Rostrum Public Speaking

All students will present a speech to their class during weeks 2 or 3 next term. 

Topic
Students only need to choose one of the provided topics if they wish to be considered to represent the class in the school final during week 4. Students should choose a topic they are passionate about.

Timing
Students wishing to be considered for the school final should ensure their speech is approximately 3 minutes. Otherwise, speeches should be between 1 1/2 - 3 minutes long. 

What topic are you going to talk about?

Harry Potter

This term we have been listening to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. During Visual Arts, we have followed instructions to sketch some of our favourite characters. Can you work out who they are?

The Lorax

During Visual Arts we took some tutorials showing us how to draw some of the characters from The Lorax by Dr Seuss - Barbaloots, Humming Fish and the Lorax. Check them out...

Melting Moments

We have been hard at work on our Science Inquiry called Melting Moments. We have been performing experiments to investigate how different solids and liquids are affected by heating, cooling and freezing. 

Can you describe what will happen if Mrs. Evans leaves a block of chocolate in her hot car?

Mugga Lane Waste Management Centre Excursion

Earlier this term, Hogwarts went on an excursion to the Recycling and Waste Management Centre at Mugga Lane. We got to take a tour of the centre and learn about all the great ways, that they are working to recycle and reuse unwanted items and reduce the amount that ends up in landfill. We even saw how they turn methane gas created by the landfill into electricity. How amazing is that!

What is your best waste wise tip?

Shopping Spree

Students have recently been revising and learning a range of addition strategies. Year 4 practised these strategies by purchasing items from around the classroom... and they got some bargains!

What would you buy and what would be the most efficient strategy?

Strike It Out! - Year 4 Maths

We recently played this addition and subtraction strategy game.

Try this game with someone at home: draw a number line from 1 to 20. 

The first player picks two different numbers, crosses them out and circles their sum or their difference. The second player crosses out the circled number and another number that's still left, and agin circles the sum or the difference.

The winner is the person who stops their opponent from being able to move!

Watch this short video on Youtube that demonstrates how to play

Strike It Out!

Try it with someone at home!