Transcript Welcome to Year 5

Welcome
to Year 3
Laura Pedron
Cathy Clark/Louisa
Martino
(Presentation on School website)
Acknowledgment of Country
We acknowledge that we are meeting on the traditional
country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains.
We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs
and relationship with the land.
We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance
to the Kaurna people living today.
Open Hearts, Open Minds
Welcome to God’s Garden in Year 3…
Flourishing in an environment of respect,
faith and life long learning.
Jesus our Lord, We praise you and the love in your heart.
We honour you, we glorify you;
we are grateful for your help today.
We offer our thanks,
We consecrate and give our hearts to you.
Take them, hold them fast and make them your own
forever.
Fill them with your Spirit, your Father's gift to us.
Stay with us throughout our life, Lord Jesus.
Let us follow all the ways you mark for us.
Heart of Christ, may your love be known forever.
May all people see the goodness of God. In his wonderful
dealings with them.
Amen
Matters of Interest
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Ms Clark/Mrs Martino/
teaching days
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Mrs. Pedron/choir
days
Communication
We may email you using the address
supplied to the office. Please advise us if
you would like an alternative address to be
used
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
If you would to meet regarding any aspect of
your child’s wellbeing, please email us and we will
organise a time to suit
We are not available after 8.30am everyday or
Tuesday after school due to staff meeting
Communication
Diary/email – notes regarding homework,
outside commitments, meeting requests,
concerns, absence, holidays, etc
Please check your child’s blue folder for
communication daily
Illness – please ring the office in the morning
Notices/Year 3 Newsletters will be available
to view on the Year 3 page on our school
website. Hard copy of notices will also be
provided.
Diaries
Students are responsible for recording
their homework in their diaries and
taking it home nightly
We ask parents/caregivers if they
could check and sign diaries nightly
Parents/caregivers and students need
to complete reading diaries every night
Daily Classroom Business
School day starts with admin at 8.40 am
Second bell will ring at 8.50 am
Any student arriving after 9.00 am will be marked
down as late and will need to be signed in through
the office
At the end of the day, please wait in the yard to
collect your child as the corridors are tight for space
Pick up concludes at 3.10pm. After this time,
students will be taken to After School Care.
Curriculum Areas and Topics
Term 1
Religion – Prayer and Liturgy, Lent, Easter and Sacraments
English – Recount, Narrative, Persuasive Writing
Grammar and Punctuation – Nouns, conjunctions,
adjectives, verbs
Spelling – Oxford Wordlist, contract, Year 3 phonetic blends
Maths – NAPLAN preparation, number and algebra, place
value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division,
symmetry, time, mental
Arts – Visual arts, including Indigenous art
History – Community and remembrance, Indigenous studies
and the Kaurna people
Health – Bullying and harassment social skills
ICT – Integrated throughout all subject areas/Edmodo
Teaching Strategies
Inquiry learning (Kath Murdoch)
Higher order thinking (Blooms, Multiple
Intelligences, Visual Learning – John Hattie)
Theorists (Mark Treadwell, Martin Seligman,
John Hattie)
Questioning techniques (open ended
questions)
Numeracy focus – (Adrian Dilger,
Investigations, Basic Skills)
Promoting self managed, responsible,
independent learners
Reading
Borrowing of leveled reading texts will occur on a Friday,
therefore, all leveled reading texts must be returned to
your child’s classroom on a Thursday.
Children may borrow up to 5 leveled reading texts each
week.
On Thursday night, children are asked to read other books
(either at home or borrowed) Children may borrow other
books, including special interest, during their Library time
with Helen Kolaczkos.
Teachers will undertake Running Records to gauge the
reading level of your child
All students are expected to complete the Premier’s
Reading Challenge
NAPLAN
Writing - Genre is Exposition
(persuasive writing) or Narrative
Numeracy
Language Conventions
Reading
Preparing at school. Any extra practice at home is a
bonus. (Naplan practice books available to purchase)
http://www.naplan.edu.au/
Term 2 - Tuesday 12th – Thursday 14th May (week 3)
Homework
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20 minutes each night Monday to Friday including
Spelling and Mathematics
10 minutes reading every night
Spelling – Contract with related activities
Spelling words to be learned every night in
preparation for test on Friday
Maths – Task related to topics taught in class
Times tables should also be continuously
practised at home (2,3,4,5,10)
Behaviour Education
All students have a right to a warm,
welcoming, caring and safe learning
environment
We have been constructing class rules
together in keeping with our Open Hearts,
Open Minds theme
The students will be awarded for appropriate
behaviours through positive reinforcement
Behaviour Education
For those students who choose inappropriate behaviours,
the following behaviour management steps will be used:
Step 1 Warning
Step 2 Time out – 5 min reflection time
Step 3 Time out – Buddy Class
Step 4 Meeting with Principal / Deputy
This system is used in classroom and specialist lessons
Each student starts fresh everyday, however if
inappropriate behavior continues, parents will be informed
Bullying and Harassment policy is taught in classroom and
constantly reinforced throughout the year
Class Liturgies
Year 3 Parish Mass – Sunday, 29th March
(Week 9) at 9.30am in Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart Church (Palm Sunday)
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Ash Wednesday Mass – Wednesday 18
Feb (Week 4) at 11.15am in the Church
Celebrations of Reconciliation
Sacramental Program
Sacraments taught in class and Parish
program, incorporating home meetings
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Leader Meetings – Tuesday 17 February at
7.00pm in the staff room
Contact Kelly Manera at School for more
information [email protected]
School Uniform
Students are expected to wear their uniform
appropriately at all times
School hats are to be worn in Terms 1 and 4 when
students are outside (Cancer Council Regulation)
Please ensure children come to school wearing
sunscreen during terms 1 and 4. Extra will be
applied when necessary
Please supply an alternative sunscreen if your
child is allergic to the one used at School.
P.E. uniform is only to be worn on:
Wednesday and Thursday for both classes
Food and Drink
We are a nut free school and therefore ask that
students do not bring food to school that contains
nuts
We are also a healthy eating school so please
remember this when planning your child’s lunch
and recess. The food that your child eats affects
them in many different ways
Children are encouraged to drink plenty of water
throughout the day and we ask them to bring a
water bottle to school everyday
Brain food will be eaten during a
mid morning break before recess
Supporting Year 3
Class representatives (2-3 per class)
Classroom help/hearing reading (this will occur on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.40 – 9.15am)
Excursions (Monday 2nd March, week 6, Kaurna Cultural
Centre)
SOS volunteers
MDC volunteers
Tuckshop volunteers
Police checks essential for all duties within the school
(please update if necessary)
Thank you!
We would like to thank you all for
joining us this evening. We are looking
forward to working with you and your
child this year.
Laura, Cathy and Louisa.