Curriculum Night at the 4D Doodling Doughnuts school welcomed parents and had them piece together a jigsaw puzzle message from their child. It introduced learning intentions and success criteria for a clapping activity. The written, taught, and assessed curriculum were outlined, including units of inquiry driven by central ideas and essential elements. Literacy and mathematics were described, along with home learning routines and important dates like assemblies and camp. Parents were invited to post any questions on the Wonder Wall.

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