The Big Picture - Week 6

Hello, it's been a busy week in Y4M. Between writing our stories, House Colours Day, to learning about Africa; it's been amazing! Enjoy the photos!

Y4 Weekly Update: September 28th to August 2nd, 2015

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week we created our own stories based on Awongaleema and our Antarctica story last week. We used all the ideas that we have learned including using speech marks and conjunctions to make fantastic stories.	Next week, we look at how to write a recount as well as take a fictional day trip around North America so we can write about the experiences we had.
Math	In Maths we looked at adding two 3-digit numbers using column addition; subtract a 3-digit number from a 3-digit number using an expanded column method (decomposing only in one column)	In Maths we will look at doubling 3-digit numbers and halving even 3-digit numbers; revising unit fractions; identifying equivalent fractions; reducing a fraction to its simplest form; counting in fractions (each fraction in its simplest form)
Humanities	For Humanities, we looked at Asia and its Habitats and animals. We also looked at interesting things that make up Asian culture such as its foods and history.	Next week, we will look at Africa as a continent and look at some of the tribal aspects of African culture along with its people.
Science	This week, we looked at how animals adapt to their habitats especially those here in Asia. We also looked at how the animals protect themselves against predators such as man.	Next week, we will look at how to classify minibeasts into different categories as well as make keys that can identify each minibeast through a series of questions.
Art	In Art, we will look at sketching some Habitats around the school, colouring them  and labelling them	Next week, we will create our own Japanese Blossom trees.
PSHE	This week, along with the positives of the class, we looked at completing our homework for other non core subjects as well as interesting places we can go for our field trips and residentials.	Next week we will look at the positives that have happened to students in our class as well as things that we can do to improve our class.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioural record for the week. Please also make sure that your child brings a marker and glue with them to school in their pencil case.

Y4 Weekly Update: September 21st to 25th, 2015

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week we looked at recreating the story of Awongaleema using different forms of punctuation as well as different connectives. We set our new stories in one of the continents we are studying in Humanities.	Next week, we will be looking at creating our own story that models Awongaleema. We will choose our own settings with our own characters.
Math	In Maths we are looking at telling and writing the time to the minute on analogue and digital clocks; calculate time intervals; measure in metres, centimetres and millimetres; convert lengths between units and  record using decimal notation.	In Maths we will look at adding two 3-digit numbers using column addition; subtract a 3-digit number from a 3-digit number using an expanded column method (decomposing only in one column)
Humanities	For Humanities, we looked at Oceania and animals that live in Australia and New Zealand as well as the different habitats those animals reside.	Next week, we will look at Africa as a continent and look at some of the tribal aspects of African culture along with its people.
Science	This week, we looked at  a case study involving how many animals we found in different areas and how to collect that information and display it in a table a graph format.	Next week, we will look at how animals adapt to their habitats especially those here in Asia. We also looked at how the animals protect themselves against predators such as man.
Art	In Art, we created out own Aboriginal Art drawings.	Next week, we will create our own Japanese Blossom trees.
PSHE	This week, we looked at how we treat each other and how to be friendly with other students even if they are not our best friends.	Next week we will look at the positives that have happened to students in our class as well as things that we can do to improve our class.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioural record for the week. Please also make sure that your child brings a marker and glue with them to school in their pencil case.

Habitats Walk

Habitats Walk

Yesterday, we went on a walk around the school to look at the different habitats. We described the habitat that we looked at and guessed at which creatures might live there and why. Great fun!

Y4 Weekly Update: September 14th to 18th , 2015

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we started our new story, Awongaleema as part of the unit Stories From Another Culture. We learned the vocabulary words and were able to retell the story.	Next week, we will be looking at recreating the story of Awongaleema using different forms of punctuation as well as different connectives.
Math	In Maths, we learned × and ÷ facts for the 6 and 9 times-table and identified patterns; multiply multiples of 10 by single-digit numbers; multiply 2-digit numbers by single-digit numbers (the grid method) and  find fractions of amounts.	In Maths we will look at telling and writing the time to the minute on analogue and digital clocks; calculate time intervals; measure in metres, centimetres and millimetres; convert lengths between units and  record using decimal notation.
Humanities	For Humanities, we looked at Asia as a continent as well as its culture and its geographical layout. We located it on our world map and wrote about it using the skills we have learned in Literacy.	Next week, we will look at Africa as a continent and look at some of the tribal aspects of African culture along with its people.
Science	This week, we looked at how animals adapt to their habitats especially those here in Asia. We also looked at how the animals protect themselves against predators such as man.	Next week, we will look at grouping different organisms together as well as what food chains are.
Art	In Art, we finished off our shape poems of creatures from the continents we have looked at.	Next week, we will create our own Japanese Blossom trees.
PSHE	This week, we looked at how other students go to school from around the world and how we are lucky at our own school.	Next week we will look at sportsmanship and how we can play hard but play fair was well.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioural record for the week. Please also make sure that your child brings a marker and glue with them to school in their pencil case.

