Our Learning in Years 3 & 4
Dear parents and families,
We are looking forward to wrapping up what has been an exciting Term 3. Only two weeks to go!
We are approaching the end of our unit on Explanation text writing. Students have worked diligently on their text structure, focusing on paragraphs, time connectives and topic specific vocabulary. It has been great to see the children challenging themselves and developing an understanding of content knowledge about volcanoes and metamorphosis (lifecycle of the butterfly). Students are looking forward to commencing the unit on Procedural texts to finish off the term.
In reading, the children have explored text connections and making text predictions. Students have also been exploring new vocabulary. Vocabulary is the key to reading comprehension and we have been learning new words from the serial text The Wizard of Oz, explicitly unpacking definitions, synonyms and antonyms as well as building on their semantic knowledge.
This week we commenced our Multiplication unit which will take us to the end of the term. The children will be exploring different strategies for multiplicative thinking and fluency such as arrays, repeated addition and doubling strategy. Children completed their Data and Representation projects which included collecting, displaying, and interpreting data.
In our Inquiry unit on healthy eating, students explored health messages in the media and how these influence our eating choices. They researched the Healthy Eating Pyramid and reflected on their own eating habits.
Book Week celebrations!
