Year Four 

Spotlight on Learning

Dear Families,   

Thankyou to all those families that could attend Book Week to view the vibrant costumes of our students.  If you couldn't attend, videos are on our school instagram page with a few moments attached below.  Whether the students dressed up or not, it was a wonderful celebration.  The students enjoyed activities using the CBCA nominated book "How to move a zoo" after our parade.

We congratulate Alex P, Nate, Amara, Kate, Timothy, Emily T, Birmadu, Mary, Aerin, Jonah & Joshua for representing STAPS at today's District Athletics Event at Casey Fields. 

Next week we are learning about...

English Focus

Students will continue to compare and contrast the book and the movie of The Wild Robot, while paying particular attention to the vocabulary used.

During writing, the students are writing their concluding paragraph for their persuasive letter.  They will review then implement their proofreading and editing skills on their letter.  Soon, rehearsal will begin to ultimately deliver a spoken presentation of their letter.

Mathematics Focus

The students will be learning about renaming collections as division equations then on to fractions, and using the bar model to calculate fractions.

Social/ Emotional Learning & RRRR

In our unit 'Gender norms and stereotypes' students are talking about gender-based violence, including when people say mean things to others or try to hurt them.   We are doing this to understand what gender-based violence or unsafe behaviour is, so we can recognise when it may have been used by ourselves or by others.

Religious Education Focus

The third session of the Rosary with Mary Schulberg was unable to occur this week so will occur on Thursday 28th August.  The students have been learning about the Eucharist, and will continue to focus on learning to support the Sacraments.

Integrated Studies Focus

The students are learning to understand the Lifecycle of a chicken and how to prepare for their care, including care of eggs in an incubator.  This will support the lovely visitors we will have in our community. Stay tuned!!

Auslan Focus

This week we will be working towards understanding that signs that relate to thinking {such as remember, know and wonder} are signed around your head. Emotions are signed around your head and heart.

Important Reminders

• Every morning the students complete a 'Check in' as soon as they arrive at school. 
• Thanks for providing your child with fruit or vegetables for their fruit break, it helps with our learning.
• Please ensure that your child has a bottle of water each day. They are able to refill it when needed. 
• Please continue to listen to your child read as this helps to build their fluency and accuracy skills.

Other Important Dates

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