Year 3 Newsletter

Unit 4 January 23, 2012

Unit Four Curriculum Outline How We Express Ourselves

Dear Parents, Year 3 has begun exploring the fourth unit of the school year under the transdisciplinary theme of How we express ourselves. During this unit the students will gain an understanding of how; People see and interpret the world differently. We will be inquiring into this Central Idea through the following lines of inquiry Perspective
(Observation and Inspiration)

Important Dates for Year 3 Rot Fai Park Excursion Tues. 7th Feb. Mon 20th to Fri 24th

Mr. Craig and Ms. Nid in Mu-

sic. In music sessions, students will explore their own creative responses to different stimuli from the world around them. They will connect these to composers music of the past and present, examining ways to communicate ideas to performers of the music and their audience.

Debbie Gibbs (math specialist) visiting

Ms. Jules in Art. During art

Reflection
(Interpretation / Selfexpression)

lessons students will be introduced to a variety of artists who have been inspired by nature and in particular environmental artists who create sculptures. At Rot Fai park students will use park materials to create art.

known as Railway Park or Wachirabenchatat Park). You should have already received information regarding this trip. We will also be exploring Math through investigations with Shapes and Space through nature and everyday life. If you are working with Arts and Creative Expression, or have it as a hobby and would like to share your experiences with the students, you are more than welcome to contact your homeroom teacher to share your inspirations and perspectives with the class. We would love to hear how nature or another area inspires you.

Early Release Day Tues. 21st Feb.. Makha Bucha Substitute Day and NIST long Weekend (no school) Thurs 8th March & Fri 9th March.

Mr. Tony in Drama. In drama

sessions students will explore movement as a way to express themselves. They will explore how the technique of movement can relate to nature. Students will be introduced to the vocabulary of movement. This unit offers an opportunity for the year 3 teachers to collaborate with:

Reminders: Upcoming event: Author VisitLeigh Hobbs April 3rd!

We will have an opportunity to observe nature closely on our filed trip to Rotfai Park (also

Other Curriculum News The following is a Mathematics and Language outline. Individual teachers may need to alter or change this outline according to the needs of their class.
MATHEMATICS NUMBER (NZ Math) Ratios and proportions (fractions) Multiplication and Division Addition and Subtraction GEOMETRY Shapes, Solids and Lines 2D and 3D LANGUAGE Writers Workshop: focus on editing for punctuation, powerful words, voice, and sentence fluency. Word Study Handwriting Oral presentations: focusing on voice projection, clarity , eye contact and confidence. LANGUAGE FOCUS Writing: Visualization using words to create pictures Transdisciplinary Writing: Poetry Reading Strategies: Visualizing Inferring