Welcome to Room 7!
I ask the Father in his great glory to give you the power to be strong in spirit. He will give you that strength through his Spirit. I pray that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. I pray that your life will be strong in love and be built on love. And I pray that you and all God’s holy people will have the power to understand the greatness of Christ’s love. I pray that you can understand how wide and how long and how high and how deep that love is.
Ephesians 3:16-19 ICB
Holiday Basic Facts Challenge!
Additional Practise Websites
Term 3 2026
Bible
This term, our main focus will be Developing Strength of Character within all the curriculum areas. In addition to this focus, we are ustilising the Connect Curriculum to learn more about connect with God and navigating the Bible.
Maths
We use the Prime Maths Programme as our main resource in mathematics. This includes learning about number bonds, place value, and simple mathematical operations. This term, will we be learning about more complex multiplication and division, 2D shapes, money, decimals, position and movement, and fractions.
Reading
Our reading program follows the Better Start Literacy Approach. This approach focuses on letter sounds and parts of words. We continue to develop our fluency while reading and strengthen our comprehension of what we read. We will continue to learn about new prefixes and suffixes, and will begin our learning about roots of words. Our texts will include persuasive nonfiction, poems, and plays.
Writing
We are will continue reviewing our known sentence styles using the Writers toolbox programme. This term, we will be focussing on creating writing to persuade. Our writing will tie in with our reading this term.
Topic
Our topic focuses include landscape formation, motion and forces, and our relationships and self-care.
Homework
Homework expectations are as follows:
Students read at home each day. This can be a picture book, a reader from school, their school library books, chapter books, etc.
Students practice and continue to learn memory verses at their own pace. We are starting a new Scripture Memorisation this term. Each child will be given their own booklet to work through. This booklet will be available below as well.
Students complete some basic facts practice at home. If you are seeking additional work please see the links below.
Students practice their Te Reo kupu at home. This can be done daily or weekly.
There may occasionally be extra work your child is given. This can include finishing work they did not complete in class, or additional content that follows our work in class.
The Ministy of Education offers a few supports to parents in understanding your child's progress at school. Please feel free to access these supports if it suits you.
Year 4- Curriculum insights and ideas for support
Maths Practice tool- aligned with the refreshed curriculum
Termly Links/Documents
Te Reo Kupu
Spelling words Term 3
Basic Facts for Homework- Basic facts are assessed each term. Please use these links and print out at home. Let me know if you would like me to print them out at school for your child.
Basic Facts Programme- this is my main form of assessing basic facts in the classroom. Students can work through this at home at their own pace. Students must have 90% correct within the alloted time to move on.
Stage 3- additional practise
Stage 4- additional practise
Stage 5- additional practise
Stage 6- additional practise
Additional Links
Additional Basic Facts Practice
Prototec- When selecting a test, go under 'New Zealand' next to the 'Old' heading. The buttons labeled 2-3, 4, and 5 are good starting points for practice at home.
Maths Practise
Topmarks- this website has loads of great math games that can be used to support your child. Topics to focus on include place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and basic facts.
Math Learner Center- apps that can be used online to support your child's learning and curiosity.
MOE Maths Practice- designed by the Ministry to support the refreshed curriculum
Storyline Online- Children's books read by actors
Storytime by RNZ- audio stories, often with NZ contexts
Phonics and Stuff- phonics games to reinforce the sounds we have learned in class
Typing Club- if you would like to ustilise this service at home, let me know! I can print out your child's login information.