What's Happening in the Middle School
Beaumaris Primary School
Year 3
What’s Happening in Year 3 in October
Welcome back to Term 4, Year 3 families! We hope everyone enjoyed a well-deserved break and is ready for an exciting and action-packed final term of the year. We have lots to look forward to, including our Year 3 Camp, where students will have the opportunity to challenge themselves, build independence and create wonderful memories with their classmates. This term, students will also enjoy two exciting incursions: Find Ya Feet, which will focus on developing important wellbeing and life skills, and Music of the World, where students will explore music, instruments and cultures from around the world. In Literacy, we will begin a new novel study, The One and Only Ivan, providing opportunities for students to develop their reading comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills while exploring themes of friendship, kindness, courage and hope. It promises to be a wonderful final term filled with learning, new experiences and plenty of opportunities for students to celebrate their growth throughout the year. We look forward to sharing this special term with our Year 3 students and families!
Wellbeing
- This month, we will continue to implement the Grow Your Mind podcast to learn about resilience, respect, responsibility, and relationships. It focuses on making the parts of your brain responsible for decision making and self-regulation relatable by connecting them to different animals. Over the next month, students will explore the role of the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, reticular activating system, and amygdala and learn how to be of benefit to others.
- This term, we are continuing to explore the Respectful Relationships curriculum. In the month of October, students will participate in Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships lessons. The focus will be on Topic 3.
- Topic 3: Positive Coping supports students to develop language around coping, reflect on their coping strategies and build a range of positive coping strategies.
Literacy
- We will read the novel The One and Only Ivan and analyse the key themes, characters, and events. Students will develop their comprehension skills by making predictions, drawing inferences, analysing the author's language choices, and responding to the text through discussion and written tasks.
- We will be learning Anglo-Saxon and Latin root words and their affixes to build understanding of word meaning and etymology through the Word Origins Program.
- We will be learning Greek morphemes and their affixes to build understanding of word meaning and etymology through the Word Origins Program.
Maths
Mass and capacity
Reading mass measurement scales
Measuring and comparing mass using scaled instruments
Estimating mass
Reading capacity measurement scales
Measuring and comparing capacity using scaled instruments
Estimating capacity
Addition and Subtraction
Different representations of multiplication and division
Two-digit multiplication with materials, no regrouping
Two-digit multiplication with materials, with regrouping
Two-digit division with materials, no regrouping
Two-digit division with materials, with regrouping
Identifying the operation (multiplication or division) to solve worded problems
Creating a worded problem from a multiplication or division equation
Rich Task - Solving a fruit salad problem
Knowledge Unit
Ancient Greece and Civics & Citizenship
This term, students will travel back in time to Ancient Greece as they explore our Big Question: What can we learn from Ancient Greece about how people lived, what they believed, and how democracy began? Students will investigate what daily life was like, explore Ancient Greek beliefs and mythology, and learn about the origins of democracy in Athens. They will consider how decisions were made, compare rules and laws, and explore why laws are important in a community. Students will also develop their understanding of rights and responsibilities and the importance of respectful participation in a democracy. Through classroom discussions and activities, students will practise sharing ideas, listening to different perspectives, building consensus and making decisions together.
Reminders
Thursday 8th _ 9th October – Camp Oasis
Wednesday 14th October – Find Ya Feet Workshop
Tuesday 20th October – Music of the World
Thursday 29th October – African Drumming
Year 4
What’s Happening in Year 4 in October
We are all looking forward to a fun-filled Term 4 in Year 4. It’s hard to believe that we are fast approaching the end of 2026.
The Year 4 Teachers are looking forward to all the exciting events planned throughout the upcoming term. These include a visit to the Zoo, the Bike Education Program, as well as the annual Beaumaris Primary School Carols Afternoon. Please make sure you check the Compass App regularly to stay up to date with all the information regarding these events, as they are posted.
Wellbeing
Students will continue to participate the Respectful Relationships Program. This coming term will contain a particular focus on managing peer pressure.
Literacy
This term, the Year 4 students will be completing another novel study. ‘Nim’s Island’ was written by Australian author, Wendy Orr and we are sure it will become a favourite literature memory with our students. Our new spelling program, Word Origins will continue to be implemented throughout the second semester. Students will also write a narrative this coming term
Maths
The Year 4 students will be reviewing and revising the four operations throughout the term. We will also be continuing with the daily review format that imbeds how to read and answer test and examination questions correctly. We are also continuing with times table facts and the Number Fluency Program in the classroom on a daily basis.
Knowledge Unit
Our knowledge unit in Term 4 is Geography. Some of the questions we will be investigating include;
- How are the continents of Australia, Africa and South America similar and different?
- What are the geographical features and cultural practices that make these places unique?
- How do people and animals in different climate zones adapt to their environments?
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:
Tuesday 3rd November – Melbourne Cup Day
Friday 6th November – Visit to the Zoo
Friday 13th November - Zoo excursion