1. Curriculum Night
Welcome to the home of the
4D Doodling Doughnuts
September 2012

2. Welcome
• If you haven’t done so, please ‘sign-in’
on our wall
• Please have a seat where your child has
left a jigsaw puzzle for you
• Try to piece together their message

3. Clapping Activity

4. Clapping Activity
• Learning Intentions: Identify what
students will understand, know and be
able to do.

5. Clapping Activity
• Learning Intentions: Identify what
students will understand, know and be
able to do.
• Success Criteria: Outlines what
students need to do in order to
demonstrate their understanding,
knowledge and skill.

6. Curriculum
• The Written Curriculum
• The Taught Curriculum
• The Assessed Curriculum

7. The Written Curriculum

8. Taught Curriculum
• Units of Inquiry
• Literacy
• Mathematics

9. Units of Inquiry
• 6 Transdisciplinary Themes
• Central Ideas ~ enduring understandings
• Concept driven as apposed to topic driven

10. Essential Elements
• Knowledge
• Concepts
• Skills
• Attitudes
• Action

11. Literacy
• Independent reading & writing
• Guided reading & writing
• Literature Circles / Book Club

12. Mathematics
• Mental Math
• Daily Math Routines
• 5 Strands
• Number
• Data Handling
• Pattern & Function
• Measurement
• Shape & Space

13. Home Learning

14. Key routines in 4D
• Essential Agreements
• ‘Monthly’ birthday
parties
• Uniform expectation
• Sporting Uniforms

15. Important Dates
• 4D Assembly: Friday 14
December
• Grade 4 Camp: March 25 - 27
• 4D Spotlight Concert: Monday
22 April

16. Questions
Please post any
questions on the
Wonder Wall