Term Four Evaluation

Read Aloud Books:

DK: The Greatest Intergalactic Guide to Space Ever by the Brainwaves

- Stars of the Show

-Our Star

-Starry Starry Night

-Recycled Universe

-Meet the Family

-Home Planet

-Best Mate Moon

-Sun Baked World

-Holiday On Mars

-Ring of Rubble

DK: The Most Explosive Science Book In the Universe by the Brainwaves

-Good Vibrations

-Heat Wave

-Let There Be Light!

-Beyond the Rainbow

-Endless Energy

-Brute Force

-Hard at Work

-It's All Relative

-Powerful Attraction

-Shocking Behaviour

-Bright Sparks

-Electric Chemistry

-Bursts of Ideas

-Future Science

Finding Out About Great White Sharks - Greg Pyers

Again! - Emily Gravett

Chesney Runs Into Trouble - Kes Gray

Banana Skin Chaos - Lilli L'Arronge

Superfrog! - Michael Foreman

I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato - Lauren Child

One Blue Sock - Emily Ballou

If I Ran the Zoo - Dr Seuss

Hunches in Bunches - Dr Suess

McElliot's Pool - Dr Suess

Everything You Need to Know About Sharks and Other Creatures of the Deep

How Animals and Plants Survive in Australia's Oceans and Coasts - Greg Pyers

The Octonauts and the Scary Spookfish

Australian Habitats Oceans - Greg Pyers

The Water Cycle - Water in Oceans by Isaac Nadeau

Australia's Most Dangerous Sharks and Their Relatives - Kathy Riley

DK Eye Wonder - Ocean

Oceans and Seas - Catherine Chambers

Australia's Most Dangerous Spiders - Australian Geographic

Panda - Judy Allen

Daisy and the Puppy - Lisa Shanahan

The Dragon's Lie - Kim Lardner

Jandamarra - Mark Greenwood

Mr McGee and the Elephants - Pamela Allen

Bear and Chook - Lisa Shanahan

Bear and Cook by the Sea - Lisa Shanahan

Everything You Need to Know About Snakes and Other Scaly Reptiles

Earth's Changing Coasts

** We read aloud MANY more books than this - please see printed list **

Independent Reading:
see written list

Other Reading Activities:

13 Storey Treehouse audio book

Maths:
Maths Plus Year 3 textbook
Maths Plus Year 2 textbook

Excel Basic Skills English and Mathematics Year 2:
Units 24 - 30 and Test 4

Handwriting:
Foundation Handwriting 2

Writing:

wrote and illustrated his own Angry Birds book (comic book style)

Scripture and Character Building:
Bible (read aloud) Ezekiel 15 - Luke 10
Book of Virtues by William Bennett
Big Ideas in the Bible by Chuck Swindoll
My Bible Friends

Science and Technology:
Octonauts Ready for Action DVD

Salvatore Vecchio Present "The Kingdom of the Oceans" DVD

DK: The Greatest Intergalactic Guide to Space Ever by the Brainwaves

(see above read aloud list for topics)

DK: The Most Explosive Science Book in the Universe by the Brainwaves

(see above read aloud list for topics)

David Attenborough Special - "Natural Curiosities" on TV

David Attenborough Africa Series - TV

Magic School Bus DVD #3

Wild Planet North America Series - TV

David Attenborough Life with the Baboons special - TV

Magic School Bus DVD

- "Meets Molly Cule" about molecules

- "Cracks a Yolk" - about eggs

- "Goes to Mussel Beach" - about tidal zones

The Private Life of Plants DVD - David Attenborough

- Episode 1: Travelling

David Attenborough Lion Special - TV

Spelling:
daily oral review of weekly lists as sourced from year 2 lists on the internet
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

Creative Arts:
painted bushfire pictures

various fish crafts (paper craft)

Socialization:
weekly attendance of Sunday School
weekly attendance of story hour
scheduled play dates with friends

Other Activities:

Imaginative Play - created a shop with Jeremy, made own money, bought toys from each other

Planted tomato seedlings with his grandmother

Excursions:

Sydney CBD - International Fleet Review and Christmas lights and decorations

Homeschool Group Topics:

Sculpture Day 

Third Term School Holiday Events and Christmas Events:
Riverwood Library - craft day

Riverwood Library - Bingo

Earlwood Library - check out books and visit favourite librarian

Riverwood Library - Games Day

ANSTO - Halloween

Riverwood Carols on the Corner

Mascot Carols at the Park

Children's Church Christmas Party

Earlwood Library Story Hour Christmas Party

Carols by Candlelight - Kareela