Connect: Year 4
Welcome back to Term 2! We hope everyone had a relaxing holiday with family and friends. We are very excited to begin a new term of learning and looking forward to build on the great start we had in Term 1.
We would like to welcome Ms Heath to our Grade Four team. Please read below a little message from Ms Heath.
Ms. Heath:
I am a Pre Service Teacher from Swinburn University completing a teaching placement with year 4, primarily 4A. This is my fourth and final placement before graduating in June. I am looking forward to getting to know all the students and want to thank them for the warm welcome.
Important Dates
Thursday 8th May, Mother's Day Stall
Friday 9th of May, Mother's Day Breakfast
Friday 23rd May, SRC Free Dress day
Thursday 29th May, 3/4 Hoop-time
What's happening in our classroom?
Literacy
Over the next two weeks students will continue their novel study. Everyone has shown enthusiasm so far in reading our story, Leo and Ralph. This book will continue to guide much of our literacy learning in Term 2 including, grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and narrative writing.
Numeracy
Over the next two weeks students will be working on multiplication and division. This unit will include a focus on multiplication and division facts for 3, 4, 6 and 8 as well as identifying and continuing number sequences for multiples of 3, 4, 6 and 8. Students will also be learning efficient strategies for multiplying three and four digit numbers by 1 digit.
Students will also have a focus on 2D shapes to begin next term. We will be exploring the similarities and differences between 2D shapes and 3D objects as well as recognising the 2D shapes that are the faces for 3D objects such as pyramids and prisms.
Inquiry
This term students will be starting a new Inquiry unit titled 'Our Island Home'.
This unit will cover many areas including;
Australia's neighbouring countries and what life is like in these places
What it is like to live in different places around the world
How maps and information technology are used to learn about different places
Why heat is important for life on Earth
Climate zones and natural vegetation in different countries
Well-being
This term students will be working on:
Positive coping strategies
Positive coping problem solving
Ongoing revision of our 'Ready to learn' plans and how to use our strategies effectively
3/4 Hoop-time
Any students wishing to participate in this years 3/4 Hoop-time competition can register by completing the permission form sent out last week via the QKR app.
This year our Hoop-time competition will be held on Thursday the 29th of May at Jubilee Park Stadium.
We are hoping to take as many teams as possible and encourage anyone to get involved no matter how much basketball experience you have previously.
Dojo Awards
Congratulations to the following students for receiving their 'Bronze' certificate for reaching 75 Dojo points!
4B: Zara Azar, Kunga Yangpheltsang, Troy Khurug, Lochie Creighton-Sturgess, Jet Bennett, Ava Witney, Mason O'Connor & Jag Finnigan
4A: Lexie Besim, Shaylee Horan, Kobey Jackson, Piper Jink, Bailey Kuchel, Maya Marshall, Piper Phillips, Sofia Singh, Oliver Suhr, Scarlett Vella, Isabel West
Celebration of Learning
PE - Golf Coaching
Last week we had some expert coaching in PE as students learnt and practised new skills in golf! What a fun start to Term 2!
Holiday Fact or Fiction
Year 4 students had a wonderful time sharing what happened in their school holidays by playing 'Holiday Fact or Fiction'. Students had to create three sentences about their holiday, two being facts and one being fiction!
Kitchen Garden
This week in Kitchen Garden we made delicious butter chicken, spicy rice and roti bread!
