Stage 3 Learning from Home

Term 3, Week 7

Please use Class Dojo or Google Classroom to check in with your teacher every day

to mark your attendance!

You can always use Class Dojo to ask your teacher a question if you don’t understand something!

Suggested Stage 3 Timetable for the week

Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri

7:30am to 8:50am Wake up /Breakfast

Regular morning /routine

9:00am Check in – Through Dojo or Google Classroom

9:10am Spelling – Write list daily and complete activity

Reading – Read and Respond

Writing – Work on writing task throughout the week

10:40am Lunch / 1st Break

11:20am Daily Timetables, Maths Mentals (ninja maths)

Number work

Maths Content – Addition and Subtraction

1:00pm Recess / 2nd Break

1:30pm Other KLA (Key Learning Area)

2:30pm Mindfulness / Fitness / Backyard fun (see back of book)

Stage 3 Term 3 Weekly timetable at a glance

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7:30am

to

8:50am

Wake up

/Breakfast

Regular

morning

/routine

Wake up

/Breakfast

Regular

morning

/routine

Wake up

/Breakfast

Regular

morning

/routine

Wake up

/Breakfast

Regular

morning

/routine

Wake up

/Breakfast

Regular

morning

/routine

9:00am Check in Check in Check in Check in Check in

9:10am * Spelling

*Read to self

(20min)

*Reading

Comprehension

*Writing

Background

info

* Spelling

*Read to self

(20min)

*Reading

Comprehension

*Writing

Planning

* Spelling

*Read to self

(20min)

*Reading

Comprehension

*Writing

Drafting

* Spelling

*Read to self

(20min)

*Reading

Comprehension

*Writing

Editing

Spelling Test

*Read to self

(20min)

P.D.H.P.E

*Writing

Publishing

final copy

10:40am Lunch / 1st

Break

Lunch / 1st

Break

Lunch / 1st

Break

Lunch / 1st

Break

Lunch / 1st

Break

11:20am Timestables

Maths Mentals

Maths –

Fractions and

Decimals

Extra – Prodigy,

Study Ladder or

Hit the button

Timestables

Maths Mentals

Maths –

Fractions and

Decimals

Extra – Prodigy,

Study Ladder or

Hit the button

Timestables

Maths Mentals

Maths –

Fractions and

Decimals

Extra – Prodigy,

Study Ladder or

Hit the button

Timestables

Maths Mentals

Maths –

Fractions and

Decimals

Extra – Prodigy,

Study Ladder or

Hit the button

Timestables

Maths Mentals

Maths –

Fractions and

Decimals

Extra – Prodigy,

Study Ladder or

Hit the button

1:00pm Recess / 2nd

Break

Recess / 2nd

Break

Recess / 2nd

Break

Recess / 2nd

Break

Recess / 2nd

Break

1:30pm

Library

History

- Gold

Music

STEM

Science

Art

2:30pm Mindfulness

Fitness /

Backyard fun

Mindfulness

Fitness /

Backyard fun

Mindfulness

Fitness /

Backyard fun

Mindfulness

Fitness /

Backyard fun

Mindfulness

Fitness /

Backyard fun

Remote Learning From Home Expectations

Paper Online

• Pick up a Learning from

Home booklet from

the school

• Student check in every

day on Class Dojo by

8:50am.

• Complete all work in a

booklet, workbook or

spare paper.

• Access to the Learning from

Home material via School

Website / Class Dojo.

• Student check in by 8:50am

every day on Class Dojo or

Google Classroom

• Use Class Dojo or Google

Classroom to submit

answers/take photos of work.

• Or, use Microsoft

Word/Powerpoint and send

files through to Class Dojo.

Work to be dropped

off at school on

Monday 23rd August.

Work to be submitted DAILY.

***ANYTHING HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW MUST BE

COMPLETED***

Instructions on how to log into Google Classroom

Join a class as a student

To use Classroom, you sign in on your computer or mobile device and join classes. After you join a class, you can get work from your teacher and communicate with your classmates.

After you join a class on one device, you're enrolled in that class for all devices.

To join a class, be sure to sign in to Classroom with the correct account.

You will need to go to your DET student portal and sign in as a student.

Select Gsuite and click on Google classroom

Join with a class code

Your teacher will give you the class code. After you get the code, follow these steps:

1. Go to classroom.google.com. 2. Make sure to sign in with the correct account. Your DET student login.

3. At the top, click Join class .

4. Enter the class code from your teacher and click Join.

Note: Class codes are 6-7 characters, and use letters and numbers. Codes can’t have spaces or special symbols.

Daily Backyard / Fitness activity grid and Fast finisher activities for online users

DAILY Fitness / Backyard Fun Choose 1 or more activity every day!

Play a game with a

sibling / siblings!

Create an obstacle course

with the things in your

backyard!

Go on Youtube and find a

fun exercise activity OR

Cosmo Kids Yoga!

Play a game with your

pet/pets!

Jump on the

scooter/

Skateboard

/trampoline/bike!

Play a game of soccer/

basketball/

footy/

netball

Create a cheerleading/

dance routine and put on

a show for your family!

Grab a skipping rope

or make your own

rope!

Do a quick fitness routine with the following exercises:

Do the following fitness routine:

5x star jumps

5x push ups

5x sit ups

5x burpees

Fast Finishers If you finish an activity early or would like extra time working try an online fast finisher.

Hit the Button Behind the News

JustDance Typing Club

Prodigy StudyLadder

Spelling Activities for the week Refer to this page EVERY DAY! Week 2 Spelling

Spelling (Paper & Online) YOU MUST COMPLETE ONE ACTIVITY PER DAY. It has been highlighted for

you. Once you have completed your must do, you can do a fast finisher/backyard

fun. Your spelling words have been attached.

Make sure you look, cover, write and check your words EVERY DAY.

Write your spelling list and your daily spelling activities in your exercise book

OR submit ONLINE

Monday TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Write your spelling

words in order from

least amount of

syllables to the

most.

Write all your

words into

interesting

sentences.

Make sure your

sentences all have a

different start!

Complete your

SMART Spelling

Grid.

Write your

spelling words in

alphabetical order.

Spelling Test

Ask your parent /

Carer to test you

on your list of

spelling words for

this week.

Use a dictionary

(Google/online) or

your own

understanding to

write definitions

for each of your

words.

Create your own

word search/find-a-

word using all the

words on your

spelling list.

Complete your

SMART Spelling

Grid.

Sort the words on

your spelling list

into three

different

categories of your

choice.

Write your

spelling words in

different

directions, filling

up the whole

sheet! Use

different colours

and types of

writing for each

word.

Write a story using

as many of your

spelling words as

you can. Underline

each of your

spelling words.

Write a sentence

for each of your

spelling words using

as much alliteration

as possible.

Complete your

SMART Spelling

Grid.

