Year 3 & 4

Some very exciting things have been happening in the 3/4 area. In week 3, our students went on the first ever camp for Gilgai Plains and it was a huge success! We were so proud of the way our students showed all of our values, especially ZEST! We hope it was a really memorable experience for your child and that they gave you a full recount of everything they did. Students have also been doing some great hands on learning through inquiry and are enjoying growing seeds. We cannot believe that this year is almost over but we are trying to pack in some great experiences for all our students between now and the last day of Term.

Year 3/4 Students at Kinglake Forest Adventure Camp.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR TERM 4

• Friday 25th November - School Cross Country
• Friday 9th December - End of Year Concert
• Friday 16th December - Last day of school 

LEARNING TOGETHER in 3/4

In Reading, students mastered the skill of synthesising and have moved on to consolidating their inferring skills. We began reading the mentor text ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ and the students have enjoyed listening to this text. We are using our inferring skills to make inferences about characters actions and motivations. We have also been listening out for new words to add to our vocabulary.

In Writing, students have been learning how to write detailed explanation reports. We started off by explaining the life cycle of the animal of our choice and ensuring that we will use the correct structure, action verbs and technical vocabulary. This week students were challenged to create their own invention and explain how it worked. Make sure you check out our published pieces on Seesaw.

In Numeracy, we are focusing on addition and subtraction and the different strategies we can use to help us solve equations. Students have been playing a lot of fun math games to keep them engaged and consolidating their learning. We have also been recapping on our knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes. Students have been working on identifying sides, vertices and faces and identifying shapes in different contexts.

In Inquiry, students have continued to look at living things and learn about their life cycles. We have looked at plants and animals and students have even had a go at creating their own animal and explaining its life cycle. We are also working on the skill of making and recording observations and students will plan an investigation to conduct in the next couple of weeks.

REMINDERS FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS

Home Learning

It is expected that students in Year 3/4 read for at least 20 minutes, five times a week and record it in their diaries. All classes have take home books for the students to read and classroom teachers are checking student diaries weekly. Students have also been provided with numeracy tasks that they can complete at home. If you have any questions about home learning please speak to your child’s teacher.

SunSmart School

It’s Term 4 and that means we are entering the warmer months of the year and the sun will be out in force. Our school’s policy is that for Terms 1 and 4 all students will be needing to wear hats when out in the yard, regardless of whether the sun is shining brightly - this is because we are aiming to reinforce positive SunSmart practices and it helps to protect us from harmful UV rays. We suggest students keeping their hats in their tubs at school, not bags, to limit forgetting them. If you would like to wash them we recommend it being done on Fridays. 

Uniform Reminder

We kindly ask to ensure that all students are wearing the correct uniform at all times, this includes the school hats and jackets and black shoes. If your child is wearing an undershirt we also ask that it be a black or darker colour to match our wonderful school uniform. Please ensure all uniforms have your child’s name and grade on them.

Tissues

Teachers would appreciate it if families could please donate a box of tissues to our classrooms. Thank you.

iPad and Headphones

Please ensure that your child brings their iPad to school everyday, fully charged. Can we also ask that each student has their own pair of headphones to go with their device and brings them daily.  

Year 3/4 Team,

Aleisha Scott, Coen Fitzgerald, Natalie Neilson, Emily Bowman & Rikki Murphy