Welcome Year 4,2026

Welcome to the 2026 school year!  We hope you had an enjoyable break! Please take the time to read the IMPORTANT information below to support your Year 4 child’s learning.

Victorian Lesson Plans (VLP) 

At BNPS, our teachers use the Victorian Lesson Plans (VLP) to support high‑quality, consistent teaching and learning across the school. The VLP is a Department of Education resource designed to help teachers plan engaging, evidence‑based lessons that align with the Victorian Curriculum.

What this means for your child:

• Clear learning goals: Lessons are built around what students need to know and be able to do at each year level.

• Consistency across classrooms: All students receive a strong, structured learning experience, no matter which class they are in.

• High‑quality teaching: The VLP is based on proven teaching practices and supports teachers to deliver lessons that build skills step by step.

• Engaging activities: Lessons include a mix of explicit teaching, hands‑on tasks, and opportunities for students to practise and apply their learning.

Our teachers adapt the VLP to suit the needs of their student's, ensuring learning is both challenging and supportive. This helps us provide a rich, well‑rounded education for every child.

Wellbeing & Inclusion Programs

Cyber Safety

We want to reassure all families that strong internet safety measures are in place at BNPS to protect students while they are online at school. All Victorian schools filter by the Department of Education security platforms.

Our systems use secure filters, monitoring tools, and restricted access settings to ensure students can only view age‑appropriate and educational content. Staff also actively supervise online activity and teach students safe and responsible digital behaviours as part of our curriculum.

Student wellbeing—both online and offline—remains a top priority, and we are committed to providing a safe, secure, and supportive digital learning environment for every child.

If you have any questions about our online safety practices, we’re always happy to discuss them further.

Internet Code of Conduct Parent/Student Agreements

During the enrolment process, parents and students are required to consider and complete ‘The Internet Code of Conduct Parent/Student Agreements’ authorisation forms. Students who break these rules will be subject to appropriate action by the school which may include loss of Internet access for some time.

Social Networking

Most social networking and chat/instant messaging sites and applications have a legal requirement for users to be 16 years of age. This means that NO BNPS student should be using Facebook, Kik Messenger, WhatsApp, Ask.fm, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, MySpace, Bebo, Instagram or the multitude of other similar sites/apps. Sites such as Ask.fm and Tumblr allow users to post anonymous questions or comments and due to the anonymity, have been used for cyber bullying, harassment and sexual exploitation.

We ask that ALL families review their home practices in relation to the use of portable devices, particularly Apple devices. Our teachers in the senior school are constantly receiving information from parents about students using the ‘imessage’ facility on their Apple devices. As many students’ devices are connected through their parents email addresses, which we suggest should be the case; parents are also receiving message threads, often at inappropriate hours of the night. The latest research suggests that students’ sleep can be negatively affected using these devices before bed.

It is recommended that devices be turned off an hour before bed, and devices kept and used in communal family areas only. This ensures that children get a good night’s sleep, and also prevents students from using messaging facilities at inappropriate times.

Respectful Relationships

The Respectful Relationships program supports schools and early childhood settings to promote and model respect, positive attitudes and behaviours. It teaches our children how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence.

Homework

Homework is given out on a Monday and due back at school on Friday. Homework will commence at a later date.

Times Tables

It is expected that by the end of Year 4, children will know all of their times tables and associated number facts. We will be developing these Numeracy skills at school and ask you to revise them with your children at home.

Daily Reading

Please ensure your child is responsible for bringing a novel to school for daily reading.

Students can also borrow books from the Year 4 classrooms or the school Library.

Specialist Programs

Information on our 2026 Specialist Programs (Japanese, PE, Art, Performing Arts), including a timetable will be available on Compass soon - please support your child and ensure they have the appropriate items on the correct day.

Special Dates

Term 1

‘Meet & Greet’ - Wednesday 4, Thursday 5, Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 February

School Photos - Monday 2 March

Labour Day - Monday 9 March

School Fete - Saturday 28 March

Term 1 concludes - Thursday 2 April @ 2.30pm

Term 2

Term 2 commences - Monday 20 April

Parent Teacher Interviews - TBC

Kings Birthday - Friday 8 May

 Cross Country – Wednesday 20 May

Semester Report - June

Term 2 concludes - Friday 26 June @ 2.30pm

Term 3

Term 3 commences - Monday 13 July

House Athletics – Wednesday 26 August 

District Athletics – Tuesday 8 September

Student Led Conferences - TBC

Term 3 concludes @ 2.30pm

Term 4

Term 4 commences - Monday 5 October

Year 4 Camp - Wednesday 14 - Friday 16 October

Melbourne Cup Day - Tuesday 3 November

Semester Report – December

Term 4 concludes - Friday 18 December @ 1.30pm

Compass

We also ask that you keep informed and action requests as they are posted to the Compass News Feed throughout the year.

Ongoing feedback will also be provided throughout the year via Compass Learning Tasks.

Contacting your Teachers

Notes may be passed directly to your classroom teacher via your child, or you can send an email (marked to the attention of your child’s teacher) to:

beaumaris.north.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Informal discussions may be arranged upon request at any time throughout the year to discuss specific issues however please be assured that we will contact you should we have any concerns.

Finally...

Don’t forget to check out our A-Z Parent Guide - this (along with loads of other information!) can be accessed on our comprehensive website.

We encourage you to get involved by discussing your child’s school day, offering to assist classroom programs and attending our school events - it’s going to be a great year!

Kind regards

The Year 4 Team

Melissa Ball, Elli Robertson, Beth Lawrence, Donna Carter

Beaumaris North Primary School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School authorised to teach the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and provides the framework for implementing the requirements of the Victorian Curriculum. 

The IB Primary Years Programme is an innovative international programme of teaching and learning that focuses on the development of the whole child and fosters a positive attitude to learning. The PYP strives towards developing internationally minded students who demonstrate the attributes of the IB Learner Profile. Accordingly, at BNPS we aim to educate inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring students, who are encouraged to ask challenging questions, critically reflect, and take responsible action.