Term 4 Week 3 Date: ___________

PHONOLOGICAL VISUAL THEME

1. three

11. aunty

21. weathering

2. throb

12. banana

22. landscape

3. threw

13. between

23. transaction

4. throw

14. favourite

24. prism

5. thrash

15. waste

25. pyramid

6. threat

7. thrift ETYMOLOGICAL CHALLENGE

8. through

16. predict

26. abbreviate

9. threaten

17. precise

27. bachelor

10. threshold

18. precede

28. ballistic

19. preheat

29. Cafeteria

20. prediction

30. garment

Spelling Activities

Day One- Sentences Use the following words in sentences: favourite threat waste three predict ( + choose another spelling word of your choice)

Day Two- Unjumble these words whrto uyant nabana rpydmia

Day Two- Word meanings Explain in your own words what each word means: throb threw weathering abbreviate

Day Three- Syllables Use coloured pencils to write each word showing the syllables: separate rotation enjoyment ceiling transformation

Day Four- Antonyms Write an antonym for each word: lock - unlock Aunty- Between- throw-

Day Four- Alphabetical order Sort these words into alphabetical order: precede through Landscape precise thrift prism

Term 4 Week 3 - Write the list each day

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

The Man in the MaskNed Kelly was born in Victoria in 1855, the son of Irish parents. He had five sisters and three brothers. When his father died, he left school to become the family’s breadwinner. He was eleven years old.

The family moved to a hut in northern Victoria. During his teenage years, Ned and his brother, Dan, were often in trouble with the law. At 17, Ned was sentenced to three years gaol. After his release, he took up cattle rustling and horse stealing.

In 1878, Mrs Kelly was arrested and sentenced to three years gaol. Ned and Dan, together with friends, Joe Byrne and Steve Hart, went bush to avoid the police. In the manhunt that followed, three policemen were shot. The Kelly Gang were now outlaws with large rewards offered for their capture, dead or alive.

After months on the run, there was a final showdown at the Glenrowan Inn. Police surrounded the hotel trapping the gang inside. A long gun battle followed. Finally, Ned Kelly, wearing home-made, plate-metal armour and helmet, came out shooting. He was shot in the legs and captured. The rest of his gang were all dead.

Ned Kelly was tried and sentenced to death. He was hanged in the Old Melbourne gaol on November 11, 1880. He was 25 years old.

Ned Kelly has become an Australian folk hero representing courage, daring and determination. This larger-than-life character dressed in his famous armour has inspired many imaginative tales, songs, movies and artwork.

Read the text and shade a bubble or write an answer to each question.

1 Ned became the family’s breadwinner. This means: making connections

he had to buy the bread for his family he had to beg for food for his family he had to grow vegetables in the backyard he had to earn money to buy food

2 In what year did his father die? predicting

1860 1865 1866 1870

70 Achievement Standards Assessment: Comprehension Year 4 © 2013 Blake Education

NAME DATETesT

34

3 The hut where the family lived was probably: making connections

brick with a tiled roof rough timber with a dirt floor a large stone dwelling timber with soft carpets

4 What is cattle rustling? monitoring

moving cows from one paddock to another stealing cows from other farmers rounding up the cows for milking taking the cows to water

5 Why would Ned steal horses? questioning

6 Ned and his gang went bush. This means they: making connections

hid out in the bush went to cut firewood became lost in the bush became bushrangers

7 What is a manhunt? predicting

8 The men became outlaws. This means they: monitoring

were banned from going into town were criminals wanted by the police spent time together in the bush were separated from their families

9 How did Ned protect himself from police bullets? monitoring

10 For what crime was Ned Kelly hanged? predicting

hiding out in the bush running away from the police the killing of three policemen stealing a horse

11 Why do you think Ned Kelly has become a hero? summarising

12 Why do you think the writer chose the title, The Man in the Mask? summarising

71Achievement Standards Assessment: Comprehension Year 4 © 2013 Blake Education

NUMBER OF CORRECT ANSWERS 12

Hard TimesJack Adams was playing skittles in the backyard when Wall Street collapsed! He had just scored three perfect knockdowns when he heard his mother cry out from the kitchen. He rushed inside to find her sitting at the table—white-faced, her hands folded in her lap—staring at the wireless on the shelf above the old wood stove. Without turning her head she whispered, “Wall Street has collapsed, Jack.” Jack didn’t know what to say. He didn’t even know what she meant; he had never heard of a Wall Street. He put a hand awkwardly on her shoulder and shuffled his bare feet. Minutes later his dad appeared at the kitchen door. Tearfully his mum told him the news. Dad said the blokes at work had already told him and offered to make her a nice hot cup of tea. (It’s funny how adults think a hot cup of tea will solve everything.)