Split your words

into their sounds

just like we do in

our SMART

Spelling Grid!

Don’t forget the

tricky part!

For each of your

words, write

another word that

is a synonym

(means the same)

for your spelling

word.

Write a letter to a

friend using as many

spelling words in

your letter as you

can.

Write antonyms

(words that are the

opposite) to your

spelling words.

Complete your

SMART Spelling

Grid.

Make a special

code for each of

your spelling words

and see if someone

can break it!

Write out your

spelling words in

your very best

handwriting that’ll

make your teacher

say 10 out of 10!

Term 3, WEEK 7, Starting Monday 23rd August Stage 3 Spelling List:

Year 4 Year 5 / 6 OC

The diagraph /ci/ making the

sound “sh” as in special.

Revision of homophones. Use the 5/6 list

special their, there, they’re *Find additional

“homophone” words

racial hole, whole

facial know, no

vicious here, hear

especially weather, whether

gracious by, buy, bye

delicious pray, prey

official flour, flower

precious brake, break

spacious heard, herd

beneficial for, four

suspicious rode, road

musician war, wore

WEEK 7: The SMART Spelling Grid - Write, say. Sound, count, write

1) Write the word

2) Say the word

3) Sound it out

4) Count the sounds

5) Write the letters, then write the tricky part again

Write the word

Say the word

How

many

sounds? Tricky

Part

Term 3 Week 7 Monday 23rd August READING

Sequencing Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Sequencing is putting things in order, from first to last.

Read about lightning and thunder, paying attention to the sequence of events, from first to last.

Lightning and Thunder

Long ago, people made up myths

and legends to explain what

causes lightning and thunder.

Having an explanation for

something can make it less

frightening.

Lightning and thunder can be very frightening especially because they

often happen just before a big rainstorm. We now know what causes

lightning and thunder. Have you ever noticed that you often hear

thunder just a few seconds after you see lightning? This is because it

is lightning that causes thunder. If the storm is far away from you,

there are a few seconds between the lightning and the thunder. If

the storm is close to you, you hear the thunder almost at the same

time that you see the lightning.

Lightning is caused by electricity building up inside a cloud. When a

large mass of warm air and a large mass of cold air come together

high above the earth, it causes a lot of movement in the air. The cold

air moves down while the warm air moves up, which creates something

like friction. An electric charge builds up in the clouds. The charge

gets stronger and stronger until it explodes—and the LIGHTNING

flashes. When the lightning flashes, the air around it becomes

unbelievably hot—five times hotter than the surface of the sun!

The heated air expands into the cooler air around it, causing the

shockwave that we call thunder. Even though we usually see lightning

before we hear the thunder that it causes, the two events happen

just a fraction of a second apart.

In addition, both light and sound travel through the air in waves.

However, light waves travel faster than sound waves, so the light

waves from the explosion get to us first. A tiny version of an event

similar to lightning and thunder can happen when you brush your feet

along a carpet and then touch a doorknob. You can sometimes hear the

little sizzle of mini-thunder, and see the flash of mini-lightning.

1. Write the numbers 1 through 6 in the boxes beside the events to show the sequence of

what happens to cause lightning and thunder, from first to last.

1-6

Friction created by air movement creates an electric charge inside a cloud.

A large mass of warm air and a large mass of cold air come together high above the earth

We hear a crash of thunder.

The cold air moving down and the warm air moving up creates something like friction.

We see a flash of lightning.

An electric charge inside a cloud grows stronger and stronger.

2. What is something else that can cause a flash of electricity?

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Term 3 Week 7 Monday 23rd August WRITING Grammar focus: Nouns and Pronouns

Using nouns or pronouns appropriately to avoid repetition.

Pronoun: A pronoun replaces a noun. See table below: 1st person pronouns

2nd person pronouns

3rd person pronouns

I

my

mine

myself

we

us

our

ours

ourselves

you

your

yours

yourself

yourselves

he

she

him

her

his

her

hers

himself

herself

its

it

they

them

their

theirs

themselves

Pronouns and stories about hatching dragons

Use the vocabulary table above, to help you write your own narrative about a dragon hatching. Remember to use:

• An orientation (setting) • A complication (problem) • A resolution (solving the problem) • Coda (moral or lesson to the story)

Writing Task TITLE:

The Hatching Dragon

Story starter

It was only a matter of time before the egg started to crack. I was looking intently at the shell, it was grey with flecks of brown and dirty yellow. The surface looked leathery, and it shone like a jewel when the sunlight hit it. I waited patiently. Suddenly, I heard the tiniest of squeaks, I knew this sound was coming from inside the egg. I could not believe that finally, after all these months of waiting, my dragon egg was about to finally hatch! Continue the story.

Editing Checklist:

** Tick off this success critera when you have made sure your paragraph is QUALITY

writing.

My writing has a title Every sentence starts with a capital letter.

Every sentence ends with a full stop, exclamation mark or a question mark.

I have used ADJECTIVES (find a noun and place an adjective in front of it!)

I have used COMPOUND sentences. (two clauses joined with a conjunction such as and, because,

but)

I have used COMPLEX sentences. (one dependent and one independent clause)

I have made sure that my writing has been thoroughly edited.

I have included examples of pronouns and highlighted them

2 stars and a wish: What 2 areas are you happy about with your paragraph?

What is one area that you think you could work on more, for next time?

Optional EXTENSION:

Picture it

Draw a picture of your dragon as it is hatching out of the egg.

How many words

in your paragraph?

Writing word count:

Do your writing :

Online OR

In your exercise book

Term 3 Week 7 Monday 23rd h August Timestables and Multiplication

Term 3 Week 7 Monday 23rd August Maths Mentals

Monday Week 7 Answer as many questions as you can in FIVE minutes

Calculate your

Ninja Score to see

which Ninja Belt

you’ve earned

today!

Term 3 Week 7 Monday 23rd August Maths Key Content– Fractions and Decimals

Learning Goal:

- We are learning to add & subtract decimals using the formal algorithm.

Success Criteria:

- Students will be able to use the formal algorithm to solve the addition & subtraction

problems problems

- Students will be able to line up the decimal points in each set of numbers in an algorithm

format before solving the problem with the algorithm.

Main Content:

* When adding and subtracting with decimal

numbers, it is important to line up the decimal

points. (even if each number is of a different size)

When writing out decimal numbers into the

algorithm, it needs to be done by rewriting the

equation into the algorithm and lining up the

decimals first.

e.g. 2.05 + 223.5 =

223.5 +

2.05

* The decimal points have now been lined up. The

next step is that if there are any place values

without a digit value, we must add a 0 into that

empty space.

e.g.

223.50 +

002.05

* Now we just need to add all the digits together

and apply any regrouping or trading that is needed

and write our answer underneath the algorithm, still

lining up each place value appropriately. Ensure we

bring down the decimal point and have it lined up

in the appropriate place as well.

