Year 3/4 Team News

Hello Year  3/4 families,   

It has been another wonderful fortnight in Grade 3/4. The students have continued learning their classroom routines and setting themselves up to learn each day. We are so pleased with how quickly the students have settled in and are demonstrating initiative in the classroom. 

Curriculum Focus: Weeks 5 - 6

Literacy: In Reading, we are learning to make a variety of connections with the texts we read including text-to-self, text-to-text and text-to-world connections. In Writing, we are using 6+1 traits and mentor texts to work through the writing process to write a narrative.

Numeracy:  Place Value: Recognise and identify numbers beyond 10,000.

• Model numbers beyond 10,000 using a range of manipulatives (eg. MAB) 
• Order numbers beyond 10,000. 
• Placing numbers in order on a number line with correct scaling. 
• Understand that numbers can be partitioned.

Inquiry: Our inquiry question is ‘How do things move?’ We will continue exploring our understanding of force, friction and gravity and undertake experiments to deepen our understanding. 

Willy Kids: This term's topic is ‘Willy Kids are Learners’. Willy Kids are always ready to learn and love learning new things! We are exploring how we can show that we are ready to learn.

Respectful Relationships: This term, students are looking at emotional literacy. The lessons aim to ensure students can describe the influence that people, situations and events can have on their emotions. They will also investigate how emotional responses may vary in intensity and understand how to interact positively with others in different situations.

Homework

Homework is a valuable tool in reinforcing what is being learnt at school. We want our students to think of homework as being an important activity that assists in preparation for life-long learning. All students will receive their homework at school on a Monday and it is due back at school on Friday of the same week. 

Homework tasks include:

• Reading – four nights per week for a minimum of 15 minutes. Students are to record the book titles for the week on the homework sheet.
• Maths – playing the number games learnt in class at home to continue building number sense and revising learnt skills. 
• Spelling – suggested activities to help practise the words that your child has chosen.
• Writing – a short writing task to be completed in your child’s Homework Book.

All students have a Homework Book in which they are encouraged to complete their tasks. Please contact your child’s teacher if there are any concerns or questions about the homework tasks.

Billy Cart Incursion - Monday 2nd March

The Grade 3/4 classes will be creating their own billy carts as a part of our 'How Do Things Move?' Inquiry unit. This will be an incursion held at school. Students explore the importance of teamwork as they tackle challenges in teams, constructing and testing their carts. This engaging session fosters critical thinking and collaboration, allowing students to reflect on their individual and collective strengths. They will navigate as a team to assemble their carts. Students will engage in activities that promote teamwork and problem solving.

This event is now available for families to provide consent and payment via Compass. Please ensure you have completed this by Friday 27th February.

Key Dates - Term One

Grade 3 NAPLAN

All NAPLAN tests (except Grade 3 Writing) are completed online using the NAP Locked Down Browser App. Families of Grade 3 students who use a personal iPad at school are reminded to download the app in preparation for next month’s tests.

Download the app from the app store. Thank you for your assistance. 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Warm regards, 

The Year 3/4 team –  Katja Morris (3/4M), Grace Pante & Kayleen Dumic (3/4P), Alison Standish (3/4S) ,Hayley Thibou (3/4T) & Katherine Buenaventura (3/4B)