What's Happening in the Middle School
Year 3
What’s Happening in Year 3 in Weeks 7 and 8
The Year 3 students had a fantastic time on the excursion to McCrae homestead in Week 6, where we further explored our History Knowledge Unit. They have also been showing fantastic persistence in the classroom during our assessment tasks.
Over the next fortnight, we will be focussing on:
Wellbeing
- Understand and empathize that we all have similar problems and worries
- Identifying steps, we can take to independently solve simple problems
Literacy
- In UFLI we will be learning about the spelling patterns, vowel teams, /oo/ sounds, eu, ui, ue,
- Language and Literature will see us look at continue to explore historical narratives as well as conjunctions and complex sentences
Maths
- Assessing students' understanding of Mathematical concepts
- Learning about and interpreting data and statistics
- Multiplication facts practice will continue throughout the term
Knowledge Unit
- Learning about the Aboriginal Peoples’ experiences, perspectives and responses to the impact of colonisation following the arrival of the First Fleet
- Understanding different interpretations of the early colonisation of Australia, including why British colonisation is interpreted as an invasion, and Terra Nullius
Reminders
- The library is now open for students to borrow books. The students are asked to remember to bring their books back on:
- Monday - 3C, 3K, 3MS
- Thursday - 3J
- Monday Morning Melodies is running on a Monday morning at 8:45am in the Performing Arts room. This is optional.
- King's Birthday Public Holiday - Monday 9th June
- Swimming begins in Week 8
- Grandparents and Special Persons Day - Friday 13th June
Year 4
What’s Happening in Year 4 in Weeks 7 and 8
Over the past two weeks, the Year 4 students have been working hard throughout the week in preparation for the mid-year testing about the commence across the school. The students have also enjoyed participating in a variety of tasks to acknowledge Reconciliation Week currently being recognised around Australia. One of our therapy dogs, Nala, has also stopped by a few times to watch and learn with the students in Year 4… she was very impressed!
Wellbeing
Students are currently revisiting strategies to assist each other when dealing with anxiety and worry. These include ‘deep breathing’ and meditation.
Literacy
Our new spelling program, Word Origins, is being implemented throughout the cohort. Students are learning about the origins of different morphemes and completing tasks based these morphemes. Writing sessions are currently focusing on persuasive writing.
Maths
Over the coming weeks, students will be learning about area, perimeter and solving measurement problems focusing on length. The ongoing practice of a ‘daily review’ at the beginning of every maths session is continuing to help students retain new maths concepts they have been taught throughout the year.
Knowledge Unit
Our Knowledge Unit, ‘Civics and Citizenship’ will focus on how laws are created and changed over the coming few weeks.
Homework
The Year 4 students are expected to read every night and record their progress in their personal diaries. It is the responsibility of the student to bring their diary to school every day and take it home each night to log their reading. Classroom teachers will be checking and signing these diaries regularly to monitor student reading habits. The student diary will also be used to highlight important dates and reminders. It is also encouraged that students practise their times tables, particularly the 2, 5 and 10 tables as rapid recall tests will soon be happening in classrooms throughout the term.
Important Year 4 Dates:
- Monday 9th June – King's Birthday Public Holiday
- Friday 4th July – Last day of Term 2
