CURIOSITY TERM 4 OVERVIEW
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome back to another exciting term of learning.
Important Dates:
Week 3: Monday, October 21 – CraftPower Incursion
Friday, October 25 – Yr 3 Assembly
Week 5: Monday, November 4 – Report Writing Day (student-free day)
Tuesday, November 5 – Melbourne Cup Day
Wednesday, November 6 – School Closure (Staff Professional Development)
Week 8: Tuesday November 26 – Christmas Carols
Friday, November 29 – School Colour Run
Week 10: Monday and Tuesday, December 9 & 10 – Three-Way Learning Conversations
Friday, December 13 – Whole School end of year Mass at St. Anthony’s
Week 11: Tuesday, December 17 – Last day of school, 1.30pm finish
English
During Term 4 in Reading and Viewing, students will identify the point of view from different character perspectives in fairytales. They will continue to use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and develop their understanding of the structure and features of procedural texts. Through partnered and shared reading, students will continue to develop their reading fluency and expression when reading aloud.
In Writing, the students will be writing a variety of procedural texts while applying the correct structure and features. They will continue to learn spelling strategies, word structure and through oral language build on their vocabulary. Students will continue to use the Bump It Up Wall to develop their writing capabilities, providing and seeking feedback from their peers.
In Term Four, students will continue to engage in speaking and listening activities, focusing on Oral Language development. The students will be participating in collaborative discussions and presentations, where they will focus on developing their confidence when speaking and presenting in front of an audience. Students will continue to build their listening skills by being encouraged to actively listen for key ideas when others are speaking.
Numeracy
In Mathematics, students will continue to learn about multiplication and division facts, and solve problems involving these processes using efficient mental and written strategies. Students will develop questions of interest and use surveys, observations, and experiments to collect data. They will then explore different ways to record, represent and report the results of investigations. Students will learn to model and represent fractions including halves, quarters, thirds, and fifths and will locate these fractions on a number line.
Investigations
During our Investigations Unit, ‘Dream it, Design it, Build it’, students will explore and experiment with a range of materials used in creating toys. Students will examine different toy models and identify how forces and materials are used in the design of an object. Students will participate in an incursion where they will work collaboratively to explore the materials used to design and build a Billy Cart.
Religion
In Religious Education, students will explore the Joyful and Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary and develop their understanding of these Mysteries and how to pray the Holy Rosary. Towards the end of Term students will be preparing for the birth of Jesus during the season of Advent.
TCL Auslan
In Auslan, this Term, students focus on a celebration theme, continuing to explore the similarities and differences between visual and spoken languages, and to understand the similarities with our own culture and Deaf culture. Students will learn how to sign a range of different events and explore how these events are celebrated throughout Deaf communities. Students will also explore Catholic celebrations and learn about the different ways that Deaf people celebrate their faith using Auslan.
We look forward to having a wonderful term.
Jay Russell, Mel Allen, Jenny Tran
Curiosity Learning Community