Year 3/4 Team News

Hello Year  3/4 families,   

We are all so excited about the upcoming Zoo Snooze and know that our students are going to have a wonderful time making special memories with their friends and classmates. It is always such a highlight to share these experiences together, and we can't wait to see the excitement and enthusiasm as the adventure unfolds.

There is plenty happening in our Year 3/4 classrooms this fortnight as you will see below.

Literacy 

During Weeks 7 and 8 in Reading, we will revisit skills we have learnt this year including:

• note-taking and summarising using a variety of texts and formats
• navigating a website and finding information
• visualising for meaning 
• reading with expression for performance using Reader’s Theatre scripts

In Writing we are looking at improving our narratives by using more precise adjectives and verbs, including sensory detail and learning to ‘show not tell’ and looking at the flow and sequence of our story lines.

Numeracy 

In Weeks 7 and 8, our learning will focus on Decimals and Time.

In Decimals, students will recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals 

In Time, students will recognise and use the relationship between formal units of time, including days, hours, minutes and seconds, to estimate and compare the duration of events; describe the relationship between the hours and minutes on analog and digital clocks and read the time to the nearest minute; and additionally Grade 4’s will solve problems involving the duration of time including situations involving ‘am’ and ‘pm’ and conversions between units of time 

Inquiry

Our Term 4 Inquiry focus is Endangered Animals and the ways we can help protect them.

Students have selected an endangered animal to research and are presenting their research online using Google Slides. They will share their findings and presentations with their peers.

Through this inquiry, students will build their research skills while developing a greater understanding of the challenges facing endangered animals and how we can make a difference.

The Zoo Snooze will provide a wonderful opportunity to bring our learning to life, deepen students’ understanding of endangered animals and explore the important role zoos play in conservation and protecting threatened species.

Willy Kids

Our Willy Kids focus for Term 4 is “Willy Kids are Responsible.”

Throughout the term, students will explore what it means to be responsible members of our school community. They will develop and practise strategies to help them:

• Cooperate with others
• Be accountable for their actions
• Demonstrate honesty and integrity
• Show leadership
• Develop ambition and strive to achieve their goals
• Reflect on their learning and celebrate their achievements

These skills will support students to take greater responsibility for their choices, learning and relationships with others.

Respectful Relationships

This term, our Respectful Relationships learning focuses on Stress Management.

Students will learn to identify and describe common stressors and explore a range of self-calming strategies to help them manage challenging or stressful situations. They will develop a better understanding of their emotions and practise ways to respond to stress in positive and healthy ways.

These strategies will help students build resilience, strengthen their emotional awareness and feel more confident when navigating everyday challenges.

Homework

Homework provides valuable opportunities for students to consolidate their learning and develop positive habits for lifelong learning.

Homework is distributed on Monday and is due back at school each Friday.

Weekly homework includes:

• Reading – Read for at least 15 minutes on four nights each week. Students should record the titles of the books they have read on their homework sheet.
• Mathematics – Play the number games introduced in class to strengthen number sense and revise learnt skills. This term, there is also a focus on learning multiplication facts:
  • Grade 3: 2s, 4s, 5s and 10s
  • Grade 4: all multiplication tables.
• Spelling – Complete suggested activities using the words your child has selected.
• Writing – Complete a short writing task in the Homework Book.

All students have a Homework Book to complete and return each week. If you have any questions or concerns about homework, please don't hesitate to contact your child's classroom teacher.

Upcoming Dates

     Zoo Snooze Camp Dates

• 3/4T - Monday 16 November / Tuesday 17 November  
• 3/4S - Tuesday 17 November / Wednesday 18 November 
• 3/4B - Monday 23 November / Tuesday 24 November  
• 3/4M -Tuesday 24 November / Wednesday 25 November 
• 3/4P - Wednesday 25 November / Thursday 26 November 
• Wednesday 2 December - Willy Games

Regards, 

The Year 3/4 team –  Dianna Lane & Christine Carroll (3/4M), Grace Pante & Kayleen Dumic (3/4P), Alison Standish (3/4S) ,Hayley Thibou (3/4T) & Katherine Buenaventura (3/4B)