Specialists
ART
In Term 4, the Grade 4 students will explore a variety of artistic techniques and materials while developing their creativity, confidence and individual artistic expression. Through drawing, painting, ceramics and textiles, students will experiment with colour, shape, texture and form to create a range of imaginative and considered artworks.
STEAM
In STEAM this term, Grade 4 students will investigate how forces and simple mechanisms affect the way products and systems move and function. Working collaboratively, students will design, build, test and improve shoebox-based projects, using their understanding of forces, materials and components to create successful solutions.
LOTE
In Mandarin this term, students will be using Mandarin scripts to act in the story they had been learning. They will recite their parts of the scripts with aids of pictures, gestures and teachers’ prompt.
PE
In PE this term, students will revisit and develop their skills in the summer sports offered through the School Interschool Sport program, with a focus on refining sport-specific techniques and understanding key rules and game structures. Through modified games and activities, students will develop teamwork, communication, game awareness and decision-making skills to support confident and effective participation in competition, in preparation for their involvement in the Seaside District Interschool Sport Competition next year. The students will also be participating in the House Swimming Carnival, scheduled for the 3rd of December at GESAC.
Music
In Music this term the Grade 4 students will continue their recorder program progressing to more difficult pieces and duets. They will also learn these pieces on tuned percussion such as Marimbas Xylophones and Glocks.
The students will continue to learn the lines and spaces associated with treble clef reading. They will challenge each other in stave reading games on the whiteboard and on their ipads using the Aquarium Game. Later in the term they will learn and practise their carols songs.