Curriculum Outline Term 3
Grade 4
4A: Wade Dinning 4B: Ella Mahoney
4C: Suzie Rawas 4D: Alisa Besim
Weekly schedule:
PE and Health: 4B/4C Tuesday, 4A/4D Wednesday
Art: 4C/4D Tuesday, 4A/4B Wednesday
Performing Arts: 4A/4D Tuesday, 4B/4C Wednesday
Auslan: 4A/4B Tuesday, 4C/4D Wednesday
Library: 4B/4D Monday, 4A Wednesday, 4C Friday
DigiTech: 4A Monday, 4D Tuesday, 4B Wednesday, 4C Friday
Important Dates:
September 5th: Fathers Day Stall
September 5th: District Athletics
September 19th: Last Day of Term 3 (Early Finish - 2:30pm)
October 6th: First Day of Term 4
October 17th: Festival of Colour Day
October 20th: Campus Assembly at 9:10am
November 3rd: Student Free Day - Report Writing
November 4th: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Learning:
In Term 3, the Grade 4 students are focusing on the following:
Reading – Students will read a variety of texts to strengthen their comprehension skills, with a particular focus on nonfiction. They will practise the key skills of summarising, questioning, and clarifying to deepen their understanding.
Writing – Students will enhance their sentence-writing skills by using more challenging vocabulary and a wider range of conjunctions. They will produce pamphlets about Macquarie Island and write informative texts about important Earth resources like soil.
Mathematics – Students will expand their understanding of fractions by creating, ordering, and sequencing mixed numerals and improper fractions. They will also develop and practise different multiplication and division strategies, as well as explore concepts related to money, mass and capacity.
Inquiry – This term’s Inquiry focus is Sustainability and Earth Science. Students will investigate the journey of food and materials from farms to homes. Through a series of experiments, they will explore soils, rocks and landscapes, and learn how these are formed and how they change over time.
Home Learning may consist of:
