Year Four – BNPS

Year Level Information - Year Four

Please click here for the Year 4 Welcome Newsletter.

Literacy & Numeracy

Each week the Year Fours get together to complete a series of Literacy and Numeracy based activities. These activities are designed to build expertise in Literacy and Numeracy, enhancing the current Unit of Inquiry and are planned to enrich and extend the students. These activities also promote social interaction and give the students the opportunity to work with a variety of teachers and students.
Homework
Pen Licence

In order to write with pen at Beaumaris North Primary School, students require a valid permit or licence. It is expected that students who have been learning Victorian Modern Cursive Handwriting in Prep, 1 & 2 (Learner Permit) will obtain a ‘Joining Licence’ in Year 3 (Probationary Licence) and work towards gaining their ‘Pen Licence’ (Full Licence) in Year 4.
Students must demonstrate correct letter formation and neat joins of entry and exit strokes. As with any licence, it is the licence holder’s personal choice as to whether or not they use it, however if they choose to, they must use it responsibly! Students display their Pen Licence proudly on their desks and get particularly excited about using a red pen for corrections!
Pen licences are valid until the end of the licence holder’s Primary School years at which point students may make their own decision as to whether or not they wish to continue to use them.

Units of Inquiry - Year Four

WHO WE ARE	WHERE WE ARE IN PLACE AND TIME	HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES	HOW THE WORLD WORKS	HOW WE ORGANISE OURSELVES	SHARING THE PLANET
CENTRAL IDEA The body is a machine made up of different systems that need to be maintained in order to stay healthy	CENTRAL IDEA Exploration leads to discoveries and opportunities	CENTRAL IDEA People communicate by expressing themselves in many different ways	CENTRAL IDEA Matter can change state	CENTRAL IDEA Communities evolve in response to many factors	CENTRAL IDEA All children have rights regardless of who they are
CONCEPTS Form Function Responsibility	CONCEPTS Change Connection	CONCEPTS Perspective Function Form	CONCEPTS Form Function Change	CONCEPTS Connection Function	CONCEPTS Connection Causation Responsibility
LINES OF INQUIRY The body systems and their components The way they work together The way we keep ourselves healthy	LINES OF INQUIRY Reasons for exploration Discoveries and explorations of our world The consequences of exploration	LINES OF INQUIRY The different forms of communication The different forms of electronic communication Reasons we communicate	LINES OF INQUIRY The different forms of matter The way matter works The way matter can change The way we use matter	LINES OF INQUIRY Specific needs of individuals in order to survive Specific skills individuals need to survive Differences between needs and wants The roles of individuals in a community	LINES OF INQUIRY The rights that all children should have The similarities and differences between a right and a responsibility Whether these rights differ throughout the world
LEARNER PROFILE Risk-taker Knowledgeable Inquirer	LEARNER PROFILE Thinker Reflective	LEARNER PROFILE Communicator	LEARNER PROFILE Balanced Risk-taker	LEARNER PROFILE Open-minded	LEARNER PROFILE Caring Principled

You can assist your child with their studies by discussing relevant information at home. We are encouraging our students to take independent action in response to our Units of Inquiry. This may involve bringing to school any books, posters, etc., that may be of interest to the class. Please ensure all items are named.

Click here to find out more about the PYP and the six transdisciplinary themes.

Excursions and Incursions
Year Four students participate in a variety of incursions/excursions related to our Units of Inquiry, for example:
- Art Incursion
- Japanese Incursion
- The Body Investigators Incursion
- Media Magic Incursion
- Immigration Museum & Cook’s Cottage Excursion
- Resilience Program
Click here to find out more about our Excursions and Incursions procedure.
Specialist Programs
A significant feature of the Curriculum are our Specialist Programs which operate for all classes on a weekly basis; Japanese, The Arts – Music, Physical Education and The Arts – Visual Arts.
Specialist News
A ‘Specialist News’ update for Japanese, PE, Art, Music and Library will be provided each term (via Compass and the BNPS website). Click here to access Specialist News.
Japanese
In Japanese lessons, Year Four students:
- Are exposed to Japanese pronunciation, intonation and body language of native speakers of Japanese.
- Read short texts, talk about daily life and adapt language that they know to new contexts.
- Begin to collect information in Japanese (for example, from modified texts).
- Have the opportunity to exchange letters with Japanese primary school children.
- Continue to develop their language skills and understand Japanese culture enjoying a variety of language/cultural activities such as language games, origami, songs, cooking and Japanese video/DVD.
- Participate in a calligraphy contest (Semester 2).
- BNPS students participate in a Japanese incursion every two years (sushi making demonstration, Kendo Martial Art or Japanese Drumming).
For more information, see Specialist Programs – Japanese.
The Arts – Music
For more information, see Specialist Programs – Music.
Physical Education
For more information, see Specialist Programs – Physical Education.
The Arts – Visual Arts
For more information, see Specialist Programs – Art.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Special Events

For daily procedures, communication, reporting and assessment and anything else you would like to know about Beaumaris North Primary School, please refer to our A – Z Parent Guide.

Parent Information

Year Level Information - Year Four