Today, we have read all about the conditions of life on the Hulks, prison ships, in England in the 1700’s.
Thinking about what we have read and the images we saw, respond to the questions below, using descriptive words and phrases and deep thinking.
◦What is one thing the words tell you?
The words told me…
◦What are two things the pictures tell you?
The pictures told me…
◦What are three things the pictures and words make you wonder?
The pictures made me wonder…
Hi 4DS,
Although we can’t be together to discuss our books, here is a Padlet that you can use! I look forward to seeing your thoughtful, insightful and creative responses.
On Tuesday March 9, Carey was visited by Steven Herrick, poet and author.
His poems are aimed at children and can be quite funny.
Steven Herrick has published twenty-four books for adults, young adults and children. He is widely regarded as a pioneer of verse-novels for children and young adults.
His books have won the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards in 2000 and 2005 and have been on the Children’s Book Council of Australia “Children’s Book of the Year Awards” shortlist multiple times, including
1997 – “Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair”
1999 – “A Place like This”
2001 – “The Simple Gift”
2003 – “Tom Jones Saves the World”
2013 – “Pookie Aleera is not my boyfriend”
2015 – “Bleakboy and Hunter Stand out in the Rain”
2019 – “The Bogan Mondrian”
and have been recognised as an Honour Book in 2004 – “Do-wrong Ron” and 2005 – “By the River”.
This week, we are all going to learn a poem and present it to the class. You could look for one on this site:
These are Mrs Douglas’ favourite poems. They are by A.A Milne, who wrote Winnie the Pooh.
I found a little beetle; so that Beetle was his name,
And I called him Alexander and he answered just the same.
I put him in a match-box, and I kept him all the day …
And Nanny let my beetle out –
Yes, Nanny let my beetle out –
She went and let my beetle out –
And Beetle ran away.
She said she didn’t mean it, and I never said she did,
She said she wanted matches and she just took off the lid,
She said that she was sorry, but it’s difficult to catch
An excited sort of beetle you’ve mistaken for a match.
She said that she was sorry, and I really mustn’t mind,
As there’s lots and lots of beetles which she’s certain we could find,
If we looked about the garden for the holes where beetles hid –
And we’d get another match-box and write BEETLE on the lid.
We went to all the places which a beetle might be near,
And we made the sort of noises which a beetle likes to hear,
And I saw a kind of something, and I gave a sort of shout:
“A beetle-house and Alexander Beetle coming out!”
It was Alexander Beetle I’m as certain as can be,
And he had a sort of look as if he thought it must be Me,
And he had a sort of look as if he thought he ought to say:
“I’m very very sorry that I tried to run away.”
And Nanny’s very sorry too for you-know-what-she-did,
And she’s writing ALEXANDER very blackly on the lid,
So Nan and Me are friends, because it’s difficult to catch
An excited Alexander you’ve mistaken for a match.
“I wasn’t afraid,” said Pooh, said he,
“I’m never afraid with you.”
So wherever I am, there’s always Pooh,
There’s always Pooh and Me.
“What would I do?” I said to Pooh,
“If it wasn’t for you,” and Pooh said: “True,
It isn’t much fun for One, but Two,
Can stick together, says Pooh, says he. “That’s how it is,” says Pooh.
Do you have a favourite poem? Or two? Can you find one and put it in the comments below.
Indian, No More book cover.
This story is told through 10 year old Regina Petit’s point of view in the 1950s. Her family belong to the Umpqua tribe living on the Grande Ronde reservation. However, when the government enacts a law saying that Regina’s tribe no longer exists, her family must move from their traditional land to Los Angeles. Regina discovers a whole new world in her new neighbourhood. She and her family are faced with challenges of racism and deciding what is important, her family’s culture and traditions or fitting in with the white Americans at school.
We would usually recognise this day at school and fundraise for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. This year we are recognising this day from home.
We have listened to the beautifully written story, Welcome to Country this morning. It’s warm and vibrant illustrations were captivating.
The author, Aunty Joy Murphy is a senior Aboriginal Elder of the Wurundjeri people of Melbourne and surrounds who wrote this story to educate people about the Wurundjeri people, the Welcome to Country and also, to bring people together.
Hulks
In Year 4 this week we have been investigating these word pairs and have created short skits to demonstrate our knowledge of the difference between two homophones.
