WHAT’S
ON in Term 1 in Year 3
2022
INQUIRY UNIT – “Mindful
Me”
Central Idea: The choices
people make affect their wellbeing.
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Key Understandings:
Self-talk influences our feelings and
behaviours.
We learn from our successes, failures
and challenges.
There are things I can do to manage
my emotions.
A growth mindset can influence the
way we respond to challenges.
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Focus Questions:
How do my thoughts affect my feelings
and actions?
How do I learn from my experiences?
What strategies can I use to manage my
emotions?
What does it mean to be well balanced?
MATHS
During Term 1,
all Year 3 students will be assessed with regard to their mathematic
proficiency. Daily instruction, experience and practice of maths will be
targeted at individual needs. Our teaching and learning will be aligned with
the Victorian Curriculum for Year 3 standard but with a constant delivery to
challenge and extend every student whatever their current ability.
ENGLISH
Our literacy
programs in Year 3 have a blend of different activities and routines. All Year
3 classrooms operate literacy groups with weekly rotating activities. The Year
3 teachers are also committed to have an individual personal reading conference
with each student every fortnight.
Our school has
adopted the well renowned CAFÉ Reading Teaching Model for developing students’
reading abilities. This model encompasses comprehension, accuracy,
fluency and expanding vocabulary and we deliver it with a
differentiated approach for all the children.
The students
will plan, create and up-level in VCOP Big Write sessions. In Term 1 we shall
focus on narrative, report and recount genres. Our SMART Spelling Program is
functioning consistently across our whole school. There is a focus on a new
spelling principle each week and this is reflected via our chosen words for
weekly homework.
Speaking and listening
are very important literacy skills. In Year 3 at GPS we take pride in giving
our students opportunities to develop these skills in a variety of settings and
dynamics.
ICT 
All Year 3 students will have opportunities to learn and create work on
school laptops. Computers are integrated into all our classroom subject areas. Our
school is officially registered with Mathletics and Essential Assessment and
students have individual logins for these programs.
HOMEWORK
Homework will
begin in the week beginning February 14th. Everybody will have their daily
spelling words to practise, plus one maths activity for the whole week to
complete. Students are also to conduct their own personal reading at home and
they are expected to write the titles of books they read into their Homework
Books. The homework has been designed for Year 3 students to do independently,
but it is always great to see parents taking an interest in what their children
are doing for homework.
SPECIALIST and EXTRA SESSIONS
Year 3 classes
have specialist lessons (Performing Arts. Japanese, Visual Arts and Physical
Education) during the afternoon block of Wednesdays and the middle block of
Thursdays. Assemblies are generally Monday mornings and Buddies with Year 1
classes are during some part of Friday mornings. We also conduct Year 3 Sport
one session a week and each classroom has a library session once a week.
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