Friday

Don't forget that today school finishes an hour earlier than normal. Don't forget to treat yourself to an early knock off on the last day of term. Enjoy your school holidays!

Reading

Learning Intention: We are learning to read for enjoyment

Success criteria: I can choose my favourite story book from the term to enjoy

Home learning activity:

Watch the above video of Mrs W reading the book 'Too Cute'.
Choose your favourite story book from the below links to watch and enjoy again.
Log on to Reading Eggs and continue with your lessons.

Bin Chicken

Pig the Tourist

Olga the Brolga

Pigeon Needs a Bath

Mr Chicken All Over Australia

The Singing Seal

Emo the Emu

Edwina the Emu

Writing

FINISHING OF FRIDAY

Please use your time today to finish off any of your writing projects that you have been undertaking this term.

Here is a list of what we have written in Writing during Remote Learning.

Information Report
Snapshot writing pieces about the animals and Australian bush.
Recount of your weekend.
Recount of the time you saw an Australian Animal
Narrative - Story you wrote last week.
Show'n'Share - sharing what you have learnt about your chosen Australian Animal.

Spelling

Please note this is the same content as previous days this week.

Learning Intention:

We are practicing our spelling using fun games and activities.

Success Criteria:

I can practice my spelling words using games and apps.

GAMES/ACTIVITIES

This week we are going to look at spelling with games and apps.

Consider using the following games to enhance spelling skills.

Scrabble
Boggle
Bananagrams
Crosswords
Find a words

Alternatively here are some online spelling apps and games you may want to explore this week.

1- Simplex Spelling Phonics 1

‘Simplex Spelling Phonics 1 teaches a full year of spelling curriculum with over 450 high frequency words divided into 42 lists that are organized by spelling patterns and difficulty levels. Each of the 42 lists comes with a lesson that teaches one of the basic building blocks of spelling in the English language. These basic building blocks include the different phonograms, sounds, and spelling rules.’

2- Montessorium: Intro to Words

‘Intro to Words guides your child so that they can learn to write, read and spell phonetically, and compose their own words and stories with original illustrations! Based on the proven methodology of Montessori.’

3- Spelling Monster

‘This educational app is a great tool that allows kids to practice their spelling words with fun interactive mini games.’

4- Spelling Teacher

‘The Spelling Teacher app includes Julia, your child's private spelling teacher who interacts with your student while playing fun learning activities. Teacher Julia also reads words and sentences during spelling practice and while taking weekly spelling tests.’

5- Word Wizard for Kids

‘Word Wizard offers several unique reading and spelling activities for children ages four to 10’

6- SPELLING MAGIC 3

‘SPELLING MAGIC 3 focuses on words that have multiple syllables in them. Examples of words included in this app are, pretzel, button, camel, and trumpet. This app also has compound words in it, such as bobcat, hotdog, dustpan, and handbag. The words are grouped into themed categories for organization and to create interest in the app.’

7- Spelling Bus

‘Spelling Bus is for learning to spell and practice to spell. Kids see the pictures and listens to the word and then type the spelling.’

8- Spelling Bug

‘Kids learn to spell the most needed words as they play. Application presents each word by displaying a picture and pronounces the word and presents the letters that are needed to make the word. Kids use there hand to arrange the letters in the right order to make the word.’

9- A+ Spelling Bee English Words

‘A fantastic spelling game for kids! Guaranteed improvement to spell English words! Bright, colourful and fun way to learn spelling.

Maths

Learning Intention: We are learning about division.

Success Criteria: I can use the strategies I have learnt, to solve problems.

Students can use today to catch up on any unfinished maths activities or go over any they would like more practice with. If everything is already done, here are some alternative Mathletics tasks.