Year 3/4

Year 3/4 Cluster News 

 

Home Inquiry: 

 

Reading: Aim to read for 15 minutes per night – practice reading out loud! 

 

Inquiry: Talk to family members about why it is important to consider things from another person’s perspective. Can you think of an example of when you’ve done this? 

 

Learning this week:   

 

Literacy:  

Spelling: Year 3 sound focus this week is ai, ay and a_e, with a grammar focus on the verb ‘to be’. Year 4 sound focus is on schwa /er/ with a grammar focus on identifying verb tenses. 

You might like to write out your spelling words for additional practice: 

 

Year 3 – ai, ay, a_e 

Year 4 – schwa /er/ 

stay  

tail  

mail 

male 

spray  

shape 

 

crayon  

painting 

mainly 

layer 

escape 

pancake 

 

birthday  

yesterday 

waiting 

ailing 

animate 

decade 

pattern 

referee 

opera 

cavern 

modern 

manners 

 

general 

interest 

average 

weather 

different 

interrupt 

 

exaggerate 

whether 

caterpillar 

desperate 

rhinoceros 

temperature 

 

 

Writer’s Workshop:We are continuing with parts of speech, with a focus on writing and editing a polished piece. 

 

Reader’s Workshop: To link with our Inquiry, we will continue exploring character perspectives. 

 

Mathematics: We will be demonstrating our understanding of graphing by formulating our own questions and surveying those around us. 

 

Unit of Inquiry: Through “Peacemaking”, we will be exploring the topics of emotion, connection and kindness. 

 

 

Blessings for the week ahead,  

Chelsie Riches, Emily Gower and Jade Fielke 

 

Riches.chelsie@goldengrove.sa.edu.au  

Gower.emily@goldengrove.sa.edu.au  

Fielke.jade@goldengrove.sa.edu.au