Year 3 Term 1 2025 Curriculum Overview
Welcome & General Information
We would like to welcome our returning and new families to Trinity Beach State School for 2025. We hope you all had a safe and happy holiday and look forward to a very productive and successful 10 week term, ending Friday, 04th April. This newsletter is to provide you with the information which will support you and your child’s journey throughout 2025. Our Year 3 teaching team consists of 3A Miss Carla Antonino, 3B Mrs Alison Simpson-Taylor (Mon – Thurs) and Mrs Richelle Mailman (Fri), 3C Ms Christina Stanfield Roche, 3D Ms Kate Archer, 3E Ms Karen Arthur (Mon – Wed) and Miss Tanara Jackson (Thurs – Fri). Mrs Christine Holden (Mon – Wed), Mrs Jude Doherty (Wed – Fri) and Mrs Ariel Ballou (Wed, Thurs) will be working in the IEC (Inclusive Education Centre) to provide support to Year 3 students. Our Maths, Science, English and HASS programs are aligned to the Australian Curriculum for Year 3. Students will do one semester of each specialist subject except HPE which they will do all year. NAPLAN NAPLAN will be held from Wednesday, 12th to Monday, 24th March. We encourage all students to participate and to try their best. Year 3 students will complete their 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. For information about specific events please keep a look out on the Trinity Beach State School Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/trinitybeachss/ |
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.
Maths
Space
Students interpret and create two-dimensional representations of familiar environments.
Statistics
Students conduct guided statistical investigations involving categorical and discrete numerical data, and interpret their results in terms of the context. They record, represent and compare data they have collected.
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.
Humanities & Social Sciences (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.
Health & Physical education (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 will investigate how emotional responses vary and understand how to interact positively with others in a variety of situations. Students will explore the impact of challenging environments on their self-identity.
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.
Technology
Students will design a toy that incorporates movement. They will describe how people design products, services and environments to meet the needs of people, including sustainability. They will describe the features and uses of technologies and create designed solutions. Students will select design ideas against a design criteria. Students communicate their ideas using models and drawings, including annotations and symbols. They plan and sequence and use technologies and techniques to safely produce designed solutions.
Visual Arts
Our theme this year in Visual Arts is ‘The Splendiferous World of Roald Dahl’. Each year level will have a different book to use as a creative focus. Year 3 this term, will be slightly different. We are going to be learning about the drawing style of the illustrator that drew the pictures for all of Roald Dahl books -Quentin Blake. Students will be drawing each of Roald’s most famous characters to the combine them into one spectacular montage of portraits.
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.
LOTE (Chinese)
Discover Chinese
In this unit students will identify the Chinese language as being linked to Chinese culture. They will identify why we learn other languages such as Chinese. They will engage in different texts to identify how the Chinese script originated from pictures. They will use Chinese vocabulary to construct simple conversational sentences. They will also explore and analyse the formation of Chinese characters and sentence structure. Students will identify cultural characteristics of China.
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 Christine Holden (Mon – Wed)
Mrs Jude Doherty (Wed – Fri)
Assessment Schedule
Learning Area | Assessment Task | Due Date |
English | Report presentation | Week 7 |
Maths | Space - interpret and create a map | Week 5 |
Statistics and statistical investigations Conducting a statistical investigation and create, interpret and compare data displays | Week 8 | |
HASS | Exploring Places – Near and Far - Written – short answers | Week 3 |
Science | Feathers, fur or leaves – Written investigation | Week 8 |
Drama | Making – Our Special Place structured play. | Week 7 |
Music | Singing the core song ‘Who’s that tapping on my window’ with lyrics, solfa and hand signs, and rhythm names and playing an ostinato on glockenspiel. | Week 7/8 |
Visual Art | Making Visual Art | Throughout |
Technology | Portfolio of work | Throughout |
HPE | Soccer – Practical | Week 6-8 |
LOTE (Chinese) | Students will respond to simple texts by selecting learned words and numbers. They will also need to demonstrate their understanding of the formation and use of Pinyin in spoken Chinese. They will identify cultural characteristics evident in China | Week 9 |
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.
Homework
Your child/s teacher will provide information regarding homework. Books can be borrowed from the library as home readers.
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 school’s 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
Contact information
Classroom Teachers 3A Miss Carla Antonino cxant3@eq.edu.au 3B Mrs Alison Simpson-Taylor asimp26@eq.edu.au Mrs Richelle Mailman rmail4@eq.edu.au 3C Ms Christina Stanfield Roche cesta0@eq.edu.au 3D Ms Kate Archer karch11@eq.edu.au 3E Ms Karen Arthur kaart0@eq.edu.au Miss Tanara Jackson tljac0@eq.edu.au IEC Teacher Mrs Christine Holden chold29@eq.edu.au Mrs Jude Doherty jmdoh0@eq.edu.au Mrs Ariel Ballou nabal2@eq.edu.au Specialist Teachers HPE Mrs Jodie Donovan jdono63@eq.edu.au Miss Rochelle Powell rapow1@eq.edu.au Visual Arts Mrs Vanessa Graham vgrah5@eq.edu.au Music Mrs Svetlana Walker swalk146@eq.edu.au Drama Mr David Terry dater1@eq.edu.au Technology Mr Alex Einerman aeine0@eq.edu.au Mr Jake Neill jhnei0@eq.edu.au LOTE Mr Stefan Poropat sporo2@eq.edu.au |