Year 3/4
Year 3/4 Cluster News
Please note: Monday 10th March – Public holiday
Unit of Inquiry: We begin our new unit of Inquiry this week – How We Express Ourselves, where students begin looking at different art forms. We are specifically seeking parents or people in our school community who are involved in The Arts. Do you have or know someone who has skills in painting, sculpture, music, literature, theatre that may be willing to share with our 3/4 students?
Home Inquiry What kind of art works do you have in your home? How do you and members of your family like to express creativity? You may like to take a photo of your favourite artwork at home. Be prepared to share why it is special, what it is made of and what message it is communicating?
Learning this week:
Word Study will return in Week 8 due to NAPLAN and a short Week 7.
In Reader’s and Writer’s workshop we will be engaging in:
Narrative writing with a focus on paragraphing, improving structure and editing skills through Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation.
Being a communicator about reading, book recommendations and reading choices.
Participating in comprehension and reading conferences
In Mathematics we will focus:
On multiplication strategies and measurement skills for mass, capacity and volume to improve our understanding of units of measurement.
NAPLAN
We encourage you to use the NAP app practice questions at home and regularly charge the ipad and check headphone connectivity
Reminders/ Announcements:
Naplan 2025
Dear parents and carers,
In March this year the year 3 and 5 students will complete the Naplan tests.
The dates are as follows –
National coordinated practice test – Tuesday 25th February.
Naplan Writing – Wednesday 12th March
Naplan Reading – Thursday 13th March
Naplan Conventions of Language (spelling and grammar/punctuation) – Friday 14th March
Naplan Numeracy – Monday 17th March
From Tuesday 18th March until Thursday 20th March catch-up tests will be permitted.
Some early preparation includes downloading the NAP app and ensuring keyboards and headphones work. While keyboards are not compulsory, they are highly recommended for year 5 students as they complete the writing on the app whereas the year 3 students still handwrite the writing component.
Please find a link to understanding more about Naplan - https://nap.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/naplan-information-brochure-for-parents-and-carers.pdf
(There is also a simple version) - https://nap.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/simple-english-naplan-parent-carer-information.pdf
If you would like to discuss Naplan please see myself, and/or your class teacher.
Kind Regards,
Tim Kriewaldt
Year 3/4 Camp – Wirraway
Year 3/4 camp is fast approaching (Term 2, Week 2, May 7th – May 9th). We are looking for expressions of interest for parent volunteers. Please email these through to your child’s classroom teacher by no later than Friday 21st March (Week 7). Please also ensure all volunteer requirements are up to date. These can be found here:
Parent Volunteers will be chosen during Week 8 before the end of the term.
School Calendar:
https://www.goldengrove.sa.edu.au/calendar/
May God bless your week,
Chelsie Riches, James Salisbury and Lauren Neumann
Chelsie Riches
Riches.chelsie@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
James Salisbury
Salisbury.james@goldengrove.sa.edu.au
Lauren Neumann