On Monday we started a new unit of Writing: Persuasive Writing. We played lots of game that helped us learn about what it means to agree vs disagree, the difference between facts and opinions and the importance of giving reasons when we are trying to persuade someone. As a class we had a robust discussion regarding the statement 'Swimming lessons should be compulsory for all children'. Only three students in the class agreed with the statement, however after a respectful debate and some very persuasive arguments from the three, majority of the class agreed with this in the end.

On Tuesday we went to the athletics sports at Pedrina Park. Here are some of the Year 3/4's proudest moments.

Jaxson Cross: My proudest moment was when I got 4th in the 100m sprint.

Mietta Price: My proudest moment was when I did my long jump because I think I did it a medium length jump.

Sam Packman: My proudest moment was running really fast in the 200m.

Nate Weilbaecher: My proudest moment was making a new friends named Sean.

Pippa Quinn: My proudest moment was the 200 metres because I came 4th.

Ava Huf: My proudest moment was doing the long jump because I like jumping.

Thomas Hurley: My proudest moment was when I threw the discuss. I think it was about 12 metres.

Qwyn Nettleton: My proudest moment was in discuss because I think I got 5 or 6 metres.

Cooper Leese: My proudest moment was when I came 2nd place in the 100m sprint.

Emma Thomas: Watching Lexi in high jump was my proudest moment from athletics day.

On Wednesday we learnt about persuasive techniques. We watched advertisements and identified how the use of colour, music, a hook, comparison, and appealing to our emotions can help to persuade us. We also watched a short clip on how food is made to look so much better in advertisements.

We have been learning to read and answer worded questions in Maths. We have been learning to identify the important parts of the question and also figure out what the question is actually asking us to do - sometimes it isn't always clear. We have been learning about lots of different problem solving strategies that can assist us with worded problems such as underlining or highlighting the important parts as well as modelling, visualising or drawing out the problem. On Wednesday we had a go at writing our own worded questions. See if you can figure out the answers...

Jaxson Cross: I have 6 trees. There are 3 leaves on each. How many leaves are there altogether?

Mietta Price: I had 5 paddocks. Each paddock had 7 sheep in it. How many sheep are there altogether?

Nate Weilbaecher: I have 6 cats. Each cat has 2 ears. How many ears are there altogether?

Pippa Quinn: I had two pictures. Each picture had 3 cats in it. How many cats are there altogether?

Ava Huf: There were 8 bushes. Each bush had 3 flowers on each. How many flowers are there altogether?

Thomas Hurley: I had 12 cows, 10 sheep and 9 chooks. How many legs are there altogether?

Qwyn Nettleton: At the shop there were 5 chocolate bars. Each chocolate bar had 10 squares of chocolate. How many chocolate squares are there altogether?

Cooper Leese: There were 2 paddocks with 14 cows in each. How many cows are there altogether?

Emma Thomas: There are 4 children. Each had 2 shoes. How many shoes are there altogether?

Victorian Maths Challenge