Is it term 3 already?! I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing and fun two week break, I heard lot’s of stories on Monday about where everyone had gone and what they did. Everyone has been really excited and on their best behavior this week, it’s been wonderful getting back into our daily routines and starting new units of study.
As you may know, next week (week 2) we will be undergoing Cambridge Assessments. Year 3 is the first year that students are assessed under this system so it will be a new experience for many. This is the progression test, not the official checkpoint test. That means student scores and data will be used by the school and teachers to improve teaching and learning; year 3 and 4 scores are not officially reported. Please assure your student that there is nothing to be stressed about; appropriate accommodations will be made for everyone who needs language help to ensure everyone can successfully complete the assessment.
In Math and Reading we practiced taking the Cambridge Assessment using questions from a previous year’s test. Students are familiar with the question types, how to answer, and the content matter. Everyone showed me they had a good understanding of the content and I was absolutely blown away during writing practice! Students are determined to do their best and are showing off all they they have learned.
In English we started our unit on play scripts. We are going over the features or a play script and comparing and contracting play scripts with story narratives. Next week students will be developing their own mini-play scripts with their reading groups and will present them to the class the week after. Students also resumed Word Study and are working with their spelling words in class each day; I encourage students to study at home as well!
In IPC we began our unit on Economics titled ‘Young Entrepreneurs’. We will spend the next few weeks studying the basic themes of economics and familiarizing ourselves with the terminology. This week the focus was on money; the history of money, the defining features of money, how we use it, and what it looks like today. On Wednesday we designed our own currency and Friday during ICT we reworked this design digitally using the program AutoDraw. This is a fun drawing tool that has the option to use an AI feature that ‘guesses’ what is being drawn and offers selections of graphics to use instead.
Finally, for PSHE we started a unit on Well Being starting with healthy eating. Students tested their knowledge of the main food groups by sorting foods and then took some basic notes on the food groups. We will aim to understand what a healthy, balanced diet looks like and how we can meet our nutritional needs daily to think, move, and feel our best.
I didn’t get the chance to take many photos this week – so look forward to more next update!
Have a wonderful weekend and see everyone Monday!
Mrs. Leah