2L have had a phenomenal time of learning throughout term 1.

One of our favourite days this term was going CRAZY on our whole school Crazy Hair and Sock Day. We appreciated each other’s hair and socks which made the day very special.

In literacy, we have been learning to write informative texts on jungle animals. Students have been working super hard in their literacy groups every morning. Over the week, we write four paragraphs which includes the animal’s appearance, diet, habitat and interesting facts. We are experts at writing a paragraph which includes a topic sentence and supporting sentences.

We love celebrating Wow Wall every Wednesday morning where one student from each literacy group gets to showcase their wonderful writing on the Wow Wall!

Students are also becoming magnificent readers as we engage in fun phonics and reading lessons.

Maths is always super fun whether we are learning in the 2L classroom or in our maths groups. We have been learning addition strategies like near doubles and counting on. We also used MAB blocks to learn about place value by grouping the tens and ones.

Recording equivalent number sentences was a bit tricky at first, but we were determined and did not give up.

Maths relay was enjoyable as we competed against other students in the hall.

In history, we have been learning to identify and compare objects from the past and present. We went on a walk around the school and learnt that some buildings like F Block were built in 1924, which means they are 100 years old!

Students were fascinated with what schooling was like for the students in the past. Some students said that they would prefer to go to school in the past because they want to try special ink pens and slate boards.

Students have been involved in a variety of obstacle courses in sport to perform a range of movement skills such as galloping, hopping, sliding, skipping and leaping. Students worked in small groups and competed in relays and showed exceptional movement skills. We are looking forward to playing newcombe ball and captain ball.

With the year off to such a fabulous start we can’t wait to see what the next three terms hold for us. 

4P Newsletter

4P have had a marvellous start to 2024 and each student has already made excellent progress in all areas of learning. I am extremely proud of the outstanding effort that all students have applied to ‘do their best and then a little bit more’.

Literacy

From Week 5 of this term, Year 4 have been participating in Literacy Groups. After morning assembly, Year 4 line up with their literacy group teacher. We have four literacy groups in Year 4 which are named ‘The M&M Marvels’, ‘The Lollypop Legends’, ‘The Kit Kat Crew’ and the ‘Sour Patch Squad’. We went with a sweet theme! Every day, all students in 4P have been taught by outstanding teachers in order to improve their reading, writing, spelling and grammar. Within each group, all 4P students have been participating in a text study, where they read and analyse the features of a quality text. Over a series of lessons, the students then write an informative book report that summarises the text, details a character analysis and concludes with their personal opinion about the book. 4P have thoroughly enjoyed this unit of work as they have had the opportunity to engage with, and review quality texts.

Numeracy

4P have been hard at work to achieve their best in numeracy. Every day, students have engaged in an explicit math lesson focused on a specific content area. This term, we have covered addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, whole number, patterns and algebra, area and chance. In addition to our explicit numeracy lessons, students have also had daily opportunities to achieve their Term 1 Math Targets. Students have been studying diligently to learn their 3x and 6x multiplication and division facts. They have also been learning to add and subtract five-digit numbers. Aren’t they clever! I am so proud of the individual progress every child has made.

Sport

For the very first time, Year 4 have had the opportunity to participate in the ‘Primary Schools Sports Association’ (PSSA) program. Many of the 4P students have been competing in sports including AFL, Basketball, Cricket and T-Ball. Each week, many 4P students represent our school proudly as they compete against other local schools. On the other hand, we have many 4P students who have preferred to participate in the formal sport lessons provided at school every Friday. Each child has significantly improved their fundamental movement skills as they as they practise throwing, catching, dodging and running through drills and games. We agree as a class that we thoroughly enjoy our sport time!

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Student Quotes

This week we had a ‘Lucky Draw Prize’ where some students were randomly selected to share their current highlights from Term 1. Let’s read what they had to say!

“My highlight is art.” – Efe

“My highlight of Year 4 has been that we are doing lots of creative things.” – Nuha

“Everything.” - Ali Abbas

“My favourite part is literacy groups because every day we see different people.” – Roudyna

“I like art and sport.” - Aamir