Week 6
Stage 3
These learning activities are designed to be completed in sequence beginning on Monday
Daily Prayer
Religious Education
Learning Intention
We are learning practical ways to live our mission.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
Identify ways St. Vincent De Paul Society (Vinnies) lives out the Works of Mercy
Name ways I can live out the Works of Mercy
S3 LC4: demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the Church as being led by the Holy Spirit, as honouring Mary and as having a life and mission in which individuals are called to various ministries of service.
You will need
Paper
Activity
Complete the Circles of Action Thinking Routine:
What can I do to contribute...
1. In my inner circle (of friends, family, the people I know)?
2. In my community (my school, my neighborhood)?
3. In the world (beyond my immediate environment)
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Can you think of a way your school supports the St. Vincent De Paul Society (Vinnies)?
Activity too easy?
Can you think of another charity or organisation that also carries out the Works of Mercy. Explain who they are and what they do.
English
Learning Intention
We are learning about the history of words and how they are related, through building word families which share meaning and structure.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
learn about the history of words and how they develop their meanings and spelling patterns.
investigate the structure of words and how they are built using bases and affixes.
build as many related words as I can by changing PREFIXES and SUFFIXES.
record my findings as WORD SUMS.
Aligned to English outcomes
EN3-4A draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts
Activity
Open the Google slides (on the right) and follow the written and audio prompts to complete your English learning activities for today.
Independent Reading as outlined on the slides.
Independent Writing as outlined on the slides.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Find as many words as you can in the same word family as <emissions>.
Record your findings as Word Sums.
Activity too easy?
What's a pattern or spelling rule you can find when adding suffixes to a word which ends with "it" ( that is, a short vowel <i> followed by <t> ) ?
Resources
Mathematics
Learning Intention
We are learning to use compass bearings and coordinates using grid-references.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
can follow a set of instructions to plot compass points and
grid-references
justify my thinking.
Aligned to Mathematics outcomes
MA3-17MG: locates and describes position on maps using a grid-reference system.
You will need
Paper
Device
Google Doc
Activity
Draw a map of a school that has the car park south of the oval, and the gym north-east of the car park, and the office north of the gym.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Using the template, continue to draw a map of a school that has the car park South of the oval, and the gym North East of the Car park, and the office north of the gym.
Activity too easy?
Using compass points and grid-references, create a set of instructions for another person to follow using your map of the school.
Resources
Click to download the grid paper
Click to make a copy of the school map template
Brain Break(er)
There are four, very important components to your wellbeing. They include resilience, optimism, hope, and self-efficacy. Each of this week's tasks have been designed to support one or more of these components.
You will need to work with your parents on most of these tasks.