Poetry Writing

Follow this link below and explore the range of Australian poems.

http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poems-theme-occasion/poems-for-kids

Select (with your partner) your favourite one and present it in an interesting way.
You may select how you want to do this...be creative because you will need to share this with the class and you want to keep them interested.

Properties of Light

Follow the online activity below and go through the information about colours found in pictures.

Explore the different colours and how these colours are mixed together.

Try this many times. Use the link below.

http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/color/dots/index.html

Writing

Last week 4/5W wrote a fabulous MadLib app story using our knowledge of grammar and our imaginations. What a laugh it was to read it together!!

 

Fraction Games

Hi All

 

Today as part of your independent work you are able to use some of these fraction game websites.

HAVE FUN!!

 

Click on the links below - hover over the underlined name and you will open the game window.

 

Fraction Intro

 

Fraction Flags

 

Fraction Monkey

 

Melvin's Make a Match

 

Fractotron

 



PLT - Division websites

Hi All

Here are the links to a variety of division sites that you can use today in our PLT class.

http://resources.oswego.org/games/Mathmagician/mathsdiv.html

 

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/drag_race/drag_race.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/division/play/popup.shtml

 

 

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/resources/gordon/Hit%20the%20button%20v9.swf

 

http://mrnussbaum.com/football/

 

 

 

http://www.hoodamath.com/games/factorfeeder.html

 

 

http://www.hoodamath.com/games/divisionderby.html

 

 

http://www.hoodamath.com/games/demolitiondivision.html





Marvelous Melbourne

This is a link that we can use to find out more about our fabulous city and state.

http://museumvictoria.com.au/marvellous/index.asp

Our Pen Pals at Royal Oak Primary in Auckland, New Zealand

Our pen pals received the letters we sent to them.  Here are a few pictures of the class reading our letters.

Very exciting stuff!!

 

Mossie News

Check out the new Mossie News website.  Written and added to by members of our Mossie News reporting team!!

http://mossienews.weebly.com/

Book Week Tasks - Read Across the Universe

Here are a variety of missions that you can do during Book Week.

Mission #1

• You've been chosen to represent Earth in a space ship travelling to the planet Draxnar, in the outer limits of the milky way.  You may take only ten things with a combined weight of one kilogram to remind you of home.  What would they be?

• Luckily, the space ship has a tiny library.  Choose five books that will help entertain and inform you on your journey.

• It is very cramped in your space ship.  What rules do you think you might need to help the crew live happily together?

• Part way through your journey, you receive a communication from the planet Gorgasauron.  How many names can you invent and write down for an alien from Gorgasauron? You have five minutes so write fast!!

• Draw one of the Drax and give them names.

• On Draxnar it's your job to persuade one of the Drax, a creature about your age, to come back to Earth with you.  How do you persuade this Drax to leave Draxnar and visit Earth?

Mission #2

• A portal has opened in the space-time continuum, allowing your to travel to another galaxy.  What are you doing when you discover the portal?  Which galaxy is it?  Describe what happens when you arrive at a new world.

• What problems might arise for people from Earth who encounter aliens?  Would it ever be possible for us all to get along?

• The alien race you meet offers you a video camera to record a message to send back to Earth.  In your video, briefly explain what has happened to you, and include come clips or still photographs of your new home.

• The zoo near your new home is full of strange species.  Draw, label and describe some.

Mission #3

• Design and create a card for a create from another galaxy, inviting it to join you in reading across the universe.

Mission #4

• Using PAINT, generate an avatar (you as a character) with a space theme.

Mission #5

• Design a logo for the theme, Read Across the Universe.  You could go it alone, or try an online logo generator like CoolText.

Mission #6

• Would you rather go on a journey into space or to the bottom of the ocean? Why? Write a letter to a friend, persuading them to you with you.

Mission #7

• Make a poster for the Book Week theme at a website called Poster My Wall.

Mission #8

• Mix and Match some animals at Switch Zoo and create a strange world for them to live in.

 

Dr John's Badge - Digital Storytelling

Here are the 2 tasks that we have been working through so far to complete your Digital Storytelling badge during our ICT sessions.

Please use this blog link and follow the steps in order to complete your badge.

Task 1: - will be given to you in class, but when you have completed this task you then move onto this next task.

 

Photostory

Task 2

 

Your task is to create a digital picture story book for a younger student. It can be about anything, but the younger students must enjoy it.

1. Open up Paint and create 8 pictures. When you finish the pictures save them as Page 1 in your photostory file. DON’T FORGET A FRONT COVER!
2. When all of your pictures are finished open up Photostory and import the pictures in.
3. Drag the photos into the correct order. Rotate if needed.
4. Click on each picture and add the text. Each picture needs text, but don’t make it too long!
5. Change the style and font so that it can be read easily. 
6. You can format pictures here if you would like.
7. Press customise motion.
8. Select the transition tab and add a transition to each picture.
9. Alter the seconds to be 5 seconds.
10. Save each picture.
11. If you can, you could add voice.
12. Click save your story for playback on the computer.
13. Save it in your folder.
14. View and share your story with a friend.

Welcome to 2013!

Welcome to an exciting year.  I am Mrs. Walker, the teacher of 4/5W at Mossgiel Park Primary School in Victoria, Australia.  Our class is going to have a fabulous year that will include lots of fun, learning and challenging ourselves, including myself!! 

As time goes by the class will be adding their work, pictures and videos to show you all what we have been doing in class, as well as activities outside the classroom.  

I can not wait to get started and I can not wait to show you the amazing students there are going to be in 4/5W in 2013.

Follow our blog and you will soon see what I am talking about.

Mrs Walker