2013 Year 3

Teacher: Mrs Glencross

Responsible Learners

Welcome to Year 3 at Doonside Public School.

The year has begun with a group of very eager Primary students. Already their attitude to learning and their industrious work habits are producing real growth and development.

A variety of strategies will be used to assess each student's work. These may include tests, discussions, observing their work in class and looking closely at the work they produce throughout the year.

A written report will be sent home near the end of Term 2 and Term 4, to give you a clear picture of your child's achievements.

NAPLAN

This year your child will participate in the Year 3 NAPLAN assessment.

National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy(NAPLAN) - assesses students' skills in numeracy, reading, writing,

spelling, punctuation and grammar. All students in Years 3 and 5 sit for four tests in May.

NAPLAN results help teachers meet the individual literacy and numeracy needs of your child with a written report.

READING

Learning to read is a complex process. For children to read well, they need to develop a range of reading strategies. Reading and writing are closely connected. When children learn to read and write, they learn about how language is used for different purposes and different audiences. 3G has 4 structured reading groups during the morning session. Guided readers at the appropriate levels are used to teach the skills of reading well. In the afternoon we are studying a novel titled The Burrambi Kids. It is a great story set in the Northern Territory.

Stage 2 - In Years 3 to 4 children learn gradually to:

read and retell a variety of texts read and/or viewed

use knowledge of letter patterns to read new texts

break words into syllables `sound out' unfamiliar words correct mistakes in reading by

pausing, rereading and/or reading on prepare, rehearse and read aloud stories, poems and scripted drama

use appropriate pause and emphasis when reading aloud

read and retell literary texts such as stories, folktales, traditional and contemporary fairytales

adjust their reading strategies for different texts, eg read for pleasure, scan texts to find information

make comparisons between the ways information is presented

discuss point of view in texts make comparisons between what they

are reading and their own personal experiences

read silently for an extended period of time.

Caring and Safe Students

Year 3 Writing

Stage 2 - In Years 3 to 4 children learn gradually to:

Handwriting

use the conventional letter shapes and ways of linking letters in their handwriting activities

use other texts as models for writing, eg poems, recipes, lists, charts

use some punctuation markers accurately in their own writing

recognise the structure and grammar of a variety of texts, eg newspapers, diaries, journals, stories

write a variety of literary and factual texts, eg stories, recounts, procedures

participate in class writing of a variety of texts, eg reports, poems

adapt texts for different audiences and different purposes, eg letter to a friend or Member of Parliament

revise or redraft writing for publication

use editing functions on word processors when writing, revising and redrafting.

Respectful Learners

Caring Friends

Try our Best

Year 3 Spelling

Spelling is valued in our society. Teachers aim to help children understand that spelling correctly helps to communicate meaning. At school, spelling is taught as the students learn to read and write.

Year 3 have a regular weekly spelling list. Students are encouraged to learn their words at home.

Stage 2 - In Years 3 and 4 children learn gradually to:

use their visual memory of words, eg the LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK method

say the sounds of the word and match them to the letters as they write them

spell many commonly used words accurately

develop personal spelling lists from their writing

use their knowledge of letter patterns to spell unknown words,

break words into syllables, use their knowledge of word families

correct some words that do not look right when they first write them

use some spelling rules and use junior dictionaries

If you have any questions or concerns please feel welcome to call in and have a chat after school.

I will update this page regularly for you to see our new projects and progress.

Sue Glencross