Hello everyone! The Winter Show was a fun and exciting way to end the first term! I was incredibly impressed by all the performances, and the students demonstrated remarkable confidence. However, the end of the term was bittersweet as we bid farewell to two students in our class. Ayaka and Yerang are moving on to new schools, and we wish them every success in the future. They will be deeply missed by everyone. Last week, the students wrapped up their Exit Point for our IPC unit, Scavengers and Settlers. They completed their models, added detailed information, and included labels. In … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1 W16
Hello everyone! With only one week left of the first term, we are beginning to wrap up various units before the Christmas break. The students have spent a lot of time rehearsing for our class Winter Show performance, which promises to be great fun! For our performance, it would be lovely if the children could wear something festive—this could be in festive colours or designs. However, please do not feel obliged to buy anything new. Here are some highlights from the week’s learning. In English, the children planned and began writing their final historical narratives, inspired by the class text … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1W15
Hello everyone! With only two weeks left in the term, there’s still so much to fit in and the Winter Show just around the corner! Here are some highlights from the week. The children had a wonderful day at the Kindness Market on Friday, purchasing toys, books, clothes, and sweet treats. A big thank you to the PTA for organizing such a fantastic event. In Maths, we wrapped up our unit on multiplication and division. Early in the week, the children completed their learning of the 11 and 12 times tables. We ended the week with engaging games to review … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1 W14
Hello everyone! As we approach the end of the first term, things are getting busier. Alongside continuing with our learning, we are also practicing for our class Winter Show performance. Don’t forget, next Friday is the PTA Thrift Market—I look forward to seeing many of you there! Here are some highlights from the week. This week, the students planned their own historical stories inspired by our class text, The Stone Age Boy. This activity allowed them to incorporate knowledge from our IPC unit, Scavengers and Settlers, into their writing. After completing their plans, the children began drafting their stories. In … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1W13
Hello everyone! This week has flown by as we get closer to the end of Term One, but there’s still plenty of fun, learning, and exploration ahead! Here are some highlights from this week. This week in English, we finished reading our class text Stone Age Boy, which inspired much of our learning. The children explored prefixes and how we can use them to determine the meanings of words. We also examined similes and how to use them to create vivid descriptions inspired by the book’s setting. Lastly, we studied how to write direct speech, paying close attention to how … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1W12
Hello everyone! I hope you all enjoyed a relaxing half-term break. We’ve had a busy and productive week in Year 3/4 as we started new units that will carry us through to the winter break. In Literacy, we continued exploring our class text, The Stone Age Boy, which ties in perfectly with our new IPC unit, Scavengers and Settlers. The children created a glossary of new vocabulary from the text, compared and contrasted life in the Stone Age with life today, explored the present perfect tense and applied it in their writing, and wrote descriptive pieces inspired by a hunting … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1W11
Hello Everyone! We had an incredibly fun week, with our class trip on Thursday and followed by a Halloween party on Friday. The children were excellent on the trip, and I hope it sparked their interest in our new IPC unit, “Scavengers and Settlers.” They had a fantastic time at the party and looked amazing in their costumes. A big thank you to the PTA and all the parents who helped organize such a wonderful event! Here are a few highlights from the rest of the week: In Maths, we focused on using inverse operations to check answers, as well … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1 W10
Hello everyone! I have an important update regarding next week’s trip. Due to the weather, I have moved the trip from Tuesday to Thursday. I was informed that the activity would be canceled in the event of heavy rain. We’ve had a super productive week filled with fun and exciting new learning experiences. Here are some highlights: In Literacy, we concluded our unit on “Seal Surfer.” To wrap up, the children independently wrote letters about an event from the story to assess their learning. To support them, we developed a careful plan, thinking about the features of a letter and … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1 W9
Hello everyone! Our first trip of the year is approaching, and it will serve as an entry point for our next IPC unit, “Scavengers and Settlers.” For more information and to fill out the permission form, please click here. Here are some highlights from this week’s learning: In English, we used our plans from the previous week to write our own letters inspired by the text “Seal Surfer.” We dedicated each day to writing a paragraph, allowing us to focus on applying all our recent learning. In maths, we wrapped up our exploration of addition and transitioned to subtraction. Today, … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1 W8
Hello everyone! Another short week with two national holidays on the Tuesday and Thursday, the children still explored lots of new learning. Here is a quick overview for the week. In English, we planned an informal letter using events from “The Seal Surfer” as the content. The students focused on incorporating key learnings from this unit into their plans to ensure their writing would be successful. In Maths, the children began exploring addition using the column addition method to solve problems. We also concentrated on the concept of carrying a digit when two numbers in a place value column add … Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1W7
