Wow! We cannot believe how quickly this term has gone. There has been so much fabulous learning happening in the 3/4 area and so much more to do before the term is over.
Maths:
From Division to Mapping
After a pre and post-test in division, it was wonderful to see terrific growth from students based on the strategies used throughout these lessons. This has also been reflected in recent PAT maths assessments which is already showing improvement in the area of number.
This week the students have been learning how to investigate and explore maps, scales and networks which is proving to be a popular topic. With one more week to go exploring this area, students have already demonstrated a firm grasp of the concepts covered so far.
Writing:
Procedures a plenty
With such a wide and diverse selection of ideas and entries to choose from, students have published a kaleidoscope of procedural texts laced with important information and steps for making, doing and constructing. Proof that ‘Blokes Disease’ is well and truly out of our procedural vocabulary. Well done for your amazing effort students!
This week we have started to look at letter writing and invitations. Students have been engaged so far and are excited to start drafting their letters in a couple of weeks.
Reading:
Students have done a fabulous job this semester with consolidating their understanding of reading comprehension strategies. We have finished working on using the important parts and key information to summarise a text and have begun to bring all the strategies together to synthesise. We are specifically focussing on questioning and predicting to gain a deeper understanding of what we read.
Inquiry:
Students have worked hard to complete their inquiry on ‘The Earth is a Complex Geological Structure that can be Compromised by Human Wants and Needs’. Models and presentations should be completed by next week ready to showcase to the other year levels in the school. We are so impressed with the level of engagement and quality of information on these projects and can't wait to share them.
ICT day:
Miss Palmer and 10 of our ICT leaders were lucky enough to attend a ‘Make a Difference’ day at the Geelong Regional Library last Wednesday. Students were able to explore and use exciting new technologies to enhance learning. After the morning of exploring students were assigned to a group and were set the challenge to design an activity that children in remote areas could use. Students created amazing projects that included a dolls house using electrical circuits, a puzzle using a 3D printer, a maze using a Makey Makey, an activity using Virtual Reality Goggles and more. The ICT leaders were amazing and demonstrated all of our school values on the day, especially Innovation. A huge thanks to Georgia Labbett and Tanya Bonney for helping by driving students to the event.
Maths:
From Division to Mapping
After a pre and post-test in division, it was wonderful to see terrific growth from students based on the strategies used throughout these lessons. This has also been reflected in recent PAT maths assessments which is already showing improvement in the area of number.
This week the students have been learning how to investigate and explore maps, scales and networks which is proving to be a popular topic. With one more week to go exploring this area, students have already demonstrated a firm grasp of the concepts covered so far.
Writing:
Procedures a plenty
With such a wide and diverse selection of ideas and entries to choose from, students have published a kaleidoscope of procedural texts laced with important information and steps for making, doing and constructing. Proof that ‘Blokes Disease’ is well and truly out of our procedural vocabulary. Well done for your amazing effort students!
This week we have started to look at letter writing and invitations. Students have been engaged so far and are excited to start drafting their letters in a couple of weeks.
Reading:
Students have done a fabulous job this semester with consolidating their understanding of reading comprehension strategies. We have finished working on using the important parts and key information to summarise a text and have begun to bring all the strategies together to synthesise. We are specifically focussing on questioning and predicting to gain a deeper understanding of what we read.
Inquiry:
Students have worked hard to complete their inquiry on ‘The Earth is a Complex Geological Structure that can be Compromised by Human Wants and Needs’. Models and presentations should be completed by next week ready to showcase to the other year levels in the school. We are so impressed with the level of engagement and quality of information on these projects and can't wait to share them.
ICT day:
Miss Palmer and 10 of our ICT leaders were lucky enough to attend a ‘Make a Difference’ day at the Geelong Regional Library last Wednesday. Students were able to explore and use exciting new technologies to enhance learning. After the morning of exploring students were assigned to a group and were set the challenge to design an activity that children in remote areas could use. Students created amazing projects that included a dolls house using electrical circuits, a puzzle using a 3D printer, a maze using a Makey Makey, an activity using Virtual Reality Goggles and more. The ICT leaders were amazing and demonstrated all of our school values on the day, especially Innovation. A huge thanks to Georgia Labbett and Tanya Bonney for helping by driving students to the event.
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