Year 3 Term 1 Overview 2024
Term overview
We would like to welcome our returning and new families to Trinity Beach State School for 2024.
We hope you all had a safe and happy holiday and look forward to a very productive and successful 10 week term, ending Thursday, 28th March. This newsletter is to provide you with the information which will support you and your child’s journey throughout 2024.
Our year three teaching team consists of 3A Mr Jacob Neill, 3B Mrs Alison Simpson-Taylor, 3C Ms Christina Stanfield Roche, 3D Ms Kate Archer, 3E Mrs Karen Arthur. Mrs Deb McPherson will be working in the IEC Unit providing support to year three students.
Our Maths, Science, English and HASS programs are aligned to the Australian Curriculum for year three. We have specialist classes provided by our specialist teachers, these are Music, HPE, Technology and Drama and Art. Classes will rotate between Drama and Technology, with Music and HPE taught each term.
NAPLAN
NAPLAN has been moved to Term 1 this year and will be held from Wednesday, 13th to Monday, 25th March. We encourage all students to participate and to try their best. Year three students will complete writing task using paper and pencil. All other components will be completed online. There will be more information about NAPLAN sent out over the coming weeks. If you have any concerns regarding NAPLAN, please see your child’s teacher.
Organisation
It is imperative that students are organised and that they have all equipment needed each day to be the best learners they can be. Students are required to be in class and unpacked by 8:50am so they are ready to start by 9am. An early bedtime routine (scientists recommend 10-11 hours’ sleep per night) and a healthy diet will assist your child in performing effectively at school.
Hats and Shoes
Broad-brimmed or bucket hats and shoes are compulsory at Trinity Beach State School, so please ensure your child always has these and that they are clearly named.
Equipment & Materials
Please check with your child regularly throughout the year to ensure they have everything they need for school, particularly consumables and easily misplaced items such as pencils, erasers, glue, rulers etc.
Religious Instruction
Religion classes will commence week 5. During this time, students who do not participate in Religious Instruction, will be doing a Values Lesson. Please contact the front office if you wish to change your child’s religious preference.
Personal Items
Departmental guidelines stipulate that to help maintain hygiene regulations, all students are to avoid bringing personal items to school. These include toys and other items that may result in other students sharing contact with these.
Reading
At Trinity Beach State School, regular Home Reading is a priority. Please read with your child during the week for a minimum of 10 minutes. Children will be encouraged to borrow books from our Library for enjoyment and relaxation.
Attendance
How to report an absence:
- Email attendance@trinitybeachss.eq.edu.au or
- Call the school's absence line on 4057 1444, then press #1 and don't forget to leave a reason why your child/children are away, or
- Send a note to the classroom teacher on their return
Our schools attendance target is 95%
Qparents
QP is an online portal helping the school move toward a cashless and paper friendly school.
- The QP portal allows Parents and Carers to grant participation consent online for activities such as swimming and excursions which reduces our need to print out paper consent forms
- Also, the QP portal enables Parents and Carers to make payment online for school activities and viewing unpaid invoices payment history.
Thank you to all those parents who have registered for QParents. This means every registered parent now has the opportunity to access to their children’s student records at their fingertips, anytime, anywhere. Haven’t received an invitation from us yet? There’s still time! Please let us know immediately. Or if you are simply looking for further information, videos and FAQs on QParents, visit https://qparents.qld.edu.au
English
In this unit, students will write a persuasive letter stating their point of view for or against to protect The Great Barrier Reef, giving reasons to support their point of view.
Reading / spelling
Our school continues to embed a whole school approach to reading and spelling across Prep to Year 6. This involves teaching the reading and spelling demands of the Australian Curriculum, providing students with a systematic synthetic phonics approach and unpacking the Big 6/Science of Reading through engaging and meaningful lessons. Students engage with decodable texts when learning to read and rich authentic texts when reading to learn and continue to use the PLD approach for their spelling and sound focus.
Maths
Representing adding and subtracting numbers
Students recognise, represent and order numbers, recognise the connection between addition and subtraction, and add and subtract numbers.
Conducting a Chance Experiment
Students collect and interpret data from simple chance experiments.
