WEEK 27

10-14 MARCH

E-mail: gabadesco@chatsworth.com.sg

YEAR 3 ABADESCO
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2014

Class website: http://year3abadesco.weebly.com

MONDAY, March 10th Swimming with Ms. Lola *bring swimming kit

TUESDAY, March 11th ACRES eld trip

iry Unit of Inqu

Field Trip
We are taking a trip to ACRES on Tuesday. Please make sure your child eats a hearty breakfast at home and applies insect repellant and sunscreen. Students will wear their PE kits to school, bring their hats, water bottles and a vegetarian snack. We will eat our lunch in school when we arrive at around 12:30pm. WEDNESDAY, Mar. 12th Mandarin with Ms Song Music with Ms Pittaway Library with Ms Rich *please remember to bring library bag

SHARING THE PLANET

Central idea: Organisms in an ecosystem rely on each other for survival. Attitudes: Appreciation Commitment Respect Concepts: Form: What is it like? Responsibility: What is our ! ! responsibility? We are inquiring into: ecosystems of our planet factors that affect ecosystems and their inhabitants taking action to protect ecosystems Skills: Research skills Thinking skills

THURSDAY, March 13th Author visit: AJ Low Mandarin with Ms Song

E c os y s te m Di or a m a
Its the second week for this UOI homework and students are in different stages of work. After planning what they want to do inside their boxes, students are asked to display relationships and interdependence in their chosen ecosystems. Examples of food chains or reliance between organisms should be added to their dioramas.

FRIDAY, March 14th Book Character Parade Book Week assembly Homework due

Dates to Remember
March 10th-14th March 11th Book Week ACRES eld trip CCA Session 2 ends March 14th Book Character Dress Up Day & Parade of Book Characters, 9:05am Gardens by the Bay eld trip Mid-session break School holiday Labour Day - School closed Family Day

March 21st March 24th- April 4th April 17th-18th May 1st May 3rd

3 March 2014 Re: Field Trip to Gardens By The Bay Eco Explorers Dear Year 3 Parents and Guardians, During our Unit of Inquiry, Sharing the Planet, we are studying the central idea, Organisms in an ecosystem rely on each other for survival. Our lines of inquiry focus upon Ecosystems of our planet, Factors that affect ecosystems and their inhabitants and Taking action to protect ecosystems. To get a real-life perspective of this we have planned a field trip to Gardens By the Bay to take part in an Eco Explorer workshop on Friday the 21st of March, 2014. We will be leaving school at 9:00am sharp. Please do not be late as we have a 09:30am booking. We will be back at school at approximately 1:30pm. During the field trip, the children will understand the interaction between organisms as well as their relationship with the environment. They will appreciate how technology can be harnessed to Mans advantage in scientific investigations. Also children will understand the importance of conserving our environment and acting responsibly. The field trip will take place outside, so in the event of bad weather we will have to postpone the field trip at short notice. Students should wear their PE kit and bring a hat. They will need to bring a morning snack, a packed lunch and a drink. We will be eating our lunch at the gardens. Please apply an insect repellant in the morning and send it into school with your child incase it is needed throughout the morning. The children should bring their afternoon snack in a separate bag, which will be left at school. We will need to collect $20 as a fee for this field trip. Please fill out the attached forms and return by Friday the 14th of March. Thank you. Kind Regards, The Year 3 Team

REPLY SLIP FOR FIELD TRIP TO GARDENS BY THE BAY ECO EXPLORERS Name of child: ____________________________________________

Please check all that apply __________ I am allowing my child to join the field trip and have enclosed $20 __________ I am not allowing my child to join the field trip __________ I am willing to join the field trip as a parent volunteer (2 needed altogether)

LETTER OF AUTHORISATION AND CONSENT This form must be completed and submitted to the school for your child to be allowed to attend the field trip to: __________________________________________________ Students Name (Child/Ward) Students Year/Class Emergency Contact No. (hp) Students Medical / Dietary Concerns Alternative Pick-up / Drop-off Instructions from Parents Address of Field Trip Date(s) of Field Trip
Terms & Conditions

Students NRIC/FIN No. Students Hp

1.

To the extent permitted by law, Chatsworth International School Pte Ltd (the School), its employees or agents acting in the course of their employment, the School, its employees or agents shall not otherwise be liable to the Parent/Guardian and the Child/Ward whether in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise, for any loss or damage (including but not limited to any loss of or damage to the Child/Wards personal belongings) arising directly or indirectly from the Trip In any event and to the extent permitted by law, the School, its employees or agents shall not be liable to the Parent/Guardian and Child/Ward in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise for any loss, damage, costs or expenses of any nature whatsoever incurred or suffered by the Child/Ward and/or the Parent/Guardian (a) of an indirect or consequential nature or (b) for any economic loss.

2.

I allow / do not allow my Child/Ward to participate in Chatsworth International School Pte Ltds above trip having understood and accepted the terms and conditions set out above.

______________________________________ Name of Parent / Guardian NRIC/FIN/Passport No.: ___________________ 01/08/13

____________________________________ Signature Date: _______________________________ QP33/F05 Rev 1