Years 3 & 4 Neighbourhood
Over the term we considered how spaces are used for play in our school. We were very lucky to have Hannah (our Artist in Residence) come and visit us and discuss how we could map out the areas and include all the knowledge and stories we have of these areas. We walked around the school …
Welcome back Jo! Since returning to school after camp, the children in the 3/4 Neighbourhood have returned to answering our two guiding questions: Physical play: How can we improve physical play for everyone at our school? We have children who are planning lunchtime clubs to improve play time across the school. Look out for expressions …
This term has kicked off with a strong start in years 3/4. We are currently in the final part of the ‘expand’ phase of our inquiry with children investigating two major lines of inquiry. All children have engaged in statistical analysis of the FIFA Women’s World Cup as well as learning about key players from …
Greetings parents and carers, Over the past few weeks the students in the 3/4NH have been continuing to develop their understandings of how play contributes to their development. They have investigated the reasons why young animals play and made connections with their own play. Why do animals play? Simane: I think animals play so they …
Our neighbourhood over the past fortnight has begun to explore what play looks like and how it is important for cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children. They have been exploring different games people play and how it has changed over time which has incorporated various disciplines of the curriculum including writing, reading, art, …
Year 3/4 Neighbourhood Blog Term 1 Week 6 Preparing for our new Inquiry. After spending the last few weeks building relationships with the children in the 3/4 Neighbourhood, it is clear that they share a love of play, games, collaborative work and creativity. Children have been creating fantasy worlds, collaborative stories and films/plays. They have …
As we finalise week 4 of our learning journey in the 3 /4 neighborhood we have been focusing on collaborating as learners and have begun to understand how we as a learning community can work jointly on an activity or project. We have had two workshop on collaboration which have included investigating how to build …
Year 3/4 Neighbourhood Blog Term 1 Week 2 Welcome to the 3/4 Neighbourhood blog for 2023. This first post will give you an insight into the first couple of weeks of this term and will set the scene for our inquiry journey. For the first 5-6 weeks of this term, our inquiry is beginning with …
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