Parent Information Evening Year 3 February 2018 Staff

Parent Information Evening Year 3 February 2018

Staff • Genny Deeble 3 G • Manuela Benino (Monday &Tuesday) and Jennifer Mc. Cann(Wednesday. Friday) 3 R • Katelyn Correia 3 B

Prayer

Sacramental Program – Year 3 2018 • All sacraments Enrolment Weekend 10/11 Feb or 17/18 Feb Parent/child workshop -Thurs 18 October 3: 30 pm or 5: 30 pm • Retreat day Coogee Hall Thursday 25 October • Visit from the Celebrant with candidates TBC in school time • First Reconciliation (held during school) • Tuesday 30 th October • Presentation of Candidates to the Parish • Saturday 3 rd November 6 pm or Sunday 4 th 10 am

Religion Units – Year 3 2018 • • Christian Conscience: Penance Loving Like Jesus: Lent/Easter Sharing Jesus Special Meal: Eucharist Water of Life: Baptism Gathered as One: Church Strengthened By the Spirit: Confirmation Speak from the Heart: Prayer Gifted By The Word: Advent/ Christmas

Religious Education Prayer is an important part of developing our relationship with God and so we pray together in each classroom: • at the start of each day • before lunch time • at the end of the school day. Christian Meditation is another form of prayer we all participate in. Young children have a great openness to the presence of God in their lives and a real readiness for prayer. If they are taught when they are young to be still, God can speak to their hearts and they can discover the love of God for each of them personally. Being still is very different from being quiet so we practise Christian Meditation for a few minutes each day in the hope that each child will be led to their own interior silence, the first requisite for listening.

Friendly Schools / MJR MAKING JESUS REAL Making Jesus Real is specifically linked to the school policies and teaching and learning programmes across all Key Learning Areas. These include the values of: showing care and compassion, respect, honesty and trustworthiness, understanding, tolerance and inclusion. These values also encourage students to do their best, treat others fairly, be responsible for their actions and follow school rules and procedures. FRIENDLY SCHOOLS The whole school has taken on a well researched programme called Friendly Schools. This is a social emotional programme that enables students to mix positively with their friends in class and in the playground. The activities are structured to allow students to recognise certain behaviours within themselves and others. It also helps students recognise social cues that may not come naturally to children. Keeping Safe Child Protection curriculum - 2018 notes from Aps coming

Friendly Schools / Child Protection • The Friendly Schools Program will be covered in weeks 1 -5 this term and aims to increase understanding and awareness of bullying • promote a range of responses to bullying • develop social and emotional learning skills such as self awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and social decision making. • Child protection will be covered in weeks 5 -11 and covers a range of issues relating to the students safety and wellbeing in various situations. • Making Jesus Real is aimed at helping our students gain and maintain a positive attitude to life through assisting in the development of people skills and life skills.

Mathematics • Basic addition and subtraction facts and multiplication facts of the two, three, five and ten times tables • Reading, writing, ordering and verbalising numbers into the 10, 000 s. • Working towards using regrouping. • Measurement and their conversions; cm- m- km • Graphs and surveys -Creating displays using lists, tables, picture graphs and simple column graphs • Maths Rockx APP –Timetable practice

Mathematics What does a maths lesson look like? CONCRETE All learning of new concepts begins with lessons involving a hands-on activity. Students learn the skills required to understand the concept. PICTORIAL Students learn to represent mathematical ideas visually. ABSTRACT Once students have developed conceptual understanding, they progress to the abstract stage and use only numbers and mathematical symbols.

Mathematics What are some things parents can do at home? They can also play Hit the Button which is brilliant for mental math http: //www. topmarks. co. uk/maths-games/hit-the-button Study Ladder https: //www. studyladder. com. au As well as this there is a times tables site www. timestables. me. uk APP- MATHSROCKX to learn tables

English Reading • Fluent, expressive oral readers • Identify literal and implied meaning in narrative texts. • Skim and scan for information in non fiction texts • Develop a genuine love of reading

English Writing………. . VCOP program • • Vocabulary Connectors Openers Punctuation • Focus on narrative and persuasive texts (NAPLAN)

English Spelling • Understand how to use letter-sound relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words • Recognise and know how to write most high frequency words including some homophones • Apply understanding of spelling rules to spell words

Diana Rigg • Focus of the program is Phonological Awareness (the sounds different letters make) • Placement test completed by child at point in time. • Activities and strategies outlined by Diana Rigg used in class daily. • Use of dictation for spelling knowledge • Words are rotated on a fortnightly basis

English What are some things parents can do at home? READ, READ! The more parents read with their children and the more children read for enjoyment, the better their English will become.

Humanities and Social Sciences Geography • Australia’s near neighbours • Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders History. The historical origins and significance of the days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia and around the world Civics and citizenship • Rules--Who makes rules, why rules are important and the consequences of rules not being followed

Physical Education Mrs Mel Crosby • • Teeball Football Athletics Cricket

Science Mrs Taryn Kalat • Term 1 Chemical Sciences: Melting Moments • • Term 2 Earth and Space Sciences: Night and Day • Term 3 Biological Sciences: Feathers, Fur or Leaves • Term 4 Physical Sciences: Heating Up

Health Mr Scott Lilleyman • Nutrition and Hygiene; • Wellbeing - through ways to be active in natural environments; and actions that promote general safety.

Morning Routine • In the morning students hang up their bag, set up their desk and if need be, swap their home reader. • Students begin working soon after they arrive, so it is good for them to quickly settle in to the day. • As the morning is a very busy time, it is preferable if you need to speak to your child’s teacher that it is after school or please send an email. Thank you for your help in this matter. • Arrivals after 8. 50 am are considered late. Parents must sign their child in at the office. The child will receive an orange late card to give to their teacher. • Morning Journal writing • Home readers and reading logs

Crunch and Sip in new to Saint Jerome’s this year as Recess has been shortened by 5 mins. Fruit and veggies only, please see Mrs O’Toole's notes regarding this.

Home Learning • There is absolutely no evidence of any academic benefit from assigning homework in primary school. In particular, especially for young children, there is no correlation between whether children do homework (or how much they do), and any meaningful measure of achievement. (Alfie Kohn, The Homework Myth 2016).

Expectations • Reading a MINIMUM of four nights per week totaling 20 minutes each night (min) • Home readers and reading log (in class) • Tasks requiring completion may be sent home throughout the year. • If your child requires further consolidation of topics your child’s teacher will let you know.

Parent Communication • Class Blogs • Email (will be responded to within a timely manner) • EDU Dance- Fluro Tshirt (any colour), fluro accessories, green sport shorts and any sport shoes

Assessment and Reporting Cycle �Term 1 – Parent / Teachers Interviews �Term 2 – Formal Report �Term 3 – Parent / Teachers Interviews �Term 4 – Formal Report

NAPLAN – Year 3 & 5 Online The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It has been an everyday part of the school calendar since 2008. NAPLAN is made up of tests in the four areas (or ‘domains’) of: • Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) • Reading • Writing • Numeracy. • 14 th-25 of May Week 3 -4 of Term 2 Image taken from: http: //www. nap. edu. au/verve/_resources/ Acara_NAPLAN_Infographic(V 4 -2). pdf

Communication • School website, especially the Latest News section and school calendar. You will find the latest and most up to date information here. There will be no newsletter in 2018

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