Grade 3
Term 4 Curriculum News Grade 3
General
The Grade 3 students have done a fantastic job at remote learning and we are looking forward to seeing them again at school in Term 4. Thank you for your support with them at home. We know it wasn’t always easy and everyone has done the very best that they can. As you know, the first week of Term Four will be occurring via remote learning. Our focus for this time will be on revision of learning to prepare the students for return to on-site learning the following week. Within the first few weeks back, the students will be completing some assessments so teachers can gather information for addressing student needs throughout the term. This will occur again at the end of term in order to allow teachers to report on students as accurately as possible in the current climate. It is important that students come to school organised and ready to engage with the day. They will need to return to school with the supplies they took with them to remote learning to ensure this transition goes as smoothly as possible. This includes their pencil case and any books they have been using. A reminder that in Term Four, students will require hats when outside.
Literacy
During Term Four, we will again be re-familiarising students with choosing ‘Just Right’ books —books or texts that suit the individual needs of our students and ensuring their use in their own student-driven Classroom Library. Reading Journals will continue to serve as a tool to track their individual goals and daily reading, while the Reading Response section will enable students to provide evidence of how they are working towards achieving their goals. In Writing, we will be encouraging students to draw on their own interests and personal experiences. We will continue to place emphasis on The Writing Cycle within our Writer’s Workshop, to ensure students understand the expectations of an author. We will be encouraging them to develop a range of texts to meet the needs of their purpose for writing as well as the audience who they are writing for. Parents can continue to support students by reading for 20 minutes every night and encouraging them to write for authentic purposes, such as birthday cards, letters, shopping lists or keeping a diary of daily events or feelings.
Numeracy
In Mathematics next term, the children will learn about a range of concepts, skills and strategies. They will also continue to focus on recalling basic number facts quickly and accurately (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). Children will understand the purpose for learning these skills and strategies and how they are linked to everyday life. They will be encouraged to develop their problem solving skills as well as their ability to choose strategies that best suit their ability and learning style.
You can support your child at home by encouraging them to play games involving counting and number facts, and by providing opportunities for your child to access Mathletics on a regular basis. We encourage you to set up a home routine to practise quick recall of the 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables along with the related division fact (i.e. 2 x 5 = 10 & 10 ÷ 5 = 2).
Mathletics: www.mathletics.com.au
Essential Assessment: https://www.essentialassessment.com.au/
Hit the Button: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Inquiry
Throughout Term Four, the Grade 3s will be engaging in the Inquiry topic called ‘Special Places’. This unit investigates the important and unique locations to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within Australia. We will be looking at where these places are, along with why these places are sacred to the Indigenous. We will work towards using our knowledge to share our learning with others. Children will work to showcase and promote indigenous locations within Australia.