Learning intention: We are learning to locate information in a text.

We will be successful if we can: Skim and scan the text for key words and information. Find details about convict escapes using a website.

The remoteness of Australia and its landscape made it an ideal choice for a place where criminals could be sent for committing crimes in the early 19th century. Many of the convicts tried to escape and flee into the bush. Later, other convicts tried to escape by sea, heading across the Pacific Ocean. In this clip, Charles meets Liam, an escaped convict who is attempting to travel over the Blue Mountains to the west.

Step 1: Choose a convict to research from the list below. You will be researching their story of escape.

-Mary Bryant

-Alexander Pearce

-William Buckley

Step 2: Use this website as a starting point for your research into their escape.

Convict Escapes

Find details such as

-Where did they escape from?

-How did they escape?

-Were they caught and what was the punishment?

Step 3: Upload your work to Google Classroom.

YouTube Video Link:Reading Tuesday 25th August

Learning Intention: We are learning to research a specific era in Australian history.

We will be successful when we: Use our research to create a solid plan.

Writing Video Link: Writing - Tuesday 25th August

Warm Up: Handwriting

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Today you will be choosing a specific time in Australian history to focus which will be the base of your recount writing for the next few lessons, so make sure you choose something you are interested in!!

Step 1: First, you will have to make a decision on what time period your future writing pieces will be based around, look at the my place grid you filled out yesterday and decide on a time period that you are most interested in.

Step 2: Now that you have chosen a time period you are going to write your recount in you will have to go and do some further research that you will write in your writing book, this will include the following things:

• Firstly, why does it interest you? write down all you know and what you want to know about this period in Australia’s history

• What are kids doing in this period of time, school? work?

• What are the parents doing, what sort of jobs do they have?

• Key historical events happening in this period

• Background info- what did colonisation look like at this point in time?

• What was happening with convicts?

• Aboriginal communities place in society

• Inventions, what sort of technology would you generally see?

• Plus any extra details you can think of, the more the better.

Step 3: Use some of the links below to help you find info:

• 1870's

• 1860's

• 1850's

• 1840's

• 1830's

• 1820's

• 1810's

• http://www.aushistorytimeline.com/

• Use other sources to find information as well.

Step 4: Upload your work to google classroom.

Step 1: write your spelling words into the Tuesday column of your Weekly Spelling Sheet.

Step 2: Complete the spelling task ‘Snake’ by following the instructions below.

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Word Snake

1. Write down one of your spelling words in the middle of your page

2. Connect another spelling word using a letter that is in both words.

3. Continue connecting your spelling words until all words are connected.

**You may need to make 2 snakes if it becomes too difficult.

Learning Intention: We are learning how to calculate the perimeter of squares and rectangles.

We will be successful when we can: use the formula and strategies to accurately measure the perimeter of squares and rectangles.

Warm Up: 10-15 Minutes

To warm up today we are practising the skill we learned yesterday on how to convert between units. Here are some conversion problems for you to try and solve!

Metric Conversion Chart

Warm Up Conversion Problems

Main: 35-45 Minutes

We are learning how to measure the perimeter of a shape. Here is a picture to help us remember that the perimeter is around the outside of the shape, not to be confused with the area, the inside of a shape. When finding out what is the length and what is the width, in geometry the longest side will be the length, and the other the width!

Perimeter and Area Poster

Perimeter Formula for Squares and Rectangles

Video - Finding The Perimeter Of Squares and Rectangles

Perimeter Questions

Extension:

Have a go at these worded problems relating to perimeter. It may help to draw the shape and write the measurements down to help!

Perimeter Worded Problems 1