St. Emilie's Catholic Primary School

Open Night in Year Four

September 16, 2018
Louise Corkhill
· Uncategorized · Year 4 · Year 4 Blue · Year 4 Gold

On Wednesday the 12th of September, we had our whole school Open Night. – Roman

In our classrooms, we showed our families around to look at some of the work we have been doing in class. – Soreti & Jessica

This was an opportunity to show our parents the progress we have made since Term One’s Open Night. – Michele

One of our big displays in the classroom was an Engineering Incursion Reflection which was part of our Balloon Powered Car Project. – Adam & Nicholas

Another display we had in our classroom was our Fruit of the Holy Spirit Goodness comic strips. – Rihanna

We also had a display outside the classroom which were our self portraits that we drew. Our parents had to guess which one we were! – Joshua

This Open Night was a little bit different to the one in Term One. Over in the hall we had a big Maths Expo which we called a ‘Mathstravaganza’. – Ruby & Kieran

The Year Four exhibition was about time and following directions to locate information on a grid. We took part in the challenge with our families to get on the grid and answer the questions. – Daisy, Sophie J & Amber

There were also a few tents in the hall which showcased different parts of maths. – Jayne

The three tents were problem solving, mental maths and MAI. – Jordan, Josh & Lizzie

Mrs Chaves, Miss Corkhill & The Year Fours

Year Four PP Grid Week 9 Term 3 2018

Mrs Chaves, Miss Corkhill & the Year Fours

Year Four PP Grid Weeks 7 & 8 Term 3, 2018

YEAR 4 PP GRID WEEKS 7&8 TERM 3, 2018

Mrs Chaves, Miss Corkhill & The Year Fours

Community Mass and Fr Giovanni Visit

This morning, staff and some students joined other parishioners in celebrating our monthly Community Mass. It was great to see some Year Four families joining us, and we are hoping that more and more St Emilie’s families will be at our next Community Mass at 8am on Wednesday the 5th of September, in Week Eight.

The Year Fours were also lucky enough to have Father Giovanni visit us later in the day! It was great to hear some of Father’s stories and talk about our upcoming First Eucharist.

Mrs Chaves, Miss Corkhill and The Year Fours

Year Four Term Three Parent Letter 2018

Welcome back! We are looking forward to another great term in Year Four.

Click here to view our parent letter.

Mrs Chaves & Miss Corkhill

Fr Giovanni Visit

Yesterday, Fr Giovanni came to visit us to see what we were learning about. – Gillian

We talked about our conscience and what we had been up to that day. – Nikhael

Fr Giovanni talked us through some scenarios where we would need to listen to our conscience and we debated them with him. – Adam

We were talking about what we have been looking at in our Religious Education, like how we are about to learn about the lead up to Easter, the Last Supper and the Stations of the Cross. – Zoe & Taylah

We also talked about faith – what faith is and that just because you can’t see something it doesn’t mean it is not real or true. – Azari & Sophie Lagana

We love hearing stories and talking with Fr Giovanni. – Tina

Click here to have a look at our visit!

Mrs Chaves, Miss Corkhill & Year Four

Class Sport in Year Four

On Friday in Year Four we went outside to play class sport. – Ayva

We played the game King Bin Kick-It. – Summer

In this game there are separate teams for bowling/fielding and kicking. – Ignatius

The aim of the game is to get as many runs as you can for your team if you are the kickers. The bowling team tries to bowl the kickers out from their allocated hoops. – Owen

Instead of normal cricket, we kick the ball, which helps us to develop different skills. – Daniel

This is a great game to exercise our whole bodies. – Sajith

We also learn about taking turns and working together as a team. – Mya & Reece

Click here to check out some photos of us playing!

Mrs Chaves, Miss Corkhill & The Year Fours

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

In Year Four we have been reading the novel Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. – Justin

We read a couple of chapters of the book, then, using our iPads and Book Creator, we answer questions about what we have just read. – Nicholas & Grace.

While someone is reading aloud, the teachers ask us some questions about how characters may be feeling and about the choices they make. – Joel

Sometimes the teacher reads and other times the teachers ask us to take turns reading aloud. This helps us to be more confident, it helps us to read loudly and with fluency and expression. – Azari, Ethan, Linisha, Sophie J & Joel

So far in the text, we know that Peter, the main character, has a little brother called Fudge, who is his biggest problem. – Taylah

We have read up to chapter seven and so far we have found the text to be very funny. – Joshua & Eva

We can’t wait to see what happens in the end! – Molly

Mrs Chaves, Miss Corkhill & The Year Fours

Lenten Promises in Year Four

On Wednesday at 9:00am, we had our Ash Wednesday mass. – Holly

After mass, we talked about the season of Lent and our Lenten Promises. – Sienna

A Lenten Promise is a promise we make for the 40 days of Lent and then hopefully we keep it afterwards. – Jayne

This year, our Lenten Promises were more mature and well thought out because we are older. – Daniel

We thought about what we may need to do more of in our lives or what we might need to change. – Nina

We talked about how we can achieve our Lenten Promises. – Keeley

We are going to display our Lenten Promises in our classroom. – Sophie Lim

At the end of Lent, we will decide if we have achieved our Lenten Promises. – Zoe & Sophia

Mrs Chaves, Miss Corkhill & The Year Fours

Year Four 1:1 Bootcamp Reflection

On Monday evening of Week Two at five o’clock, the Year Fours and their parents gathered in the school hall for the iPad Bootcamp. – Daisy

We talked about our responsibilities when caring for and using our iPads at home and school. – Caitlin, Ruby & Allira

The purpose of our iPads is learning at school and at home. – Soreti

We talked with our parents about the safe storage and use of our iPads, general cyber safety and our responsibilities now that we have our own device. – Roman, Sophie W, Amber, Kassandra & Olivia

We are looking forward to using our devices to help us learn. – Finlay, Azari, Alyssa & Sophia

Mrs Chaves, Miss Corkhill & The Year Fours