Term One Evaluation ~ Monster

Read Aloud Books:

Picture Books and/or Information Books - 

Australia's Deadly and Dangerous Animals - Steve Parish

DK Secrets of the Deep Revealed

Animal Homes

A Visual Introduction to Wild Cats

A Visual Introduction to Monkeys and Apes

The Horrible Science of You

Superscience Flowering Plants

Australia the Land - A Bobbie Kalman Book

First Australians ~ The Story of Indigenous Australia by Karin Cox

Zoom! The Invisible World of Plants by Camilla de la Bedoyere

Green Eggs and Ham

Reptiles by Karin Cox

DK Plants Bite Back by Richard Platt

The Cocky, the Crow and the Hawk by Christine Nicholls

Karana The Story of the Father Emu by Uncle Joe Kirk

How the Birds Got Their Colours

Warnayarra the Rainbow Snake

The Rainbow Serpent by Dick Roughsey

Seasons in Australia ~ Summer by Greg Pyers

Fables from Africa

Australia's Explorers

Plant With Seeds

Australian Geographic ~ The First Fleet

Learning About Plants

Seasons in Australia ~ Autumn by Greg Pyers

My Place

Australian Geographic ~ Strangers in the Land

Wild Predators ~ Killer Fish

Plants and Flowers by Lynn Huggins-Cooper

Wild Predators ~ Killer Insects

Australian Geographic ~ Life in Colonial Australia

Australian Convicts

Child Convicts

Chapter Books - 

Dingo ~ The Dog Who Conquered a Continent by Jackie French

The Goat Who Sailed the World by Jackie French

Tom Appleby Convict Boy by Jackie French

Meet Grace by Sofie Laguna (My Australian Girl Series)

A Friend for Grace by Sofie Laguna (My Australian Girl Series)

Independent Reading:
see written list ~ 

Other Reading Activities:

Reading Eggs online program

30 - 60 minutes of silent reading daily

Maths:
Maths Plus Year 4 Textbook

Units 1 - 9 covering the following topics:

addition facts, multiplication facts, 3D objects, centimetres, 2- and 3- digit subtraction, place value, symmetry, square centimetres, 2- and 3- digit addition, number patterns, describing position, column graphs, subtraction strategies, revising multiplication facts, describing and making objects, choosing length units, odd and even numbers, rounding to 10 and 100, polygons, time units, expanding and ordering numbers, compass points, column graphs, division facts, jump strategies, parallelograms and trapeziums, revising fifths and tenths, drawing 3D objects, split strategy for addition, am and pm time

Diagnostic Review 1

Maths Plus Year 5 Textbook

Units 1 - 9 covering the following topics:

revising 3 digit addition, multiplication facts, recognising angles, the kilometre, addition and subtraction strategies, thirds, sixths and twelfths, revising polygons, calculating area, revising 3-digit subtraction, revising division facts, picture graphs, cubic centimetres, addition and subtraction strategies, expanding numbers to 6 digits, grid reference, revising mass, multiplication strategies, problem solving, chance experiments, naming prisms and pyramids, revising 2-digit division, number patterns, dot plots, am and pm time, two digits multiplied by one digit, equivalent thirds, sixths, and twelfths, protractors, metres and kilometres, 4 digit addition with trading, missing numbers, drawing objects, picture graphs, division strategies, mixed numerals, classifying three-dimensional objects, column graphs

Diagnostic Review 1

Handwriting:
Foundation Handwriting Year 3

Writing:

Institute for Excellence in Writing Curriculum

Teaching Writing: Structure and Style program

wrote birthday thank you notes

wrote postcards to international pen pals

Scripture and Character Building:

Bible Read Aloud:

Acts: 6 ~ 2 Peter: 3

Memory Verse:

Psalm 23

Aesop's Fables

HSIE:

Geography/History - 

We began an Australian History Unit Study.

We utilized information books and chapters books as the core of our study.

** See read aloud and chapter book list above for book selection **

Watched Australia: The Story of Us series on channel 7

We read a variety of Aboriginal Dreaming time picture books.

Science and Technology:

Continued his personal blog

Learned how to edit photographs using Gimp program

Started independently composing and typing content of blog

Edited each entry with assistance from mum

Read aloud books (see above) on a variety of science topics

Began a unit study on plants

** See read aloud list for book selection **

Built a solar paneled helicopter with dad

Magic School Bus Episode ~ Goes to Seed

Magic School Bus Episode ~ Gets Planted

Magic School Bus Episode ~ Dinosaurs

Magic School Bus Episode ~ Body Mechanics

Magic School Bus Episode ~ Bats

Magic School Bus Episode ~ Gets Programmed

Magic School Bus Episode ~ In the City

Magic School Bus Episode ~ Takes a Dive

Began keeping a daily weather log ~ tracking high/low temps, humidity, and rainfall using Bureau of Meteorology website and other weather websites as necessary.  Writing collected data down in a weather notebook.

Kingdom of Plants ~ David Attenborough DVD

"Life in the Wet Zone"

Spelling:
daily oral review of weekly lists as sourced from year 4 lists on the internet

(20 words per list)
written test taken every Friday


PDHPE:
walk to and from the library
walk to and from the shops
walk to and from various parks
free play at various parks

riding scooter

Creative Arts:
Attended Paul's Magic Show at local library

Socialization:
Weekly attendance of church and Sunday School

Hosted 9th birthday party for friends and family

Numerous play dates with friends of multiple ages

Attended best friend's Bowling Birthday party

Lunch at Burger shop with numerous friends

Attended cousin's 25th birthday BBQ with extended family members

Attended family friend's 40th birthday luncheon

Other Activities:

Played a variety of board and card games

• Rummy-O
• Yahtzee
• Snakes and Ladders
• Skip-Bo
• Flinch
• Chess
• Memory
• Blokus
• Naughts and Crosses
• The Dot Game
• Scrabble

Imaginative (self created) Lego games with his younger brother

Term School Holiday Events:

January:

Library ~ Bingo

ANSTO ~ Water Rockets

Library ~ Popsicle Stick Crafts

Library ~ Paul's Magic Show

Library ~ Play Dough Afternoon

Library ~ Fun & Games Day

April:

Library ~ Bingo

Library ~ Fun & Games Day

ANSTO ~ Spooky Science

Lego Day hosted at a friend's church

Taronga Zoo

Little Dynamo's Indoor Playground