Curriculum
Overview Year 4
Term
1, 2016
Dear Parents and Carers,
This overview outlines the content that will
be covered during this term with your child. It is a great reference to keep
somewhere prominent so that you can refer back to it with your child and
discuss specifics of their learning. Please don’t hesitate in contacting us if
you have any queries or concerns about your child.
Religious Education
Lent: A Time For
Reconciliation
In this unit there
is an in depth analysis of the parable of the Prodigal Son in the context of a
study of Lent as a season whose liturgy challenges and invites us to conversion
and reconciliation with God and others. Students will interpret the parable's
purpose/message within the context of the Lenten liturgy and the celebration of
the sacrament of Penance.
Easter
Triduum Passover: Exodus
In this unit,
students study the Exodus story and its celebration in the Jewish Passover meal
drawing upon the experience of refugees and immigrants to Australia. The unit
seeks to develop students' understanding of the new meaning Jesus gave to the
sharing of bread and wine at the Last Supper and to relate the Church's
celebration of the Eucharist to its hospitality and service to refugees and
immigrants.
Easter
Season: New Life In
this unit, students will explore experiences of ' death' and 'new life' in
their lives and how this is related to the Church's celebration of the mystery
of Jesus' rising and dying in the liturgies of Holy Week and the Easter season.
English
Reading, writing, talking and listening
skills are strategies learnt through modeled, guided (small group), shared and
independent experiences. The new English Syllabus states the key processes of
responding to and composing texts are central to students using language
purposefully and meaningfully, while engaging with a wide range of texts. This
year students will study examples of spoken texts, print texts, visual texts,
media, multimedia and digital texts. The students will create imaginative,
informative and persuasive texts using a growing knowledge of text structures
and language features. They will gain practice in understanding the process of
planning, drafting and publishing these imaginative, informative and persuasive
texts.
Mathematics
Students will be challenged to work
mathematically in the areas of
Multiplication and
Division: Recall multiplication fact up to 10x10(and
beyond) and related division facts.
Whole Numbers:
Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least tens of thousands.
Addition and
Subtraction: Apply place value to partition,
rearrange and regroup numbers to at least tens of thousands to assist
calculations and solve problems.
Patterns and Algebra:
Use equivalent number sentences involving addition and subtraction to find
unknown quantities.
Three Dimensional Space
and Position: Investigate and represent three
dimensional objects
HSIE
Community and
Rememberance
This topic provides a study of identity and diversity in both a local
and broader context. Moving from the heritage of their local area, students
explore the historical features and diversity of their community. They examine
local, state and national symbols and emblems of significance, and celebrations
and commemorations, both locally and in other places around the world.
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
This term
students will participate in a Peer Support program called 'Better Buddies'.
They will meet regularly throughout the term in K-6 groups to interact with
their buddy leaders and peers. The program focuses on the strand of
Interpersonal Relationships and links to our whole school social skills
program. The focus of Better Buddies is to create friendly and caring schools,
fostering an environment where all students feel safe and happy. Younger
students are supported by older students and learn about respect,
responsibility, valuing difference, including others, care for others,
friendship, negotiation and managing positive relationships with peers.
Miss Mel McCauley will teach
Physical Education to both classes each Wednesday.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts will be taught in class and will
explore various materials to create artworks. It will be integrated with
Religious Education, English and History.
Music
Mr Thanh Nguyen will teach Music to both
classes each Wednesday. In the music program this term, students will be
learning how to play the ukulele. As
a part of this study, they will be learning pitch and rhythm through the use of
the ukulele. Students will all have an opportunity to learn basic chords on the
ukulele and combine what they have learnt to perform songs on the instrument.
Library
Library borrowing day is Thursday for both
classes. Students are to bring their library bag each Wednesday in order to
borrow.
Homework
Homework in Year 4 will consist of the
research and presentation of two speeches per term.
The students will be given three weeks to
prepare their speech, and presentations will then take place the following week
in class. Along side the speeches, students will be assigned a small
Mathematical task each week.
Class
Dojo
This year we will be using
ClassDojo to encourage important skills, like working hard and participating.
We will also use it to communicate to parents. More information will be going
home in the coming weeks.
Please don’t hesitate in contacting us should
you have any queries.
Mrs Sonia Awkar (4G)
Mr Patrick Mackey (4W)
