Welcome Back
Welcome to Term 4, the last term to conclude the year. It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of 2026. We have all relished having the opportunity to teach your wonderful children this year. It has been a pleasure to get to know them, watch them grow and see them flourish into fantastic, confident Grade 4’s. We wish all the Grade 4’s continued success in their education.

Things that our Grade 4 team did over the Term 3 break: 

Amy - learnt line dancing and went camping at Glenrowan.

Bec - enjoyed a day at the hot springs.

Beth -  had an amazing time on a family holiday in Bali.

Claire - loved spending time with her family. 

Reading

In reading this term we are continuing to integrate with writing lessons to ensure cohesion and full understanding of strategies and skills. All classes have an ongoing independent reading routine in the morning with their book boxes and digital reading once a week. We will have text studies such as The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, which is a text with rich vocabulary and a strong theme of empathy and resilience.

Writing 

This term in writing, we will be creating literature with students being able to consolidate their knowledge. They will express themselves by choosing a text type to write. Students will be using all the knowledge they gained this year to create their work. The end of the term will see them writing a newspaper article and combining text and images. 

Spelling

For spelling this term, we will continue to study the Phonological, Visual and Morphemic strategies in whole class and focus groups. We will be looking into the word investigations of vowel sounds and grammar knowledge. 

Maths

In Maths this term, we are exploring fractions and decimals, statistics and probability, and scaled instruments to measure mass, volume and capacity. We will also be learning about location and how to read maps in preparation for camp.

Integrated Studies

This term we are exploring Clouds to Rivers, recognising how water is an important resource in our lives. We will be learning how the water cycle works and understanding how engineering is a vital aspect to delivering and cleaning our water. We will also be recognising dams and extend our learning with a walking excursion to The Retarding Basin. 

Homework 

Homework will continue in Term 4, coming home on a Tuesday and due back the following Monday. It is important that the children complete the set tasks and return their homework in order to form good habits before reaching the senior school next year. We will continue with a weekly routine of times tables practice, which will be individualised to each child, along with a weekly reading log. We will also be sending home a fun homework spelling rubric. Students will choose 1 activity a week to complete.

Camp

Grade 4 camp is this term! It takes place from Monday 23rd - Wednesday 25th November. We will be making placemats, organising cabins and finalising medical & food requirements. There will be meetings at school to help ease worries, discuss any questions and give all information. 

Please log onto Compass to give consent and finalise payment, if you have not already done so.

As always, if there is an issue or concern regarding camp, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher. 

Class Meetings, Respectful Relationships & School Wide Positive Behaviour
We will continue to look at the positive school values of ‘Respect, Courage, Resilience & Personal Best’ in our weekly class meetings and lessons. We will have cohort meetings that highlight things that they have enjoyed and students are thriving on receiving tokens for meeting these values of our school wide positive behaviour.

Compass and Class Dojo
It is always great to see families have been checking, liking and commenting on the stories we post on Dojo. Thank you for taking an interest in your child’s schooling, it is lovely to see your reactions. Please remember that we will reply to your messages during the hours of 8am - 5pm and only on weekdays. 

PLEASE NOTE — if you have an important or ‘urgent’ message to convey to your child please call the office rather than message us as we get busy during the day and often aren’t able to check these platforms until after school.

Hot days ahead
This term sees the weather warming up as we approach the end of Spring and the beginning of Summer. With this comes the need to be mindful of being sunsmart by wearing a school hat when outdoors, applying sunscreen on days that the UV is high and having a full water bottle in class to ensure your child drinks plenty of water to stay hydrated.

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