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    Year 3 Newsletter Unit 4

    January 17, 2011

    Important Dates for


    Unit Four Curriculum Outline Year 3

    ‘How the World Works’ 3 Way Conferences Thu


    Jan
    Dear Parents, do experiments with 27th
    each of the simple ma-
    chines and see their Chinese New Year Feb
    This week in class, we will begin effect. They will investi- 4th
    our “How the World gate them more closely
    Works” unit. The central idea and become „an expert‟
    of the unit is “Humans use on one of them, sharing Year 3 Assembly Feb
    machines to make work eas- their knowledge and 11th
    ier”. understanding with
    We will look into the concepts others in the class.
    of form by introducing simple They get to also investigate how use of simple machines at February Break Feb
    machines (i.e. lever, pulley, in- simple machines work through home, in the streets and 12th-
    Information Technology les- building sites around your 19th
    sons. home.
    Jack Gantos Visit Feb
    Students could be drawing or
    (Author) 25th
    Children will also explore these taking pictures of simple ma-
    concepts in P.E. with Mrs. Ed- chines being used. Our U.O.I.
    wards and see the effects of homework will also give the
    force and gravity in their physi- children chances to explore
    cline plane, gear, wheel and the use of simple machines in
    axle, screw and wedge). We will cal activities. Within the
    Learner Profile, we will concen- our everyday life.
    explore the purpose of these
    simple machines through the trate on being inquirers and
    concept of function. We will focus on attitudes of independ-
    also investigate causation and ence and enthusiasm.
    see the effects of simple ma-
    chines in humans‟ lives and their
    impact on efficiency. We are Students can demonstrate their Reminders:
    learning to identify simple ma- independence and enthusiasm at Please make sure your
    chines in everyday use and rec- home with your encourage- child remembers to
    ognize how they make work ment. As part of our inquiry bring a hat to school.
    easier for people. into the working of simple ma-
    chines, we would like the chil- No hat, no play!
    Students will have a chance to dren to observe and record the Library borrowing is an
    important part of your
    child‟s reading develop-
    Other Curriculum News ment. Please encourage
    The following is a Mathematics and Language outline. them to borrow each
    Individual teachers may need to alter or change this outline according to the needs of her class. week.
    3 Way Conferences on
    MATHEMATICS LANGUAGE LANGUAGE FOCUS
    January 27
    NUMBER Reading Writing: information text, non–
    fiction text features We continue to encour-
    Multiplication Determining important ideas in
    age our students to re-
    texts / Inferring TransdisciplinaryWriting:
    main „balanced‟ through
    Procedure healthy eating, sleeping,
    MEASUREMENT:
    Mass, capacity, temperature
    Word Study friendships, exercise and
    Reading Strategies:
    Handwriting play.
    Determining important ideas
    Oral communication
    MATHLETICS: on-going
    Inferring

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