Year 4 Update

4A-Mr Turvey 4B-Ms Worrell 4C-Ms Floyd 4D-Ms Haworth 4E-Ms Dunstan

Upcoming Learning:

During the next fortnight, students will be undertaking learning in the following areas:

Subject	Learning Focus
Reading	To understand the features of an informative text.
Writing	To understand the features of an information text.
Maths	To create arrays to solve multiplication problems.
Inquiry (Government)	To understand that Australia has State and Federal laws.
Social & Emotional Learning	To work together to solve ethical dilemmas.
Spelling	To understand how to read and spell words to the ‘fszl’ rule. (double f,s,z or l after a 1 letter vowel)

News and Reminders:

Technology - A reminder that all students are strongly encouraged to bring their own device from home each day to school. We expect the devices to be charged at home as we cannot do this at school. We will be continuing to provide learning activities accessible online for them to access during the day. We have a limited supply of school devices available so cannot guarantee the use of these during all learning tasks.
Premiers Reading Challenge has started, students can log their books at home with the login details provided. If you have any troubles accessing the website please contact your childs classroom teacher. They can log the books they are reading each night in both their diaries and the Premiers Reading Challenge website.
Reminder about reading, this is an expectation for all students. We have seen a decline in home reading being logged in diaries and we want to encourage students to keep up these routines at home. Reading is an important way of developing language skills, enhancing creativity and exposing students to new words and ways to use language. Please remind your child/children to write down the book they are reading in their diaries.
Production news: Students in Grade 4 will be performing in the production on Wednesday the 21st of June, students will need to wear a long sleeved black t-shirt and black pants. We ask parents/ guardians to begin getting these items ready as we have a busy term ahead.
Spelling has begun for the term and students will be receiving weekly spelling words, the focus is on the rule and not the list of words being sent home. The words the students are tested on each week will be different to those learnt at home to consolidate the learning of the spelling rule and to enable students to use the rule across various different words. We encourage you to work with your child to read and spell the list being sent home and to discuss the spelling rule with your child.

Celebration of Learning:

During Social Emotional Learning (SEL) students have had opportunities to work in a team and complete a range of challenging tasks. Students were tasked with an escape room challenge recently which asked them to complete a series of tasks at each clue in order to obtain the passcode for their exit. It was a huge success with students working together and solving problems creatively to ensure their exit.

Shared reading is an important skill we have been developing this year. Students take turns to read a text and can offer suggestions and support to their peers. Strengthening their communication skills and developing them as a reader.