Monday
10th August 2020
10th August 2020
Learning Intention:
We are learning to spell words using the prefix ‘dis’ meaning away or negative.
Success Criteria:
I have chosen 10 spelling words for the week.
I have completed the Monday column of my weekly spelling grid.
Introduction
Click on the link below to login to the SMART Spelling website.
https://www.smartspelling.com.au
After you have clicked the link you will need to click the button in the top right hand corner that says 'login'.
You will then login using:
Username - year4@smartspelling.com.au
Password - 12345678
When you have logged in, click on the pink text box that says 'Spelling Lessons with Michelle', and then 'Lesson 9 - the prefix ‘dis’ meaning away or negative’ to watch the SMART Spelling lesson from Michelle.
Activity
After you have watched the SMART Spelling lesson choose your spelling words from the weekly word list below. You will need to choose 8 words from the list and include 2 BOB words to make a total of 10 words for the week. Your BOB words could come from a book you have been reading or you could ask your parents for help to choose 2 words that will challenge you.
When you have chosen your words, divide a page in your spelling book into 4 columns with the headings Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Red Words
dislike
displace
disagree
discover
distrust
disown
Orange Words
disobey
disallow
disloyal
disappear
disregard
disproven
Green Words
disbelief
dishonest
dissatisfied
disheartened
disappoint
disorganised
Learning Intention:
We are learning to make connections as we read.
Success Criteria:
We can:
be reminded by the book of a personal experience
be reminded by the book of another text
TUNING IN
WATCH Miss White’s video introducing your activities for Chapter 9.
ACTIVITY
If you have not yet done so, SET UP your Expanding Vocabulary pages in your journal for the final 4 - 6 pages in your journal, copying the picture you see here --->
READ Chapter 9 independently, or along with Miss White here --->
ADD the word ‘peal’ to your Expanding Vocabulary page, follow the steps to infer and find the meaning of the word.
In your Charlie Journal, write the HEADING for your next Chapter Summary:
Ch. 9 - Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble
COMPLETE this chapter summary in your Charlie Journal:
Chapter 9: Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble
Why did Grandpa Joe and Charlie burst into peals of laughter?
Explain your response.
TUNING IN
WATCH Miss White’s video revisiting how we make connections when we read, and introducing your activities for Chapter 10.
ACTIVITY
In your English book, write the heading 'Making Connections' and NOTE down any connections you can make with the events in Chapter 10 while you are reading. Try to find 2 or 3.
READ Chapter 10 independently, or along with Miss White here --->
In your Charlie Journal, write the HEADING for your next Chapter Summary:
Ch. 10 - The Family Begins to Starve
COMPLETE this chapter summary in your Charlie Journal:
Chapter 10: The Family Begins to Starve
Write a diary entry from the perspective of a family member as they struggle through their hunger and cold.
Your diary entry should be between 2 and 5 sentences.
Learning Intention: We are learning to plan for success in our Information writing.
Success Criteria: I can…
read the information about bees to find the most interesting facts.
choose three facts and order them from most to least exciting.
Today we are learning how to group facts into sections and how to order these sections to build momentum in our Information Writing - this means making our writing as interesting as possible for our readers!
Click the links below and have a look at both of these websites, which are all about honey bees!
Please watch Miss Evans' video to help you! >>
You need to find and choose three of the most exciting or interesting facts from these websites and write them in your English book in order - from most exciting to least exciting.
You will also need to answer these questions in full sentences in your English book:
Why did you choose these three facts?
Why did you put them in that order?
Next, you need to do the same thing with the research you have done at school about your own information topic.
Find and choose three of the most exciting or interesting facts from your research and write them in your English book in order - from most exciting to least exciting.
You will also need to answer these questions in full sentences in your English book about your research:
Why did you choose these three facts?
Why did you put them in that order?
LI: We are learning to recall the multiplication facts to 10 x 10.
SC: We will be successful if we can:
-use what we know to work out unknown facts
-we can recall the times tables
Warm up: Colour in the times table chart showing the multiplication you know so far.
https://www.mathplayground.com/interactive_multiplication_chart.html (Use 1-10 chart and highlight the 1, 10 answers as the students colour your own chart.
Explicit Lesson: Write out the two times tables. What do you notice about the answers? Write a sentence explaining how you solve these.
Complete this drill sheet as promptly as you can. Copy the equation and answer in your Maths book. Keep a record of how long it takes you. We are hoping to become more fluent with these equations.
Let’s go old school!
Video yourself chanting the 2 times tables. Upload it to Google Classroom. Check out the video.
You can access your Indonesian, Performing Arts, PE, STEM, Art and Blue Earth lessons by going to the 'More' tab at the top of the remote learning website, and then choosing 'Specialists'.
We suggest this timetable for working through your Specialists throughout the week:
Tuesday - Blue Earth
Wednesday - Performing Arts
Thursday - Art
Friday - STEM & PE
Mr Waters and I had an agreement. This agreement did not work out in my favour.
Mr Waters...
this one's for you.
:D