Year 3, Term 4 Curriculum Overview 2023
Term 4
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English
Creating a multimodal short story
Students listen to, read, view and interpret traditional stories from different cultures. They explore the text structure, language choices and visual features used to suit context, purpose and audience. They create a multimodal traditional story.
Maths
Interpreting grid maps, and identifying symmetry, three-dimensional objects and angles
Students match positions on maps with given information, and identify symmetry in the environment. Students make a model of a three-dimensional object and recognise angles in real situations.
Using unit fractions and multiplication
Students recall multiplication facts for single-digit numbers, solve problems using efficient strategies for multiplication, and model and represent unit fractions.
Science
Feathers Fur or Leaves
(Biological Sciences)
What is that? Is it alive? How is it like other things I know?
This unit provides opportunities for students to explore features of living things, and ways they can be grouped together. Through hands-on activities, students explore how living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things.
HASS
How and why are places similar and different?
In this unit, students identify connections between people and the characteristics of places. They describe the diverse characteristics of different places at the local scale and explain the similarities and differences between the characteristics of these places. Students interpret and record data, explain the purpose of rules in their community and share their views on an issue related to rule-making.
HPE
Students in year three will develop their fundamental movement skills to play the sport of soccer. They will learn how to dribble, pass, trap a ball and score goals.
Music
In this unit, students will appreciate and analyse the music of Mussorgsky. Through this, they will learn about dynamics, legato and staccato, tied notes and slurs. They will consolidate their knowledge of C-Pentatonic scale. They will learn about string instruments in an orchestra. Students will be introduced to the ABA musical form.
Technology
This term in technology year 3 students will create a “how to make a cake with insects” instructions by coding an animation using block coding.
Visual Arts
This term in Visual Arts, year 3 students will continue to explore the seven elements of art. They will then use this knowledge to complete their very own art piece from different materials and mediums. This will communicate their ideas as an artist and wrap up our semester of art for 2023.
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. |
IEC
English: Students listen to, read, view and interpret traditional stories from different cultures. They explore the text structure focusing on the main characters, setting, the complication, and the resolution in each story. At the end of this term the students will read the traditional story, “Warnayarra the Rainbow Snake” and write their own story including images.
Maths: Students are using various counting strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems with numbers up to 30. The students will also interpret data representation to answer various questions. They will look at data via pictograms, tally charts, and bar charts. Students will also partition collections to show one half, for example, showing half of a shape or half of a group of objects.
Year 3 IEC students are working on the school-wide spelling program called PLD. Our students get a list of words every fortnight for which they locate the spelling patterns and read stories that utilise the words. We are also working hard to implement computer literacy for our students. They can all use their own logins and work, weekly, in small groups to improve their typing.
Assessment Schedule
Learning Area | Assessment Task | Due Date |
English | Creating a multimodal retell | Week 7 |
Maths | Using unit fractions and multiplication Interpreting grid maps, and identifying symmetry, three-dimensional objects and angles | Week 4 Week 8 |
Science | Animal investigation | Week 8 |
HASS | Investigating places near and far | Week 7 |
HPE | GO for goal | Week 8 |
Technology | Creating an animation with block coding | Week 8 |
Drama | Performance: Our special places | Week 8 |
Visual Arts | Creating a piece of art Responding to a piece of art | Week 5-6 |
Music | Composing a 2 bar rhythm Responding to a piece of music | Weeks 7-9 |
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
Homework - Reading
At Trinity Beach State School, regular Home Reading is a priority. Please read with them during the week. Children will be encouraged to borrow books from our Library for enjoyment and relaxation
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.
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