Level 3 & 4
Welcome to Week Four!
CURRICULUM
Literacy
Reading
This week, students continue exploring the beautiful text Ningaloo by Tim Winton, developing their literacy skills through learning about the unique marine environment of Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia.
Our literacy focus will be on retelling. Students will learn to retell texts in their own words. Focusing on identifying the main ideas, important details and key events in a text, and organising these in the correct sequence. Students will learn to distinguish between important information and less relevant details to help them retell what they have read clearly and accurately.
WHAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME:
- Encourage your child to retell a story or text after reading together. Ask questions such as, What was the text mainly about? What were the most important events or facts? What happened first, next and last?
Writing
In writing, students are learning about the importance of protecting Ningaloo Reef and the animals that call it home. Through reading and note-taking, students are identifying key information and gathering facts to support their own persuasive writing. They will use this information to develop clear opinions, provide supporting reasons and explore persuasive language techniques to convince their audience that Ningaloo Reef needs to be protected.
WHAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME:
Encourage your child to share their opinion on everyday topics, such as why children should have more time to play or why we should protect the environment. Ask them to give reasons to support their opinion and provide examples or facts to strengthen their argument.
Maths
Grade 3 - Probability
Students are exploring chance and probability. They will learn to identify events that are certain, impossible, likely or unlikely to happen. Students will conduct chance experiments, record their results and investigate why results may vary when an experiment is repeated.
WHAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME:
- Encourage your child to talk about chance during everyday activities. For example, ask, “Is it certain, likely, unlikely or impossible that it will rain tomorrow?” or “What are the chances of rolling a six on a dice?”
Play simple games involving coins, dice or cards, and discuss what you predict will happen before comparing predictions with the results.
Grade 4 - 3D objects
Students are exploring three-dimensional (3D) objects and their properties. They are learning to identify two-dimensional (2D) shapes on the faces of 3D objects, name and describe objects such as cubes, spheres, cylinders, cones and rectangular prisms, and compare and sort objects according to their features. Students are developing their understanding of faces, edges and vertices and how 3D objects can be described using mathematical language.
WHAT YOU CAN DO AT HOME:
Encourage your child to find 3D objects around the home, such as cereal boxes, cans, balls and gift boxes. Ask them to name each object, describe its features and identify any 2D shapes they can see on its faces.
CBL (Challenge Based Learning)
This term, we will be beginning an exciting new Challenge Based Learning (CBL) topic focused on, "Survival". Throughout this unit, students will investigate what it means for living things to survive and the different factors that can help or hinder their survival. Our essential question for the unit is: What is survival?
This week students will explore the guiding questions: How do species depend on each other for survival? Students will be researching different animal communities in Ningaloo and how they are interconnected.
Wellbeing
SWBPS
In SWPS students will focus on telling the truth and taking accountability. They are exploring how their choices affect others and how taking responsibility, admitting mistakes and making things right help build trust and maintain positive relationships.
Respectful Relationships
We will be focusing on gender norms and stereotypes. Students consider how these can influence the way people think, behave and interact with others. They will discuss how interests, abilities, emotions and responsibilities are not determined by gender, and recognise the importance of treating everyone fairly and respectfully.
Kitchen Garden
We continue to rely on the support of our wonderful parent helpers to ensure this program is safe and successful. We also warmly welcome help from extended family such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles. If you or a family member can spare some time to support the program, the sign-up link is:
We post our recipes on Showbie for students who would like to recreate the amazing dishes they make in our cooking classes.
Please use the Showbie code below if your child would like to access these recipes:
9JYVE
Volunteer Requirements:
- A current Working with Children Check
- Completion of the school's Child Safety Volunteer Training
No special cooking or gardening skills are needed, just a willingness to lend a hand!
All help is welcome and greatly appreciated.
INFORMATION & REMINDERS
-With spring here it’s time for hats to come back to school!
Grade 3 and 4 students are reminded to bring their school hat back to school if they haven’t already and to make sure they are wearing it during outdoor activities and break times.
-Please help support your child to make sure their iPad is charged and ready to use each day.
HOLIDAYS
If your family is planning a holiday during the school term, we kindly ask that parents communicate this directly with their child’s teacher and Julie Crawford, rather than relying on students to pass the information on. A quick email letting us know the dates your child will be away is all that is needed and helps us plan for their absence and return to learning.
Thank you for helping us stay informed and ensuring clear communication between home and school.