Jack’s life was never to be the same again. His teacher informed the class that Wall Street was a place in New York which housed the American stock market. Almost overnight in October 1929, shares had fallen to rock bottom prices. Fortunes were lost; the rich became poor and many workers were left jobless and homeless. The teacher looked at the children grimly and told them that they would all have to tighten their belts. Jack looked down at his and wondered how he would do that — he didn’t have any more holes!

Read the text and shade a bubble or write an answer to each question.

1 What is this story about? summarising

a family in Sydney the collapse of the American stock market rich and poor people the life of Jack Adams

2 What game is like skittles? making connections

quoits ten-pin bowling cricket marbles

3 What is a wireless? making connections

a sound machine a box with no wires a laptop computer a radio

4 In the story Wall Street collapsed. This means: summarising

the buildings in Wall Street fell down house bricks crumbled into the street someone knocked a wall down share prices fell to low levels

72 Achievement Standards Assessment: Comprehension Year 4 © 2013 Blake Education

NAME DATETesT

35

5 How did Jack’s mum respond to the news? monitoring

she was excited she was shocked she didn’t believe it she made a cup of tea

6 Jack didn’t know what to say to his mother because: making connections

she wasn’t listening to him he was frightened he didn’t know why she was upset he was thinking about his game

7 Why do you think Jack’s dad offered to make his mum a cup of tea? making connections

8 Why do you think Jack’s mum and dad were worried when they heard the news? predicting

9 How did Jack find out about Wall Street? questioning

his friends told him his teacher told the class he asked his dad he read a newspaper

10 Name two things that happened as a result of the fall in share prices. monitoring

➀

➁

11 Which of the following prices would be at rock bottom? making connections

20c a share $2.00 a share $1.25 a share 55c a share

12 What did the teacher mean when she said they would all have to tighten their belts? questioning

they would have to lose weight they should wear smaller belts they must not spend any money they would have to eat less

73Achievement Standards Assessment: Comprehension Year 4 © 2013 Blake Education

NUMBER OF CORRECT ANSWERS 12

English- Tuesday

(Non-Digital Copy) The Last Tree

A group of families and friends travelled from a hot land to a land that was lush and green and filled

with trees. When winter arrived they chopped trees and built houses. When spring came the winds

whipped through and they decided to chop trees to build a wall to protect them from the gusts. As a

result there was no play or happy times, only the wall. The families that were friends became distant

and unhappy. The children would sneak out beyond the wall and play and watch over the last tree.

They gathered its seeds and planted more trees. Slowly the children began to break down the wall.

One Tree

One tall tree on the mountain once marked Grandfather’s farm. Now there is a busy city and Grandfather lives with us in our apartment.

Once he told stories but now he stays silent. Until one day, in the city market, I find something precious . . . something that brings Grandfather’s memories alive again.

A touching and uplifting story about love, change and the importance of the natural environment in all our lives.

Answer the following questions:

Who are the main characters and how do they compare in the books? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How do each of the main characters (protagonists) create change? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is their reaction to the destruction of the natural world? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Are humans the solution or the problem? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is one thing you can do to improve the environment? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Skill: joining e

I tried to ride a skateboard

I tried to ride a skateboard.

I fell and scraped my knee.

I tried to ride a bicycle.

I crashed into a tree.

I tried to ride a scooter.

I landed on my chin.

I tried to ride a unicycle

and lost a bit of skin.

I even tried a tricycle

but ran into a wall.

I’m happy in this wheelchair now.

I never fall at all.

By Ken Nesbitt

Nelson Handwriting ©Oxford University Press 2016. No sharing, copying or adaptation of materials permitted except by subscribers to Oxford Owl. Books 3 & 4

Guidelines Years 3 and 4Nelson

Handwriting

WHY TRIANGLES ARE A STRONG SHAPE

When engineers build structures, they want to make sure that the structure can bear weight. In other words, they do not want the structure to fall when a force is applied to it. For example, bridges must be able to hold up the materials that make the bridge, as well as all the traffic travelling across it. One of the shapes that can bear weight very well is the triangle. But what makes triangles so good at this?

