Week 1 - 3

Learning to Learn!

During the first three weeks of school, our Year 4 students have been settling into their new classrooms, building connections, and getting to know their teachers for 2024. Teachers have dedicated time to fostering strong relationships with students to create a supportive and engaging learning environment. Together, we have been unpacking our school values and working towards shared classroom goals. It has been wonderful to see friendships grow and a strong sense of community take shape as we embark on an exciting year of learning!

YEAR 4 EXPECTATIONS

Establishing classroom and learning expectations has been a key focus during the first few weeks. Students have actively participated in developing learning routines and exploring how different curriculum areas are structured during lessons. As a result, they now have a strong understanding of daily expectations and routines, setting the foundation for a successful year of learning.

SETTING UP CLASSROOMS

Teachers and students have been working together to create engaging and supportive learning spaces tailored to student needs. With a strong focus on student voice, these spaces have been thoughtfully designed to enhance learning. Visual supports, set up with teacher guidance, help identify different learning areas within the classroom. Students have embraced this process enthusiastically and have settled in beautifully, making a great start to the year.

LITERACY

Students in Year 4 have been busy setting up their classrooms through our Learning to Learn Model. Over the past 3 weeks they have explored the structure of our Literacy Block, what our reading and writing sessions will look like, feel like and sound like. Students have had the opportunity to set up their book boxes and begin establishing their classroom libraries. Furthermore, students have begun to set up their writers notebooks and explore different visual prompts and ideas to write about.

NUMERACY

Students in Year 4 have been busy setting up their classroom through Learning to Learn Model Model. Over the past three weeks, students have explore what it means to be a good mathematician. Students understand what a numearcy lessions looks like and sounds likes and applied this to problem solving games that were explored. Through these games, students were able to build on their school value of Teamwork and build on their communcation skills. It's been a great few weeks of learning!

YEAR 4 SPORT

Every Friday in Session 4, Year 4 students participate in sport as part of the Department of Education’s requirement for an extra hour of physical activity for Years 3 to 6. This is a great opportunity for students to develop their teamwork, sportsmanship, and physical skills while having fun. This term, we are competing against other Year 4 classes in a game of kickball. We started in Week 3, and so far, it has been a friendly competition where students are building their confidence, learning the rules of the game, and enjoying some healthy rivalry with their peers!

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