Year 4

Grade 4 Term 1 Overview

Grade 4 Team

4A: Suzie Rawas

4B: Wade Dinning & Emily Richards

4C: James Marsay

4D: Katalin Jaross

4E: Alisa Besim

Weekly Specialist Classes Schedule:

Important Dates:

28th January: Students Start

9th February: Assembly

10th February: Safe Internet Day

12th February: Meet and Greet (3:45 - 6:00 pm)

18th February: Book Fair

18th February: Meet and Greet (3:45 - 6:00 pm)

20th February: Grade 6 Zooper Dooper Sales

25th February: Hot Cross Bun Orders Open

27th February: Grade 6 Zooper Dooper Sales; District Swimming

2nd March: Assembly

4th March : P&F Zooper Dooper Sales

5th March: P&F Zooper Dooper Sales; Regional Swimming

9th March: Labour Day Public Holiday

13th March: School Photo Day; Grade 6 Zooper Dooper Sales

18th March: Hot Cross Bun Orders Close

20th March: Harmony Day Community Picnic (4:00-6:00pm); Grade 6 Zooper Dooper Sales

23rd March: Assembly

25th March: Hot Cross Bun Delivery

26th March: Wellbeing Incursion

4th April: Last Day of Term - Early Finish (2:30pm)

]Learning:

In Term 1, Year 4 students are focusing on the following:

English: During Term 1, Year 4 students will begin by reading and responding to One Small Island, exploring the features of nonfiction texts and learning about sustainability practices. Students will make connections between the text and our Inquiry topic as they deepen their understanding of environmental responsibility. Students will then read and respond to Kensuke’s Kingdom, strengthening their comprehension by analysing vocabulary and responding thoughtfully to what they read. Using the themes from the novel, they will explore the structure of persuasive texts and plan, draft and publish their own persuasive writing piece.
Mathematics: Students will begin Term 1 developing their understanding of numbers, focusing on place value in larger numbers alongside probability. They will practise a range of addition and subtraction strategies , read analogue clocks and problems involving the duration of time. The term will finish with students exploring fractions, learning to read, write and represent halves, thirds quarters, fifths and tenths.
An additional topic in Inquiry this term will be Civics and Citizenship, where students will learn about rules, laws and how people can contribute to their community.

Home Learning:

Home learning may include a range of activities designed to support and extend your child’s classroom learning. These may include:

Borrowing books from the school library each fortnight (Students will need to bring a library bag)
Daily reading - independently, to someone or with someone (a parent/carer or sibling)
Researching topics connected to current class learning
Practising number fluency to build accuracy, efficiency and automatic recall
Practising reading fluency to build accuracy, expression and confidence
Practising sports skills
Practising and playing a musical instrument
Using approved Literacy and NUmeracy online applications to support learning (eBooks, audiobooks, Khan Academy, Reading Eggs, Mathletics)