Month: March 2013

Easter and the Bilby

Many chocolate eggs are bunnies or rabbits.  But in Australia, the native Bilby (our native bunny) is endangered.  You can buy a chocolate BILBY instead this Easter to help support the Save the Bilby Fund.

We are going to learn a bit more about the Bilby and how endangered they are here.

SAVE THE BILBY – this website tells you all about the need to save the Bilby for Australia

VIDEO – NATIVE BILBIES FIGHT BACK – watch this ABC video to see how one boy made a difference – you can too.

INFORMATION SHEET easterbilbyinfo– this pdf give facts about the bilby.

So think about the wonderful Australian animals we celebrate as they are special and unique to our country.  What can you do to help save them?

Where did my family come from?

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? – going to this website will show you a little snippet of video from the new show starting on SBS in April.  This show finds out about famous Australians and where their family came from?

This is just what you will be doing at home as you ask Mum and Dad and your Grandparents and relatives, “Where did our family come from?”  We will be sharing our findings on Friday in class and working out where each family came from on the world map.  Try to find out at least one interesting family story to share with the class.

Mrs Veary 🙂

HARMONY DAY – 21 March

Don’t forget we are celebrating Harmony Day this Thursday21 March by wearing a National Dress of a country; or wearing a flag on our tee-shirts to show the different countries Australian people come from in the world!  We are also going to bring in food from different places in the world.

To investigate Harmony Day you will be doing some FINDING OUTat home, where you need to ask your parents some questions to find our Where did my family come from? 

Harmony Day is a day when we celebrate the different

Games:

1.  Everyone Belong Quiz

2. Multiculturalism MATCH-UPS

WORK FOR THE DAY – Wed 6 March

Good morning everybody!  I am sorry but I am at home sick today.   Make your relief teacher very welcome and here is your work for the day.

Morning Session: 

  • Begin your day with Wednesday News (explain how you time your news and each have 2 mins)  (Liz will go out with Tom to do reading)

  • Finish publishing Hush stories – the few students who have not finished sticking in their typed up stories must stick them onto the sheet beside their illustrations (on my desk); Other students to finish colouring in their A3 Modern Classroom Designs (on handing-in table) – allow 15mins for this activity)  All to hand back in again.

  • MENTAL MATHS – Today all students will be working independently on their Mental Maths using their books or the photocopied sheets I gave out last week.  They kept them in their desks.  (Kobi will need a photocopy as I have his book with me at home – and Kohan’s new book is on my desk).  They started last week and today they will all be doing THURSDAY of the week they began last week.  There were 3 groups: Blue book – week 1 Thurs (Mon, Tues, Wed were done last week) – Kobi, Kohan, Matty; Blue book – week 20 Thurs: Jasper, Luke, Zack, Angus, Harry; Rest of class (I think) on Red Book – Week 2 Thurs.  Students to be given max 10-15 mins; put up hands for help; Liz to work with Tom and Week 1 group; then mark together using red pen.  Write in answers if work not finished; scores and set goals for next time.  [We are trying to get this as a quick mental maths activity with a cut-off time even if not finished to build up their stamina.] Then move onto class Maths activity for the day (below).

  • MATHS – Today you will be working with Money and counting Australian coins and exchanging coins.  [Try to get a selection of money (coins) from Kingsley Iddon before school to use as concrete materials)  Talk about Australian coins (students have researched coin heads…recently) and their relative values.  Click here for website to manipulate coins COIN EXCHANGES then students to complete the following worksheet. coins sheet and challenge sheet for fast finishers Work out the Number Challenge

  • FITNESS

  • RECESS

  • INQUIRY GROUPS: You will see these on the little whiteboard and I introduced students to the activities yesterday.  They drew up their legend for the mapwork; and homework was to research logos/emblems for designers; brands, footy and sports clubs, clothes, foods.

  • Download THE PLANNER INQUIRY PLANNER and you will see the activities in detail for immersion tasks #1, #2, #3, #4.  The whiteboard has the groups allocated to each task for today.  Tomorrow I will rotate the groups to the next activity so today each group will only take on 1 task for the day.  (Liz to work with Koalas on activity #4 today)  Teacher to work with #1 activity.  Sheets are photocopied and laminated copies on teacher’s desk near window. 

  • LUNCH

  • YELLOW READING BOX – second session.  Kobi, Kohan, Tom and Matty to go on Reading Eggs on computer.  I will send their usernames and passwords by e-mail to Mr. Madden.  (students to fetch box from Room T6 Mrs Tomlinson).  Booklets are in grey pigeonholes at windown at teacher’s desk.  They say: Reading Box Booklet.

  • Have a great day together and work hard everybody!  See you all tomorrow..  🙂 Mrs Veary