Year 4 Newsletter
Week 3, Term 3
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Whānau,
Scout Scarf Day was celebrated earlier this week on August 1st. All scouts were encouraged to step out of their homes proudly wearing their scarves. We were thrilled to observe our Year 4 students proudly wearing their scarves.
When asked why they loved being scouts, each of them responded as follows:
Georgie: “I love the outings, especially when we go to Kelly Tarlton's and have a sleep over with sharks!”
Annalise: “Boating is my favourite! We get to learn sailing, go kayaking, and even try boogie boarding."
Caleb: “Camps and doing lots of fun activities. I’ve learnt all about different parts of a sailboat.”
Elizabeth: “I love collecting badges for achieving specific goals and the camps are great!”
Emil: “Doing creative things like building a car from pine wood for racing.
This week we had the pleasure of having the NED Show present to the children about having a growth Mindset. NED taught us valuable lessons such as:
N - Never give up
E - Encourage others
D - Do your best
We learned about the power of the word ‘yet’ to help us grow and develop a growth mindset. The show was a beautiful reminder that God has made us each for a unique purpose and we are treasured by Him.
Notices
- PE kit to be worn every Friday to school for Sports Rotation
- Spanish, Library and PE: 4NBU, 4TWR and 4LWN children have Library, PE and Spanish every Thursday. 4MSA will have lessons on Tuesdays
Home Learning Week 4
Reading: Please sign your child’s reading cards daily. Readers at your child’s level will be sent home.
Mathematics: Work towards getting your gem for the week.
Spelling: CVC Doubling rule
We are learning to double the consonant of CVC words when we add a suffix that begins with a vowel -er, -ing
hot – hotter, hug – hugged, rot – rotten, trim – trimmed, stop – stopped, beg-begged, nag-nagged, tag-tagger, tug – tugged, lag-lagged
WOW Word: Suffix
Suffixes are strings of letters that are added to the end of words to alter and change their meanings.
Memory Verse
Psalm 93:4
But Lord, You are more powerful than the roar of the ocean. You are stronger than the waves of the sea. Lord, you are powerful in heaven.
Lots of love and blessings to you,
Ngā Mihi Nui,
Year 4 Kaiako