Year 3/4
Year 3/4 Cluster News
Home Inquiry Find out and share with the class sources of heat energy around the home and explain the changes they have on objects.
Learning this week:
Word Study in Week 6:
Year 3’s will be focusing on qu sound
Year 4’s will be focusing on v-ve sound
Year 3 - qu | Year 4 – v=ve |
quiver equal request quote liquid squeak quite quarrel squeeze squirrel squash aquatic conquest banquet aquarium equipment eloquent equator | twelve nerve solve carve starve groove curve deserve evolve involve conserve mauve eavesdrop dissolve observe retrieve revolve bereavement |
In Reader’s and Writer’s workshop we will be:
Narrative planning, drafting and writing to focus on improving structure and editing skills through Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation.
Being a communicator about reading, book recommendations and my reading choices.
Participating in reading conferences and setting goals for our reading
NAPLAN practice: working through examples and strategies for numeracy, reading and language convention questions.
We encourage you to use the NAP app practice questions at home and regularly charge the ipad and check headphone connectivity
Mathematics: Focus on measurement skills and units of measurement for length, area, mass, capacity, volume.
Unit of Inquiry: Using the scientific method and measurement when engaging in experiments to identify forces acting on objects and describing their effect.
Reminders:
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.
STEM resources
- Please continue to bring in cardboard boxes and containers to support our STEM design and construction learning.
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