Y4 Stop Motion Films

This week, both Year 4 classes created some marvelous stop motion videos using our very own Street Fighter characters, props, scripts, and hand drawn backgrounds. Attached is a preview of one of our videos followed by a link to the Y4 YouTube channel which contains all of the videos produced. With that said, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

The Amazing Hotel Adventure

Y4 YouTube channel (contains all stop motion videos):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4dVxTG-8odwil-AhxBDt2w


Best regards,

Mr. Millican and Mr. Williams

Week 3 Review and Week 4 Preview

Y4 Weekly Update: September 7th to 11th , 2015

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we designed our own haiku, shape, acrostic and simile poems. We also created our own stop motion films based on the characters we made last week.	Next week, we will start our topic stories from different cultures where we will look at the African story of Awongaleema set in the Sahara Desert.
Math	In Maths, we looked at greater than and less than symbols as well as multiples of 10 and adding two digit numbers together mentally using partitioning and counting on.	In Maths we will be looking at count in 6s and recall multiplication and division facts for the ×6 table as well as 9 times table patterns.
Humanities	For Humanities, we put our map together and labelled the continents and other geographical concepts needed to look at an atlas.	Next week, we will look at Asia as a continent and some of the activities people do that are distinctly ‘Asian’.
Science	This week, we looked at what things animals need from their Habitat and how they survive. We went outside and looked at different places where animals live.	Next week, we will look at how animals adapt to their habitats as well as any dangers such as weather and predators.
Art	In Art, we constructed our very own world map using colourful continents.	Next week, we will create our own Japanese Blossom trees.
PSHE	This week, we looked at how we can improve our lessons by settling down to class more.	Next week we will look at how other students from around the world go to school and to feel happy with our own lives.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioural record for the week. Please also make sure that your child brings a marker and glue with them to school in their pencil case.

The Big Picture - Week 3

From amazing new displays to incredible Art Projects; it's been a busy week for Y4M. Enjoy!

Symmetry Portraits

Check out our latest Art project using advanced techniques incorporating symmetry and shading. Enjoy!

Week 2 Review and Week 3 Preview

Y4 Weekly Update: August 31st to September 4th, 2015

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we looked at different types of poetry  with a New Zealand setting. The students learned about a shape poem, a Haiku, an acrostic poem and a simile poem. Finally, we wrote our stop motion video scripts.	Next week, we are looking at different imagery we can create through writing including similes and metaphors.
Math	In Maths, we looked at setting our books out correctly as well as partitioning numbers and recombining them.	In Maths we will be looking at number bonds, plus adding two and three digit numbers together by partitioning and recombining them.
Humanities	For Humanities, we started to look at the world as a series of continents. We looked at North America and it’s history of native cultures.	Next week, we will look at Asia as a continent and some of the activities people do that are distinctly ‘Asian’.
Science	This week, we started our unit on ‘Habitats’. We looked at what makes something alive and the difference between plants and animals.	Next week, we will look at different types of habitats for living things, in particular animals in Antarctica.
Art	In Art, we made backgrounds for our stop motion videos. We also did a Zenography project which focuses on increasing focus and fine motor skills.	Next week, we will design our own shape poem pictures to use with Literacy.
PSHE	This week, we looked at working together and how to act outside of the classroom.	Next week we will look at settling down to our work quickly and focusing on instructions.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioural record for the week.

The Big Picture - Week 2

This week in Y4M, we've had a very busy start with some incredibly productive lessons. First, we finished filming the first cut of our stop motion videos. They will be edited and refined over the coming days and the final productions will be posted on the primary blog very soon for your viewing pleasure. Second, we began a fabulous Art project called "Zentangles" which focuses on encouraging creative thought processes and enhancing fine motor skills. Finally, we had the pleasure of hosting an amazing birthday party for Pud. Cake, pizza, and many other treats were eaten and the smiles were many! The entire class and I would like to extend a big Y4M thank you to Pud and her parents for their generosity. Have a wonderful week!