Grade 4
Welcome to Term 1Welcome to our Grade 4 page. Here is where you will find out all about the fantastic learning that takes place throughout the year.
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Classroom Teachers for 2022 4B - Jess Ballard 4O/D - Britt Daffy /Karly O'Toole 4D/P Neiks Doble/Laurel Prowse 4L - Mel Lowther |
Term Four Overview
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Reading - Students will be receiving individual learning goals and conversing regularly with the teacher regarding their reading journey. In class, we will be covering Reading Behaviours (how to give yourself the best chance to read well), Accuracy (reading the words correctly), Fluency (reading smoothly with expression) and Expanding Vocabulary (expanding our knowledge of words).
How can you help? · Listen to your child read 5 nights a week and initial the diary at the end of the week. This data is collected on Mondays and is used to calculate total nights read and starts some great conversations about reading habits. · Encourage independent reading often. · Modelling: Talk about the books you’ve read or read one together! |
Writing - In class, students will be trying their persuasion skills as we dabble in persuasive writing. We will be focusing on persuasion techniques, moving them towards solidifying their reasons and arguments with facts, examples and statistics, rather than puppy dog eyes and other associated cuteness. We will also go back and take a fresh look at narrative writing before the end of the year.
How can you help? · Participate in some friendly debates. · Together come up with marketing campaigns for products and services you use or see. · Ask your child to play devil’s advocate and argue against something that they love! · Tell stories, jokes, memories etc. Story telling is such a rich way for kids to learn to love writing. |
Maths - In Maths, we will be covering telling the time and calculating elapsed time, chance and probability, fractions to hundredths and beyond one whole, area using multiplication, maps and using scale, characteristics of geometric shapes and mass and capacity.
How can you help? · Ask your child to tell the time and calculate elapsed time. · Notice and use fractions and decimals in everyday life. · Keep practicing multiplication tables. · Create addition, subtraction, multiplication and division equations for your child to solve in every day life. |
Soundwaves - In class, we cover one or two phonemes each week and the graphemes that make it. Students are given a spelling list, based on their results from testing. Each week students will be tested on their words and areas of concern will be targeted in small groups.
How can you help?
Spelling booklets have been sent home containing a term’s worth of words, along with suggested activities at home to help students learn their words. Words are linked to the phoneme of the week.
In case you missed the booklet or have misplaced it, they are linked below.
How can you help?
Spelling booklets have been sent home containing a term’s worth of words, along with suggested activities at home to help students learn their words. Words are linked to the phoneme of the week.
In case you missed the booklet or have misplaced it, they are linked below.
Wellbeing - Following the RRRR (Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships) Program, we will cover identifying emotions in ourselves and others. We will also develop interpersonal skills through Wilson McCaskill games and challenges.
How can you help?
Encourage your child to identify the emotions they are feeling (there are bound to be some big ones this term!) and look for signs of these emotions in others. Once emotions are identified, discuss how you deal with the emotions you feel.
How can you help?
Encourage your child to identify the emotions they are feeling (there are bound to be some big ones this term!) and look for signs of these emotions in others. Once emotions are identified, discuss how you deal with the emotions you feel.
Topic Studies - Inquiry unit—Indigenous Studies
Student will be continuing to research and complete activities that build on their understanding of our Indigenous culture.
We will also study how to conduct a science experiments.
How can you help?
Students may bring home their inquiry projects during the term.
Student will be continuing to research and complete activities that build on their understanding of our Indigenous culture.
We will also study how to conduct a science experiments.
How can you help?
Students may bring home their inquiry projects during the term.