Year 4 Newsletter

Dear parents,

We’ve had another fun and busy week in year 4, especially enjoying some more warmer, sunnier days. The weeks are absolutely flying by, with this week being the halfway point of term 3!! 

Please remember to Check COMPASS to approve your child’s attendance at our Edendale Farm Excursion coming up on Thursday 5th of September. Please contact the office if you need any assistance with this.

What's happened in year 4 this week?

English: This week in writing the students have been gathering research for their news report and creating their storyboard in readiness to film in a few weeks. Our reading comprehension strategy for this week was Asking Questions. We want students to:

. Know the purpose behind why we ask questions and to be able to articulate their own questions about their reading

. Ask questions as they read (before, during and after) and understand that good readers question the text

. Stop and notice when their questions are answered

Maths – This week in maths we have revised the strategies and algorithms for efficient mental and written solving of problems involving multiplication and division. Our weekly measurement rotations where they will be using tools and strategies to investigate, compare and convert measurements of length, mass, volume and capacity continued.

Inquiry - This week in our Inquiry lessons we investigated food product labels to understand how the information provided contributes to healthy eating. We used the collected food labels to compare the nutrients of two different foods. Following this, students investigated their favourite snack and/or drink to discover how much sugar was in the product. Finally, students researched one chosen nutrient/substance (protein, fibre, fats, sugar etc…) discovering what effects this nutrient has on their bodies.

Inquiry Resource request:

We are asking that students begin collecting and keeping any shoe size cardboard boxes or large pieces of cardboard. We will be using this for our upcoming Design and Technology lessons where we will be designing and constructing nesting and resting homes for our local wildlife. Could they please stay at home until week 7 (Monday 28th August).

Homework - In term 3, homework will again consist of:

• Minimum 4 nights reading with at least 80 minutes per week recorded in school diary (Book title, pages read, minutes read).
• Diary is to be brought to school each FRIDAY signed by parents.
• Mathletics tasks will be set weekly to support topics in the classroom.

Things to Remember:

• Monday 26th August - Father’s Day Stall
• Thursday 5th September - Year 4 Edendale Farm Excursion (event on Compass NOW)
• Wednesday 11th September - ENPS Footy Day celebration
• Thursday 12th September - Division Athletics
• Friday 20th September - Last day of term 3. Early finish (2.30pm).