Year 3-6 Sector
Year 3 News
So far in grade 3 we have been learning about persuasive writing. A persuasive text is when you persuade someone of your point of view. We have been writing our very own persuasive piece on whether we agree or disagree that our class should have a class pet. We have also been learning about nouns and pronouns. Sam and Montana 3A
So far in PBL for grade 3 we have been playing board games like ‘Jenga’, ‘Monopoly’. We are playing board games because we will be creating our own version of the game of life. We have recently played ‘The Game of Life’ and really enjoyed it. We can’t wait to create and play our very own version of the game - Neili and Olivia 3A
This term the in Grade 3 we have been focusing on solving addition and subtraction problems by using the Jump and Split strategy. It has been great to see the students applying these strategies to a range of numbered and worded problems, and vocalising the steps to their peers.
"My favourite strategy is the Jump Strategy because the number line helps me keep count whilst jumping by tens and ones" - Jade 3B
"My favourite strategy is the Split Strategy because it is easy to learn. I only have to really know my place-value of numbers to figure out my equations." - Alexander 3B
The Year 3 Team
Year 4 News
In Grade 4, we have settled back to school with ease. We are all eager and excited for the 2021 school year!
Reading
In Reading we are focusing on predicting, questioning, clarifying and summarising. We have also set up our classroom libraries and are looking forward to sharing our love of reading.
Writing
In writing we are focusing on persuasive texts. We have learnt about the different types of persuasive texts and the purpose of writing them. We are also looking closely at the structure and writing our own persuasive pieces.
Throughout this year, we will be working on creating our ‘Writer’s Notebook.’ This book is a tool where we can engage in the fun of writing. It’ purpose is to nourish and inspire us, as writers. Please continue to bring in things to add to our writer’s notebooks.
Here are some possible things to bring in:
- Tickets collected (cinema, water park, swimming pool, art gallery)
- Photos of experiences (day at the beach, cooking, going on a hike)
- Collecting objects (beautiful leaf, food wrapper, card, maps, pressed flower)
- Drawing/sketches (sitting in the city and drawing Flinders Street Station, a plant, animal seen at the park)
Maths
In Maths we are learning different strategies to solve addition and subtraction equations. We will soon be focusing on addition and subtraction worded problems. Our favourite Maths games at the moment are Pacman, Buzz and Mastermind.
Student Voice Representatives
Congratulations to the following Grade 4 student voice representatives for 2021.
Dante and Jordan (4A)
Kiyara and Liam M (4B)
Justin and Ayisha (4C)
Alex and Eamon (4D)
Ethan and Kaylee (4E)
A big congratulations to everyone who applied for the positions and made a speech in front of their classes. It was so great listening to all the things you would like to do for your classes and our school community. You were all so inspiring to listen to! Well done! J
The Year 4 Team
Year 6 News
For Term 1 in Maths we are learning to add and subtract Fractions with related and unrelated denominators. In Writing, we are learning to write our own persuasive pieces using the OREO strategy. We are Analysing, Critiquing and Synthesising persuasive texts and persuasive devices used in Reading. This has been fun. In PE we are practising our athletics skills getting ready for Athletics day, such as high jump, long jump and sprinting. In Science we are learning all about micro-organisms, and in groups we swapped different items and areas around the school that have lots of bacteria and placed them in Petri dishes. We are currently waiting to see the results! In Digi-Tech we are learning how to read and write Binary numbers. It is super interesting as we haven’t learnt this before - thanks to the new teacher Mr Bennett! In PBL/humanities, we are learning how to be change makers. We will be creating a BTN style video in groups to raise awareness of issues around the Brookside College Community, such as rubbish. We are really enjoying Year 6 and can not wait for the year ahead with all our teachers!
By Zara and Mikaela 6E
The Year 6 Team