Fun Day Tomorrow!

Please remember to wear your colour and dress for the weather (it is forecast to rain, but we are hopeful it will not, and we want to be ready).

Miss Barry will send a message via Class Dojo by 12:00pm tomorrow to confirm if we are to go ahead or not.

Also, there are NO CLUBS tomorrow afternoon. Buses will leave at regular times.

Homework, Tuesday, 27th November

Maths: Practice 8-3 Dividing with Remainders; Enrichment 8-3 Order Lunch
Reading: Finish reading A Very Important Day by Thursday.
Spelling: Review List 13  Click here for Spelling City       Click here for Quizlet

List 13 – ( / ôr / , / ûr / and / yoor /  sounds)

Core Words

horse	chore	firm	learn
dirty	curve	world	pure
board	course	heard	return
cure	score	worm	thirteen
worn	curl	shirt	search

Challenge Words             

thoroughbred

fortunate

hurdle

foreign

earnest

Advanced/Tier 3    Click her for Spelling City.

squirm	unicorn	worship	whirl
enormous	storm	torch	bored
sure	lure	chore	nature
curve	hooray	information	transportation
important	discourage	gorgeous	encourage

Homework, Monday, 26th November

Maths: Practice 8-2 Estimating Quotients; Enrichment 8-2 Franny's To-Do List
Reading: A Very Important Day pages 251-259

Spelling: Review List 12  Click here for Spelling City or Click here for Quizlet  

List 12 – ( /îr/, /är/ and /âr/ sounds)

Core Words

gear	cheer	starve	stairs
spear	square	charm	year
sharp	hairy	beard	charge
stare	heart	hardly	dairy
alarm	weird	spare	scarce

Challenge Words             

pioneer

awareness

startle

marvel

weary

Fun Day Teams

Week 13

Dear Parents and Students,

I hope you are all getting over the enormous meal we had for Thanksgiving! Thank you to all parents for the delicious food that was brought or sent for the celebration. Thanks also to all family members who were able to join in the fun. It was nice to spend some time together in a more social setting and enjoy one another's company. A link to photos of the day can be found at the bottom of this post.

In the classroom:

In Maths, we had a test on Thursday to complete Topic 7. This was a short topic about multiplication. We have already begun Topic 8, which is dedicated to division.  This is a longer topic, and the test won't take place until Thursday, the week after next.

In our Literacy Workshop, we spent more time in our Reading Circles, and our story of the week was Boss of the Plains. The conversations and collaborative work are really beginning to develop, and each group is becoming less reliant on guided instruction. We will continue the process next week with a story called A Very Important Day. We are well into our grammar unit about verbs, and have spent some time studying tense and verb agreement. This unit will also continue throughout next week.

In Science, we have been investigating thermal energy, and we enjoyed another practical assignment on Wednesday. Pictures of our research efforts can be seen via the link at the end of this post. Next week, we will be reviewing all we have learnt in this unit about energy, and we have another practical task scheduled for Wednesday.

In Social Studies, we spent a little bit more time learning about governments and economies. Next week, we will be learning about how nations and continents can be divided into different types of regions.

As you know, Fun Day will be taking place next Wednesday. All parents and family members are invited to come along to watch the fun. For those of you who can make it, I look forward to seeing you then.

As always, important upcoming dates are listed below. Have a great weekend, and I’ll see you all next Monday.

Wed, Nov 28:              Fun Day – Parents welcome

Fri, Nov 30:                Monthly Assembly – Parents welcome

Fri, Dec 7:                   Christmas Show

Fri, Dec 14:                 Half Day

15^th Dec – 1^st Jan:        Winter Break

Click here for photos of our Thanksgiving Lunch

Please feel free to add any photos of your own.

Click here for photos of this week's Science investigation.

Student of the Week, Week 13

Congratulations to Runa!

Runa has been more focused on her work this week, and has increased her level of involvement in group discussions and collaborative work.  Thank you for your efforts, Runa. Keep it up!

Homework, Thursday, 22nd November

Maths: Enrichment 7-6 Treasure
Reading: Have you completed an Achieve 3000 article this week?

