Term 4

Hi!
Welcome back to Term 4!
We have another fun filled term starting with CAMP in week 1!!!!!!

Curriculum Overview

Reading/Writing: Focus on writing explanations and recounts

Maths: Focus on multiplication and division strategies, as well as maintaining our addition and subtraction knowledge. Our strand is Algebra looking at patterns and predicting 

Learning Pathways: Our big question is “A world without bees - should we care?” We will look at bees, pollination, working as a team, the hive etc. and come up with our questions. We will have a visit from the bee lady and have some hands on activities with honey and wax.

Science: We are learning about electricity and circuits

Sports: The focus is athletic skills of run, jump and throw.

Arts: We will be learning to sketch bees, use pastels and dye to create bee artwork.  We will be learning to communicate using dance (like bees do) 

We will look at music appreciation listening for and identifying different instruments in an orchestra.

Languages: We will continue to learn Maori with Whaea Jo on a Tuesday afternoon.

NEW: I am super excited to announce we will have Chinese lessons on a Thursday with a Chinese tutor in Bejing via skype !!

Homework

Students bring home reading, spelling and basic maths to practice each week. Please remind your child to complete a little each day so they form good habits.