What’s Happening in Grade 4 in Term 2, 2025
In Literacy students will be:
- exploring ancient Chinese history, including the Terracotta Army and the first female Emperor
- investigating the different dynasties that ruled China throughout history
- developing research skills while learning about key historical figures and events
- continuing to create descriptive narratives using vivid adjectives and adverbs
- learning how to write information reports using note-taking and planning strategies
- explicitly taught to write a paragraph that includes a topic sentence and concluding sentence
- practicing Victorian Cursive handwriting to improve writing fluency and presentation
- exploring the etymology of words to understand their origins and meanings
- practising editing and revising written work to improve clarity and detail
- developing reading fluency to support comprehension and expression
In Mathematics students will be:
- Exploring number sequences for multiples of 3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9
- Measuring area using informal units and metric units
- Representing and writing tenths and hundreths in decimal format and placing these on number lines
- Classifying two-dimensional shapes
- Multiplying and dividing by powers of 10
- Learning strategies to double and halve for multiplication
- Writing and ordering numbers to two decimal places
- Renaming tenths and hundredths
- Creating symmetrical shapes and patterns
- Using fact families to solve addition and subtraction
- Identifying line and rotational symmetry
- Comparing graphical representations of data and answering questions about data displays
- Describing distribution shapes in data displays
In Inquiry students will be:
In term 2 students are learning about the topic of health. Students will learn how to understand and make smart decisions about the health information they see in the media. They’ll explore how advertisements, celebrities, and social media can influence our choices, and how to tell if the information is reliable. Through fun activities, students will practice reading food labels, identifying healthy habits in ads, and recognising tricks used in media to make products seem healthier. They’ll also learn how to create their own positive health messages, promoting good habits like exercise, healthy eating, and kindness. By the end of the unit, students will be better equipped to think critically and make healthier choices in their daily lives.
Wellbeing
In the coming term, our Grade 4 students will be learning valuable strategies to support their emotional wellbeing and resilience. Through SWPBS expectations and engagement norms, they will participate in Circle Time discussions and explore positive coping strategies. Students will use games to learn about managing strong emotions, taming anger, and making sincere apologies. With support from Smiling Minds lessons and structured problem-solving tasks, they will apply the Roads and Roundabouts model to real-life peer situations. We’ll also focus on stress management by introducing self-calming techniques and helping students create their own “Ready to Learn” plans. It will be an engaging and meaningful journey in learning how to understand and manage thoughts, feelings, and actions.