Monday 3rd October

Term 4 begins

Friday 7th October

Year 4 First Aid Training

Tuesday 11th November

Year 3/4 T20 Cricket Day

Friday 18th November

Year 3/4 Beach Program

Friday 25th November

Year 3/4 Beach Program

Friday 2nd December

Swimming Carnival

Tuesday 6th December

School Carols

Wednesday 7th December

‘UP’ Day

Friday 9th December

Reports home

Monday 12th December

Year 4 Sailing Excursion

Monday 15th December

Last Day of School

KEY DATES – TERM 4 Term 3 Reflection

Term 3 was an incredibly busy, yet enjoyable time in Year 4.

Grandparents & Special Friends day was a huge success and

it was fantastic to see so many grandparents and friends in

the classrooms completing activities and checking out what

the students have been up to in class. Term 3 also saw the

Year 4 students celebrate a class mass. Thank you to all

families who could attend the mass it was great to see our

whole Year 4 community together. The cake stall at this mass

raised over $500. In week 4 the students had the privilege of

listening to Isaiah, a refugee from Sierra Leone, speak about

his life and having to leave his country that was at war. It

was a touching experience for the students to hear firsthand

how tough life can be in other countries. Following this

session, the students decided that they would like to donate

some of the money they raised from the cake stall to Isaiah’s

school project in Sierra Leone. What a great action by the

students! Other Term 3 events included, Tri Skills, Life Ed

Van, Hoop Time, District Athletics, Book Week & Italian Day.

PHOTOS

FAITH LIFE

Our inquiry this term is a science unit called God looked at everything he had

made, and he was very pleased. Students will explore the Creation Story,

identifying some of the unseen elements of creation; gravity, sinking, floating,

buoyancy and density. They will investigate why God created them and their

importance and impact on our daily lives.

We will investigate these concepts through a variety of science experiments.

Students will use their understanding to design and build a boat that is capable of

floating. The unit of work will culminate in a fun day of sailing at Albert Park Lake

where the theory will be put into practice.

MATHEMATICS

Term 4 will see the students re-visit and extend on some key concepts that were taught

earlier in the school year including the four operations, pattern & algebra and

fractions/decimals.

The students will also be continuing with their daily mental maths activities that have been

a HUGE success so far this year.

Students who have not yet completed the “Principals Times Table Challenge” will be

encouraged to do so during Term 4.

LITERACY

We will continue with CAFÉ Reading this term. Students will receive

focused, explicit instruction and, with the teacher, they will set personal

goals, practise these skills and then follow up to assess their progress. The

strategies that we will focus on come from the four areas of reading -

Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanding Vocabulary.

In our writing sessions, we will continue to investigate the writing program,

Seven Steps to Writing Success. We will also explore how to improve

writing through using more interesting vocabulary and varying sentence

beginnings. Our genre focus for this term will be persuasive writing.

Each week we will brainstorm ideas for a particular topic, plan our writing to

ensure that we know the ending, list a range of interesting vocabulary and

use the five senses and feelings to bring our writing alive. On Fridays, in our

BIG WRITE session, students will write their narratives, supported by all the

discussion and shared ideas throughout the week. These topics will be

written on the homework sheet and one of the tasks for the week is for your

child to share their ideas with you.

SPECIALISTS

PE will continue to be held on Thursdays.

Students will also complete a sport lesson on Mondays. In Term 4 we will be

focussing on cricket & handball

Italian and Sustainability lessons will continue as per the timetable in Term 3