Year 3/4

Year 3/4 Cluster News 

 

Home Inquiry 

 

Reading: Aim to read for 15 minutes per night. 

 

Inquiry: As we deep dive into our new unit of inquiry, discuss with your family members what forces are and where do we see them occur in our daily lives. For example, think about what happens when we open or close a door. 

 

Mathematics: Continue to revise your multiplication facts.  

You may like to use your timetables app on your iPad for this. 

Year 3: 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 10s 

Year 4: all facts - start with those that you are least confident with. 

You can also create flash cards with unknown facts to practice with daily. 

 

Learning this week:   

 

Literacy:  

Spelling: This week, Year 3 students are focusing on the ‘y’ spelling to create short vowel ‘i’ sound. Year 4 students are concentrating on the suffix ‘ory.' 

You might like to write out your spelling words for additional practice: 

 

Year 3 – ‘y’ for ‘i’ 

Year 4 – ‘-ory’ 

abyss 

myth 

lynx 

lyrics 

syrup 

idyllic 

pyramid 

symbol 

cymbal 

system 

Egypt 

typical 

syllable 

sympathy 

mystery 

rhythm 

acrylic 

physical 

story 

history 

victory 

factory 

theory 

territory 

category 

directory 

inventory 

accessory 

dormitory 

compulsory 

preparatory 

satisfactory 

laboratory 

observatory 

introductory 

contributory 

 

 

Writer’s and Reader’s Workshop:We continue to explore information texts and determine their credibility in an online environment. 

 

Mathematics: We continue to explore decimals on a number line. 

 

Unit of Inquiry: We continue exploring systems of classification while also investigating forces. 

 

Welcome back Mrs Richardson 

Please resume including both classroom teachers in your emails to ensure that we are both informed of your child's needs. 

Thank  

 

Messenger app 

We would like to bring to your attention that several students have been involved in group chats on Messenger, and we have received screenshots containing inappropriate language and comments.  We will be conducting spot checks to ensure that these group chats are not present in the app. 

We kindly ask for your support in monitoring this at home as well. 

Thank you for your cooperation. 

 

 

Blessings for the week ahead,  

Chelsie Riches, Jade Fielke and Cloe Richardson 

 

Riches.chelsie@goldengrove.sa.edu.au  

Fielke.jade@goldengrove.sa.edu.au  

Richardson.cloe@goldengrove.sa.edu.au