3/4 B

What a year it has been! In a blink of an eye, we have reached the penultimate week of the school year. I can't believe we only have one week to go. The year hasn't finished the way I personally would have hoped, however I can't fault the children's continued application and effort as the year comes to a close. I want to take this opportunity to thank both Miss Lindsey (weeks 7-9) and Miss Ashleigh (weeks 10-11) for stepping in while I was at home recovering from my achilles surgery. It's a long road ahead, however I look forward to being in class part time over the last two weeks to share in the end of year learning and festivities.

Term 4 Week 11 - Reminders

Monday 12th December

• Year 3/4 Creativity Expo - students to watch and celebrate each others Stop Motion Animations
• HERO Award Winners reward afternoon - Who will win for Semester 2?

Tuesday 13th December

• Year 3/4 to lead the Whole School Advent Assembly - Week 3: Joy
• Meet the teacher for 2023 (students will meet their teacher and classmates for 2023)
• Final Whole School Assembly - 2pm

Wednesday 14th December

• PARC swimming pool and Water Safety Excursion

Thursday 15th December

• Cooking Club Morning Tea (Year 3/4 Cooking Club to prepare and provide morning tea for staff)

Friday 16th December

• Whole School End of Year Mass - 2pm at St Francis Xavier Church

Yearly Highlights

Where do you start? After the previous two years of learning from home, we were able to spend the whole year at school learning and growing. There were so many highlights across the year that taught us so much and provided us with so many memories.

• Sacramental Programs for Reconciliation and First Eucharist
• Kinnect to Dance Performance
• Year 3/4 Camp to Camp Manyung
• SFX Family Picnic
• Year 4 and 5 Transition Day at JPC
• Kaboom Sports
• Science Week
• Maths Open Morning
• Footy Day
• Circus Skills and Performance at George Jenkins Theatre (my personal highlight)
• Book Week
• Walk for Epilepsy 
• Jersey Day for Organ Donation
• Performing Arts Assembly Showcase (Heroes vs Villains)
• Italian Day
• SFX Feast Day Disco and Sausage Sizzle
• Mothers Day Stall and Father's Day Breakfast
• PARC Swimming Pool and Water Safety Day

Inquiry - Stop Motion Animations

As you would be aware, we have been working productively through the whole of term 4 to plan, design, create and film our stop motion animations for our Inquiry unit - Frame by Frame. After many weeks of planning, the children have been able to film and edit their animations. Next week they will get the chance to share their finished animations with their classmates, in our very own Creativity Expo. The children can be so proud of their efforts! They have learnt many new skills and will be able to use their new found knowledge moving forward in year 4 and 5. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

And finally...I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all staff, students and families for a very successful and rewarding year in 3/4B. Every year provides its challenges, with each challenge comes opportunity and growth. The students can be proud of all of their work this year and I wish them well in Year 4 and 5. Some of us may meet again!? 

I'd also like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe, happy and healthy New Year! See you in 2023.

Kind regards, Mr Brendan.