Maths - Multiplication

WALT represent multiplication (repeated addition, groups and arrays)

Dear Parents

We found this easy resource to help you when you are supporting your child to learn multiplication over the next two weeks. The goal isn't to simply learn the 'times tables' but rather understand the thinking and problem solving behind the multiplication algorithm.

We are here to support you both and if there are any questions or concerns we are your best advocates to clarify them for you.

Your sincerely,

Mrs Lyons and Ms Eyears


Link: How to help your child to understand multiplication?

Term 3 Biological Sciences

We are learning to ...

• recognise that living things have predictable characteristics at different stages of development.
• use informal measurements to collect and record observations
• participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions

As a class we decided to create the miracle of life and grow our very own plant. The students had a choice to grow cress or alfalfa and became responsible for their care. Along the way the students had to observe and document their plant life cycle growth using topic vocabulary, detail and exact labels to enhance their images. The children were extremely excited when they germinated and were able to use magnifying glasses to inspect their plant growth.  

Term 4 Earth and Space Sciences

#Earth resources

In Science we are learning to ...

• identify the Earth’s resources including water, soil and minerals, and describing how they are used in the school 

Each student were given three strips of paper. On each strip, the students are to describe how Mother Teresa School uses water, soil and minerals. The students had to sort their sentences strips into each category ready to be displayed on the poster. 

Some of the responses included:

• At Mother Teresa School we use water to grow our vegetable garden.
• At our school we use sand to make concrete.
• We have arable soil to grow vegetables. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Maths - Area

WALT compare and order several shapes and objects based on area using a variety of uniform informal units (unifix cubes, multilink cubes, playing cards, counters, animal cards, MAB blocks)

Task: The students explored a variety of objects in the classroom and discussed their areas.  They had a busy time exploring, counting, predicting and ordering the area of their chosen objects using informal units.

Religion

#Church Community
#St Joseph's Parish Beenleigh

WALT make connections between Jesus' teaching and actions and the way members of the Church community live today.

WALT understand what do we do it our Church Community to reveal God's nature.


Click on the following link to look through our local Catholic Parish website. Have a look through all the tabs, read and make connection about how members of the Church community reveal God's nature today.

Saint Patrick's Catholic Parish Beenleigh

Week 2 and 3 Homework

#English


Week 2

WALT understand how Fairy Tales share characteristics



Week 3

WALT identify literal meaning and implied meaning


Discovering Fairy Tales

Life-cycle research - Monarch Butterfly

#Discovery
#Living things
#Life cycles


WALT identify the life cycle of a butterfly.

https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/animals/insects/butterfly-life-cycle/

Your activity:

1. You are to 'click' on the butterfly life-cycle link.

2. Read the subheadings and information.

3. Write subheadings to match the four stages of the butterfly life-cycle.

3. Write sentences about what happens in each stage of the butterfly life-cycle.


Have fun.