Grade 3

This page provides a glimpse into Grade 3 at OLHC.
See below for curriculum information, recent photos and websites to support the Grade 3 curriculum.

Letter to Grade 3 parents 2023

For all the Grade 3 beginning of the year information, staff faces and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) go here:

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Curriculum Map 2023

The following attachment is a curriculum overview for 2022 that maps out the focus for each area of study. For more specific information, parents are encouraged to speak directly to their child's classroom teacher.

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Our Grade 3 team

Unit Watch- Term 1 2023
Night & Day

Central Idea:
Earth's rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day
Lines of Inquiry

Causes of night & day
Relative sizes and positions of the Sun, Earth and Moon
Shadows and light

Grade 3
Unit of Inquiry Hotlist of Websites

The following websites are listed to assist students, teachers and parents with the various units of inquiry we explore at OLHC. This is not an exhaustive list but merely a starting point for discovery.

NIGHT & DAY

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/earths-rotation-revolution-following-the-sun Earth’s Rotation & Revolution + Following the Sunthekidshouldseethis.com/post/earths-rotation-revolution-following-the-sun
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html - website
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr-CRKsTYGs - short video about Night & Day for tuning in
https://www.google.com/earth/ - Google Earth
https://youtu.be/l64YwNl1wr0

Other Useful sites

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

http://bit.ly/2riNtuR Caritas curriculum links
http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/catholic-social-teaching Catholic Social Teaching
http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/catholic-social-teaching/educational-toolkit Educational Toolkit

Integrated Studies, the arts, research, videos and images

http://www.pics4learning.com/ -Pics4Learning - image library that is safe and free for education.
http://www.photosforclass.com/ -Photos for use in the classroom
http://www.coolaustralia.org/ Cool Australia
http://bit.ly/2pzWQ7Y- ARTSEDGE Lessons for Elementary School (Grades K-5)
http://www.kiddle.co/ Safe visual search engine for kids
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/ Free educational videos
splash.abc.net.au/home#!/home ABC -games & videos mapped to the curriculum

Mathematics

http://bit.ly/2E3a7ge MATHS Glossary for parents and children
https://au.ixl.com/signin/olhc IXL Maths
http://www.transum.org/Software/ Wide range of math activities
http://bit.ly/1OxeRx6 -Create a graph- ICT tool for data collection
https://www.khanacademy.org/ -Khan Academy online mathematical tutorials for all learners

English

http://www.readwritethink.org/ READ WRITE THINK -a wide range of literacy support materials
http://www.sunshineonline.com.au/ reading material -un:olhcw pw:olhcw
http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ - a wide range of easy to read books for junior classes
http://www.magickeys.com/books/ stories online
http://bit.ly/2m68lWw 100 stories online
http://www.spellingcity.com/ Spelling City

Science

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ Science activities and resources
https://mysteryscience.com/ science lessons - all levels
http://easyscienceforkids.com/science facts and activities for young kids.
http://bbc.in/1jC6PpQ BBC science for children- search by age group

Information Technology

http://www.abcya.com/ ICT games and activities for children
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/ E Learning for kids
http://bit.ly/1OxeRx6 -Create a graph- ICT tool for data collection
http://bit.ly/1h246k8 Keyboarding skills and games
http://bit.ly/1awrCys create your own Venn diagram

Home reading- support for parents

This Power Point provides background information on the procedures for our home reading program and the word document briefly outlines a series of simple tips for parents to help their child with reading.