223.50 +

002.05

225.55

Questions:

Please complete the following questions that involve addition & subtraction with decimals. (Read the

questions CAREFULLY)

1) 0.7 + 8.6 =

2) 0.84 + 45.2 =

3) 12.9 + 25 =

4) 0.55 + 0.66 + 0.77 =

5) 9.89 – 6.44 =

6) 8.51 – 3.07 =

7) 9.5 – 5.08 =

8) 52.31 – 40.1 =

9) 897.22 + 2.78 =

10) 65.88 + 203.9 =

11) 205.332 + 5.066

12) 95.59 – 62.2 =

13) 151.36 – 100.52 =

14) 999.99 + 99.856 =

15) 1205.021 +1000.123 =

Word Problems: (please show your working out)

1) Jim had 152.76 in his bank account. After he was paid 895.55 for his recent work. How

much money did he have in there now?

Show your working out:

2) The price of a secondhand car was $5999.95 The dealership was offering a deal to that

if you traded your old car in, you would get $675.48 off the original price. How much

would the car cost now?

Show your working out:

3) All the teachers piled their money together in order to buy the newest iPad.

Sharyn put in $234.6, Leo put in $105.76, Renee put in $289.22, Amanda put in $155.55 &

Therese put in $300.02. How much did they have all together?

* If the iPad cost $1799 to buy, how much more did they need to be able to make the

purchase?

Show your working out:

Term 3 Week 6 Monday 23rd August Library

Library Week 7

Watch the video of Mrs Marden reading the Shortlisted text –

Anemone is Not the Enemy.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-r8LUyxz_vR1rc9dMLKpin5_h3jZFYO-

/view?usp=sharing

In the text Anemone and Clown Fish become the best of friends and

friends like to talk. I bet fish has seen amazing things in the ocean –

sharks, whales, sunken ships, treasure, mermaids! Kraken, pirates – pollution, decimation of

coral reef habitat, fishing trawlers, drift and shark nets. He could tell Anemone all about those

things because you see poor old Anemone cannot move from the rockpool.

Your library task is to:

Imagine you are the clown fish telling Anemone all the things you have seen. On a piece of

paper illustrate Anemone and Clown Fish and then add the things you would tell Anemone

about. Remember you would need to be talking fact if it was about habitat destruction or

fanciful and entertaining if it were about mermaids or the Kraken. Add speech bubbles to your

illustration. Remember they look like this

You could even do your own comic strip.

Or you could really get creative and make a rockpool diorama or paper plate picture here is a

little inspiration picture

Later you can watch this very short clip where a diver is explaining why clown fish and

anemones are the best of friends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9V2-0-Ut68

This clip is an amazing 8 minute journey of Cory from Awesome Animals TV snorkelling with

anemones and clown fish in Australia and giving you a feast for your eyes and a wealth of

information. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FNfC_RBwMg

Term 3 Week 7 Tuesday 24th August READING

Australian families are throwing away thousands of dollars worth of unwanted food every year.

Data has found food waste is costing households about $3800 a year, or $965 per person.

The survey of 2800 people, from Central Queensland University’s (CQU) Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre, also revealed bread, cheese, beef and salad were the foods most likely to be chucked.

CQU researcher Dr Gamithri Karunasena said most households did not know how much money they were putting in the bin, or the environmental costs of wasting food.

“You’re losing your money but on top of that, you’re actually destroying the planet,” Dr Karunasena said.

“One of the best things that comes out of stopping food wastage is that you save money, which you can spend on buying other things like groceries or entertainment.

“Plus, you’re saving the planet so that your children have a place to live.”

The study showed while people thought they were dumping 2.03kg of food waste per household per week, they were actually ditching more than 4kg of uneaten food.

Food waste across homes and businesses costs Australia $20 billion every year.

A Sustainability* Victoria spokeswoman said wastage could be prevented by storing food correctly, but staples* such as bread continued to be thrown away in excess.

“Research shows that for every loaf of bread eaten, half a loaf is thrown away,” the spokeswoman said.

A new national body was set up last year to halve food wastage by 2030.

The $4 million Stop Food Waste initiative brought together farmers, retailers, governments and individuals to focus on prevention and recycling food waste.

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley said clearer food packaging would help cut back on the “millions of tonnes” of wasted food dumped in landfills every year.

“When we waste food, we also waste the precious resources that are used to make it: land, water and the work of our farmers, plus the energy used to process, package and transport the food from farm to fork,” Ms Ley said.

“By reducing food waste, we can improve business bottom lines, put money back into household budgets and make better use of our natural resources.”

Mum of two Marian said she planned her meals weekly for Eddie, 14, and Luca, 10, to crush the cost of other expenses, after calculating more than $3500 in potential savings each year.

“That’s about 747 coffees a year I could be enjoying at my local cafe, or putting that towards my mortgage*, or saving up in a year for a holiday,” she said.

QUICK QUIZ

1. What is food wastage costing the average household per year?

2. What is the average weight of the food each household throws out every week?

3. How much does food wastage cost Australia each year?

4. How much of the average loaf of bread is currently thrown away?

5. How many coffees could mum Marian buy with her savings?

Term 3 Week 7 Tuesday 24th h August WRITING

Summarise the article

A summary is a brief statement of the main points of something. It does not usually

include extra detail or elaborate on the main points.

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https://www.kidsnews.com.au/environment/curbing-food-waste-is-good-for-our-wallets-and-our-world/news-story/ccaa218d147d6669c20b9d0f8e226e09

Term 3 Week 7 Tuesday 24th August Timestables and Multiplication

Term 3 Week 7 Tuesday 24th August Maths Mentals

Tuesday Week 7 Answer as many questions as you can in FIVE minutes

Calculate your

Ninja Score to see

which Ninja Belt

you’ve earned

today!

Term 3 Week 7 Tuesday 24th August Maths Key Content– Fractions and Decimals

Learning Goal:

- We are learning to multiply decimals using the formal algorithm.

Success Criteria:

- Students will be able to use the formal algorithm to solve the

multiplication problems

- Students will be able to determine the position of the decimal point

based on the amount of digits to the right of the place value in

question.

Main Content:

- When multiplying decimals, the simple step is to multiply the values together ignoring

the decimal point.

- Once we have completed the algorithm, we are then to count-up how many place values

there are overall to the right of the decimal points.

- We are to add the number of decimal points together and we can now incorporate the

decimal point into our answer by making the same amount of jumps to the left from the

final digit in our answer.

Questions:

Please complete the following questions that involve multiplication with decimals.

1) 123 x

0.9

2) 65 x

2.2

3) 34 x

3.3

4) 16.7 x

2

5) 22.2 x

3.6

6) 15.98 x

5

7) 11.45 x

1.5

8) 9.99 x

2.3

9) 5.03 x

12

10) 12.656 x

7

11) 733.9 x

11

12) 1252 x

0.25

Word Problems: (please show your working out)

1) Small boxes of sultanas weigh 0.09kg each. How much will 30 boxes weigh?

