3/4B

Year 3/4 Class Mass

On Friday August 21, the Year 3/4s will be attending Mass at St Francis Xavier church. Mass begins at 9:15am. Please  join us in prayer if you are able to. Everyone is welcome!

Year 3/4 ACMI Excursion

We are thrilled to announce an exciting hands-on excursion to ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) at Federation Square on Tuesday 15th September!

This excursion ties directly into our Term 3 Inquiry unit, Frame by Frame. During the day, students will:

• Explore ACMI's world-class, free interactive exhibitions.
• Participate in an exclusive, hands-on workshop called 'Stop Motion Start-up', where they will put their classroom learning into action using professional animation tools.

Some details from the ACMI website:

Discover the magic of stop-motion animation, and introduce your students to the collaborative animation process. Using the principles of shape, colour, and pattern they will design and animate their own unique works.

Students will:

- will learn principles of animation

- explore the science behind animation

- create their own visually engaging stop-motion animation in a team.

Permission Form Notice: A digital permission note will be released via NForma in the coming weeks. We will send out an update as soon as it is live and ready for you to complete!

Maths

In Mathematics, our Year 4s are stepping into the shoes of data analysts as we dive into Data Representation and Investigation. Students will be formulating their own questions, gathering data, and learning how to effectively organise and represent their findings using various tables and graphs. Beyond just creating charts, a major focus will be on interpreting data—analysing what the numbers actually reveal and using that evidence to draw meaningful conclusions!

Photos below of evaluating and interpreting graphs and sharing what we found out.

Inquiry

The Year 3/4s are diving hands-on into the Stop Motion Studio app—experimenting with timing, frame rates, and small adjustments to bring their static ideas into seamless motion. Check out the photos below to see our budding animators in action as they draft their storyboards and test out their first sequences!

Storyboarding

Using Stop Motion Studio

Kind regards,

Brendan and Ashleigh.