Video: The Water Cycle
On Tuesday of this week we watched a video in class titled ‘The Water Cycle’. Once you have completed the Video Questions Worksheet post a comment on this blog telling me two facts or interesting things that you can recall from the video.
Water: Web quest – Australian Environments
Hi group 3 if you have missed class this week you can have a go at this web quest at home. Read the instructions in the coloured boxes and complete the activities in the word document, save it and email to me when it is completed. Australian Environments Web Quest
Healthy Catchments Healthy Oceans
Since beginning the water unit we have learnt about catchments and drainage basins in Victoria. Last week we completed a puzzle of all the drainage basins in Victoria. We have just finished creating Overlay Maps of the Corangamite Catchment (Geelong is a part of this catchment area). If you were absent instructions on how to complete the overlay map are here: Instructions
Writing Myths and Spelling Books
This week we have begun writing our first drafts of our own myths. You should have previously planned and invented mythical characters. To get some ideas for creating your own mythical character see this web site: http://www.eaudrey.com/myth/index.html
Each student in the novice group now has their own spelling book. Today each student added words that they have trouble spelling to their spelling book. You all need to practice these words as we will have a spelling test this Thursday.
Poetry
Hi groups 2 and 5, we have started a unit on poetry. So far we have looked at the 3 features of poetry: Rhythm, Rhyme and Visual Images. To get the notes on rhythm click here Poetry Rhythm Activities. We have discussed rhyming patterns, written limericks, taken notes on similes, metaphors and personification and written poems with these features. To get the notes and activities for these topics see me in person.
