In Week 7 we will begin our speeches on a particular animal and it’s habitat.
For example: Killer Whales (not just whales)
Your speech will be marked out of 20 and I will be looking at 4 different areas, each area is worth 5 marks.
The four areas are:
Eye Contact - To be able to look at the audience and not just read.
Clarity - How clearly you speak.
Topic - How well you have researched your topic.
Structure -
* Introduction - Usually a welcome message followed by a brief definition.
* Description - Detailed facts about your topic.
* Conclusion - Your personal opinion about the topic.
LookyBook is a great website that will let you look at and read K-2 type books, great for your younger brother or sister. They are also great books to help you with your writing, like Bad Kitty, look for words you can add to your Word Bank.
Task
Read a few books then choose one and write in the comments:
Book Title
List some of the interesting words that you could add to your word bank.
The School Swimming Scheme has had a fantastic start with everyone tested and put into appropriate groups (Gold Fish, Sea Horses, Dolphins and Marlin). We are enjoying being out of the classroom and in the pool, especially with the perfect weather conditions.
Could I just remind everyone to make sure that they are wearing sunscreen and to make sure you keep all your belongings in your bag. The bus leaves at 8:45am so make sure you are sitting in the Amphitheatre ready to have your name marked off before we leave.
Everyone one has been terrific with their gear as we have only lost a pair of goggles and one sock.
more photos will be continually added in the Gallery until swimming ends
Some students have asked if I could post instructions for creating ‘Ocean in a Bottle’, a simple display representing a ocean biome.
What You’ll Need:
Funnel
Clear plastic bottle
Water
baby oil (clear) or cooking oil (yellow)
Blue food colouring
Glitter (optional)
Step 1: Using a funnel, pour the water so that it fills about half the bottle and then fill the rest of the bottle with oil. Fill the bottle as close to the top as possible.
Step 2: Add a few drops of food colouring and some glitter, and watch what the food colouring does.
Step 3: Put the top back on tightly, and gently tilt the bottle back and forth to create an ocean wave effect.
You can also add objects like little plastic fish or sea shells to your bottle.
Facts to remember:
Oil is Hydrophobic, it fears water. Food Colouring is Hydrophilic, it loves water.
Congratulations to all students that are putting a great deal of effort into Mathletics. The trial is going as strong as ever and many students are achieving remarkable goals at their own level.
This week a special congratulations goes to Sophie and James who are the first to receive the Silver Certificates. Both Sophie and James have been working hard earning tens of thousands of points since the second week of the school holidays. James is currently working on the Year 5 curriculum with extremely pleasing results, mostly between 85% and 100%. Sophie, who is soon to move up to the Year 4 curriculum, has been achieving perfect scores in almost every area. Well done! …….. Well done everyone!
We started playing the recorder early in Term 3 and everyone seems to have thoroughly enjoyed it. This Term we have continued with the introduction of music folders with music of varying difficulty. This has provided those who are struggling or flourishing to practice at their own level.
We have now spent 2 weeks learning The Lion Sleeps Tonight, originally by the Tokens, and everyone has picked it up very quickly. We have 3 recorder parts, the melody and two rhythm/harmony parts. Parts 2 and 3 have been simplified to make it easier to play.
In week 4 and 5 we are going to do speeches about a particular biome (You may choose the biome you would like to do).
Your speech will be marked out of 20 and I will be looking at 4 different areas, each area is worth 5 marks.
The four areas are:
Eye Contact - To be able to look at the audience and not just read.
Clarity - How clearly you speak.
Topic - How well you have researched your topic.
Structure -
* Introduction - Usually a welcome message followed by a brief definition.
* Description - Detailed facts about your topic.
* Conclusion - Your personal opinion about the topic.
This term we are learning about Wet and Dry Environments and their characteristics. Deserts, Wetlands and Rainforests are some examples of biomes. Biomes are defined areas of similar ecological and climatic conditions, they are often referred to as ecosystems.
Task Using the link below, click on Rainforests or any other biomeand find some interesting facts. Once you have a few facts then go into comments and write:
This term we are learning about Wet and Dry Environments and their characteristics. Deserts, Wetlands Rainforests are some examples of biomes. Biomes are defined areas of similar ecological and climatic conditions, they are often referred to as ecosystems.
Task Click on shorelines (the biome we are near) and choose one of the topic areas listed on the left (for example, Mud Flats). Read the information and write down some of the interesting facts.
Once you have a few facts then go into comments and write:
The area you are looking at (for example, Mud Flats)
James and Tara must really like Mathletics. Today is the 3rd official day we have been trialling Mathletics and both James and Tara have managed to be on the Australian Top 100. James was also able to get into the World 100.
We have also had 20 students so far earn their bronze certificates for this week. This is a great effort especially when 4 of those certificates are from students doing the Year 4 course and 16 from the Year 3 course.
Australian Top 100
World Top 100
Australia Top 50 Classes
As a class we have so far earned a total of 53 136 points this week.
UPDATE: At the end of the week the class had earned a staggering 89 764 points.
In Week 7 we will begin our speeches on a particular animal and it’s habitat.
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Some students have asked if I could post instructions for creating ‘Ocean in a Bottle’, a simple display representing a ocean biome.
We started playing the recorder early in Term 3 and everyone seems to have thoroughly enjoyed it. This Term we have continued with the introduction of music folders with music of varying difficulty. This has provided those who are struggling or flourishing to practice at their own level.
This term we are learning about Wet and Dry Environments and their characteristics. Deserts, Wetlands Rainforests are some examples of biomes. Biomes are defined areas of similar ecological and climatic conditions, they are often referred to as ecosystems.
James and Tara must really like Mathletics. Today is the 3rd official day we have been trialling Mathletics and both James and Tara have managed to be on the Australian Top 100. James was also able to get into the World 100.
