3/4D

Welcome to Term 4

Literacy

We are continuing with our novel studies of 'The One and Only Ivan'. When the sun was shining (seems like a distant memory now), we enjoyed taking our books out to the peace garden and reading aloud there. The book is giving us an insight into how animals may feel if they are 'caged' in. As part of our learning, we are exploring the genre of 'Persuasive Writing'. We have been learning about the history of the circus and how it has evolved over time. We looked at arguments for and against animals being used in a circus as 'entertainment' and the children put themselves into either 'For' or 'Against' this. The majority of the class were oppoosed to animals being used! Those that were for it had to give their reasons why! It was great to see them giving their point of view and the opposing group counter acting their arguments!

Education in Faith

During the month of October, Catholics around the world honour the Holy Rosary. This past week, students have been learning about this powerful tradition of prayer and reflecting on the Mysteries of the Rosary—the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries. By walking through key moments in the lives of Jesus and Mary, the Rosary offers our students a quiet, meaningful way to meditate on faith, hope, and love in their everyday lives.

Inquiry

This past week in Inquiry we have been learning about different cultural celebrations such as Christmas, Ramadan, Hannukah, Chinese New Year and Kwanza. The children completed some research using approved links, placed their research into a mind map and are creating a Canva presentation to display their new knowledge.

Numeracy- Year 3

In Numeracy (year 3), we are learning about multiplication and division. We are using different strategies to solve multiplication and division problems. One of our strategies is creating a 'think board'- this helps the students to represent multiplication and division in different ways such as 'draw a picture, make an array, draw a bar model, repeated addition/ subtraction and put into equal groups. This visual representation enhances a students understanding of what multiplication and division means.