Category Archives: RFL Term 4 2021

Thursday 28/10/21 – Writing

Learning Goal:

  • I can retell a story.
  • I can write a story.
  • I can write a script.

Today, while there are three learning goals, you will only need to work on e, depending on the writing response you choose.

First, watch the short film below:

Next, either:

  • Write a retell of the story in the film. A retell is when yotell the story you just watched as if you were telling it to someone who had never seen it.
  • Write story inspired by the film. Use the ideas in the film or your response to the story to come up with your own story.
  • Write a script. Although the film has some music and sounds it has no dialogue. Can you come up with a script of what the dialogue may have been? You don’t need to write a script for the whole story, you may choose a particular scene.

A script contains mainly dialogue and some simple, to the point, sentences describing the actions. The action is normally placed inside of brackets. A script also doesn’t explain emotions, feelings or a character’s reasons for doing something. For example the script when the man first meets the old woman could have looked like this:

       (Man looks down and sees someone holding his arm.)

       Man: Hey, what! What are you doing?

       Old woman: Oh look, it‘s green. Time to go sweetie.

       (Old woman starts to cross the road, pulling the man with her.)

       Man: Hey wait, stop! Let go of me!

       Old woman: We best hurry sweetie, it’s going to turn red soon.

Finally, don’t forget to share what you write with your teacher via OneNote.

Thursday 28/10/21 – Science

Learning Goal: I can conduct an investigation.

First, we know STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths.

We understand when we work on science investigations we often need other skills such as technology, engineering, art and maths.

For today’s STEAM activities you will need to use think like an engineer.

“Scientists investigate what is; they discover new knowledge in the universe by peering into the unknown. Engineers design and create what has never existed before.”

Next, choose one of the investigations below:

Task PDF
Leaning Tower of Pasta

Have you ever wondered how really tall buildings don’t fall down when wind hits them? Engineers work with architects and scientists to understand what makes materials break, and then use what they learn to design strong structures. Today, you will have the opportunity to figure out how to make a strong structure.

Leaning Tower of Pasta
Invent a Backscratcher

Being able to recognize a problem and design a potential solution is the first step in the creating new and useful products. In this activity, you will create devices to scratch an itch you can’t reach.

Invent a Backscratcher
Static Cling

In this hands-on activity, you will explore the phenomenon of static electricity.

Static Cling

Then, if you are interested, and have time, you might like to do the other investigations.

Finally, don’t forget to record any notes, results, images or understandings onto your OneNote.

Thursday 28/10/21 – Mindfulness

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Learning Goal: I can practice mindfulness. 

Today we’d like you to practice 5 short mindful activities. You may find it helpful to do them in the order presented.

First, set a timer for one minute (could be a digital timer or a sand timer). Sit in a comfortable position and for 1 minute feel your breath move in and out of your body.

Next, put your hand in front of your nose, sideways with your thumb resting against your nose. You close your eyes, say ‘shhh’ and do the 5s’s- sit up straight, sit still, soft breathing and eyes shut.

Then, standing up, tense your whole body, making your hands up into a fist, tighten your legs straight and arms down. Feel the tension in your body and release it, wiggle it out, what do you notice? Repeat.

Next, for about a minute run on the spot, jump or hop. Put your hand on your chest afterwards, can you feel your heart beating? What do you notice?

Finally, for your next snack or meal, try to close your eyes and bring a piece of food to your nose, in your hand or on a fork or spoon. What do you notice?

Thursday 28/10/21 – Creative Challenge

Learning Goal: I can make a toy camera.

Last Monday was Toy Camera Day. Today you will get to make your own toy camera.

First, you will need some of the following:

  • Cardboard tube
  • Bottle top, plastic lid of a spray can
  • Glue
  • Small box (for example a mini cereal box)
  • Scissors
  • Plastic wrap, coloured paper or cardboard
  • Tape
  • Ribbon

Next:

  1. Cut a 2-inch section from a cardboard tube and glue it to the center of the box to make a camera lens.
  2. Decorate the camera and camera lens.
  3. Cut a small rectangular hole above the lens on the front of the box. Then cut out a rectangular hole in the same spot on the back of the box to create a viewfinder.
  4. Tape clear plastic wrap over the two holes to cover.
  5. On the sides of the box, glue the ends of a ribbon long enough to use as a shoulder strap.

Finally, these instructions will help you create the simple camera in the picture above. Use your imagination and come up with your own design. Below are some images you could use as inspirations.

Don’t forget to share your picture with your teacher via OneNote.

Thursday 28/10/21 – Physical Activity

To finish the day, don’t forget to move around.

For example, you may want to play the Fast Foot ChallengePlace down a starting marker and then a second marker five steps away. Each time you dribble the ball around the marker and back you score one point. How many times can you dribble a ball around a marker and back in 60 seconds? In 5 minutes? In 10 minutes? Can you keep going even if you lose control of the ball? Dribble the ball using only your weaker foot. 

If you do not have a ball, how many times can you run around the marker and back?

The 3/4 Daily Physical Activity page also has a list of great activities for you to choose from, and Stef has a lot of  activities and previous lessons on her blog you can revisit.

Monday

Morning 3/4s, welcome to a new week.

How did you spend your weekend? Did you do anything new, interesting or different? Do you do anything, big or small, to make a difference?

You lessons for today are:

Make sure you upload your reading, writing and maths to OneNote. You can also add other images and work from the other lessons. If you don’t know how, read the instructions on this blog page, or check with your teacher.

Monday 25/10/21 – Reading

Learning Goal: I can expand my vocabulary.

First, click on the link to read the passage from ‘Donovan’s Word Jar’ by Monalisa De Gross. You can also listen to it.

A passage from Donovan’s Word Jar-converted (1)

Next, Good readers have a great vocabulary, which means they know and understand the meaning of lots of different words.

Choose 3 words from the text that are new, unusual or different to you.

Write the words down, and what you think each one means.

Then, look up what each word means in a dictionary, and write down its meaning.

If you don’t have a dictionary at home, you can click on this link for an online dictionary.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/

Finally, write a short summary of the text.

Don’t forget to some personal reading for 20 minutes.

Challenge: Can you make your own word jar and find some new words to go in it?

Monday 25/10/21 – Maths

Learning goal: I can use strategies from the mathematician’s toolbox to solve problems

Today you will be solving a real-world based story problem. When we solve worded problems, we might need to think of different types of strategies and use different maths skills. Here is today’s problem:

First, watch the video to find out about today’s problem, and learn about a strategy that could help you to solve it:

Next, Use these strategies, or one of your own choice, to solve the problem. Remember to think about these strategies from the video:

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Then, Make sure you have worked through all of the parts of the problem, and check that your work is shown neatly in your book.

Finally, You might like to do the fun optional extra activity of making your own ice-cream shop menu.

If you are having trouble with any of the parts of the problem, remember to go back to the video to help you.

Don’t forget to upload photos of your work to OneNote.