2) . A shop buys a box of 65 mini chocolate bars from a wholesaler for $0.06 each. How

much does the box cost?

Show your working out:

3) Pencils cost a school $0.15 each. A box holds 20 pencils. How much does one box cost

the school?

*How much would it cost the school for 50 boxes?

Show your working out:

Term 3 Week 7 Tuesday 24th August Eureka Uprising History – Read the following letter

The Eureka Uprising Use the letter from Peter to his mother to answer the questions.

1a) Why do you think the leaders of the uprising were aquited?

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b) Do you think they deserved to be aquited? Why? / Why not?

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2) What did Peter mean by the followoing?

a) “what had we done?”

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b) “We all feel we have come

way.”___________________________________________________

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3)What were the men trying to achieve by burning their licences? What might have been the

consequences of their actions?.”___________________________________________________

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4) Do you think the battole between the miners and police was fair? Explain

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5) Explain what you think “the leaders felt responsible for the deaths but if life had to be lost to improve

our situation, then so be it!”

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*****OPTIONAL EXTENSION: Research to draw and colour the flag of the Southern Cross.

Term 3 Week 7 Wednesday 25th August READING

Drawing conclusions and making inferences Reading Comprehension

Drawing conclusions means figuring something out for yourself. To draw conclusions, you need to think about what

makes the most sense. Making Inferences is using what you already know in addition to what the story says. Drawing

conclusions and making inferences helps you understand a story better

As you read the story, think about what you already know in addition to what the story says. Try to figure out what the

story means by thinking about what makes the most sense.

The Greedy Man

There once was a very greedy

man who sold everything he

owned and bought a brick of

gold.

He buried the gold brick behind

a hut that was across the road from his shabby old house. Every

day, the greedy man went across the road and dug up his gold

brick to look at it.

After a while, a workman noticed the greedy man going

across the road every day, and decided to follow him. The next

day, the greedy man dug down for his gold brick, but the hole

was empty. He pulled at his hair, and cried out in sorrow. “My

beautiful gold brick!” he wept.

A neighbor came running, and asked the greedy man what

had happened. When the greedy man told him, the neighbor just

shrugged his shoulders. “Why be so sad?” said the neighbor.

Just go get a rock and put it in that hole, and pretend that it is

gold. It will do you as much good as the gold did.”

Use what you already know and what the story says to make inferences:

1. Why did the greedy man bury his gold brick?

A. He didn’t have a house.

B. He thought it would grow into a tree of gold.

C. He was afraid someone would steal it.

2. Why did the greedy man go and dig up his gold brick every day?

A. Looking at it made him sad.

B. Looking at it made him happy.

C. He wanted to sell it.

3. Why did the workman follow the very greedy man?

A. He didn’t like the greedy man.

B. He knew the greedy man had a gold brick.

C. He was curious.

4. Why did the greedy man find that the hole was empty, and his gold brick was gone?

A. The workman had stolen it.

B. The greedy man had sold it.

C. The greedy man’s neighbor had stolen it

After reading the sentence below, think about what makes the most sense to draw a conclusion:

“The neighbor told the greedy man that he might as well bury a rock in the hole and pretend that it was

gold.”

5. This is probably because:

A. The neighbor wanted the gold brick for himself.

B. The neighbor wanted to be the greedy man’s friend.

C. The gold brick had not done the greedy man any real good.

6. Draw another conclusion: What lesson is this story meant to teach?

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Term 3 Week 7 Wednesday 25th August WRITING Grammar Focus: Speech marks

Using Inverted Commas or Speech Marks Inverted commas can also be called speech marks and quotation marks. Rules

• Always place the inverted commas at the beginning and the end of spoken words.

• Always start a new line when someone different speaks.

• Always begin the spoken words with a capital letter.

• Always put your punctuation inside the inverted comma at the end of the spoken words.

• Include in your sentences information about who is speaking and even how they are speaking. This is called the reporting clause.

Writing Task : TITLE: The Skydive

Story starter

“I truly have the best job in the world.” said Sam to himself as he gripped the leg of Rebecca, one of his fellow skydivers, while gazing at the incredible view beneath him. Every day, Sam led group skydiving sessions over the city of Dubai. That morning, Sam seemed more aware than usual of the sights as he soared. Beneath him, it looked like there were a million matchbox houses. Sam knew that in fact the buildings were more like mansions than matchboxes but

they looked miniscule from his aerial view. As they floated peacefully through the air, Sam noticed something unusual. His eyes widened as it came into view… Continue the story.

Look at this example below. (Taken from How to Train Your Dragon. ) Highlight the SPOKEN words.

"Oh, not Hic-cup," groaned Dogsbreath the Duhbrain and most of the other boys. "You can't put Hiccup in charge, sir, he's USELESS."

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, the Hope and Heir to the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, wiped his nose miserably on his sleeve. He sank a little deeper into the snow.

"ANYBODY would be better than Hiccup," sneered Snotface Snotlout. "Even Fishlegs would be better than Hiccup."

Fishlegs had a squint that made him as blind as a jellyfish, and an allergy to reptiles.

"SILENCE!" roared Gobber the Belch. "The next boy to speak has limpets for lunch for the next THREE WEEKS!"

Try to use speech marks. Every time you use spoken words, make sure they are in inverted commas. (“ ”) Highlight this

every time you use it in your writing.

Questions to consider in your writing:

• How are the skydivers feeling?

• What do you think Sam could have seen at the foot of the palm’s trunk?

• If you were given the chance to skydive, would you like to do it?

• What else do you think Sam and the skydivers could see other than the matchbox houses?

Editing Checklist:

** Tick off this success critera when you have made sure your paragraph is QUALITY

writing.

• My writing has a title Every sentence starts with a capital letter.

• Every sentence ends with a full stop, exclamation mark or a question mark.

• I have used ADJECTIVES (find a noun and place an adjective in front of it!)

• I have used COMPOUND sentences. (two clauses joined with a conjunction such as and, because, but)

• I have used COMPLEX sentences. (one dependent and one

independent clause)

• I have made sure that my writing has been thoroughly edited.

• I have included examples of speech marks and highlighted them

• 2 stars and a wish: • What 2 areas are you happy about with your paragraph?

•

• • • What is one area that you think you could work on more, for next

time?

•

•

Optional EXTENSION:

Draw the unusual object that Sam spotted. Be as creative as you can!

How many words

in your paragraph?

Writing word count:

Do your writing :

Online OR

In your exercise book

Term 3 Week 7 Wednesday 25th August Timestables and Multiplication

Term 3 Week 7 Wednesday 25th h August Maths Mentals

Wednesday Week

7 Answer as many questions as you can in FIVE minutes

Calculate your

Ninja Score to see

which Ninja Belt

you’ve earned

today!

