Year 4 - Parent Information Night Holy Spirit In Our Lives
God, we ask you to send the Holy Spirit into our lives.
Open our ears to hear what you are saying to us in the things that happen to us and in the people we meet.
Open our eyes to see the needs of the people around us.
Open our hands to do your work well and to help when help is needed.
Open our lips to tell others the Good News about Jesus and bring comfort, happiness and laughter to
other people.
Open our minds to discover new truths about you and the world.
Open our hearts to love you and all people as you have loved us in Jesus. Amen
RELIGION
The MJR Program
• MJR - 'Making Jesus Real'.
• Integrated into Religion units.
• Students using a MJR workbook.
• Miss McCosker working with students about MJR themes.
• Themes include kindness, resilience, leadership and teamwork.
Students will participate in a daily Religion lesson using the Rockhampton Catholic Education Curriculum.
STRANDS: Beliefs, Sacraments, Morality and Prayer
UNITS
Term 1: I wonder how I can make the world a better place for everyone?
Term 2: I wonder what it means to celebrate with Jesus?
Term 3: I wonder about the Bible and in particular the parables?
Term 4: I wonder how the Church follows Jesus example?
Class liturgy celebrated at St Patrick's church.
Prayer Assemblies and Liturgies
• Class Liturgy: Wednesday 12:30pm
• Prayer Assembly: Thursday 8:40am
• Parish Mass: Friday 9:00am
Term 1
• Year 4D: Prayer assembly – Thursday 13th February
• Year 4F: Liturgy – Wednesday 18th March
• Year 4T: Prayer assembly – Thursday 2nd April
ENGLISH
English aims to ensure students: learn to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on
increasingly complex and sophisticated spoken, written and multimodal texts across a growing range of
contexts with accuracy, fluency and purpose.
Three interrelated strands:
• Language
• Literacy
• Literature
LITERACY BLOCK - READING
• Modelled Reading – Teacher models (THINK ALOUD); students observe.
• Shared Reading – Teacher models; students join in.
• Independent Reading - Students read independently with a purpose.
• Guided Reading – Students problem solve text; Teacher supports.
READING STAMINA
• The ability to read uninterrupted for 20 minutes.
• Trains muscle memory and supports increased attention.
• Focus on reading behaviours and strategies.
LITERACY BLOCK - WRITING
• Modelled writing – Teacher models (THINK ALOUD); students observe.
• Shared writing/joint construction – Teacher models; students join in.
• Independent writing - Students write independently with a purpose.
• Guided writing – Students focus on writing traits; Teacher supports.
WRITING STAMINA
• The ability to write uninterrupted for 20 minutes.
• First edition: ‘Heart’ writing. No focus on spelling or handwriting.
• Second edition: ‘Head’ writing. Editing of work.
• Focus on ‘Writing Traits’ to identify quality writing.
LITERACY BLOCK - SPELLING
• ‘Word conscious’ classroom.
• Taught within the context of writing.
Spell-It Program
• Research based spelling program.
• Assessments used to identify the gaps in students' spelling knowledge.
• Teaching topics are differentiated to meet the students' needs.
• Teaches sound-letter relationships, syllable structures, morphemes and word origins.
• Teaches proofreading strategies.
SPELLING PATTERN OR RULE
• Introduced during whole class lesson.
• Complete activities to apply this knowledge of the rule eg word sorts.
• Tested on Friday: dictation or cloze.
Students will continue to have personalised spelling words.
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics aims to ensure that students: are confident, creative users and communicators of
mathematics, able to investigate, represent and interpret situations in their personal and work lives and
as active citizens.
Three Content Strands:
• Number and Algebra
• Measurement and Geometry
• Statistics and Probability
Year 4
Key Concepts
• Two-digit , three-digit and four digit place value
• Equivalent fractions
• Decimal place value
• Partitioning numbers
• Multiplicative thinking
• Recalling multiplication tables
• Time durations
• Collecting and recording data
• Multiplication and division problems
• Properties of numbers eg. multiples and factors
• Describing chance
• Converting units of time
Textbook: Maths Plus
Work Book: Grid Book
Resources used to consolidate the student's understanding of a concept.
