YEAR 4

Assembly and Learning Journey

Earlier this term, we hosted our first assembly for the year, followed by our Learning Journey for this semester. Our assembly focussed on our narrative writing and text study focus from our Unit of Inquiry, Where We Are in Place and Time. The text we were focussing our learning on was ‘The Rabbit’s’, which was an historical reflection of the arrival of the First Fleet and the impact on the First Nations people.

Literacy

We have been focussing on writing narratives. We have been learning about the structure and importance of using detailed and specific vocabulary to enhance the level of our writing. Following this, we have been using the Approach to Learning (ATL) skill - research, to research historical events and characters from the arrival of British settlement and writing historical narratives from the perspective of; a First Nations person, a convict, a Naval officer or one of the ship's captains.

We have continued to focus on addition, subtraction and applying strategies to solve word problems. An example of the strategies being used has been the vertical algorithm. This strategy supports the checking of accuracy of answers and can be used in both addition and subtraction.

YEAR 6