LITERACY

This term, our Grade 3/4 students will continue to strengthen and expand their understanding of sounds and letter spellings through the Extended Code program. They will be learning the following sounds and spellings: 

• /oe/  - ow, oa, o, oe, o-e
• /er/ - er, ir, ur, or, ear
• /oi/ -  oy, oi
• /ow/ - ow, ou 
• /oo/ - oo, ue, u-e, ew, ou, u
• /ie/ - igh, ie, i-e, i, y
• /or/ - or, ore, a, aw, awe, au, ar, al, ough
• /air/ - air, are, ear, ere, eir
• /ar/ - ar, a, al, ear, au

We encourage students to continue picking 'Just Right Books' and to read these daily at home if possible. Asking your child questions about their book is a great way to deepen their understanding of the texts they are reading. 

In Reading, students will be focusing on: 

• Reading fluently 
• Building background knowledge 
• Expanding on and learning new vocabulary 
• Deepening their comprehension skills 
• Exploring suffixes and prefixes 
• Developing their knowledge of the different sounds and letter spellings through Extended Code 

This term in Writing, our Grade 3/4 students will be exploring information reports, focusing on vocabulary and structure. They will be expected to follow the stages of writing to publish their pieces and share them with their peers.

In Writing,  students will be learning to: 

• Identify the text structure and features of information reports 
• Use topic-specific vocabulary 
• Paragraphs
• Publish pieces of writing with legible script
• Revise and edit their writing for punctuation and structure