Level 4
Heathmont East Primary School
Reading
We are coming to the end of our class novel, Hatchet, and are very close to finding out if Brian is going to be rescued or if he is destined to live forever in the Canadian wilderness! To gain a deeper understanding of the text, we have been completing learning tasks about summarising, cause and effect and inference. To practise our inferencing skills, we have been thinking about what characters such as Brian's mum and dad might be feeling, based on our real world knowledge and experience, as the story is not told from these characters' perspectives.
Writing
We have been taking part in 'Slow Writes'. Each lesson has a different topic and we only have to write six sentences, but each sentence has a 'rule', such as must use a spelling list word, must contain an adverb, must use dialogue or must use certain specific vocabulary. It is helping us to slow down our writing and make sure each and every sentence counts!
We are also in the process of applying for our pen licences!! Some of us are already using our new pens, practising for moving to Level 5 in 2026.
Maths
Across all the grades, we have been looking at a variety of revision topics, depending on the needs of each class. Areas of study have included: multiplication, division, analogue clocks, operations with fractions and decimals. We have also been learning about the Cartesian plane and how it works.
Inquiry
We have been learning about the Earth, our moon and the sun and how these interact to give us day, night and the seasons.
Upcoming Events
Week 9
Tuesday 2nd Nov: Whole School Transition 2 - 12.05-12.50 pm
Week 10
Wednesday 10th Dec: Parent Helper Appreciation Morning Tea - 8:30-9:30 am
Week 11: Final week of school
- Monday 15th December - HEPS Christmas Concert - 6:00 pm
- Thursday 18th December - Meet the Teacher - 9:30 am-11:00 am
- Friday 19th December - Last Day! - 1:30 pm Finish