Collecting Data
Students will collect data to find their class’s favourite thing, using survey questions. Students will then present the results using graphs.
Science
Night and Day (Earth and Space Sciences)
Students will investigate the movement of the sun, earth and moon and how this movement affects day and night.
HASS
History – Celebrations and Commemorations
Students will look at the events different people and groups celebrate and commemorate and how this impacts our communities, and significant events of the past.
Homework
Students will receive homework Monday and to be returned Friday. Books can be borrowed from the library as home readers.
IEC
Currently, the Year 3 students with additional needs are supported for inclusion by IEC staff in their classrooms with their peers. Adjustments are made by both their classroom teacher and IEC staff to support their additional needs to assist the students to achieve their best at school. Mrs Mc is the Year 3 Inclusion Case Manager.
HPE
In PE, students in year three will develop the fundamental movement skills to play the sport of basketball. They will learn how to dribble with one hand, shoot and pass a ball using a variety of passes. In Health, students identify influences that strengthen identities. They investigate how emotional responses vary and how to interact positively with others.
Music
During Term one, students will reinforce knowledge of known rhythmic elements. They will study pentatonic scale, dynamics and string instruments. Students also will learn a few songs and play games, which will help to develop improvisation and creativity in the students.
Visual Arts
This term in Visual Arts, year 3 students will be looking into the popular art movement famous in the late 1950’s and 1960’s- Pop Art! We will be focusing on primarily the artworks of Andy Warhol and use this inspiration to re-create some of his famous art pieces using techniques such as foam printing and screen printing. We will be incorporating this art style with our Visual Arts theme for 2024 ’Bugs, grubs and all things nice’
Technology
Students observe and investigate the plants and insects in the garden. Students design a plan to modify or adapt the garden to encourage and accommodate for insects that are beneficial for the school garden. Throughout the research and investigation of insects students are introduced to the digital term Peripheral devices and identify the purpose of these digital tools.
Drama
Our Special Place
Students working in groups create, present and respond to a drama story that expresses their ideas and feelings about their special place in the school.
Assessment schedule
Learning Area | Assessment Task | Due Date |
English | Written individual task, access to resources | week 9 |
Maths | Chance Investigation - written | week 5 |
Data Investigation - written | week 7 | |
Number - written | week 9 | |
Science | Written and annotated poster | week 9 |
HASS | Short answer | week 9 |
HPE | Good Friends | Week 7/8 |
Music | Singing the core song ‘Who’s that tapping on my window’ with lyrics, solfa and handsigns, and rhythm names and playing an ostinato on glockenspiel. | Week 7/8 |
Technology | • Students design a Webpage from their investigation of the school gardens collecting information about plants, insects and waste representing it using the four data types – numbers, letters, images and sound. • Students create a quiz using sequenced visual blocks to show branching and user input. • Students show their knowledge about peripheral devices. | Week 8 Term 2 |
Visual Arts | Pop Art Movement | Week 9 |
Drama | Making – Our Special Place structured play. | Week 8 |
Responding – Written Test | Week 9 |
Tuckshop
Tuckshop operates daily during the two breaks. Orders can be placed online via FlexiSchools or at the tuckshop on a paper bag. Tuckshop orders are placed in class tuckshop basket before 9am. Miscellaneous items can be purchased over the counter. Please talk to your child about not giving money away or sharing food.
Contact information
Classroom Teachers
Mr Jake Neill jhnei0@eq.edu.au
Mrs Alison Simpson-Taylor asimp26@eq.edu.au
Ms Christina Stanfield Roche cesta0@eq.edu.au
Ms Kate Archer karch11@eq.edu.au
Mrs Karen Arthur kaart0@eq.edu.au
IEC Teacher
Deb McPherson dmcph10@eq.edu.au
Specialist Teachers
HPE Jodie Donovan jdono63@eq.edu.au
HPE Steve Kotzikas sskot0@eq.edu.au
Visual Arts Vanessa Graham vgrah5@eq.edu.au
Music Svetlana Walker swalk146@eq.edu.au
Drama David Terry dater1@eq.edu.au
Technology Alex Einerman aeine0@eq.edu.au