Year 4 Term 2 Week 6

In UOI class the students have completed all summative assessments. As a class we discussed the different knowledge the students have gained over the course of the past 6 weeks and how media and advertisements are used to influence their audience. In preparation of unit 4 for our UOI class we  began to analyse and break down the Central Idea and Lines of Inquiry into phrases that the students can clearly understand. We also came up with student questions that they would like to explore during unit 4.

In Maths class the concept that we focused on this week was units of length and measurement. The students learned about converting units of length from millimetres to centimetres from centimetres to meters and from meters to kilometres. They students focused on measuring different items in the classroom as well as the size of their hands and feet. We will continue this concept into next week for additional practise.

In English class the students worked on writing reflections as part of field trip to central plaza. The students also worked on understanding meanings of words from their spelling lists by working  together to match them with phrases they were given.

The students enjoyed our field trip to Central Plaza and were able to see first hand how companies in Central Plaza are using advertisements and sales tactics to draw in more customers. They enjoyed their experience at McDonald's and learned about how they come up with promotions and how they make their products for consumer purchase.

* Just a reminder: Tomorrow is Sport Day. Please have your child wear their house team shirts. Also we will be having a Student Council Charity bake sale at the end of Sport Day near the court.