Year 3/4 Celebration Newsletter

Writing:

In writing, Grade 3 and 4 focused on the following text types:

Reading:

This term in Reading, the Grade 3 & 4 students covered a number of topics such as - Predicting, Author’s Purpose, Inferring, Summarising, Literal Questions and Synthesising. They read a wide range of books and expanded their vocabulary. 

Mathematics:

This term in Mathematics, the Grade 3 and 4 students learnt mental strategies for multiplication and division and the connection between these two operations. They investigated the properties of 2D shapes and 3D objects. They also extended their knowledge in time conversion and calculated elapsed times. Students conducted experiments of chance and discussed their outcomes. 

Wellbeing:

In Term Three, grade 3 and 4 students participated in weekly activities revolving around the Resilience Project, as well as incorporating new lessons based on the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships toolkit. These lessons worked on building students’ personal and social capabilities and assisted them in becoming empathetic, mindful and grateful members of our community. 

Grade 3 Inquiry:

In our Community inquiry unit, Grade 3 students explored their local community including its geographic information, features, rules and history. They identified and described the demographic characteristics of places they live and belong to, and recognised how the community has changed and remained similar over time.

In our Digital Technology unit, Grade 3 students investigated how technologies are used in the everyday world. They learnt about different types of algorithms, how following steps help to achieve a goal, how digital technologies can be programmed to follow a sequence of steps and were introduced to pixels and how they form digital images on a computer.

Celebrating a Successful Term of Learning in Specialist Classes

We are delighted to share with you the incredible achievements and hard work of our students this term in our Specialist classes. The Kismet in Story Land production was a remarkable collaboration of all Specialist classes, showcasing the diverse talents and skills of our young learners.

The production brought together the Performing Arts skills acquired in singing, acting, and stage movements, as well as the Physical Education skills developed in fine and gross motor skills through dance. Additionally, the Visual Art skills that students acquired were put to great use in creating stunning props and costumes that added a touch of magic to the show. Our Japanese Buddy scene showcased the fine work in languages and traditional folklore. 

We are immensely proud of all our students for their dedication and commitment to learning in all Specialist areas. They have demonstrated great enthusiasm and a genuine passion for exploring their talents and acquiring new skills. The Kismet in Story Land production truly reflected their hard work and dedication.

As we approach the end of the term, let us celebrate the achievements of our students and acknowledge their hard work. We look forward to more exciting opportunities in the next term, where our students can continue to grow, learn, and showcase their talents in Specialist areas.

Japanese 

This term in Japanese we had a whole school focus on self introductions. The Grade 3/4 students learnt how to say “Nice to meet you”, “My name is…”, “I am … years old”, “I like…”, “I live in…” and “I’m in grade …”. On Tuesday 1st August, our school hosted Japanese students from Nagano High School, the sister school of Sunbury College. The Grade 3/4s had the opportunity to introduce themselves to our visitors, showed them around their classrooms and made origami. This term students also continued to develop their reading and writing of Japanese through various activities related to their self-introductions.