Term 1 Week 4

Hello again Year 4 bloggers,

Well done to the children who checked into the blog last week and completed some homework tasks.
Maybe this week we will see a few more detailed posts from children explaining what they have been up to at home.
So..... Below is the list of things that you might like to have a go at. Remember to take pride and care with what you do and have mum, dad or an older sibling help and check things for you.
These sorts of tasks can be done each week.
I would like to see a few posts where children tell myself about what they have been reading.

Practise their spelling list words and dictation passage and complete various activities using them.

Words can be written out or typed using computer programs, sentences written with correct grammar, punctuation and descriptive language.

Children might learn more about their spelling list words by using a dictionary. Practise this using a program or computer search engine.

Think of words which are synonyms (similar words meanings) or antonyms (opposite word meanings) to those in the lists.

Read for 10 to 15 minutes each night. Read for enjoyment and interest!!

Prepare talking and listening task for the next week. Topics went home in a note for the children and are also posted on the blog.

Practise cursive writing (linked letters) the handwriting passage below.

Studyladder tasks have been posted for Flinders.

Have a great week!
Mr Dilley and Miss Archer

TERM 1 - Week 4   Regular Words “Bossy e with “a”   made           mistake fame            debate game           grateful make           bravery tape             engage became        invade awake          donate

Extension words       donation dictation inflation migration sedation ungrateful

Irregular Words “eigh” sound “a”   eight weigh freight weight sleigh neighbour

Text / Topic Words     Australia England captain culture explorers adventure history timeline country first fleet beliefs customs

Handwriting Passage for Week 4:

Eight freight trains passed in the night.  What is the weight of eight freight trains?

My neighbour’s sleigh weighs very little.  Santa held the reindeer’s reins.  The bride wore a veil over her face.

Dictation Passage for Week 4:

1.            Slavery is shameful.

2.            I will fix my mistake.

3.            My dad overtakes cars safely.

4.            I saw a snake in the basement.

Rules:  Plurals – Words that end in a consonant followed by a ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’ (jelly/ jellies; dummy/ dummies; bunny/ bunnies; nappy/ nappies; body/ bodies; copy/ copies; city/ cities)