Term 3 Week 7 Wednesday 25th August Maths Key Content– Fractions and Decimals

Learning Goal:

- We are learning to compare and order a wide range of decimal values.

Success Criteria:

- I am able to compare the size of decimals in order to determine the larger or smaller value

- I am able to order decimals in ascending (smallest to largest) and Descending (largest to smallest) order.

Main Content:

- Decimals are an extension to our place value system that moves from looking at whole

numbers and beginning to look at parts of whole numbers. A tenth is 10 times smaller than

the nits place value. The hundredths is 100 times smaller than the units place value. The

thousandths is 1000 times smaller than the units place value. We separate the units and

tenths place value column with a decimal point. E.g 0.34

* When we are required to compare decimal numbers, we begin to compare our numbers

by looking at the value of the digit in the tenths column. When there are two different

numbers in the tenths place value column we can compare them as larger or smaller.

Units Tenths Hundredths Thousandths

0 .

3

0 .

5

If we were to compare the two decimals in the table above, we can conclude that 0.3 is less

than 0.5. We can also flip this and confirm that 0.5 is greater than 0.3. This can also be

looked at as a representation of 0.3 is also equal to 3/10 & 0.5 is equal to 5/10

* When we are comparing decimals, where the value of the digit in the tenths place value

is the same, we then need to determine which number is larger based on the value of the

number in the hundredths place value (column to the right)

Units Tenths Hundredths Thousandths

0 .

3

7

0 .

3

4

By comparing the value of the digits in the hundredths column we can conclude that 0.37 is greater than

0.34. If we flipped this to look for the smallest value, 0.34 is less than 0.37. We can also look at these

values as fractional representations where 0.37 is equal to 37/100 and 0.34 is equal to 34/100.

* When comparing decimals where the value of the digits in both the tenths and

hundredths columns are the same, we need to look to the place value to the

right which is the thousandths column.

Units Tenths Hundredths Thousandths

0 .

3

7

4

0 .

3

7

6

By comparing the value of the digits in the hundredths column we can conclude

that 0.376 is greater than 0.374. If we flipped this to look for the smallest value,

0.374 is less than 0.376. We can also look at these values as fractional

representations where 0.374 is equal to 374/1000 and 0.376 is equal to

376/1000.

** If we are ever comparing between two number where they have different

amounts of digits after the decimal point, we are able to add a 0 into the

missing placevalues to have the same amount of number after the decimal

point.

0.45 & 0.5

To ensure we are able to compare these values we can change 0.5 into 0.50,

making an equal number of digits after the decimal point in each number.

Doing so now it makes it easier to determine which number is either smaller or

larger out of 0.45 & 0.50

Questions:

- Compare the size of the decimals in the questions below. One column will ask the larger value, the other

will ask for the smaller value.

Greater Than: Which is larger?

1) 0.35 or 0.50

2) 0.26 or 0.23

3) 0.115 or 0.109

4) 0.9 or 0. 76

5) 0.03 or 0.13

6) 0.65 0r 0.651

7) 1.45 or 1.6

8) 0.44 or 0.349

9) 0.103 or 0.12

10) 0.678 or 0.9

Less Than: Which is smaller

1) 0.45 or 0.6

2) 0.01 0r 0.10

3) 0.99 or 0.989

4) 0.5 or 0.13

5) 0.760 or 0.8

6) 0.392 or 0.39

7) 1.63 or 1.628

8) 0.874 or 0.89

9) 0.1 or 0.099

10) 0.673 or 0.522

Ordering Decimals:

Order the following decimals in Ascending order: (Smallest to largest)

Term 3 Week 7 Wednesday 25th August Music

Music- week 7

Performing

MUS3.1 Sings, plays and moves to a range of music, individually and in groups, demonstrating a knowledge of musical

concepts.

Create your own musical instrument

Think about the things you have in your home and answer the following questions:

- How many different instruments can you think of making with things from your house? - Can you create an instrument that actually makes music? - Can you design an instrument that does more than one thing? E.g. a guitar/drum combo. - Can you design an instrument no one has seen before?

Design a musical instrument in the box below, write out the materials you would use and draw your musical instrument.

Label the parts. If you have these items in your house, construct your instrument and post a photo/video of you playing.

Watch this video for some musical inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWJALMLziOQ

Term 3 Week 7 Thursday 26th August READING

Shelby the rescue dog was once again in need of saving – this time from a cliff face in southwest Victoria.

The dalmatian-cross-blue heeler was left teetering* on a tiny dirt ledge “24m above rocks and crashing waves” after slipping from a walking path at Portland on July 23.

Her owners, the Dean family of Cape Nelson, were alerted to her plight* when she let out a terrified bark.

“We were just hoping she wouldn’t move since the ledge she was on was so small,” Kim Dean said.

“I can’t even begin to imagine how far she would have fallen if she slipped.

“When she was on the cliff, she started barking. It was a bark asking for help. We were worried because it was starting to get dark.”

Shelby’s predicament sparked a dramatic rescue, in which SES* and fire rescue crews descended the cliff face – in the dark – to grab her by the collar and pull her to safety.

“The SES crew went to the top of the cliff and dug plates into the ground to stabilise themselves,” Ms Dean said.

“They then descended* down the cliff and harnessed* Shelby with ropes to lift her back up to safety.”

The SES’s Portland unit said the scared pooch “was a perfect patient, staying still until we could lower one of our rescuers down to carefully reach her collar”.

Ms Dean said the family, who rescued Shelby from an animal shelter three years ago, were “very frightened and shaken up” by the incident.

Shelby was safely returned home after her cliff ordeal*, where she recovered tucked up under a blanket on the couch.

“We were so grateful for the SES – we donated to the organisation when we got home,” Ms Dean said.

QUICK QUIZ 1. What breed is Shelby?

2. How far up was Shelby stuck on the ledge?

3. How were Shelby’s owners alerted to her plight?

4. Where did Shelby’s owners get her from three years ago?

5. What did Shelby do to recover after her rescue?

Term 3 Week 7 Thursday 26th August WRITING

TASK: Thank You Card

Design and write a thank you card to the SES rescuers from Shelby the rescued dog. Include

a sketch of the pooch showing her gratefulness.

** Don’t forget to edit your work and make sure you are using full sentences.

*** Plan some ideas here if you’d like.***

Do your writing :

1. Online OR

2. In your exercise

book

Learning Goal

I can use detail to explain card

(5 senses, personification, adjectives)

I can design and interesting cover

(colour, captions, images)

I can use capital leters and full stops

Term 3 Week 7 Thursday 26th August Timestables and Multiplication

Term 3 Week 7 Thursday 26th h August Maths Mentals

Thursday Week 7 Answer as many questions as you can in FIVE minutes

Calculate your

Ninja Score to see

which Ninja Belt

you’ve earned

today!

