Year 3/4
Celebrating Learning
Year 3/4
Celebrating Learning
Students are settling into Term 1 amazingly well, and it has been fantastic to see. Familiarity with routines has enabled classes to jump into learning, with a focus on developing our skills in working together.
Curriculum focus
In Mathematics, we have been focusing on developing a positive attitude towards maths. Students are learning about positive mindsets, including building resilience through problem-solving tasks that spark their curiosity! Building an understanding of place value, and the value of digits in a number is also a strong focus this term. We encourage families to play games that involve maths, and to talk to your children at home about how we see and use maths in the real world.
Here are some things the students had to say about problem-solving tasks:
“It was challenging but really fun” Pip Lanz-Forstner
“I liked problem solving because it was hard but fun like a game” Pepi Francois
“Problem solvings tasks are very easy for me because I have a good understanding of numbers” Joel Bish
“It was fun to figure out the problems and I like that it was challenging me” Louie Nicholson
“It was really fun but kind of hard because there was two answers that seemed correct” Violette Harmer
Here’s a game we played in class. Please encourage your children to teach you how to play!
Sushi Go Number!
A game for 2+ players. This is a bit like the game Sushi Go party.
Instructions
In Writing, we are recapping the Writer’s Workshop Process as we explore writing narratives. We have experimented with onomatopoeia as an engaging way to start our stories and are revising to check if our writing makes sense.
In Reading, we are revisiting the skills of summarising and asking questions. We are using a range of rich picture books and information texts to support our learning.
In Unit Focus, we began our First Contact Unit by reviewing our understanding of what respecting Country means and learning about how Indigenous People lived on this land for thousands of years before us. We will be using the book “Young Dark Emu” by Bruce Pascoe as a key text for this learning area.
Photos show the 3/4 classes across at Henderson Park, listening to nature and thinking about respect for Country. Additional photos show some “mystery number” Maths problems that students have been creating themselves.