Well done Bailey! Congratulations on your student of the week!

Today I couldn't have been prouder of 4F! We play Top Gun often which is a game designed to practice our times tables in a fun way. Today Asher did a lot better than he has ever done before and when he got 'out' the class broke into impromptu applause for him. It was such a feel good moment! 

Parent Teacher Night

Don't forget our Year 4 Parent Teacher night is tomorrow (Wed 11/2)! It starts in the hall at 4:30pm. It will give you a chance to see the classroom (if you haven't already) and get an idea of how it runs on a day to day basis. 

Congratulations to Ellen who is the new Star of the Week. Ellen always strives for personal excellence and wrote a great narrative this week.

First day of swimming!

Thanks to all those parents who made sure your child came to school with everything they needed for their first swimming lesson of the year.  The students enjoyed the short bus ride and did plenty of laps in the pool so they should all sleep well tonight! Don't forget to return homework tomorrow (Friday). Who will be 4F's next Star of the Week?

This week in History we looked at a map of Christopher Columbus' four significant journeys, then brainstormed questions in pairs. Students then searched for the answers to their questions within a piece of text.

Well done to our very first student of the week - Maddy!

Visual Timetable

Our visual timetable gets updated each day to let the students know what's up next during the day. Saves a lot of questions!

Literacy Rotations

Today we started our literacy rotations. As part of our guided reading, one group posed 'wonderings' about their book prior to reading then after reading wrote their answer. Another group took note of words they didn't know as they were reading, then looked them up in the dictionary.

Groups also completed word sorts using this weeks spelling words. If they finished early they got to do letter lacing or stamping. 

Let us know what you think!

Thanks for a wonderful start to our year! Ms Morrison and I have had a great time getting to know you all.

Swimming starts this Thursday! Any students that aren't participating in the program will need to bring a note or have a parent /guardian contact the school to explain why they can't participate. Permission notes need to be back this week!

Parent / Teacher information night will be next Wednesday afternoon (11/2) at 4:30pm. We will be meeting in the hall. 

'Star of the Week'

Congratulations to Amelia, our first 4F 'Star of the Week'. This trophy will be awarded within our class to the student who is being noticed for all the right reasons, whether it be following the Banksia way, showing progress in academic results, or helping a classmate. It will be presented every Friday afternoon. The student then gets to take the trophy home to show off to their family, and will then bring it back to school on Monday. The trophy can then take pride of place on their desk for the week.