Term 3 Week 7 Thursday 26th h August Maths Key Content– Fractions and Decimals

Learning Goal:

- We are learning to round decimals to the nearest tenth, hundredth and thousandth.

Success Criteria:

- I will be able to round decimal to the appropriate place value based on the number in the corresponding

place value to the right.

Main Content:

* When rounding numbers to a specific place value, we need to find the place value we are rounding to.

Once we have found that we need to look at the value of the digit in the place value to the right of place

value we are rounding too.

e.g.

- Rounding to nearest whole – look at tenths place value

- Rounding to tenths – look at hundredths column

- Rounding to hundredths – look at thousandths column

- Rounding to nearest thousandth – look at ten thousandths place value.

* If the number in the column to the right of the place value we are rounding to is between 0-4, the

number in the place value we are rounding to stays the same.

e.g. Round 38.43 to the nearest tenth?

- Write the number and underline the tenths place value: 38.43

- Look at the column to the right of the tenths (underlined number) place value: 38.43:

- Because the number in the hundredths place value (green number) is between 0 – 4 the underlined

number in the tenths column remains a 4. Our new answer now that we have rounded will end in a 0 and

should be 38.40 or 38.4 (the 0 after the four does not need to be included)

* If the number in the column to the right of the place value we are rounding to is between 5-9, the

number in the place value we are rounding increases by 1.

e.g. Round 38.48 to the nearest tenth?

- Write the number and underline the tenths place value: 38.48

- Look at the column to the right of the tenths (underlined number) place value: 38.48:

- Because the number in the hundredths place value (green number) is between 5 – 9, the underlined

number in the tenths column will increase from a 4 to a 5. Our new answer now that we have rounded

will end in a 0 and should be 38.50 or 38.5 (the 0 after the four does not need to be included)

* The same process is used when rounding to any place value whether it be the nearest whole number,

tenth, hundredth or thousandth.

Round the following numbers to the nearest whole number, tenth, hundredth or

thousandth:

Round to the nearest Whole number:

1) 7.25

2) 9.57

3) 100.98

4) 58.19

5) 1.498

6) 4586.51

7) 5520.8

Round to the nearest tenth:

1) 74.12

2) 8.26

3) 0.685

4) 4585.34

5) 584.88

6) 98658.476

7) 658.72

Round to the nearest hundredth:

1) 458.965

2) 875.251

3) 0.025

4) 1.258

5) 1000.639

6) 893.009

7) 7785.359

Game: Using a dice or virtual dice play the game Roll and round:

Term 3 Week 7 Thursday 26th August Science

Tornados - read the following

Tornadoes are one of the most violent and powerful types of weather. They consist

of a very fast rotating column of air that usually forms a funnel shape. They can be

very dangerous as their high speed winds can break apart buildings, knock down

trees, and even toss cars into the air.

How do tornadoes form?

When we talk about tornadoes, we are usually

talking about large tornadoes that occur

during thunderstorms. These types of

tornadoes form from very tall thunderstorm

clouds called cumulonimbus clouds.

However, it takes more than just a thunderstorm to cause a tornado. Other conditions

must occur for a tornado to form.

The typical steps for the formation of a tornado are as follows: A large thunderstorm

occurs in a cumulonimbus cloud A change in wind direction and wind speed at high

altitudes causes the air to swirl horizontally Rising air from the ground pushes up on

the swirling air and tips it over The funnel of swirling air begins to suck up more

warm air from the ground The funnel grows longer and stretches toward the ground

When the funnel touches the ground it becomes a tornado.

Characteristics of a Tornado:

Shape - Tornadoes typically look like a narrow funnel reaching from the clouds

down to the ground. Sometimes giant tornadoes can look more like a wedge. Size -

Tornadoes can vary widely in size. A typical tornado in the United States is around

500 feet across, but some may be as narrow as just a few feet across or nearly two

miles wide. Wind Speed - The wind speed of a tornado can vary from 65 to 250

miles per hour. Colour - Tornadoes may appear different colors depending on the

local environment. Some may be nearly invisible, while others may appear white,

grey, black, blue, red, or even green. Rotation - When viewed from above, most

tornadoes rotate counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the

southern hemisphere.

Types of Tornadoes:

Supercell - A supercell is large long-lived thunderstorm. It can produce some of the

largest and most violent tornadoes.

Waterspout - A waterspout forms over water. They usually dissipate when they hit

land.

Landspout - A landspout is similar to a waterspout, but on land. It is weak and is not

associated with a vortex of air from a thunderstorm.

Gustnado - A small tornado formed at a weather front by gusts of wind.

Multiple vortex - A tornado with more than one spinning tube of air.

Tornado Categories Tornadoes are categorized by their wind speed and the amount

of damage they cause using a scale called the "Enhanced Fujita" scale. It is usually

abbreviated as the "EF" scale. Category Wind Speed Strength EF-0 65-85 MPH

Weak EF-1 86-110 MPH Weak EF-2 111-135 MPH Strong EF-3 136-165 MPH

Strong EF-4 166-200 MPH Violent EF-5 over 200 MPH Violent.

Where do most tornadoes occur?

Tornadoes can form most anywhere, but most of the tornadoes in the United States

occur in an area called Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley stretches from northern Texas

to South Dakota and from Missouri to the Rocky Mountains.

Interesting Facts about Tornadoes:

Other names for tornado include twister, cyclone, and

funnel. In order for a vortex of wind to be officially

called a tornado it must touch the ground. More

tornadoes touch down in the United States than any

other country, over 1,000 per year. The fastest winds

on Earth occur inside tornadoes. Don't plan on

outrunning a tornado, the average tornado travels at a

speed of 30 miles per hour, but some can move at

speeds up to 70 miles per hour.

Tornado Warnings and Watches:

Tornadoes can be very dangerous. In order to save lives, the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issues tornado "watches" and "warnings." A

tornado "watch" means that weather conditions are favorable for a tornado to be

produced. A tornado "warning" means that a tornado is happing right now or is

going to happen soon. During a tornado "watch" you should begin preparing for a

tornado. When you hear a tornado "warning", it is time to take action.

Quiz: (answer the following questions ONLINE or in your EXERCISE BOOK)

1) What type of clouds are needed for a tornado to form?

2) When does a funnel officially become a tornado?

3) When viewed from above, what direction do most tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate?

4) Around how wide is the typical tornado in the United States?

5) What do we call a tornado that forms over water?

6) What type of tornado has more than one spinning tube of air?

7) What type of tornado is produced by a huge thunderstorm?

8) What is the region in the Midwest called where most of the tornadoes in the United States form?

9) What country has the most tornadoes in the world each year?

10) What type of alarm means that a tornado is happening right now or is going to happen soon?

Follow the steps below to make your own tornado in a Jar.

