Year Four Team News

Hello Year Four families,

Fortnightly Curriculum Focus

Literacy: This fortnight in Reading, the students have been revising a number of reading comprehension skills. They have been identifying the main idea a passage, analysing facts and opinions, making inferences and drawing conclusions, and using context clues for vocabulary.

Writing this fortnight has seen the students finishing their information texts and publishing them as brochures. They have also begun to explore response writing. 

Numeracy: This fortnight, the Grade Fours worked on volume and capacity. The students had a blast and got a little wet experimenting with various containers and materials. Students have also begun exploring mass. 

Inquiry:  This fortnight, the students learned more about the natural landmarks, the Great Barrier Reef and the Amazon Rainforest and how we can best protect them. Students also explored different climates around the world, and how they affect people, animals and landscapes. 

Important Dates Coming Up

Thursday the 16th of November - School Disco Sunday the 26th of November - Willy Seaside Fair 

 Tissues

If you are able to send a box of tissues with your child to school it would be greatly appreciated.

Specialist Timetable for Semester 2 - Please note this is updated from Term 3 to reflect the Kitchen Garden program finishing and French returning.

Homework (Repeat) 

Students in Year 4 receive their homework on a Monday and are required to complete and hand in the following activities on the Friday of the same week. 

Homework tasks include:

• Reading – four nights per week for a minimum of 15 minutes. Students are to record the book titles for the week on the homework sheet.
• Maths – playing the number games learnt in class at home to continue building number sense and revising learnt skills.
• Spelling – suggested activities to help practise the words that your child has chosen.
• Reminders – there are also reminders for students for the week.

Warm regards,

The Grade Four Team - Matt Eason-Jones (4E), Rebecca Givogue (4G)  & Katie Simeon (4S)