Silent Letters

Today in your word investigation with Billy, you will be looking at words with silent letters. Here are two websites you will be using:

Website 1

Website 2

Calculate your eco-footprint

Click here to calculate your eco-footprint!

Sunny Meadows

Today we looked at ecosystems and interdependence. Here is a game we played about plants, rabbits and foxes. Can you get the highest score?

Ecosystems and Interdependence

Today the students from 3/4A and 3/4B who do not attend the Vietnamese Bilingual Program did a study on ecosystems and interdependence.
Above are two examples of an ecosystem and the interdependence between the living things within their particular habitat.

Watch this video to find out about a desert ecosystem




CLICK HERE TO WATCH AN ANIMATION ABOUT INTERDEPENDENCE

Comic Strips

In multimedia this week we will be using Strip Generator. Please click here

Term 4 Inquiry

This term our unit of inquiry is "How we share the planet"

The Central Idea is : Every human is responsible for his or her own eco-footprint.

The Lines of Inquiry are:

• Sustainability now and in the future
• Alternative production of power

The Key Concepts: Responsibility and Perspective

Learner Profile focus: Caring and Reflective


CHECK THE USEFUL LINKS UNDER "HOW WE SHARE THE PLANET"

Area and Perimeter Challenge!

Have a go at creating your own floor plan for a new bedroom or even a whole house using this program, Small Blue Printer.

Area and Perimeter

Angles

In mathematics, we are looking at angles and how they appear in a range of structures. Have a go at some of these activities... click here to try!

Famous structures - Ancient Tiahuanacu

Famous Structures - The Taj Mahal

Famous Structures - The Alhambra

Our Unit of Inquiry

Transdisciplinary theme: How the World Works

Central Idea: Structures are designed for certain purposes

Lines of inquiry:

• Features of Successful Structures


• Factors must be considered when designing a structure

Key Concepts: Function and Reflection

Learner Profile Focus: Inquirers and Balanced

Big structures around Australia

Unusual structures around Australia. They have a purpose, but what? Click on the picture to find out more...

Project Idea No 1

As part of our unit of inquiry on Structures students will be required to research and present a project. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World would be a great investigation!

Click here for more information.

Our Tessellation Investigation

Inventor project 1

201134b alexander g bell by aino & ruby

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201134b_J.K Rowling Halima

34b nicoleandchristine thomas edison2011

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2011 34b tommy and zen

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Fraction Webquests

Have a go at one (or more) of these Webquests about fractions:

Fun with Fractions

Fraction Webquest

Fraction Walls

Students in 3/4A and 3/4B are looking at fractions as part of our mathematics program this term. Students created fraction walls to understand the concept of equivalence. An example of this is 1/2 is equal to 2/4 and 6/12.

Author Study - Roald Dahl

For the next few weeks the students in 3/4 will be doing an Author Study on Roald Dahl. We will be discussing his books and movies, finding out about the man himself and other related activities. Here are a couple of links if you want to find out more:

The official Roald Dahl Website

The Roald Dahl fan site

Poems by Roald Dahl