Weekly Update – Year 4
Tuesday 1st September – Meet the Teacher evening
Thursday 3rd September – Public Holiday
Friday 11th September – PTA Bowling Event
Wednesday 23rd September – Year 4 Sharing Day
Thursday/Friday 23&24th September – School Closed: CPD
Home reading begins Monday the 24th August.
Welcome to Year 4!
This week the kids have settled in well to school. They have learned new routines and classroom expectations and rekindled friendships with their peers. Dance and music sessions have started with Mrs Martin and Mr Gibson in preparation for the sharing day.
Home school diaries now have your teacher’s schedule in them. Please check these for P.E. and Learning Centre days so that your child is adequately equipped for lessons.
More information will be shared with you at the ‘Meet the Teacher’ night on the 1st September.
Who We Are
Central Idea: Beliefs and values can influence our attitudes and the way we behave
Lines of Inquiry
- Our different beliefs
- Where our values come from
- Our behaviours and attitudes
Concepts: Connection and Perspective
Learner Profile: Open minded
Attitudes: Tolerance and Respect
In this unit the children will be inquiring into theirs and others’ personal beliefs and values. Making connections to themselves and others. Learning will take place through the arts; music, ICT, drama, dance and visual art, and this will be shared with you at the end of the unit.
This week we discussed the central idea and began our tuning in through stories, yoga, drama and dance.
Pattern and Function
Central Idea
Analysing patterns and identifying rules for patterns make it possible to make predictions
Line of Inquiry
The ways in which patterns can be described and represented
This week we:
- Used problem solving to investigate repetitive patterns
- Began our Math’s assessment
Poetry is the text type for our first Unit of Inquiry. We will focus on these three types of poetry: Kennings, Cinquain and Haiku. With each of these forms of poetry students will listen to examples, explore how each are written and then experience writing their own examples.
Grammar: Nouns and Verbs
Spelling: Beginning of year assessments
No Golden Book this week. We will start to award certificates next week.
Home Reading
15 to 20 minutes
Unit of Inquiry
Beliefs and Values Poster – A poster that shows the beliefs and values of your family. You can use photos, pictures, anything to show your family’s beliefs and values.
Remember to give your child a healthy start to the day with breakfast and a nutritious snack to ensure sustained energy levels.
Thanks for a great start to the year!