Film yourself and take pictures to show your teacher.

Term 3 Week 7 Friday 27th August READING

Cause and effect Reading Comprehension

Cause and effect are about how one thing can cause something else to happen. The cause is why something happened.

The effect is what happened

Read about the water cycle and think about cause and effect as you read.

The Water Cycle

You can’t see it, but the water cycle is

always in motion on the earth. This series

of events goes round and round, again and

again, providing clean, fresh water for the

land and seas. As water goes through this

cycle, it is sometimes solid ice, sometimes

liquid water, and sometimes a gas called

water vapor.

The energy that drives the water cycle is heat. When heat is added to ice,

the ice melts into water. When heat is added to water, the water evaporates,

turning from liquid into gas. When heat is taken away from water vapor, the

vapor condenses, turning from gas into liquid. When heat is taken away from

water, the water freezes, turning from liquid to solid. The heat from the sun

warms the water in oceans and rivers.

The water changes into water vapor that rises into the air. High above the

earth, the water vapor cools and becomes tiny particles of water that create

clouds. As the clouds gather more and more particles of water, the water

falls as rain or snow, which are two forms of precipitation. This precipitation

is absorbed into the ground or is added to the water in oceans, lakes, and

rivers. The cycle is always, constantly, in process, everywhere in the world.

What is the effect of each cause?

1. Water in the oceans and rivers is heated by the sun.

A. condensation

B. evaporation

C. precipitation

2. Water vapor begins to cool as it rises into the air.

A. condensation

B. evaporation

C. precipitation

3. Particles of water in a cloud gather to form drops heavy enough to fall to earth.

A. condensation

B. evaporation

C. precipitation

4. The water cycle is always in motion on the earth.

A. Water is absorbed into the earth.

B. Clean, fresh water is provided for the land and seas of earth.

C. Heat is the energy that drives the water cycle.

5. Here is a cause: Heat is added to water. What is the effect?

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6. Here is a cause: Heat is taken away from ice. What is the effect?

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Term 3 Week 7 Friday 27th August WRITING Grammar focus : Apostrophes

Apostrophes can be used to show that something belongs to someone or something. This is called possession. When we are talking about one thing, we call this singular. For example, a boy or a bike. When we need to say that something belongs to something singular, we put an apostrophe and then an ‘s’ at the end of the name it belongs to. For example: The boy’s bike.

Let's look at a sentence with singular possession. Australia's flag has red and white stripes. What can you tell me about Australia's flag?

Insert the apostrophe in the correct place.

The cats eyes are stunning! The cats fur is soft to touch. The cats whiskers are fine and long. The cats purr is quiet and soothing.

Writing task TITLE: The Incredible Moment On The Titanic

What really happened to

the Titanic? Did it sink? Did

it survive? Did it reach its

destination?

Story starter

Stefan's mind flooded with questions as he stared through the ship’s porthole... What had happened to cause such a moment of devastation? How could such a mighty, prestigious vessel have ended its journey in

such a way? Was there any sign of the precious cargo that the ship had started its journey with? Where were the crew? Where was his pet dog? Turning around, he saw his lifejacket, which was still wet from the morning rain. It was then, that Stepan decided it was time to go and find answers. Continue the story.

Highlight or underline every time you use an example of a possessive apostrophe. How many

times can you use it in your writing today?

Editing Checklist:

** Tick off this success critera when you have made sure your paragraph is QUALITY

writing.

My writing has a title Every sentence starts with a capital letter.

Every sentence ends with a full stop, exclamation mark or a question mark.

I have used ADJECTIVES (find a noun and place an adjective in front of it!)

I have used COMPOUND sentences. (two clauses joined with a conjunction such as and, because,

but)

I have used COMPLEX sentences. (one dependent and one independent clause)

I have made sure that my writing has been thoroughly edited.

I have included examples of possessive apostrophes and

highlighted them

2 stars and a wish: What 2 areas are you happy about with your paragraph?

What is one area that you think you could work on more, for next time?

Optional EXTENSION:

Get creative!

Draw a toy that would make a little boy or girl feel better about being on a ship during uncertain times.

How many words

in your paragraph?

Writing word count:

Do your writing :

Online OR

In your exercise book

Term 3 Week 7 Friday 27th August PDHPE Drug Education

PDHPE – Week 7 – Revision

Using the knowledge and information gained from the last few weeks answer the following questions.

(either online or in your exercise book)

1) In your own words define what a drug is?

2) List 3 examples of both ‘Legal’ & ‘illegal’ substances:

3) Name 2 different ways drugs can be ingested into the body?

4) What are some long term effects drugs can have on the body?

5) In your own words describe what medicine is and the role it has for humans?

6) What are the two main classifications for medicine?

7) What are some potential side effects of taking more then the allocated amount of medicine in a 24-hour

period?

8) What is the safest place to keep medicine and why?

9) Do all medicines need to be consumed with food and water? Why or why not?

10) what is tobacco and how is it used?

11) What are the three major substances in tobacco smoke?

12) What are some of the effects smoking will have on the human body? Name some of the immediate and long-

term effects.

13) What is one of the ways Alcohol will affect the body?

14) What is the legal age to begin drinking in both Australia and America? (Each country has different ages)

15) What are some of the long-term effects excessive consumption of alcohol will have on the body?

16) What are some of the ways in which the media and advertisement companies

Term 3 Week 7 Friday 27th August Timestables and Multiplication

Term 3 Week 7 Friday 27th August Maths Mentals

Friday Week 7 Answer as many questions as you can in FIVE minutes

Calculate your

Ninja Score to see

which Ninja Belt

you’ve earned

today!

Term 3 Week 7 Friday 27th August Maths Key Content– Fractions and Decimals

Learning Goal:

- We are learning to apply the knowledge we have learnt with

decimals to be able to compare/order decimals, add, subtract &

multiply decimals and round decimals to a specific place value.

Success Criteria:

- I will be able to add, subtract and multiply decimals effectively with

and algorithm.

- I will be able to compare the size of decimals in comparison to

others.

- I will be able to round decimals to a specific place value.

Main Content:

- Test your skills on what has been learnt over this week by

completing the questions below. There will be 5 questions per topic of

decimal work.

* If you need to refresh your memory on skills to solve any of the

problems, refer back to previous lessons from this week.

Addition:

1) 856.25 + 21.025 =

2) 1250.56 + 9856.01 =

3) 87.256 + 785.1 =

4) 356.025 + 92.963 =

5) 15468.25 + 3.20 =

Subtraction:

1) 98.2 – 25.7 =

2) 789.36 – 256.51 =

3) 99.99 – 33.66 =

4) 12.02 – 7.81 =

5) 1234.56 – 789.01 =

Multiplication:

1) 15 x 0.6 =

2) 1.3 x 25 =

3) 890 x 5.5

4) 54.65 x 10

5) 68.32 x 1.5

Comparing: Which is Smaller?