A combination of these books will be used throughout the year.
This is to ensure a variety of questioning techniques and activities are completed by students.
Key Skills / Tools
• Using a calculator
• Mathematical representation
• Partitioning and combining numbers
• Converting units
• Using instruments to measure
• Exploring set, area and linear models of fractions
• Comparing objects, angles and shapes
• Understanding word problems
• Formulating, modelling and recording problems involving operations
• Reading and communicating using analogue and digital clocks
• Comparing time durations
• Collecting and recording data
• Communicating with graphs
• Evaluating data displays
• Recalling multiplication tables
• Communicating sequences of simple fractions
SCIENCE
Primary Connections is based on an inquiry-orientated teaching and learning model.
Students are engaged actively in the learning process.
Primary Connection Units:
Term 1: Beneath our Feet.
Term 2: Plants in Action.
Term 3: Forces in Motion.
Term 4: Properties of Materials.
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
HaSS
• History
• Geography
• Civics and Citizenship
Units
Term 1: Navigator’s Spice for Life.
Term 2: Living on the Land.
Term 3: Local Government.
Term 4: Environment Detectives.
THE ARTS
Music
The students will engage with Music across the school year.
• 1 half an hour lesson each week
The students will engage with the following subjects over a term.
Drama
Term 1: Fairytales with alternative endings.
Visual Arts
Term 2: Tribal Face – Line Design.
Media Arts
Term 3: Interview an Explorer and film skits.
Dance
Term 4: Footsteps - Whole school concert.
TECHNOLOGIES
Two subjects:
• Design and Technologies
• Digital Technologies
Design and Technologies
• Design and Create a board game for classmates to play around the First Fleet.
• Design and Create an indigenous artefact.
• Design, create and test a marble run.
• Create a useful piece of clothing with appropriate materials. Linked to Science Unit.
Digital Technologies
Students have a 1 hour lesson every fortnight with a specialist teacher.
• Students discuss E Safety, create blogs and collect data. They represent this data on infographics.
• Robotics: Students use EV3s/Chromebooks/Makey Makey.
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
HPE consists of:
Personal, Social and Community Health
Movement and Physical Activity
Students participate in 1 hour lesson per week.
• food and nutrition
• health benefits of physical activity
• mental health and wellbeing
• active play and minor games
• fundamental movement skills
• rhythmic and expressive movement activities
Swimming
Students participate in a 1 hour lesson at the town pool.
Swimming carnival at the completion of the swimming block.
HOMEWORK
St Patrick's Homework
3 compulsory activities
• Spelling rule and high frequency words
• Number facts
• Reading each night
Additional activities
• Mathematics - Problem Solving
• Extension activities (optional)
Handed out on Friday. Due the following Thursday.
REPORTING
Report cards
Semester 1 and 2
Results, attitude and behaviour
Parent interviews
Term 2: Week 2
Folios
Each students has a folio of work samples across all learning areas.
Updated throughout the year.
School Rules States the expectations of St Patrick's students.
St Patrick’s 'School Rules' poster displayed in all classrooms.
Introduced at the beginning of the school year and referred to by all staff.
Students will be redirected to the 'School Rules' if expectations are not met. Traffic Light System
• Monitors classroom behaviour.
• Students are given opportunities to correct their behaviour.
• Parents are contacted if behaviour continues.
School Website and FaceBook
St Patrick's School Website has access to year level learning areas.
http://www.stpatricksemerald.com.au/
Support Personnel
Inclusive Practices: Donna Clarke, Rebecca Lang and Sonya Hoolihan.
Teacher Assistants in classrooms.
Library Co-ordinators: Mrs Mel McPheat & Mrs Lyndy Mattiazzi
School Counsellors: Ms Megan Cleary & Mr Michael Smale
Parent - Teacher Communication
If you have any concerns regarding your child’s learning throughout the year please see your child’s classroom teacher to make an appointment.
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