Middle Years Learning Community

Middle years - Term 3 - Weeks 3 & 4 

Year 3 & 4 

In Literacy, we have been finalising the novel ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes. The students have still been moving through the process of an information report and are a week away from publishing their writing pieces. 

During spelling and grammar lessons, we have been focusing on prefixes ‘mis’ and converting word contractions for example we will to we’ll. 

In Maths, we have moved on to a new topic and been focusing on time telling. We have been looking at analogue and digital clocks and been working on developing students skills reading analogue times to the minute and five minutes. There has also been a focus on quarter past, quarter to and half past times. 

In Religion, we have still been moving through our topic ‘Jesus Parables’ in which we explore the messages found in scripture which challenge us to live how Jesus lived. Students have been looking at bible stories with deeper meanings and relating these messages to their own lives. 

In Inquiry, we have been working through our topic, ‘What Makes Us Healthy?’ the students have been learning about a range of strategies in a workshop rotation setting amongst the classes in the ¾ unit. The topics that have been taught and explored are Mindfulness, Eating Healthy, Physical Fitness, Yoga and Resilience. 

At home you can reinforce learning by: 

• Reading independently for 20 minutes each night 
• Practicing multiplication tables using flashcards 
• Practicing neat joined handwriting using horizontal joins between the letters  
• Investigate words using the prefix ‘mis’ EG. Misunderstood 
• Investigate words with contractions EG. They have to They’ve 

At home some worksheets and questions to explore are: 

1. Reading Analog Times to the Quarter Hour  

Write the time in words.  

a) ⏰ 3:15 → __________________________  

b) ⏰ 7:45 → __________________________ 

2. Reading Analog Times to Five Minutes  

Write the time in numbers. 

a) ⏰ Half past 2 → __________ 

b) ⏰ 25 past 8 → __________ 

3. Reading Analog Time to the Minute  

Write the exact time.  

a) ⏰ 4:17 → __________  

b) ⏰ 9:32 → __________ 

4. Writing Digital Times  

a) Quarter past 5 in the morning → __________  

b) 20 to 7 in the evening → __________ 

5. Matching Analog and Digital Times Match: 

a) 2:45 ⏰ → ______ 

b) 5:10 ⏰ → ______ 

6. Converting Analog and Digital Times 

a) 4:55 → ______________________ (in words)  

b) Half past 7 → __________________________ (digital) 

7. Solving Problems Involving Time  

a) The bus leaves at 3:15pm. It takes 25 minutes to get to the park. 

What time will you arrive? → __________  

b) School starts at 9:00am. You arrive 12 minutes early. 

What time did you arrive? → __________ 

8. Parents can also access and quiz their child on blank clocks and times.  Allowing students to correctly place the hour and minutes hands.