Homework, Wednesday, 21st November

Maths: Practice 7-6 Special Cases due tomorrow
             Enrichment 7-6 Treasure - due Friday
Review Topic 7 - Test tomorrow   pp. 158-159 (Answers below) Extra Practice pp.160-161
Social Studies: pp.66-67 Questions 1-20  due next Wednesday

Math - Practice Test 7 Answers

1. C     2. C     3. B     4. B     5. C     6. A     7. B     8. A     9. C     10. D   11. D   12. B   13. A   14. D   15. D

Topic 7 Extra Practice Answer Key

Set A 1. 40 2. 7,000 3. 48,000 4. 200,000 5. 2,700 6. 6,000	Set B 1. 2,000 2. 2,400 3. 5,400 4. 2,100	Set C 1. 448 2. 768 3. 952 4. 1,080 5. 1,638 6. 1,269	Set D 1. 390 2. 1,680 3. 820 4. 780	SET E 1. 1,908 2. 414 3. 2,409 4. 2.294 5. 3,584 6. 3,189 7. 28,000 8. 8,400 9. 7,500 10. 90,000
SET F Problem 1: 42 Souvenirs Problem 2: $84

Here's this morning's Mystery Lesson: Why is it so hard for firefighters to put out wildfires?

...and here is video of a koala that survived a bushfire.

Homework, Tuesday, 20th November

Reading: Read pages 220-229 before Thursday.


Maths: Practice 7-5 Multiplying 2-Digit by 2-Digit Numbers; Enrichment 7-5 Food for Thought
Click here if you would like an online tutorial for multiplying 2-digit numbers

Watch below if you would like to see more of the Japanese array method.

Spelling: Review List 12  Click here for Spelling City or Click here for Quizlet  

List 12 – ( /îr/, /är/ and /âr/ sounds)

Core Words

gear	cheer	starve	stairs
spear	square	charm	year
sharp	hairy	beard	charge
stare	heart	hardly	dairy
alarm	weird	spare	scarce

Challenge Words             

pioneer

awareness

startle

marvel

weary

Homework, Monday, 19th November

Maths: Practice 7-4 Multiplying 2-Digit Numbers by Multiples of 10; Enrichment 7-4 A Finished Product!

Spelling: Review List 11  Click here for Spelling City or Click here for Quizlet  

List 11 – (long and short oo sounds)

Core Words

wood	push	stood	bush
brook	full	stool	fool
tool	roof	hook	pull
put	group	smooth	soup
wool	prove	shoot	move

Challenge Words             

soot

marooned

pudding

cocoon

superb

If you would like to listen to Boss of the Plains ahead of tomorrow's reading, click below.

Week 12

Dear Parents and Students,

I would first like to thank all parents for making the time to come in and see me during the week. Open communication is an integral part of every child’s development.  The parent/teacher meetings are always insightful, and most often lead to further improvements in your children’s academic opportunities and general wellbeing. 

During the school days, we have been busy in class. In Maths, we completed Topic 6 with the topic test on Tuesday. This topic has been a very successful venture, and I think we are all feeling a lot more confident about our understanding of algebra. We began Topic 7 on Wednesday, and as this is another fairly short topic, the test will take place next Thursday.

In our Literacy Workshop, we read Tanya's Reunion, and discussed the story in our Reading Circles. The conversations taking place have been very impressive, with each group learning to delve more deeply into the story and its themes. Next week, we will continue our reading with another story: Boss of the Plains.

In Science, we investigated light energy. We had a lot of fun refracting light with the use of mirrors, water, and prisms. Pictures of our investigations can be found via a link at the end of this post. Next week, we will be investigating thermal energy.

In Social Studies, we have continued our study of different types of governments and economies. Next week, we will be learning about how nations and continents can be divided into different types of regions.

As you know, we will celebrate Thanksgiving next Thursday. For parents who are able to attend, I look forward to seeing you all again. To all other parents, thank you for your generosity in contributing all of the delicious food. We will be thinking about you!

As always, important upcoming dates are listed below. I hope you all enjoy a restful weekend, and I’ll see you all next Monday.

Thu, Nov 22:              Thanksgiving Lunch

                                    Maths test – Topic 7

Wed, Nov 28:              Fun Day – Parents welcome

Fri, Nov 30:                Monthly Assembly – Parents welcome

Fri, Dec 7:                   Christmas Show

Fri, Dec 14:                 Half Day

15^th Dec – 1^st Jan:        Winter Break

Click here for photos from this week's Science prac.