Muscles/Flipgrid

LI: To self monitor understanding of words and phrases./ LI: To research the meaning of unknown words and phrases. This week for reading we had to make a flip grid where we summarise a article we read called Why our muscles get tired?. We also had to say three words we found out about the article. Before we did the flip grid we had to fill in a document. For the document we had to write down words that we didn't know about the article and we had t write the meaning by going on the dictionary. Once we finished filling in the document we moved onto doing our flip gird. Here is the link- Flipgrid

Japanese and Lattice Method

                       

For this week Mr Ogilvies Math groups has been using the Japanese and the Lattice Method. Also for their DLO (Digital Learning Object) they had to explain how to do the Japan and Lattice Method. But before they used the Japanese and the Lattice method, they used other simple ones. Like algorithm multiplication and others. They've been trying to use strategies out of their basic facts. So they tried the Japan and Lattice method. The Lattice one takes just a a tiny bit of time. The Japan method takes time because depending on the equation, you have to draw a lot of things. One of Mr Ogilvies Math groups learned how to use the strategies using equations with decimals, the group was called Math Masters. Math Masters also had to teach another one of Mr Ogilvies groups called Magnificent Multipliers.

Writing | Narrative structure and language features

LI. To identify the structure and language features for a narrative. This week for writing Mr. Wongs writing groups had to create a DLO with the structure and language features for a narrative. We used the text reminders to help us. Mr. Wongs writing groups explaned some of the parts on the mat and played a game called 'Chain link'. We had to get into our groups then we said things about the structure and language features. The first group who is finished is the winning team. At the last round Dr. Dahl and Dr. Suess were having trouble with the structures and language features. When Mr. Wong stopped the game after the last round we talked about what we could say to get done creating a chain link.

What's Living?

This is one of the compulsory task which is the fish bone.

This week for inquiry we have been learning about the circulatory system. Each week we have been learning about a new topic. There are ten groups. Each group has to finish off the compulsory task which are the fish bone, the explanation, the poetry and the sculpture. Sometimes the compulsory task change. If groups finish off one compulsory task they either get one credit or two credits. If groups buy a question/answer they have to give five credits. If they want to buy a sculpture, question or drawing where they choose what to do for it they have to give ten credits back. Whenever groups have finished off their compulsory task they get to move onto the elective task which is the more fun tasks to do. When it is week ten we will be doing a quiz. There are going to be eighteen questions. Each person from each group has to do sculpture, drawing and questioning. There will be task categories in each of the rounds. All the groups have to decide what they want to do.

Duffy Assembly

On Tuesday the whole school went to the hall because it was Duffy Assembly. We had a few guests to visit this school. Our guests were Tayla Hodson Tomokino, Matt Johnson and a woman from mainfreight. Tayla and Matt went on the stage and told us things about themselves. They told us how reading made them succeed. When Tayla was 6 years old she was a champion at BMX riding. Tayla won 4 trophies in 4 years in a row. Right now Tayla is a accountant, a interviwer and a commentator. Tayla played touch rugby because she wanted to play different sports. Matt is a ruby player who plays for the Blues. One of the hardest teams Matt have played against was Melbourne Storms. Matt's future plan is to be a P.E teacher. Matt has to read books about rules of being a P.E teacher. Tayla's future plan is to graduate the law and wants to help sports people with contractors. After Matt and Tayla told us about themselves we could ask some questions to Tayla and Matt. When we finished asking questions Tayla and Matt handed out Duffy books to each class. After that we went back to class. Tayla and the lady from mainfreight visited LS1. We could ask more questions to Tayla. At t he end Tayla and the lady from mainfreight handed out our Duffy books we chose.

LS1 Minute to Win it Olympics

For this week and the rest of the term LS1 has made their own Olympic also based on a TV Show. It is the LS1 Minute to Win it Olympics. As the events they used the Minute to Win it challenges to be the little mini sports. They have really crazy events, and they have been to their own team. Each team has made a logo or emblem to represent their own team. At the last week of Term 1 they are going to have the event on Thursday. The groups are practicing the events to be prepared and be better.

Pop Art- Self Portrait

LI: To use different techniques to create a visual art piece. This week LS1 had to make a self portrait of their selves. The self portrait of their selves had to be pop art. First Mr. Wong printed photos of us in black and white. Then we had trace over the black and white parts with a blue pen. After that we had to turn the printed paper of us around. After we had to go to a window and sketch the photo of our face. If we went to a window and did it we could see the face of our photo more better. We had to use a pencil and trace it hard. We had to do the tracing side to side. After we finished tracing it Mr. Ogilvie taped the photo of our faces and another piece of paper. After we had to trace the photo again, but with a different coloured pen. We had to press hard. Once we finished tracing the photo we had to give it to Mr. Ogilvie, so he could take the tape off. Once he took the tape of we had to see if our face was traced on the empty piece of paper. If our face wasn't traced on the empty piece of paper we had to restart. Once Mr. Ogilvie finished taking the tape off we could finish off our must do's. On the next day we had to choose a pastel colour and colour the white part in. We had to have the picture of our photo beside us to see the white parts. The pastel colour that I chose was pink. After we coloured in our art we could paint our piece of art. We had to paint the black parts black. After we finished painting it we had to put our art on the trays. We had to wait for a while, so our piece of art could dry. We had to wait for another day. When we waited for another day we had to trace the lines in vivid. Once we finished tracing the lines in vivid we we were finished with our piece of art.