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Term 3, 2017

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Welcome to Term 3, 2017.

Congratulations dear student on having made it half way through Year 3 on your way to Year 4. Already we have seen huge growth in your ability this year. What are your goals for your personal learning for the rest of this year? What would you like to improve on in Semester Two? Is focus something that you think you might be able to improve?

We welcome Aimee this term and hope that she will have a fantastic time in 3NR.  We specialise in daily fitness and daily singing.  We understand that you’re into music, so there be should plenty of things to keep you moving.

You will notice that the new UOI is on energy, which, when we make the connection to global warming, is perhaps the biggest issue for the next few decades. Full details of the UOI are on the UOI#3 page.

The new unit of inquiry is as follows:

How the World Works

Week #1-6, Term 3, 2017

Central Idea: Energy exists in different forms and is used in many ways

Lines of Inquiry:

  1. What is energy? (forms of energy)
  2. The production and transfer of energy
  3. Why we need energy

Concepts:

Function-How does it work?

Form- What is it like?

Change- How has it changed?

Year 3 Teaching Team:
Mr Leigh Newton  3NR: Mon-Wed
Mrs Karen Rollings  3NR: Thurs-Fri
Miss Ellie Clark  3C: Mon-Fri

UOI #3 Summative Assessment

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Hi, everyone

We are at the business end of our UOI on commemorations and celebrations. Students are beginning research on a chosen country. Many of them are working in groups but some have chosen to work alone.

This unit will be presented at the end of Week #9 (starting Monday, 27th June, 2016)

The marking rubric (somewhat blurry) is found at below.

Summative Assessment:

  1. Make notes on each country that you ‘visit’ in the Unit of Inquiry. These will be assessed. (the note-taking has already occurred in the classroom)
  2. Write an information report on your chosen country or cultural group. Ask questions about commemorations and celebrations in that country (function). You may also ask other questions about your chosen country. Create a minimum of three (3) subheadings (or questions), however, four (4) or five (5) will be more appropriate for some students.
  3. Create a Venn Diagram recording differences and similarities between your chosen country and your Australian culture. (perspective)

Rubric UOI#3

 

 

As a reminder, this is what a Venn Diagram looks like:

Venn Diagram capture

 

Some people are choosing to present using PowToon.  This is a video/PowerPoint/cartoon form of presentation. You will need an email address but 3NR can use the following format: leigh.newton+firstname@gmail.com.   (where “first name” might be ‘bill’, or ‘clara’) e.g. leigh.newton+alison@gmail.com
This email for signing up will send an email to Leigh Newton who will then confirm the registration. Students will need to choose a memorable password, which should be written down for later use (because we all forget sometimes).

Time is short so if PowToons takes too long it should not be used.