Level 3 Term Four Overview 2014
Level 3 Term Four Overview 2014
Welcome back to term four. We hope you all had a happy and safe holiday. Here is an overview of what we are covering this term. This might help you to reinforce what is happening at school and help when you are discussing what your child did at school.
Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5 / Week 6 / Week 7 / Week 8 / Week 9 / Week 10 / Week 11Phonics / eer / y / air, are / er, ar, or, a, e, I, ou / ch, tch,
sh, ch / z, zz,z, se / th as in
thong / th as in
feather / Personal / Personal / Revision
Punctuation / Capitals and Full stops / Thesaurus skills / Talking Marks
Direct/
indirect speech / Apostrophe -
Contractions / Apostrophe of possession / Colon / Semicolon / Hyphens / Brackets / Revision / Revision
Grammar / Metaphors and similes / Personification / Hyperbole / adjectives / Tense / Homophones
Homographs
Homonyms / Alliteration / Assonance / Abbreviations / Revision / Revision
Writing / Narrative
Big Write -
The Bridge / Narrative
Big Write -
Cold
Assessment / Narrative
Big Write -
Dream Time Story / Narrative
Big Write -
The Storm / Report
Big Write -
Aboriginal Report / Report
Big Write -
Family Report / Poetry
Big Write -
If I were a day of the week / Poetry
Big Write -
Elderly Me / Procedure
Big Write -
How to … / Revision
Big Write -
Christmas Theme / Revision
Mathematics / Fractions and Decimals / Fractions and Decimals / Money / Measurement / Measurement / Measurement / Measurement / Chance and Data / Chance and Data / Revision / Revision
Reading / Prior Knowledge / Making Connections / Visualising / Questioning / Summarising / Inferring / Evaluating / Synthesising / Determining importance / Predicting / Revision
Integrated / Students demonstrate understanding of the contribution of people from the many culturally diverse groups that make up the Australian community. Students describe and sequence some key events in Australian history, some key commemorations and celebrations including Anzac Day, and key aspects of the histories of cultural groups that make up their class, community and nation.
Websites / Mathletics – Students have a username and password provided by the school to utilise this program.
Reading Eggspress - Students have a username and password provided by the school to utilise this program.
- This website has a great maths zone and literacy zone which covers all levels.
- Rainforest Maths is a great maths site. Students use their Mathletics username and password to access it.
http://www.copacabana-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/- This is an Australian site with links to other sites. When you access it click on the ‘Get Smart’ icon on the top left of the page.