What’s On in Year Four
Welcome back to school! We hope everyone had a
wonderful break and are as ready and keen as we all are for the year ahead.
English
We are continuing the SMART spelling program which runs at every Year Level of Gardenvale Primary School and the students will be familiar with the program from their experience in Year 3.
In Year 4 the students continue learning the
CAFÉ strategies which focus on comprehension, analysis/application, fluency and
expanding vocabulary.
During this term Narrative writing is our focus
and we use the 7 Steps program to support the development of students’ story
writing.
Handwriting is also an important subject in
Year 4 as the students strive to attain their pen licence – until then, it is
definitely pencil only!
Mathematics
Our Mathematics focus for this term includes
understanding numbers up to hundreds of thousands, place value, mental
computations and, of course, we strongly encourage every child to practise
their multiplication tables.
The students complete pre and post assessments to help us guide the planning and targeting of teaching and learning. It also enables students to see their own progress in these areas.
Inquiry Unit
This term our Inquiry unit is all about ‘Our
Changing Relationships’.
These are the key questions that guide our
inquiry:
Why do relationships change?
How do we develop positive relationships?
How can we resolve conflict?
Students will discuss emotions and the way in
which they perceive themselves and others. They will explore areas of
friendship, how to be a good friend, how to develop and maintain friendships
and the rewards to be reaped by being a good friend. We also spend time on
conflict resolution and how we can make a difference in the ways that we
interact with people in our lives.
Below are some dates to keep in mind for Term One
Monday
February 1st - First day of Term 1
Tuesday February 14th – Year 4
Information Evening (COLA) 6:30pm –
7:30pm
Thursday February 17th - District Swimming Carnival
Wednesday 2nd March to Friday 4th
March - Year 4 Camp at Arrabri Lodge
Thursday 10th March -Team Building
Incursion
Monday 14th March - Labour Day
Tuesday 15th March - Curriculum Day
Wednesday
9th, 16th, 23rd March – Health Education
Sessions
Wednesday 30th March –School Photo Day
Friday
8th April - Term 1 concludes at 2:30pm
Bridget Wells, Marnie Houghton, Sue Grant & Hock
Meng Tan
Year 4 Teachers
