What's Happening in the Middle School
Year 3
What’s Happening in Year 3 in Weeks 9, 10 and 11
The Year 3 students loved having their Grandparents and Special Friends visit on Friday the 13th. The students have enjoyed working on their swimming skills and have shown maturity and great organisation during the program so far.
If there are any parents/carers in 3J and 3C who would still be interested in volunteering to assist at a swimming session, there is availability on Thursday 19th in 3C and Friday 20th in 3J. If you're available, please use the links below to sign up. Thank you!
3C - volunteersignup.org/WEBDF
3J - volunteersignup.org/7Y9TX
In History and Literacy, we have been combining our knowledge to begin planning to write a historical narrative which we will then present to our peers.
Wellbeing
- Identifying steps, we can take to independently solve simple problems
- Further extend our resilience when things don’t go to plan
Literacy
- UFLI we will be learning about the spelling patterns, vowel teams, au, aw, augh, /aw/, oi, oy /oi/ and ou, ow /ow/
- Reflect on the historical texts we have learnt about this term
- Plan, create, and present a Historical Narrative
Maths
- Revision of all topics taught this semester
- Focus on Addition and Subtraction
- Multiplication facts practice will continue throughout the term
Knowledge Unit
- Research information specific for my historical narrative
- Further investigate the child convict experience
Reminders
- Whole School Photo - Thursday 26th July
- Hoodie Day - Thursday 3rd July
- Last day of Term 2 - Friday 4th July - 2:30pm dismissal
- First Day of Term 3 - Monday 21st July
- The library is now open for students to borrow books
- The students are asked to remember to bring their books back on Mondays.
- Monday Morning Melodies in the Performing Arts room 8.45am (optional)
Year 4
What’s Happening in Year 4 in Weeks 9, 10 and 11
It is difficult to believe that we are fast approaching the end of Term One!
Friday’s Grandparents and Special Friends Day was, once again, one of the highlights of the school year. The children loved completing the task with their visitors and smiles were everywhere around the school.
Wellbeing
Students are currently continuing with strategies to help regulate themselves in the school yard. They are also continuing to listen to the ‘Grow Your Mind’ Podcast.
Literacy
Our spelling program, Word Origins, is continuing to be implemented throughout the cohort. Students are enjoying learning about the origins of different morphemes and completing tasks based these morphemes. Writing sessions are continuing to focus on persuasive writing techniques.
Maths
Over the coming weeks, students will be participating in a two week focus on telling the time. The students will be divided into groups across the year level to complete a variety of time related concepts. These sessions will include both analogue and digital time. Elapsed time problem solving strategies will also be introduced.
Knowledge Unit
Our Knowledge Unit, Civics and Citizenship, will continue to focus on how laws are created and changed, over the final few weeks of the term.
Homework
The Year 4 students are expected to read every night and record their progress in their personal diaries. It is the responsibility of the student to bring their diary to school every day and take it home each night to log their reading. Classroom teachers will be checking and signing these diaries regularly to monitor student reading habits. The student diary will also be used to highlight important dates and reminders. It is also encouraged that students practise their times tables, particularly the 2, 5 and 10 tables as rapid recall tests will soon be happening in classrooms throughout the term.
Important Year 4 Dates:
- Friday 4th July – Last day of Term 2 2:30pm dismissal
