Book Week reflection-Reading is my secret power

This week week was book week. We had to dress up as someone from a book. This a reflection of the day we’ve had. Hi, I’m Tonto from the Lone Ranger by Fran Stricker Jr which is an adventure story about me and my partner…

Shopping for the homeless

We were given two weeks of home tasks to raise money to buy toiletries and blankets for the homeless. I told my parents about the project and we decided on the jobs that I was to do and the money I would get from doing…

My Times table Progress

Over the last few weeks, our class have been doing a times table 3 minute challenge. It’s were we have five minutes to complete 99 times tables on a sheet. Depending on what goal we have, the times tables change. Right now, I’m doing the…

My science experiment

This term we have been experimenting with different materials to test which one would be the best to make a blanket out of. Yesterday we conducted an experiment called ‘Leak, soak or repel’. The aim of the experiment was to test the absorbency of water…

The Giant ……

As I climbed onto the ladder, I heard a ropes clipping onto my harness and felt butterflies fluttering around my tummy. For what I hope wasn’t going to be the last time my feet touched the ground, I pushed of the ladder, feeling my body…

Year 4 Camp Survey

Last week, the year four students and staff went on a 2 night camp to Mt. Evelyn recreation camp. We all had a blast doing all the thrilling, competitive and relaxing activities. I’m sad that it’s all over now because I got to know a…

Convict Day

This term, all the year fours have been learning about a first fleet convict. I chose a man called John Caesar and he came over on a ship called the Alexander. We research about our convict to gather some information and one we had had…

You Choose

Choose your own adventure  Creepy Crawly Chaos George Ivanoff  The pathway I have chosen is: Stand your ground and show your not afraid of the spider. Go to page 3  My original plot point: The spider leaps at you so you quickly duck. The spider lands…

Fluency Goals

This lesson, we have been working on reading fluency. My fluency goal is to use more expression and to not add in extra words. I also want to be able to understand the text more so I can read it more smoothly and retell it…