Let’s look at how a triangle transfers a force.

When a force (the load) is applied to one of the corners of a triangle, it is distributed down each side. The two sides of the triangle are squeezed. Another word for this squeezing is compression. The third side of the triangle is pulled or stretched sideways. Another word

Let’s Talk Science). for this stretching is tension.

When a downward load is applied to the top corner of a triangle, the sides of triangle experience compression and the base of the triangle experiences tension

HOW TRIANGLES ARE USED IN BRIDGES

You often see triangles used to create bridges. Bridges combine multiple triangles. They apply compression and tension in different places.

DEVELOP AND MAKE Week 3 Worksheet 2

Name:__________________ Class:_______

Using a deck of cards, sticks, wood or cardboard, test the strength of differently shaped triangles.

Resources: Paper , straws, masking tape, cardboard toilet rolls, playing cards, device to access links (not Mandatory)

1.Build a triangle and place a heavy item like a book on top. Draw a picture or upload a photo of your creation.

2. Try different materials and connect more than 1 triangle together to see if a larger item can be supported. Draw or upload a photo here.

Was the book supported? Why was it more supported with two or more triangles?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Test your triangles a few times, then begin to consider how you could build a bridge using your triangles. Draw or upload photos of the steps you followed in your design process. Refer to Week 2 Research below to determine how you could build a bridge strong enough to support a book.

WHAT MAKES BRIDGES STRONG? Resource 1

Sydney Harbour Bridge The Sydney Harbour Bridge is strong because it has triangles. Triangles make for a strong structure because they work off compression and tension. Triangles on the Harbour Bridge are in the arch because the arch needs to be strong to keep the bridge up and carry the load. An arch is useful because it transfers the load instead of focusing the load on one spot. By encompassing these two features, it makes the harbour bridge a though arch steel bridge which is

designed to last long and hold a lot of weight.

Anzac Bridge

The Anzac Bridge is situated in Sydney. It is a cable-stayed bridge. It has cables attached to the roads to keep them up. The bridge has eight lanes. It carries bikes, cars and pedestrians. It is made up of steel and concrete. Its span is 805m and the highest point is 120m. It is a strong bridge because of the materials used and the cords situated throughout the bridge disperses weight effectively.

Once you have tested your bridge and using the above research about bridges and how triangles

are a strong shape, answer the following:

What materials did I use?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Was my first design/attempt successful? Why/ Why not?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

What shaped triangle worked best? Why?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Add a photo or draw a picture of your final design here.

Stage 2 Online LearningTerm 4 Week 3

Cyber SafetyRead the following scenarios and decide whether the action is consideredbullying, cyberbullying, not bullying, or write unsure if your are undecided.

AnswerScenarioA student creates a fake email address for a new classmateand uses it to send secret admirer emails to anotherclassmate. Every lunchtime a student tells their friends to play in an areaaway from a new student.A student uses a phone to take a funny photo of a friend.They think the pic is really funny so they add anembarrassing comment and send the photo to everyone atschool.A student has a friend that loves horses. Before she gets toschool you decorate her desk with pictures of horses andwrite ‘Gina loves horses’ on her pencil case. Gina iscompletely embarrassed when she arrives.It is a casual dress day at your school. A student teasessomeone on the school bus, everyone joins in the namecalling.A student keeps sending anonymous text messages tosomeone they don’t like. That student, the recipient, does notfind them funny.Someone posts a photo of a friend on their Facebook pagewithout the friends permission. The friend asks them toremove it but they refuse.A student tells their friends that a girl they don’t like haskissed all the boys in the year above yours.A new student starts at school and quickly becomes the mostpopular person at school. Someone creates a ‘We hate them’webpage and encourages their friends to post nastymessages on it.A student tells a friend a secret, but doesn’t tell them not totell others. The friend then post this on their Facebook page.The student is devastated.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-09/cybersmart-hero-lesson-plan1.pdf

Stage 2 Online LearningTerm 4 Week 3

Cyber SafetyComplete the following task. In the space provided, describe whatcyberbullying looks like, what it feels like and how to take action.

Looks like

Feels like

What can I do to make it better?

https://ww

w.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-09/cybersm

art-hero-lesson-plan1.pdf

ART YEAR 4

ROBOT The materials used in this collage may be replaced by any found objects or scrap materials

ART YEAR 4

ROBOT

Be creative! The ideas in this lesson can be modified. Design and construct your own robot collage artwork.