Grade 4 News
Important Reminders/Dates
Looking forward to Term 4
Monday, October 7th: Term 4 Begins
Monday October 7th - Wednesday October 9th: Grade 4 Camp ADANAC
Tuesday, November 5th: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Friday, November 8th: Colour Run in the afternoon
Monday, November 11th: Curriculum Day - no school
Thursday, December 19th: Last Day Term 4 - 1.30pm Dismissal
Literacy
Our Grade 4’s have finished the term by working on their biographies. Using their own research students planned, drafted, revised and published a biography on a famous person. It was great to see students identifying key life events, and looking out how other people may have supported or impacted the main person’s life choices. Here are a few samples of our great work:
Preview: Next term we'll be going back and revising narratives and persuasives.
Word Work
Numeracy
During Maths this fortnight, students completed their division unit. They reviewed the whole class strategies they’ve learnt and the strategies they have been working on within their small goal group. Student’s completed a range of worded problems using these strategies. They finalised the unit with an online assessment task.
For our final week of Term 3 students enjoyed playing a variety of multiplication and division games with their peers.
Preview - Next term in Mathematics student’s will focus on fractions, decimals and money.
Inquiry
This fortnight in Inquiry, students completed their diary based on the life of either a convict, marine, crew or officer on the First Fleet. Students completed research into the conditions for their chosen person, including the food they ate and their roles on the ship. Students really enjoyed publishing their final pieces on tea/coffee stained paper to give it an ‘olden days’ look. We hope all the families who came to visit on Celebration Morning enjoyed seeing these fantastic pieces!
Preview - Next term’s focus for Inquiry will be on sustainability.
Wellbeing
Calm Kids
The Calm Kids program has finished with Kim and the kids have loved it. The Calm Kids program covered a number of key concepts before we head to camp such as:
- What is anxiety and why do some people have it?
- Everyone worries but it doesn’t need to stop us from doing things
- Our thoughts create feelings and our feelings impact our actions
- Identifying when you are overthinking
- Thinking Traps and how to manage them
- How to be more positive and why it is important
- Worry bullies
- Grounding technique (for when things start to spiral)
- The importance of relaxation, breathing, and mindfulness
- Sleep and disconnecting