Fantastic 4
Term 3 Week 6
Year 4 Newsletter
Welcome to Week 6 of Term 3!
Literacy:
Our Year 4 students have been exploring the wonderful world of poetry through a range of engaging picture books. We have read Outside In to learn about personification, Listen to discover onomatopoeia, My Amazing Alphabet to investigate alliteration, and Owl Moon, where students explored imagery and how descriptive language helps readers create vivid mental pictures using their senses. Students have also completed their Poetry CAT (Common Assessment Task), demonstrating their understanding of these poetic devices by analysing a poem of their choice.
We are now reading and analysing The Little Wave by Pip Harry, our free verse novel. As we explore the text, students are developing their reading comprehension through discussion, questioning and written responses while examining how poets carefully choose words, structure and figurative language to communicate emotions, ideas and experiences.
In Weeks 9 and 10, students will apply everything they have learnt throughout the term by planning, drafting, editing and publishing their own original free verse poems. We look forward to celebrating their creativity and sharing their published poetry at the conclusion of the unit.
Phonics:
| Week | Morphology Focus | Example Words | |
| Week 1 | Latin Morphology – TRACT | attract, subtract, tractor | |
| Weeks 2–3 | Latin Morphology – FORM | transform, uniform, formation | |
| Weeks 4–5 | Greek Morphology – Numbers | bicycle, triangle, pentagon | |
| Weeks 6–7 | Latin Morphology – STRUE/STRUCT | construct, instruct, structure | |
| Weeks 8–10 | Latin Morphology – Numbers | ||
Maths: |
Weeks |
Mathematics Topic | |
| Weeks 1–2 | Multiplication and Division | ||
| Week 3 | Angles | ||
| Weeks 4–6 | Fractions | ||
| Week 7 | Location | ||
| Weeks 8–9 | Decimals | ||
| Week 10 | Consolidation and Revision |
Inquiry:
This term in Inquiry, our Year 4 students will be exploring the topic of Community. Through this unit, students will investigate what makes a community, the different groups and organisations that support our local area, and the important roles people play in helping communities thrive. They will also examine how people work together to meet the needs of community members and contribute to creating safe, inclusive and connected places. Throughout the term, students will develop their inquiry skills by asking questions, researching information, analysing different perspectives and sharing their findings. By the end of the unit, students will have a deeper understanding of their place within the community and the ways they can make a positive contribution as active and responsible citizens.
Extra Announcements:
- Please send any photos from home to your child's classroom teacher
- Homework due every Friday
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