The Roxy Reporter

Year 4 Report

Term 2

Welcome to Term 2! We are so excited for all of the fun, interesting and meaningful learning experiences that Grade 4 students will have this term. 

 

 

Literacy

In Reading, students will be learning about the purpose and audience of friendly, formal, and persuasive letters. During this time, they will explore the language features used in persuasive writing. Students will be predicting, questioning, critiquing, and making connections to a range of texts while building their reading stamina. Students will explore ways to respond to reading, their reading preferences, and will have opportunities to discuss texts in depth.

 

In Writing, students will identify the text structure and language features of persuasive letters and use this knowledge to create their own persuasive letters. Students will be expressing their ideas and opinions for an intended audience. Students will continue working through the 5 writing stages to plan, draft, revise, edit and publish their work.

 

Maths

In Maths, students will be developing their multiplication and division strategies. Students will explore & describe number patterns resulting 

from multiplication and division, and will be exposed to a range of real-life scenarios. There are opportunities for students to participate in whole group and partner work, as well as focused small groups. 

 

Inquiry

This term, students will be learning about democracy and how it has changed over time. Students will explore their rights and responsibilities within their community. Students will be learning about the rules and laws associated with local, state and federal government. They will investigate the voting process in Australia along with the key features of regulations that affect the lives of citizens. 

 

 

Reminders:

  • Attending school each day is very important to help your child's social, emotional and academic growth. Please make sure you are sending your child to school. 
  • School starts at 8:50am and finishes at 3:10pm - please make sure you are on time.
  • Use the SENTRAL app or call the school if your child is absent. 
  • School Photos - 26th of May 
  • Writers’ Festival - 8th of June
  • Public Holiday - 12th of June
  • Parent/Teacher Interviews - 21st and 22rd of June

 

Grade 4 Team

Sylvana Awada, Tiana Elia and Antonio Sterich