Year 3/4A - Term 3 Curriculum Overview 2023

Term 3

Welcome to Term 3! We are thrilled to have you and your children back with us as we embark on a journey of learning, growth and the chance to nurture their passions in various subject areas. We hope you had a restful break and are ready to dive into the exciting opportunities that await 34A in Term 3.

This term, 3/4A will participate in 3 specialist lessons including: HPE, Music and Technology.

We are particularly excited about the upcoming excursions and art exhibitions that will occur later in the term. These opportunities will provide hands on learning experiences and foster a deeper understanding and appreciation for the world around us. 

While we continue to encourage organisational skills by having all equipment ready and organised for the start of the day, it is also essential to assist students in time management skills. Managing time empowers them to make the most of their learning opportunities. It enables students to meet task deadlines and balance their academic and extracurricular activities successfully. We would appreciate your assistance in discussing ways they can better manage their time throughout their school day to ensure set tasks are completed in set timeframes.   

To stay up-to-date, please keep an eye on the regular school newsletter and school emails that are emailed out.

English

This term students will learn how to write an information text, using the correct structure and language features. Students will also read a variety of information texts and be assessed on their ability to comprehend the texts.

Maths

This term students will cover the following topics:

Number and Algebra

• Number and place value — operations, problem solving
  
• Patterns and algebra

Measurement and Geometry

• Shape 
• Shape/Geometric reasoning
• Using units of measurement

Statistics and Probability

• Chance 
  

Science

The Beneath our Feet and beyond unit provides opportunities for students to explore how natural processes and human activity shape their surroundings. Students’ understanding of soils, rocks and landscapes and how they change over time is developed through hands-on activities and student-planned investigations. Students also investigate factors that affect the erosion of soils. The unit will also cover how the movement of Earth can cause many things to happen, including movement of shadows, moon phases and our seasons.

HASS

In this unit, students will learn about:

• How places are represented geographically
• Compare the climates, settlement patterns and population characteristics of places, and how these affect communities, past and present.
• The concept of sustainability, and its application to resource use and waste management, past and present, by different groups.

Opportunities to expand their world knowledge and learn about the significance of environments, examining how people’s need and want of resources over time has affected peoples, societies and environments.

HPE

In PE, students in Year 3/4 will perform specialised tennis skills and combine movement concepts and strategies during games. Students will also demonstrate fair play and skills to work collaboratively during tennis activities and games. In Health, students investigate the concepts of physical activity and sedentary behaviours while exploring the recommendations of physical activity for five to twelve year olds. They will examine the benefits of physical activity and investigate ways to increase physical activity in their lives.

Music

During Term 3, students will extend their knowledge about dynamics, pentatonic scale, metre, rhythmic elements and percussion instruments. They will learn a large number of songs and games. Students will listen to and analyse a range of musical pieces.

Technology

In Technologies, students in Year 3 will apply their knowledge of heat transfer to plan and create an insulator for a water bottle. Students collect data throughout the investigation, presenting results as a multimodal presentation.

Students in Year 4 will create a Marble Run to investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a product or system.  Students collect data throughout the investigation, presenting results as a multimodal presentation.

Assessment Schedule

Social Emotional Learning/Self-Regulation

The Pause Program will commence in week 6 of this term. Why the Pause approach?

• Pause teaches students the importance of recognising the signals in their body that their brain sends them.
• Pause teaches students the three key parts of the brain that are responsible for thinking, emotions and long term memory.
• Pause empowers students to self-regulate their own behaviour by taking notice and acting on the signals they receive from their brain in a positive way.
• Wellbeiing underpins the way children feel about themselves and how they relate to others.
• Pause improves children’s wellbeing by teaching them about Neuroscience and Mindfulness.

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

Homework this term will be focused on Science and HASS. We are trialling a new and exciting way of completing our homework using an online program known as Inquisitive. 34A students will be given a class code to access interactive and hands on lessons that link to their science unit. Parents are encouraged to assist their child in accessing lessons and equipment if needed and if possible, to participate in some of these activities to support the learning journey of students

Attendance

How to report an absence: 

Either:

• Text (SMS)* 0428 621 921 (preferred method) *SMS line does not take calls & no emoji’s please SMS any time, with student name, reason for absence and duration.

• Call the absence Line: 4057 1444 (press #1) only available after 8:30 am Leave student name and reason for absence.
• Email: attendance@trinitybeachss.eq.edu.au before 9:30am.

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

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

3/4A - Rossana Rivera - rxriv0@eq.edu.au

Specialist Teachers

HPE - Jodie Donovan jdono63@eq.edu.au

HPE - Rochelle Powell rapow1@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

HPE/Technology/Drama - Karen Arthur kaart0@eq.edu.au