Year 3/4
Year 3/4 Cluster News
Home inquiry: How can your family make sustainable choices at home? Are there ways to be water wise, reduce, reuse, recycle or purchase products that environmentally friendly?
Learning this week:
Word Study:
Year 3 – air, are, ere, ear | Year 4 – prefix anti |
fair mare spare fairy bare there airless dairy flare repair airport compare fanfare prepare bearable hairdresser somewhere wherewithal | anti-war anti-hero antibody antidote antiseptic antimatter antifreeze antisocial antipathy anticlimax anticyclone anti-aircraft anti-dandruff antibiotic antithesis antioxidant antibacterial anti-perspirant |
Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop: We are continuing to focus on the book ‘The Lorax’ and the impact on the earth. We are using a variety of comprehensions strategies. We are continuing to explore persuasive techniques in our sustainable writing.
Unit of Inquiry: As part of our unit, we are continuing to explore the impact we have on our environment and living sustainably. We are also beginning to explore what action we can take.
Mathematics: Students will be circling back to number strategies and working through fractions and decimals learning. Students will be engaging with hands-on learning to continue to consolidate their learning. We will also be collecting and representing data relating to sustainable action: For example: Recording types of waste most often thrown away (e.g., food scraps, paper, plastic). Asking how could our class reduce waste? How do you save water at home or at school? How can we use less electricity at school? What are the benefits of walking or riding instead of driving? What could we do to make our lunches more eco-friendly?
Reminders and information:
Parent Request: We are optimistically seeking expertise from any families or parents passionate about Sustainability that may have resources or time to share with our classes. Please connect with your classroom teacher.
Connected Schools Athletics:
Just a reminder that connected schools athletics will be occurring Wednesday week 5. As Mrs. Hall and Mr. Salisbury will be attending this event, we will be combining the cluster into 1 class for the day.
School Calendar:
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/
May God bless your week,
Chelsie Riches, James Salisbury and Lauren Neumann
Chelsie Riches
Riches.chelsie@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
James Salisbury
Salisbury.james@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
Lauren Neumann