Week 10 Homework

Well done to our class athletes at the interschool athletics carnival!

Reading
Read one RAZ book each night this week Monday - Thursday. Use the reading process.

Our Class RAZ Kids Reading Process.

1. Choose a book (your levels or above) you would like to read that you have not read before. 

2. Listen to the book read to you.

3. You read the book out aloud to an adult. They can hep you with any difficult parts. Focus on your reading fluency - change your voice at full stops, question marks, starting new sentences and pause at commas. 

4. Complete the quiz by yourself and only once. 

Maths
Times table study...Challenge yourself to get better.
Use these interactives to help you get better at times tables that challenge you. 10 minutes each night.

Spelling
New list words on Tuesday (as most people are at the carnival)
Complete your weekly activities by Friday. Friday Test this week.

Week 9 Homework

BTN - due tomorrow (Wednesday) See the post below this one.
Ask a parent to help you understand the BTN activity that we will do tomorrow.
Watch some of the stories to decide on which news story you will use for this task.

Spelling - by Friday
Complete your weekly spelling work with your new list words. You have already completed some in your Spelling books.
Spelling test this Friday (Week 9)
http://year4spelling.blogspot.com.au/


Maths - by Friday
Times tables: Practise your 4 and 6 times tables or any others that you need to learn.
Use these interactive games to help you learn.
We will have a times tables review next week.


Typing Practice  - by Friday

Some students have asked for more typing practise. I thought that was a great idea.
Here is a new typing practice site. Just follow the letters at the top of the screen. You also get a score! Please practise for 10 minutes each night.
PLEASE DO NOT CREATE AN ACCOUNT. It is not needed for your training.
Parents, please supervise this with your children.

http://www.keybr.com/

BTN - Week 9

These are this week's BTN news stories.

Australian Basketballers

Train Kid

Wood Sport

AFL Kids

The King's Kids


Robot Girls


Set out a new page in your reading book like this below:

BTN  - Activity

Title of your News Story:

Summarising What are the main, important points of this news story. Write at least 5. (Bonus points if you can get 7.)	Evaluating What made this news story interesting? What did the reporter do to make this an interesting story to watch and learn from?
Making Connections Create a Y chart and complete how you made text to text, text to self and text to world connections with the news story.	Questioning Write 3 thick and 3 thin questions from the news story. You can do this before, during and after watching it. Bonus points for 5 thick and thin questions.

Learning Journey Links

Bullying Survey - Click here



Learning Journey Feedback

With your parents use Socrative to type a personal learning goal for Term 4. Go to Socrative.com Room number 4449161


At the end of the Learning Journey students and parents make a short comment (one sentence) about your Learning Journey experience -  Click here to add to the Padlet Wall

 

Learning Journey 2014 - Year 4

Hi Parents,
Please access this link to view your confirmed time for your child's learning journey.

Your child will need to bring their MacBook with them to their session.
Please be prompt.
Look forward to seeing you there.

Week 8 Homework

Spelling

Our new spelling activities to be completed in your spelling books. Please have your spelling books at home each day.  How Words Sound, Look, Change Form and Where they come from.

SA Group - there seems to have been a mix up with Audio Boo. Please just complete the word list you have been given for this week.
http://year4spelling.blogspot.com.au/


Typing Practice

Some students have asked for more typing practice. I thought that was a great idea.
Here is a new typing practice site. Just follow the letters at the top of the screen. You also get a score! Please practise for 10 minutes each night.
PLEASE DO NOT CREATE AN ACCOUNT. It is not needed for your training.
Parents, please supervise this with your children.

http://www.keybr.com/

Week 6 Wednesday and Thursday Homework

Spelling - Practise your prefix and suffix challenge list.  We are having a Friday quiz on your words. Please have your spelling book here tomorrow.

BTN work - Make sure you have answered all the 3 questions for the Padlet activity.

Maths - Share your teaching videos that you made today with your parents. Make any changes that you need to before I see on Thursday and Friday.

Genius Project - Let your parents know what you have done so far in your Genius project. Share with them how you have planned your report using a mind map, your report writing and reading activities.

BTN (Behind the News) Stories for this Week

This is a new activity we going to try each week.
It is a group activity.

Your group roles will be:

Leader
Creative Designer
information Inspector

Your group will be given one of these BTN news stories from BTN to complete the activities. Click on the BTN news story given to your group.

Bee Problems

Text Walking

Scottish Dancing

BMX Champ

Surfing Star

Maritime Past

Group Activities:

Padlet Discussion  - 10 minutes Padlet Link
Each group member must add a post to the news story's Padlet. Type your name and story title at the top of the post.
You need to write what your thoughts and opinions are about the news story.
How did it make you feel?
What did you learn?
What is your opinion of the topic of the story?

Visual Presentation - 30 minutes
Using your group roles create a visual presentation (using your MacBook or traditional art tools) that summarises the key points of the news story.

Deliver your presentation - 30 seconds - 1 Minute
As a group plan and rehearse your presentation for the class to watch and listen to.
Each member of the group must have a speaking role in the presentation. Speaking must be shared equally.