Paddington's weekend at the Turnbulls

Paddington had lots of fun at Olivia's last weekend. He came back to school very tired!















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Dissecting lamb brains

We loved being real scientists in Y4 today. We have been learning about the parts of the brain. As we investigated we found many parts, like the cerebellum and brain stem and much more...








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Swimming Finals

We had a great time participating in our Swimming Finals today.


Congratulations Cowie and Cochrane for being HOUSE WINNERS!


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Samples of our Weekend News

We used the Lifecard app to publish a special part of our weekend news.

We had to make sure we answered the 5Ws (Who? Where? Why? What? When?)

Vishakha's is excited about getting a new cousin!

Lauren felt sad :(

Anabel was a risk taker

Visit our class to read more!!!

Value for the Week

Generosity
You should remember the words of Jesus: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
Acts 20:35b

Song: The grapes of generosity from Fraggle Rock (Muppets)

Generosity at a baseball game

"I have been generous when I help someone finish their work." (Emma)

"I have been generous when I have included others in games." (Saranee)

"I have been generous when I help my little sister get books in the library." (Dyna)

"I have been generous when I help my sister getting ready for school when we are on drive through." (Aimee)

Swimming Finals Timetable

Our Brain

We use our brain to:
breathe, exercise, learn, remember, run/move, sleep, blink, toilet, dream, tells us when we are hungry...

We enjoyed learning about our left and right side of our brain.

What side of the brain do we favour more?

Labelling parts of Aimee's brain

The brain feels squishy!

Cafeteria Closed

On Friday, February 28th the school cafe will be closed due to EOTC.
Make sure you have your lunch that day!


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Hundreds Board for 'Guess my number'

Here is the Hundreds Board for 'Guess my number' (our warm up Maths game)

See if you can do it in less than 5 turns.

Weekend News Special

Today we had to write about 2 exciting things from our weekend.

We always have to start with a brainstorm to get our ideas flowing.

Ms Loo's brainstorm

Then we helped Ms Loo create her first draft, this is what we came up with,

Ms Loo's first draft so far by 4LOJ

Girls came up some sentences starters to help us:
Guess what I did in my weekend, I... (Emma)
You won't believe what I did in the weekend, I... (Emma)
Let me tell you about my weekend, I... (Grace)
Do you know what I did in my unbelievable weekend, I... (Vishakha)
How was your weekend? This is mine, I... (Imogen)
Look what I did in my weekend, I... (Dyna)
I think you ought to know about my weekend, I... (Aimee)

Inquiry into 'Who we are'

We begin the year with an inquiry into 'Who we are'

The Central Idea is: Learning is a fundamental characteristic of life'

Our lines of inquiry:

• The different ways of learning
• The functions of the brain
• Consequences of learning

If you are or know of someone who is an expert in this area we would love to hear from you!

Visual Art

A great app for storing your art work this year is the free Kidpix app that Ms Parker found!

Click here to find out more about Visual Art

Protecting our Digital Footprint

In 4LOJ we are experts at protecting our digital footprint.

NO LUNCH ORDERS ON THURSDAY

School Cafe is closed on Thursday this week.

2014 Apps

Please ensure your daughter has these apps on her iPad. These were given handed out with the information pack at the end of last year.

In Year 4 we ensure than no more than $20 is spent each term on Educational Apps.