Grade 3/4 Information Night2012

Karen RevellTracey WebbJason Parker Helen Rickard

Expectations at Grade 3/4Listening to each otherHands upDiscussion – more is expectedWe expect that everyone can achieve and mistakes are welcomed

Children are encouraged to have a go

Personal Organisational SkillsBring their plastic pocket to school each

dayHomework-

Read at home every nightLearn their weekly spelling wordsFinish any incomplete work

Dress appropriately on special days, eg PE

Look in their diary for datesOrganising their own writing implementsPresentation of book work

LiteracyFocus this term is persuasive reading

and writingInquiry is integrated throughout LiteracyWe cover the following areas- Reading,

writing, spelling, speaking and listeningReading- Inferential questioning- here,

head, hiddenSpeaking and Listening- Sharing their

ideas about their previous knowledge of a topic

NumeracyContemporary Teaching and Learning

of Mathematics (CTLM) has changed the way we teach mathsChildren are encouraged to share their

strategiesChildren are encouraged to solve problems

in different waysHands on materials are used a lot more at

this levelWe try and relate Maths learning to

everyday lifeFocus this term is addition and time

ReligionFocus this term- Our Parish, 150th

Celebrations and First EucharistFirst Eucharist preparation-

Enrolment Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May Eucharist- Saturday 16th/Sunday 17th and Saturday

23rd/Sunday 24th JuneEach class participates in daily prayersWe also attend masses regularly as a year

level and as a whole school on special occasions

We relate the Gospel stories to the children’s lives and how they can demonstrate these attributes in their own lives

InquiryFocus this term- Australian History and

Our ParishFocussing on the resource My Place -TV

series, book and website, which shows the history of Australia in decades from 1788 to 1988

Children will be learning about significant events in Australia’s history

Children will participate in local excursions

Family Week – 7th May – 11th May, Grandparents and Special Friends Day, Mother’s night

NAPLAN for Grade 3 – 15th – 17th MayLife Education VanTerm 3 – Ski Trips to Mt BullerTerm 4 - Camp

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