Year 3/4

Year 3/4 Cluster News 

Home Inquiry 

Pick an art form and create!! 

 

Learning this week:   

Word Study in Week 11:  

Year 3’s will be focusing on the ‘a’ spelling that makes an ‘o’ sound 

Year 4’s will be focusing on schwa /u/ 

Year 3 – a = o 

Year 4 – schwa /u/ 

 

swap 

waft 

swamp 

wand 

wallet 

squad 

swatch 

squat 

squalid 

quality 

wallaby 

waddle  

squabble 

twaddle 

quandary 

wristwatch 

quantity 

qualification 

 

 fungus 

cactus 

virus 

focus 

minus 

album 

medium 

careful 

difficult 

success 

genius 

volunteer 

maximum 

minimum 

beautiful 

thesaurus 

instrument

hippopotamus

 

 

In Reader’s and Writer’s workshop classes will be creating and publishing our own poetry. 

 

Mathematics: We will continue exploring angles, symmetry and rotation. 

 

Unit of Inquiry: We will be reflecting on our dance workshops and finalising our “How we express ourselves” unit of inquiry. 

 

Christian Studies: Focus on the structure and meaning of Psalms and the Biblical Easter Story.   

 

Reminders:   

 

Camp – 7 – 9 May (Week 2, Term 2) 

Camp is quickly approaching, and we are excited! Please see below the packing list. 

 

 GLOW week (Week 9, Term 2) 

We are super excited that GLOW week is back in Week 9 Term 2. If you have any special skills or hobbies that you’d be willing to share with the children, or if you would like to volunteer for this amazing week of learning, please contact your classroom teacher. 

 

Mr Salisbury will be on leave for Week 11, with Ms Neumann and Mrs Richardson taking 34NS. 

 

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 

Neumann.lauren@goldengrove.sa.edu.au