Yr3 Weekly Update – 04/21/17

 

 

Many food products go through a process of change and interconnected systems.

 

Attitude: Curiosity

Learner Profile Attribute:  Knowledgeable

Approaches to Learning (ATLs):  Communication, Thinking,

Concepts: Change, Function, Connection,

 

Unit of Inquiry

Following on from the E-farm Trip , classes have been focusing on local food systems. It’s great to see so many children talking to their parents/helpers and looking at food labels to see where different food products originate from.

 

Maths

Children have begun to understand the difference between mm, cm, m and km. They have used these units to estimate and also improve their practical skills of measuring accurately with a ruler.

 

Literacy

In our reading groups, children have been looking at the skill of synthesizing- using their prior knowledge to piece information together.  In writing we have made a success criteria for explanation texts and used this to order paragraphs and understand the structure of this genre.