Moriac Primary School

Year 3/4

Literacy

During reading and writing this term students have been learning about the purpose, structure and features of Procedural Texts. Students have also been learning about the importance of including directional language, verbs and adverbs when writing their procedures. They have written and followed several procedures to create a variety of science experiments such as Magic Milk, Balloon Rockets, Volcanic Lemons and a Skittles Experiment.

Skittle experiment
Magic milk
Recording the steps
Magic milk
Following steps
Skittle experiment
Magic milk
Recording the steps
Magic milk
Following steps
Balloon rockets
Balloon rockets
Balloon rockets
Balloon rockets

Andy Griffith Online Workshop:

Students were introduced to author Andy Griffith and participated in an interactive incursion launching his new book titled 'Land of the Lost Things'. Students were introduced to some of his new characters from the book and were given the opportunity to create their own imaginative stories with a sentence starter of  'Hey!, remember when.....'

 

Hey!, Remember when.......
Hey!, Remember when.....
Hey!, Remember when.....
Hey!, Remember when.......
Hey!, Remember when.....
Hey!, Remember when.....

Book Week Celebrations

During reading and writing this week, students have been learning about the origins of Book Week and have been enjoying reading through some of the notable Book Week picture story books. Students have been practising their comprehension skills by making inferences, writing book reviews and discussing different perspectives. 

Maths

In Maths this term, students have been learning about all forms of measurement. Capacity, volume, area, length, temperature and time. Students have been measuring a variety of objects in the classroom using both formal and informal units of measurement and trundel wheels to measure distances outside such as how far they can kick a football.

Measuring capacity
Measuring capacity
Measuring volume
Measuring volume
Measuring volume
Measuring capacity
Measuring capacity
Measuring volume
Measuring volume
Measuring volume
Measuring distance
Measuring distance
Measuring distance
Measuring distance

Humanities

In Humanities students are learning about what life was like in Australia before European Settlement. They will  be researching what life was like for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples before the arrival of the Europeans and how Indigenous cultures told their stories, the role of ochre and the importance of symbols in the telling of the stories. Students will learn about stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following their arrival.

 

Tree Planting Day

On Wednesday the 21st of August grade 4 students participated in a tree planting day at Lake Modewarre. Students not only planted them, but hammered in stakes, protected the trees with guards and  mulched all of the varying trees. We planted approximately 550 trees on the day. Everyone did an amazing job and should be very proud of their efforts!

 

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