Grade 3/4

Dear Families,

We would like to warmly welcome you all to Term 1, 2026.

We have had a wonderful start to the term. All students are settling smoothly into their new classroom routines. The classroom teachers have worked collaboratively and tirelessly to create warm, inviting spaces where children feel safe, comfortable, and ready to learn.

In the first week, students have focused on building strong, respectful, and positive relationships with both their teachers and peers. To support the development of these relationships, students have participated in a range of activities, including:

• Setting classroom expectations
• Developing class essential agreements
• Creating a Zones of Regulation wall
• Completing their “Ready to Learn” profiles
• Exploring and understanding our school values

We would also like to sincerely thank all the families who attended the ‘Meet the Teacher’ meetings. These sessions provided a valuable opportunity for us to work collaboratively to support and enhance your child’s learning.

📖Reading 

In Reading, we have been focusing on building strong comprehension skills through daily reading experiences. Students have been practising strategies such as:

• Making predictions
• Asking and answering questions about a text
• Using evidence from the text and illustrations
• Expanding vocabulary through rich discussion

We have also been exploring texts that connect to personal experiences and culture, helping students make meaningful connections to what they read.

✏️Writing 

In Writing, students have begun developing their ideas through structured sentence and paragraph work. Our focus has been on:

• Writing clear and detailed descriptions
• Using strong nouns, verbs, and adjectives
• Editing for punctuation and capital letters
• Sharing writing with peers for feedback

Students have contributed thoughtful ideas that we are building into our classroom writing displays.

🔢Numeracy

In numeracy, we have been revising key number concepts and strengthening problem-solving routines. Students have been working on:

• Telling time
• Exploring graphs and frequency tables
• 2D shapes and 3D objects 
• Explaining their thinking using mathematical language

We are also beginning to build a classroom culture of productive struggle encouraging students to persevere and share strategies.

🌏SEL/INQUIRY

Our SEL and Inquiry learning has focused on building a strong classroom community . Students have been reflecting on what it means to belong and understanding culture and identity. 

We have started creating shared class agreements and exploring the idea that our classroom is a team, where everyone has a role/identity in helping our community thrive.

💛Wellbeing & Classroom Routines 

We have been practising routines that support independence and responsibility, including:

• Organising learning materials
• Transitioning calmly between activities
• Taking ownership of classroom roles
• Building resilience when learning feels challenging

These consistent expectations help students develop self-regulation and positive learning habits.

💬 How Families Can Help at Home

Families can support learning by:

• Encouraging nightly reading and discussion
• Practising basic number facts in everyday contexts
• Supporting organisation and independence with school routines
• Asking your child about what they are learning and enjoying

Homework will be sent home each Monday and is to be returned by Friday each week. Library books are to be borrowed and returned during library sessions assigned to each class. 

3/4A- Monday 

3/4B- Tuesday 

3/4C- Thursday 

3/4D- Thursday 

🏆 Classroom Awards & Celebrations

We celebrate students who are demonstrating our school values and showing positive learning habits at assembly on Friday afternoons at 2:30pm. 

This week, we recognise the following students:

3/4A - Nayef Alsayed for learning together– demonstrating persistence when writing his narrative this week. Well Done Nayef

3/4B - Nahla for Learning together 

3/4C - Muhammed Siddiqui for 

3/4D- Zaroon for Respect- always showing manners and bringing a positive attitude to our classroom