1. Welcome to 3EA’s Parent Evening
Wednesday 15th February 2016
6:30pm – 7:30pm

2. Mrs Kate Ellem Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 7th year at Aspley East
Has taught in both the ACT and Queensland
Has taught lower, middle and upper primary

3. Mrs Brooke Anderson Thursday and Friday
Classroom Teacher and Specialist Music Teacher for over 3 years
Prior to AESS worked at Geebung State School
Previous to teaching spent 9 years working as a policy officer for School Operations, Performance and Review

4. How do we work together?
Handover conversations on Wednesdays and Fridays
Communication book
s and regular texts
Meetings as needed
Ensuring transition between teachers is seamless for students learning and educational requirements

5. Communication with parents
Parent/Teacher interviews offered weeks 7 and 8 - bookings can be made via SOBS
Written report card sent home at the end of Term Two
Formal interviews offered around this time to report on each child’s progress
End of Year Report sent home in December
Space for homework communication on the homework sheet
s may be used for general questions
You may also pop in after school to see us

6. Morning Routine
Students are expected to independently complete the following morning routines when they enter at 8:30am:-
Put water bottle in tray and lunch box in fridge
Leave fruit break on desk
Change reader if needed
Sharpen pencils and tidy desk
Take out an activity from finishing folder when all of these jobs are done

7. Refreshments/Lunch Encourage healthy eating habits
Brain break of fruit or vegetable snack about 9:30am
Students eat brain break while continuing their learning
Eating times are 10:45am and 1:05pm
Tuckshop can be ordered online or sent in a labelled brown paper bag
Tuckshop is delivered first break

8. Incursions and Excursions
There will be a number of incursions/excursions throughout the year
You will be notified via notes sent home including costs

9. Classroom rules
Rules are displayed on the whiteboard and discussed regularly
All rules are related to the values of Aspley East State School
Students have chosen personal goals related to these classroom rules

10. Classroom behaviour system
3EA Rewards Shop (with pretend money)
$30 – prize
$50 – 20 minutes computer time
$100 – Teaching time role
Whole class reward system where students learn to work collaboratively to achieve a reward as a group

11. High Five

12. Special days Monday – Assembly 8:45am Tuesday – Religion
Wednesday – Computers and Library Borrowing
Thursday – Music
Friday – PE 8:45am

13. Creating Happy Homework Habits
Homework each week will consist of:
spelling from Year 3 list
sentences
number facts
reader
Reading to be completed each night
Homework taken home on Monday and due on Fridays

14. Reading – at home Reading with your child:
Readers, library books, suitable books from home, Sunshine Classics
Child reads to parent/carer
Child reads to themselves and seeks support for unknown words
Child reads to themselves and retells to parent/carer what the book/chapter was about
Child reads to parent/carer 2 nights and to themselves the other 2 nights

15. Spelling
Students will extend their spelling knowledge through games, weekly spelling activities including a spelling test, revision of vocabulary previously taught and extension of vocabulary during literacy activities

16. CAFÉ Program
The students participate in the school’s CAFE Reading Program which develops:
C - Comprehension
A - Accuracy
F - Fluency
E - Expanding Vocabulary
Students will be doing reading activities daily

17. Maths Year 3 Maths is based on the ACARA mathematics program
Mathematics strands include: number and algebra; measurement and geometry; statistics and probability
Children complete problem solving activities daily
Students are expected to learn their 2, 3, 5 and 10 multiplication and division facts - home practice will help
Students are also expected to develop their mental computation skills and will be learning a new strategy for mental maths each week
Extension activities are also available

18. Key Learning Areas Science: living and non–living things
History: Australian celebrations and commemorations
Geography: Australia and surrounding countries
Arts: semester 1 - media and art
Technology: planning, designing and creating a product

19. English and Writing
We have a strong focus at Aspley East on neat bookwork so cursive writing is introduced and taught as an active process, not just copying into handwriting textbook
Children write every day and are also taught time management skills for completing writing tasks within set time frames

20. Computers
Students are provided with 30 minutes of computer time weekly
Two key focus areas in Semester 1
learning how to create a PowerPoint presentation
how to use the Mathletics program

21. Goal Setting All students will have three goals relating to:
1. Literacy
2. Mathematics
3. Behaviour/Social Skill
Students have identified their own goals to work towards with support

22. NAPLAN
NAPLAN – a point in time test that will be held in Term Two from 9th to 11th May
Prior to NAPLAN, All students will have participated in practice tests
Results will be released later in the year
On test days please make sure your child has had a good sleep and healthy breakfast

23. Final thoughts
We value and praise personal strengths and attributes as well as academic achievements
It is an honour and a privilege to be your child’s teachers this year
We look forward to working together with you to further your child’s education
Thank you for coming

24. Any Questions?