LITERACY
Reading & Writing
LITERACY
Reading & Writing
This term, our Grade 3/4s are exploring a new class serial read, Uncle Xbox. Uncle Xbox is a book about a boy named Dusty who loves to play video games. One day a family member close to Dusty leaves and takes the Xbox with him. Dusty tries out different odd jobs to try and buy one for himself, but sometimes it doesn't work out the way he expects. This text aligns well with our Unit of Work 'Engineering for a Need'.
We encourage students to continue picking 'Just Right Books' and to read these daily at home if possible. Asking your child questions about their book is a great way to deepen their understanding of the texts they are reading.
In Reading, students will be focusing on:
This term in Writing, our Grade 3/4s will be exploring poetry and procedural texts. Students will be expected to follow the stages of writing to produce published pieces of writing. Students will participate in Daily Reviews of expanding sentences and the structure of a sentence.
In Writing, students will be learning to: