Independence Centre
Curriculum
Selamat tinggal!
Four fantastic weeks in and things are looking good in the Independence Centre!
In Writing this week, students have utilised their performing arts skills to help them understand how to “show” with descriptions rather than “telling” their audience what is happening with actions. This can be a tricky process to transfer from acting and discussing to our writing but in the end it is worth it to help us write interesting and imaginative stories that capture our audience's attention.
In Reading, we are focusing on reading strategies good readers use before, during and after reading to help understand what they are reading and justify their thinking. To begin we have focused on our predicting skills. Most of us are very strong at predicting based on the cover, title and beginning of texts but often forget this is a strategy we can actively use during and even after reading to help us to understand and clarify our thinking about what we have read. Predicting and a good simple strategy we can use as we read each day.
In Mathematics, we continue to challenge ourselves with our growing place value knowledge. This week has seen students working to rename numbers, record numbers in expanded form, and use number lines to order and compare numbers. Throughout this work, each student has been working with numbers that are a challenge for them as identified by themselves, in their personal goals and our recent assessment.
As a science focus this week, students have discussed the features of living things and begun researching and describing life on earth. Through this we hope to develop a deeper understanding of living things, the different needs and adaptations of living things, and how humans use common features to help sort and classify living things.
As always, thank you for your support and thanks to all of our 3/4 students for their efforts this past week.
We hope you all have a brilliant week!
Mr O’Connor, Miss Chooi, Miss Richardson, Miss Wang, Mrs McCoy and Miss Honan
Student Voice
Reminders
- Students need hats and water bottles each day
- Message your classroom teacher on Sentral if you have any questions
- Students need their own pair of headphones at school
- Please finalise and complete any Sentral consent forms
- Please pack a spare mask in your child’s bag in case one breaks or is lost
Pupil of the Week
3/4C: Joshua N -
For being inclusive and friendly towards all students in our class. Your kindness is highly valued and sets a positive example for others. Joyful, Joshua!
3/4H: Atharv J -
For demonstrating creativity and a love of learning when completing your Speed Writing. You included interesting dialogue to build tension and showcase your ‘writer’s voice’. Astonishing Atharv!
3/4M: Taj F -
For consistently demonstrating a love of learning throughout the beginning of Term One. In particular, you challenged yourself in maths when showing your knowledge of place value to rename numbers with decimals. Terrific, Taj!
3/4O: Jason D -
For demonstrating the character strengths of a love of learning and perseverance as you challenged yourself in maths. You successfully showed you knowledge of place value when renaming and writing numbers in expanded form.
3/4R: Sean W -
For challenging yourself during our maths tasks and demonstrating the character strength of a love of learning. It is great to see you working with numbers into the hundred thousands. Super effort, Sean!
3/4W: Arin J -
For demonstrating curiosity when completing the Maths think board. You showed different ways to make and rename your number and it was fantastic to see you seeking feedback.