 1 minute is 60 seconds. But can you describe how long 1 minute is in a different way?
It is useful to be able to get a feel for roughly how long one minute is, so today you are going to use a timer to complete some 1 minute challenges! You might have a 1 minute egg timer at home, or use a timer on a watch, phone, iPad or computer. Here is an online timer you could use: https://www.online-stopwatch.com/eggtimer-countdown/full-screen/
First, draw up the table below in your book:
Next, estimate how many of each activity you think you will be able to complete in 1 minute and write it in the table.
Finally, set a timer for 1 minute and do each activity – record the results in the table.
As a challenge you may want to estimate and test each activity for 5 minutes as well. Is there a way to predict accurately?
Write down anything you noticed about the difference between repeating activities for 1 minute and for 5 minutes.
STEAM – Thursday 03/06/21
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Goal: I can design a tool or device that could be used to protect our oceans from pollution caused by rubbish and litter.
Your design could be used to stop the rubbish getting into the ocean, or it could be used to remove the rubbish from underwater environments.
First, watch these short videos about some inventions being used to try to help this problem:
Next, using a bucket of water and some household tools, experiment with the types of tools that could help to stop rubbish entering the water or that could be useful for removing different types of rubbish from the water.
Set up your experiment model by filling a bucket or large container with water, and adding small pieces of rubbish and litter (include different materials such as paper, plastic, leaves, food scraps, liquids, etc.)
Use the following household tools (or similar) to see which most effective:
- Tongs
- Cutlery such forks, chopsticks, etc.
- Strainer or sieve
- Different types of spoons or scoops (slotted spoon, ladles)
- Tweezers
- Netting, mesh or fabric that could be used to strain liquid through
- Any other things that you think could work!
Draw up a table to list each tool and write down how effective it was:
| Tool | Picture
(draw) |
Effectiveness |
| Tongs | Could only pick up large items | |
| Strainer | ||
| Tweezers | ||
| Slotted spoon | ||
| Chopsticks | ||
Then, think about these different types of tools and draw up your design for your own ocean saving tool or device! Label its parts, how it works and what it would be made out of.
Finally, make sure that any equipment that you used for the experiment gets washed thoroughly before putting it away (no putting dirty kitchen utensils back in the kitchen draw – YUK!).