Beaumaris Primary School: Stop Press

What's Happening in the Middle School

Year 3

What’s Happening in Year 3 in Weeks 1 and 2 

 

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter break filled with fun, relaxation, and maybe even a few chocolate treats! We’re excited to be back for another great term of learning, and we have lots of exciting things planned. 

 

Wellbeing 

  • Share memories from our holiday  
  • Identify our personal strengths and build on them  

Literacy 

  • In UFLI we will be learning about open and closed syllables 
  • We will continue to practice our handwriting  
  • Language and Literature will see us look at ANZAC Day before using mentor texts to discover what life was and is like for the First Nation people of Australia 

Maths 

  • Our focus is on fractions and its link to division 
  • Multiplication facts practice will continue throughout the term 

Reminders 

  • Curriculum Day - April 24th
  • ANZAC Day – April 25th  

  • House Cross Country - April 29th  

     

Year 4

What’s Happening in Year 4 in Weeks 1 and 2

 

We hope you all enjoyed the break and are all looking forward to a new term!

This term will include our annual Japanese Day as well as sporting events such as Cross Country. The students will also commence watching Behind the News (BTN) to keep them up to date with current events and news stories. It’s going to be an engaging term!

 

Wellbeing 

Students will continue to listen to a podcast called ‘Grow Your Mind’ during class sessions. The next two weeks will focus on how we find joy and tap into gratitude to support a positive mindset.

 

Literacy 

During Literacy sessions, the students will start their first novel study. The first book they will be reading is ‘Uncle Xbox’ by Jared Thomas. Our new spelling program, Word Origins, will continue to be implemented throughout the cohort. Writing sessions will be focusing on sentence expansion and paragraph development.

 

Maths 

The Year 4 students will be focusing on the processes of multiplication and division at the beginning of Term 2. Areas of Maths that were studied throughout Term 1 will also be frequently reviewed to facilitate deeper understanding of concepts.

 

Knowledge Unit 

Our Knowledge Unit in Term 2 will be ‘Civics and Citizenship’. Students will learn about the different levels of government within Australia as well as learn about how to elicit change in a democracy. 

 

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. 

 

Important Year 4 Dates:

 

Thursday 24th April – Curriculum Day

Friday 25th April – ANZAC Day

Tuesday 29th April - Cross Country 

Tuesday 13th May – Japanese Day