Connect: Year 4
Important Dates - Year 4
Mother's Day Stall - Wednesday 6th May
Mother's Day Afternoon - Thursday 7th May
District Cross Country - Tuesday 19th May
3/4 Hooptime: Thursday 21st May
Year 4 Camp @ Mill Valley Ranch: 10th - 12th June
What's happening in our classroom?
Literacy
To begin this term we have started our new novel study, reading the text 'The Wild Robot' by Peter Brown. This text will guide much of our literacy learning this term including, grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and narrative writing.
The book is about an intelligent robot is that is stranded on an uninhabited island after a shipwreck. To survive the harsh surroundings, she bonds with the native animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
This term we will be learning about persuasive writing inspired by 'The Wild Robot'. Students will craft letters that include clear arguments, supporting details and persuasive language to express a point of view.
Numeracy
To begin this term students have been working on multiplication and division. This unit includes a focus on multiplication and division facts for 3, 4, 6 and 8 as well as identifying and continuing number sequences for multiples of 3, 4, 6 and 8. Students will also be learning efficient strategies for multiplying three and four digit numbers by 1 digit.
Students have also had a focus on 2D shapes to begin this term. We are exploring the similarities and differences between 2D shapes and 3D objects as well as recognising the 2D shapes that are the faces for 3D objects such as pyramids and prisms.
Inquiry
To begin this term students have continued to explore our Inquiry unit titled, Water Cycle, learning why water is an important Earth resource. This unit will cover the following learning areas:
- investigating how water moves through the environment (sky, land, and oceans).
- learning key processes including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and run-off.
- making connections between the water cycle and changes in states of matter (solid, liquid, gas).
- comparing saltwater and freshwater distribution on Earth.
- recognising the importance of water to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, including the responsibility to care for water on Country.
Well-being
This term in Year 4 students will be learning;
positive coping strategies
identifying and naming strong emotions
coping when we feel strong emotions
making sincere apologies
Dojo Awards
Congratulations to the following students for receiving their 'Bronze' certificate for reaching 75 Dojo points!
4A: Mason Brown, Hudson Kolasa, Max Lomas, Hailey Potter & Asha Temby
4B: Harrison Lomas, Hazel Mathur & Levi Van Dyke
4C: Tyler D'Silva Fink, Ebony Fernando, Ethan Wolfe, Eva Vella, Jasmine Lothian, Narah Luscombe, Alec Kristoff, Indi Grant & Mason Walsh
Celebration of Learning
Science Experiment
Last week students conducted an experiment to observe and learn more about the stages of the 'water cycle'. Students made a prediction, recorded their obersvations and reflected on the results of the experiment. It was a great opportunity for students to see the evaporation stage of the water cycle in action.
The Wild Robot
Students are enaged and excited as we begin reading our class novel together this term. So far we have been introduced to our main character 'Roz' and her journey as she is stranded on an island with no idea how to interact with the wild animals or survive in this environment. Students also created their own Wild Robot bookmarks as a fun activity to start the term.