1) 0.23 or 0.2

2) 1.256 or 1.0125

3) 0.553 or 0.85

4) 99.998 or 99.898

5) 0.0152 or 0.01

Ordering: Place in Ascending

order:

1) 0.35, 0.3, 0.58, 0.1, 1.0

2) 0.135, 0.13, 0.1, 0.851, 0.072

3) 3.6, 3.59, 1.25. 3.813

4) 0.001, 0.1, 0.01, 1.01, 0.15

5) 2.25, 2.1, 1.265, 1.02

Rounding: round to the nearest

hundredth:

1) 0.125

2) 12.2569

3) 1253.668

4) 895.895

5) 0.251

Term 3 Week 7 Friday 27th August Art

Making:

VAS3.1 Investigates subject matter in an attempt to represent likenesses of things in the world.

Leaf imprinting

You will need a blank piece of paper, coloured pencils (or crayons), leaves (choose a couple of different Autumn leaves

from the ground outside)

Step 1: Take one leaf and put it UNDER your piece of paper

Step 2: Shade over the top of the leaf, hard enough that the imprint of the leaf comes through (watch the video).

Step 3: Repeat the process with your different leaves using different colours. Fill your page with leaf imprints.

Term 3 Week 7 Mindfulness activities- week 7

ACTIVITY 1:

Play this as a game, for adults as well as children!

Blindfold everyone in the group. Give them something edible to hold, for example a raisin, a slice of cucumber, a square

of chocolate, a tomato.

Everyone must use all their senses to try and identify the item they have been given.

When the blindfold has been removed take a moment of reflection:

• What was is like to have your sight removed? • Which other senses did you have to use instead? • How did it make you feel?

ACTIVTY 2:

Create a masterpiece using things you can find that are natural (e.g. leaves, grass, flowers, rocks etc.). Write your name,

create a dragon, a spider, a unicorn or even a portrait of someone and send them a photo.

ACTIVITY 3: Get some bubble mixture.

1) Take a deep breath in and slowly, gently exhale to see what is the biggest bubble you can make. Have a competition to see who makes the biggest bubble.

2) Concentrate on one bubble. Follow its journey around the garden. Watch how it floats and rises. How long you can float one bubble in the air before it pops. Attempt to keep the bubble floating in the air the longest by blowing gently underneath it. What happens to the bubble after it has popped? Encourage discussions about the future of the bubble and the journey it has been on.

3) Take another deep breath and see how many bubbles you are able to blow.

ACTIVITY 4:

Muscle relaxation:

1) Starting at the feet, gently squeeze the muscles in the feet by tightening them, then slowly releasing.

2) Next, squeeze the large muscles in the calves for about 5 seconds, then gently release. Working your way up the body, squeeze the thigh muscles for 5 seconds then gently release.

3) Continue moving up the body for more relaxation.

ACTIVITY 5:

Do some quiet colouring in/drawing. You can draw your own pictures or print out a colouring in sheet.

Extension Activities

Maths

*Maths extension activities are included at the end of your daily maths.

Writing

Activity 1: Write a letter to parliament outlining a change you wish to see (e.g. you want a new National holiday- what

will it be and why do you want it?)

Activity 2: Design a poster about 5 locations in Australia that you find most fascinating (it doesn’t matter if you have not

been there). Use rich, colourful language to describe each one in a sentence encouraging others to visit. Use photos and

creativity.

Activity 3: What impact do other countries have on our daily lives? Write about how 4 different countries have impacted

Australia (both good and bad). Make sure to include an introduction and conclusion.

Comprehension

Activity: Find a text to read (e.g. newspaper, recipe, website on google, book etc.). Answer the following questions:

Q1. Create a list of all the reasons why you liked or disliked the text you’ve just read. Show your list to a friend and

compare and contrast your ideas.

Q2. What is the main idea of the text? Back up your thoughts by finding three reasons to support your idea.

Q3. Create a mind map to recall all the facts and details about the main idea of the text.

Q4. Choose an interesting fact or incident from the text. Write a newspaper article based on this. Remember to include

some details about the facts and make it interesting!

Q5. Who is this text written for? Come up with three pieces of evidence to support your answer.

Q6. Make a list of questions you would like to ask the author about the text you are reading.

Science

Activity 1: Find 5 non-living things around your house. Draw each object and label its observable features.

Activity 2: Choose a natural disaster (e.g. flood, drought etc.), research this disaster and its impacts on the Earth.

Activity 3: Easy capillary action science experiment: https://www.123homeschool4me.com/capillary-action-science-

experiment_15/

Activity 4: Easy leak proof bag science experiment: https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/leak-proof-

bag/?tab=video

Activity 5: identify some physical conditions of a local environment, e.g. temperature, slope, wind speed, amount of light

and water and how this has an impact on plants and animals

Extra:

Activity 1: Spelling with Boggle- try and find as many words as possible, what word can you make with the most amount

of letters? You can draw your own Boggle or use this link: https://www.puzzle-words.com/boggle-4x4/

Activity 2: Spelling- practice your spelling words ready for the Friday spelling test.

Activity 3: Art- investigate how different artworks tell us about the time and place in which they were made. How does

the art show us what different societies valued and what was important? Create your own artwork that shows what is

important to you at this time.

Activity 4: Art- study Australian artists, their life and work, including rural artists. Which artist is your favourite and why?

Recreate one of their artworks that you find most interesting.

Activity 5: PDHPE- analyse your food choices by keeping a weekly food diary and compare this to the Australian dietary

guidelines:

https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/The%20Guidelines/n55a_australian_dietary_guidelines_su

mmary_131014_1.pdf

Activity 6: PDHPE- research a specific drug. What is this drug? Is it legal/illegal? What are its side affects on the human

body? Write down a detailed explanation of the drug and its features.

Activity 7: HSIE- discuss the impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can

respond.

Activity 8: History- research the 1851 Gold Rush in Australia. What happened? Why was it important? What has come

from this Gold Rush? How is Australia different because of it?

Activity 9: Music- make sure you continue to practise playing your instrument if you are in band. Listen to several

different types of music. Create a Venn diagram of what is different about the music and what is the same. Listen to rock,

folk, pop, heavy metal, classical etc.

Activity 10: Help your family around the house with the house work- talk to your parents about coming up with a reward

system for doing extra jobs. Help with jobs like washing the dishes, putting the dishes away, taking the rubbish out to the

bins, sweeping, hanging out the washing, feeding a pet etc.

OR

Friday afternoon activities –

Play a boardgame or card game.

Have some fun outside and choose a fitness activity to do.

Year 4 Week 7 Spelling Grid answers

Year 5/6 Week 7 Spelling Grid Answers

End of Week 7!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Don’t forget to hand this booklet AND

your exercise book into the Stage 3

collection box at school on Monday!