CONNECT WITH GRADE 3 and 4
Learning and Teaching
We Are Learning To....
READING: create and ask questions of a text. Asking questions before reading stimulates interest and engages initial curiosity. This encourages students to frame their learning goals and to activate existing knowledge.
WRITING: develop then elaborate fictional ideas when writing narratives. The students are developing their ability to plan and then write descriptive and engaging fictional pieces.
V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation): continue to develop our knowledge of the V.C.O.P. process by linking it to our unit on narrative writing. The students will investigate relevant vocabulary, narrative connectives and interesting openings.
MATHS: measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units. The students will explore the unit of measurement completing a range of hands-on learning experiences involving length, area, capacity, volume and mass.
UNIT OF STUDY (Biological Science - 'Among the Gum Trees'): understand that living things have life cycles and living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive. The Middle School students begin their studies into biological science in our Among the Gum Trees unit. This hands-on science unit will develop the students' scientific understanding, inquiry skills and ability to see science as a human endeavour.
SPELLING: use SMART spelling strategies including breaking words into sounds and syllables, identifying the 'tricky' parts of the words and writing the words and sentences from a dictation passage. Emphasis will also be placed on understanding the meaning of the words with students encouraged to include the words in their writing and oral language.
eLEARNING: use the iPads and Netbooks to support and extend learning through Mathletics and Reading Eggs and for research and publishing purposes.
READING: create and ask questions of a text. Asking questions before reading stimulates interest and engages initial curiosity. This encourages students to frame their learning goals and to activate existing knowledge.
WRITING: develop then elaborate fictional ideas when writing narratives. The students are developing their ability to plan and then write descriptive and engaging fictional pieces.
V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation): continue to develop our knowledge of the V.C.O.P. process by linking it to our unit on narrative writing. The students will investigate relevant vocabulary, narrative connectives and interesting openings.
MATHS: measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units. The students will explore the unit of measurement completing a range of hands-on learning experiences involving length, area, capacity, volume and mass.
UNIT OF STUDY (Biological Science - 'Among the Gum Trees'): understand that living things have life cycles and living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive. The Middle School students begin their studies into biological science in our Among the Gum Trees unit. This hands-on science unit will develop the students' scientific understanding, inquiry skills and ability to see science as a human endeavour.
SPELLING: use SMART spelling strategies including breaking words into sounds and syllables, identifying the 'tricky' parts of the words and writing the words and sentences from a dictation passage. Emphasis will also be placed on understanding the meaning of the words with students encouraged to include the words in their writing and oral language.
eLEARNING: use the iPads and Netbooks to support and extend learning through Mathletics and Reading Eggs and for research and publishing purposes.
Term 2 Calendar Dates
NAPLAN DAYS (tests take place in the morning)
10th- Language Conventions and Writing
11th- Reading
12th- Numeracy
Friday 13th May: Middle School Excursion to CERES
Tuesday 17th May: Italian Day
Wednesday 18th May: Maths Olympiad 1
Wednesday 18th May: Science Family Fun Night
Wednesday 1st June: Division Cross Country
Monday 13th June: Queen's Birthday Public Holiday
Tuesday 14th June: Regional Cross Country
Current notices
Homework:
Homework in the Middle School is sent home on a Friday and due back the following Thursday. The homework consists of reading (minimum of 4 nights), Mathletics activities and SMART spelling-look, say, sound, spell, write, check.
We would appreciate if parents could record and sign in the student diary when students complete their homework tasks.
Reading Eggs and Mathletics:
All students have individual passwords to access both of these programs. In Term One we encourage students to explore activities to revise and extend their learning. These programs are online tools which students use to enhance their learning.
Students are given set Mathletics tasks to be completed for homework. This week the focus is on Numeration and Place Value.
Homework:
Homework in the Middle School is sent home on a Friday and due back the following Thursday. The homework consists of reading (minimum of 4 nights), Mathletics activities and SMART spelling-look, say, sound, spell, write, check.
We would appreciate if parents could record and sign in the student diary when students complete their homework tasks.
Reading Eggs and Mathletics:
All students have individual passwords to access both of these programs. In Term One we encourage students to explore activities to revise and extend their learning. These programs are online tools which students use to enhance their learning.
Students are given set Mathletics tasks to be completed for homework. This week the focus is on Numeration and Place Value.
Making News
Achievement Awards from Weeks 2 & 3
3S
3S
Maya for planning and developing a detailed and impressive piece of persuasive writing.
Ben for consistently striving for excellence in the work that he does and for always doing the right thing in and out of the classroom.
3G
Talia for showing excellent understanding of grammar.
Kade for providing interesting ideas.
4H
Tyler for his efforts towards improving his writing.
Ben for consistently striving for excellence in the work that he does and for always doing the right thing in and out of the classroom.
3G
Talia for showing excellent understanding of grammar.
Kade for providing interesting ideas.
4H
Tyler for his efforts towards improving his writing.
4W
Angie for her ability to create an accurate fraction wall and use it to find equivalent fractions.
Josh for his persistence when working through problems involving fractions.
Angie for her ability to create an accurate fraction wall and use it to find equivalent fractions.
Josh for his persistence when working through problems involving fractions.
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Celebrating our Learning
Middle School Excursion to CERES
Friday 13th May
Maths Olympiad
Celebrating our Learning
Middle School Excursion to CERES
Friday 13th May
To support our studies into environmental science, the Year 3
and 4 classes will be going on an excursion to CERES Community Environment Park (Stewart Street & Roberts
Street, Brunswick East) on Friday 13th
May, 2016. Students will travel by bus to CERES, leaving school after 9am
and returning before 3:30pm.
CERES have more than
30 years’ experience in providing development for learners of every age and
background to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to
shape a sustainable future. While at CERES, the students will participate in
workshops investigating indigenous plants, sustainable gardening and seed
planting.
CERES works on the RETHINK-REDUCE-REUSE-RECYCLE policy.
Students will need to bring a waste free lunch to the excursion. The aim of a
waste free lunch is to reduce the waste that goes into the lunch making
process. CERES encourages students and teachers to experience how easy it is to
make less rubbish and to positively contribute towards social and environmental
sustainability.
Students are required to bring a (waste-free) packed lunch
including a snack and a drink bottle. All students are expected to wear full
school uniform and will need to dress appropriately for an outdoor excursion,
bringing a jacket in case of rain or cold weather.
Please ensure the permission form is returned as soon as possible and that you have paid the excursion levy for the year.
The 2016 Mentone Park Maths Olympiad team has now been selected and are currently in training!
There will
be weekly lunchtime practise sessions focussing on preparing students for the
five Olympiads between May and September. These sessions will focus on
developing a range of problem solving and critical thinking skills, while also
giving students practise in what to expect in the actual Olympiad.
The
approximate dates for the Olympiad are as follows:
Wednesday 18th
May
Wednesday 8th
June
Wednesday 27th
July
Wednesday 17th
August
Wednesday 7th
September
The Middle School students selected to represent Mentone Park are:
Year 4
Billy
Euan
Victoria
Matt
Edward
Jemma
Olivia
Indie
Sarah
Holly
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