Year 4 Spotlight 

Exploring Money and Global Currencies 

Students have been thoroughly enjoying our new Mathematics unit on Money. This engaging topic has provided students with the opportunity to explore different currencies from around the world, sparking curiosity and global awareness. Throughout the unit, students have been working on open-ended tasks designed to build their problem-solving skills and deepen their understanding of the value and use of money. These tasks have encouraged critical thinking and collaboration, as students applied their knowledge to real-world contexts. It has been wonderful to see students so engaged in meaningful mathematical learning, and we look forward to continuing to build on these skills in the weeks ahead. 

Sharing The Planet - Waste Unit

The students have thoroughly enjoyed inquiring into our latest Inquiry of Unit ‘Sharing The Planet’. With the central idea being ‘A sustainable future is dependent on our choices around waste’. The students have looked at how to Reuse, Reduce and Recycle and the actions they can now do to minimise waste in their daily lives. They have also inquired into the different waste topics of; Microplastics, Food Waste, Fast fashion and E-waste. In this research task students needed to find what each topic is, its impact on the environment and how they can reduce this waste. Students then demonstrated their presentation skills by sharing their slideshows in small groups. In their final task of the unit students researched into packaged products and their impact on the environment by investigating into the total distance travelled from factory to supermarket and the total CO2 emissions that have been emitted into the atmosphere, this task was a big eye opener for the students, as they could see first hand the impact that certain product have on our environment. Overall, the students thoroughly enjoyed the Inquiry unit because they can now see the impact of these things in their environment and tangible action that they can make day to day to reduce waste.

Celeste Oosthuizen

Year 4 Coordinator