Transcript Year 3 Parent Information Night

St Joseph’s Primary School, Mount Isa
2011
Teachers:
Miss Nicole Murphy
Ms Cindy Wooldridge
24 Things To Remember To Tell A Child
By Colin McCarty
Your presence is a present to the world
Your unique and one of a kind
Your life can be what you want it to be
Take the days one at a time
Count your blessings not your troubles
You will make it through whatever comes along
Within you are so many answers
Understand, have courage, be strong
Don’t put limits on yourself
So many dreams are waiting to be realised
Decisions are too important to leave to chance
Reach for your peak, your goal, your prize
Nothing wastes more energy than worrying
24 Things To Remember To Tell A Child cont…
By Colin McCarty
The longer you carry a problem the heavier it gets
Don’t take things too seriously
Live a life of happiness, not a life of regrets
Remember that a little love goes a long way… Remember that a lot…
Goes forever
Remember friendship is a wise investment
Life’s treasures are people not possessions
Realise that it is never too late
Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way
Have health and hope and happiness
Take time to wish upon a star
And don’t ever forget… For even a day…How very special you are.
Integrated Unit Overviews
 Term 1: “British Arrival in Australia”
 Term 2: “Great Barrier Reef”
 Term 3: “Antarctica”
 Term 4: “Spinning in Space”
Literacy
 Phonics – Based on the THRASS program, teaching
children to make correct spelling choices
 Spelling program derived from THRASS chart, Sound
Waves, theme words and Year 5 core words.
 Daily literacy rotations which focus on a THRASS and
spelling activity, demand writing, grammar, reading
comprehension and guided reading.
 Throughout the year students will learn a number of
text types. – Factual, persuasive, descriptive, etc.
Mathematics
 The ‘iMaths’ program will be implemented in conjunction with
material from other programs
 Math sessions includes Mental Math/Algorithm practice, Lesson
focus and Math Rotations
 The ‘Tracker book’ and Student Investigations will be the major
source of assessment material
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Number – Number concepts, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Patterns and Algebra – Patterns and Functions, Equivalence and Equations
Measurement – Length, Mass, Area and Volume, Time
Chance and Data – Probability, Judgments, Data, Graph, Variations
Space – Shape and Line, Location, Direction and Movement
Religion
 Each term the students will learn about a different aspect
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of the Catholic faith:
Term 1 – Christian Beliefs and Teachings
Term 2 – Expression of Prayers and Ritual
Term 3 – People of Justice
Term 4 – Bible Tools
Daily prayer and meditation
Beginning of Year and End of Year Mass
Other special Mass’ and Liturgies throughout the year
Liturgy on Friday’s Assembly:
5W – 11th March
5M – 8th April
Other Subjects
 Tuesday:
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Music taught by Mrs Freeman
Thursday:
Physical Education taught by Mrs Dono
(children are to wear sports uniform this day)
Cultural Studies taught by Mrs Thinee
Swimming lessons in Term 1– Paid for in school fees
Health taught by classroom teacher
Science, SOSE, Technology, ICT and The Arts are
included in the integrated units throughout the year.
Homework
 Homework is set from Monday to Thursday
 Homework should be around 50 minutes per night, which
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includes 15 minutes for home reading.
Homework includes Math, Literacy, Religion, Current Affairs
and other KLA’s
We believe that in Year 5 homework is imperative and helps
children revise work and develop skills and strategies.
If homework is unable to be completed, a note would be
appreciated.
Term 1 and 2- Homework will also include NAPLAN practice
questions, to prepare students for the Year 5 NAPLAN tests.
Students’ responsibility: to hand in homework each Friday.
Teachers’ responsibility: to mark homework and return it the
following Monday.
Year 5 Assignments
 This year the students will be completing one major assignment per term.
 Each assignment will have an Assignment Requirement Sheet and an
Assignment Criteria Sheet.
 A note will be sent home to all parents regarding information about the
assignments, including topics and due dates.
 Term 1 Assignment: Information Poster
 Students will research an explorer or pioneer that relates to our Term 1 Unit“British Settlement in Australia”.
 The rough draft for the Information Poster will be completed in class, however
students are allowed to bring in information that they have researched at
home.
 As this is their first major written assignment, the rough draft will be
completed in class so the teacher can provide scaffolding and modelling.
 The final draft can be completed at home, once the rough draft has been
corrected by the teacher.
Camp
 Location: Virginia Park Station, Charters Towers
 Dates: Monday 12th - Friday 16th September
 Cost: TBA
 Included in the cost of camp will be all
accommodation, meals, bus trip and activities
 Watch for more details to follow throughout the term!
Assessment and Reporting
 Term 1 – Parent /Teacher interview (End of Term)
 Term 2 – Report card (End of Term)
 Term 3 – Parent/Teacher interview (Beginning of
Term)
 Term 4 – Report card (End of Term)
NAPLAN Testing
 The national tests will assess student achievement in
Literacy and Numeracy. Students will be familiar with the
test formats and the type of questions they have to answer,
due to in class preparation.
All students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 in schools across
Australia will be doing the same tests on the same days in
May 2011.
The NAPLAN tests will be held on Tuesday 10th,
Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th May.
Students will have their skills assessed in numeracy,
reading, writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar.
NAPLAN Testing
Year
Level
Tuesday
10 May
Wednesday
11 May
Thursday
12 May
Year 5
Language
Conventions*
40 minutes
Reading
50 minutes
Numeracy**
50 minutes
Writing
40 minutes
* Language Conventions comprises spelling, grammar and punctuation.
** Numeracy comprises Number, Algebra, function and pattern, Space,
Measurement, chance and data.
Behaviour Management
 Each teacher has a slightly different approach to behaviour
management, however, in all cases it is more effective to be
positive.
 Class rules formulated as a class, to give a sense of
ownership.
 Positive behaviour: children receive praise, stickers,
lollies/prizes, pat on the backs, free time.
 Whole school behaviour management: Each class has a red,
orange, green behaviour chart which is used as a warning to
students displaying inappropriate behaviour. Each students
starts in the green section, orange section is a warning, the
red section results in time out.
General Information
 Tuesday:
Year 5 Music
Banking
 Wednesday:
Year 5 Library Borrowing (bring library bag)
 Thursday:
Year 5 Physical Education (sports uniform to be worn)
Cultural Studies
Newsletter
 Friday:
Assembly
Year 5 Parent Information
The door is always open, if you have any questions about anything, please
come and speak to us. If you feel it is a matter that may take longer than 5
minutes, please make an appointment to ensure that we can gather all
relevant information and we can give you our undivided attention.
Miss Nicole Murphy
5M
[email protected]
Ms Cindy-Lou Wooldridge
5W
[email protected]