Year Four Team News

Hello Year Four families,

Fortnightly Curriculum Focus

Literacy: Tuesday the 25th of July saw the Grade Fours presenting their chosen Changemakers in the hall. It was evident the students had worked hard and put a lot of effort into their displays. There were costumes and some were even interactive! All the students were more than happy to talk about their changemaker, sharing their knowledge and some fun facts.

In Reading, students have been focusing on their reading fluency and expression. They immersed themselves into their characters performing their Reader’s Theatre scripts.

Writing has seen the students creating a narrative using ‘An Everyday Hero’ prompt. Not only do they discover they have amazing superpowers but they will need them to save their families! What superpower would you choose to have? How would you use it?

Numeracy:  This fortnight, the Grade Fours have been introduced to Number Sense Workshops. They are setting multiplication based goals and playing numeracy games to help support them reach their goals. The students have also been exploring fractions, using fractions walls and other hands-on materials to support their learning.

Inquiry:  With their changemaker presentations now in the recent past, the Grade Fours have begun exploring our solar system and how the seasons change. We will be exploring the sun, moon and earth and the effect of Earth’s tilt.

Important Dates Coming Up

14th-16th of August - Camp Adanac

Specialist Timetable for Semester 2

Tissues

If you are able to send a box of tissues with your child to school it would be greatly appreciated.

Homework (Repeat) 

Students in Year 4 receive their homework on a Monday and are required to complete and hand in the following activities on the Friday of the same week. 

Homework tasks include:

• Reading – four nights per week for a minimum of 15 minutes. Students are to record the book titles for the week on the Reading Log sheet.
• Maths – playing the number games learnt in class at home to continue building number sense and revising learnt skills.
• Spelling – suggested activities to help practise the words that your child has chosen.
• Problem Solving/Critical Thinking – a fun puzzle or problem to solve.

Camp Adanac 

The Grade 4 cohort will be visiting Camp Adanac on Monday the 14th of August, and returning on Wednesday the 16th of August. The three day camp will cost $280. Attached to the medical form that went home was the list of what to pack for camp. If you have any questions about camp, please feel free to contact your child’s classroom teacher.

Warm regards,

The Grade Four Team - Matt Eason-Jones (4E), Rebecca Givogue (4G)  & Katie Simeon (4S)