Week 5 

Students have settled well back into school routines. They adjusted quickly to the new recess and lunch times, as well as playing in their allocated areas. Students spent the week reconnecting with their teachers, peers and the classroom environment. We played plenty of games, P.E and STEM tasks with a focus on teamwork.

Maths 

In maths we have continued our learning on multiplication and division. We have played lots of warm up games to get their minds warmed up for mathematical thinking. Students are using the vertical algorithm strategy to solve larger multiplication problems accurately.

Design Challenge

All students are engaged in our design challenge, Destination Moon! Students have been challenged to design and make a prototype for a ‘moon lander’ that can successfully land from a height carrying a water balloon.  In collaborative groups, students have researched real moon landers, and considered their design features before commencing on a design of their own.  We are currently in the construction phase and look forward to testing and refining over the next couple of weeks.

Visual Art

In visual arts, 4SM and 4NS recapped their knowledge on primary colours and mixing paints. Students created a colour wheel using only the 3 primary colours. Students learnt to use the lighter colour as a base and add small bits of the darker colour to create their secondary colours.

P.E

Year 4 have been learning some new games in our regular PE sessions. Each Wednesday we have had a whole year 4 session and have been playing Capture the Flag. In the coming weeks we will be playing games of soccer with multiple balls and goals. Classes have also been pairing up each week to learn some new skills and play some games together.

 4DB has started learning some badminton skills, with students trying to beat their own record of how many times they can hit the shuttlecock without dropping it. We have been watching some videos from the Olympic Games to give us inspiration.