karen revell tracey webb jason parker helen rickard
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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
What’s Coming Up?
Questions