Year 4, Term 4 Curriculum Overview 2023
Term 4
Welcome to Term 4 of Year 4 at Trinity Beach State School. We are very happy to see so much excitement and positivity from the school community in the first weeks after holidays.
The Year 4 teachers would like to extend our appreciation to families in their support of the our excursion to the waste management facility . We hope our students enjoyed these activities as much as we did.
It is very important for students to attend school every day. If your child is absent, please contact the office to let them know. Students must not attend school if they are unwell.
Just a reminder…No hat, no play! Please ensure your child has a drink bottle each day. Hydration = Happiness! Please also ensure that your child has appropriate stationary equipment for the day: a pencil, red pen, rubber, ruler and ruler are essentials that make it easier to be prideful of our schoolwork. Having adequate equipment helps children feel organised and in control of their work, it helps them avoid the stress of falling behind in a task.
To build a sense of belonging, pride and respect, students are expected to wear their full school uniform -
- No jumperswith hoods or jumpers that are not a dark blue
- No jewellery with exception to watches, medical alert bracelets or religious/ memorial references.
- No knee-high colourful socks (Black, blue, white only)
- School Hats to be worn.
Report Cards will be sent out in the last week of school. Please make sure your contact details are up to date
Awards Night
Trinity Beach State School will be hosting an award night on Thursday 9th of November from 6pm – 7:30pm (Week 6). Families of students who will be receiving an award will be invited to the Awards Night event over the coming weeks. This ceremony recognises the outstanding achievements of our students throughout their final year of primary school in all areas of academics, sport, the Arts as well as recognizing service to the local community.
English
Students read a narrative (The Twits) and examine and analyse the language features and techniques used by the author. They create an extra chapter based on a trick for the narrative for an audience of their peers. If you have time at home, watching a couple of episodes of Prank Patrol on ABC iview can help generate ideas for this unit.
Our school continues to embed a whole school approach to reading and spelling across Prep to Year 6. This involves teaching the reading and spelling demands of the Australian Curriculum, providing students with a systematic synthetic phonics approach and unpacking the Big 6/Science of Reading through engaging and meaningful lessons. Students engage with decodable texts when learning to read and rich authentic texts when reading to learn and continue to use the PLD approach for their spelling and sound focus.
Maths
Science
In the Plants in action unit students will develop a sense of wonder and appreciation of plants as they investigate the processes of pollination and germination, students sequence the life cycle of a bean. They consider a plant’s life cycle and environmental conditions that plants need for growth. Time to put them into work in the garden!
HASS
In this unit students look into a range of environmental sustainability issues. Students propose a sustainable practice to reduce the impact of the sustainability issue. Be prepared to be harassed about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replace!! |
HPE
Students in year four will focus on applying strategies for working cooperatively and apply rules fairly in the game of T-Ball. They will refine their striking and fielding skills and concepts in active play and games.
Music
Technology
Students create an interactive multimodal presentation using a “Makey Makey” (a basic computer) and block coding. Students will need to consider design elements both physical and digital to ensure the viewers of the poster are able to interact with it.
Drama
Freeze Frames
Students working in groups create, present and respond to a drama story that expresses their ideas and feelings about their special place in the school.
LOTE - Chinese
In this unit, students will use the Chinese language to explore the concept of school life in Chinese-speaking cultures and make connections with their own school experiences. They will engage with a range of texts and discuss about school experiences in Chinese. They will also analyse and understand the Chinese pronunciation and sentence structure.
IEC
English: Students will read a narrative. Then they will write a retell of the story ‘The Twits’, focusing on what happens at the beginning, middle and end, including their own images to retell the story. We will use a variety of ways to read, watch and explore this classic story by Roald Dahl.
Maths: Students will be partitioning collections to show one half, such as half of a shape or half of a group of objects. Students will also identify Australians coins, and money and will organise the money according to their value.
Year 4 IEC students are working on the school-wide spelling program called PLD. Our students get a list of words every fortnight for which they locate the spelling patterns and read stories that utilise the words. We are also working hard to implement computer literacy for our students. They can all use their own logins and work, weekly, in small groups to improve their typing.
Assessment Schedule
Learning Area | Assessment Task | Due Date |
English | Task 6 – Twits Narrative – Write a trick set in “The Twits” universe using a narrative structure. | Week 8 |
Maths | Task 8 – Decimals and Fractions – Make connections between equivalent fractions and decimal notations up to two places. Students will place familiar fractions on a number line. Task 9 –Money – Solve simple purchasing problems and identify strategies for finding unknown quantities in number sentences. | Week 4 Week 7 |
Science | Task 4 – Plants in action – Students respond to questions about the relationship between plants and animals. Students sequence the lifecycle of a bean. They consider a plants lifecycle and environmental conditions that plants need for growth. | Week 8 |
HASS | Sustainable solution | Week 5 |
HPE | T-Ball (Practical) | Week 5-8 |
Technology | Multimodal poster | Week 7 |
Drama | Create a character | Weeks 8 and 9 |
Music | Responding through an aural written test that includes recognition, application and analysis of known concepts and Art and World music. | Week 7 |
LOTE | Speaking, listening and writing task | Week 8 |
Reading & Spelling
Our school continues to embed a whole school approach to reading and spelling across Prep to Year 6. This involves teaching the reading and spelling demands of the Australian Curriculum, providing students with a systematic synthetic phonics approach and unpacking the Big 6/Science of Reading through engaging and meaningful lessons. Students engage with decodable texts when learning to read and rich authentic texts when reading to learn and continue to use the PLD approach for their spelling and sound focus
Homework
Homework has also commenced for the term, please check with your child’s teacher if your child has not yet arrived home with their homework.
Attendance
How to report an absence:
Either:
- Text (SMS)* 0428 621 921 (preferred method) *SMS line does not take calls & no emoji’s please SMS any time, with student name, reason for absence and duration.
- Call the absence Line: 4057 1444 (press #1) only available after 8:30 am Leave student name and reason for absence.
- Email: attendance@trinitybeachss.eq.edu.au before 9:30am.
QParents
QP is an online portal helping the school move toward a cashless and paper friendly school.
- The QP portal allows Parents and Carers to grant participation consent online for activities such as swimming and excursions which reduces our need to print out paper consent forms
- Also, the QP portal enables Parents and Carers to make payment online for school activities and viewing unpaid invoices payment history.
Thank you to all those parents who have registered for QParents. This means every registered parent now has the opportunity to access to their children’s student records at their fingertips, anytime, anywhere. Haven’t received an invitation from us yet? There’s still time! Please let us know immediately. Or if you are simply looking for further information, videos and FAQs on QParents, visit https://qparents.qld.edu.au
Tuckshop
Tuckshop operates daily during the two breaks. Orders can be placed online via FlexiSchools or at the tuckshop on a paper bag. Tuckshop orders are placed in class tuckshop basket before 9am. Miscellaneous items can be purchased over the counter. Please talk to your child about not giving money away or sharing food.
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