Changing Environments, Persuasion and Year 3 ICT Parents' Workshop

Thank you to all those who helped make a success of our very hastily arranged Halloween day. We had lots of fun and the children looked stunning in their costumes. There are a few photos here:

https://drive.google.com/a/bisphuket.ac.th/folderview?id=0ByHAeDlCKdaHSnVFSFlRS1Yxak0&usp=sharing

Our current theme is Changing Environments where the children are looking at how things change and why they change. This is a geography theme in which, this week, the children have been studying maps and plans and looking at Google Earth. There is more information here:

https://sites.google.com/a/bisphuket.ac.th/year3/themes/locating-ourselves-and-others

In Numeracy they have been using coordinates and compass directions linking to our theme. More information here:

https://sites.google.com/a/bisphuket.ac.th/year3/subjects/numeracy

In Literacy we have been studying persuasive writing including persuasive letters, adverts and structure arguments. More information here:

https://sites.google.com/a/bisphuket.ac.th/year3/subjects/literacy/persuasive-texts

Year 3 ICT parent workshop

We would like to invite you to a Year 3 parent workshop on ICT.

Date: Tuesday 10th November
Time: 8:10am until 9am
Place: 3MW classroom

In this workshop we will take you through some of the different applications we use in Year 3 with particular emphasis on how to access them and support children at home.

Other dates:

Football tournament on the 6th and 7th November.
Primary Library pyjama party on 4th November. Places are already filled for this.

Parent consultations, cross country and teacher training

This week sees parent consultations all week. If you have not yet booked an appointment then please do so using the online booking system.

We intend to have the cross country run on Wednesday as was planned last week. Children will need their colour team kits, hats, sun cream and water bottles. Also, a reminder that they should bring a change of clothes just in case they need it. 

Friday is a training day so students should not attend school. 

This week we are exploring the changes that have happened around school over the last few years. This will form an introduction to our theme 'People change their environment for different reasons.' 

Children will have an extra numeracy sheet included as part of their homework so they can practise the addition and subtraction skills they have learned. 

Cross country is postponed

We have had to postpone tomorrow's cross country event due to the pollution. We will try to schedule the event for next week.

Cross country and parent consultations

We have come to end of our Light and Shadow theme and we are very pleased with what the children have learned and the enthusiasm they brought to this topic. We are now going to spend this week focusing on our Literacy unit of Spud Murphy and preparing the ground for our next theme that we previously called 'Locating Ourselves and Others'. In this theme the children learn about maps, plans and atlases, drawing their own maps and using them in meaningful ways. We are changing the focus of the theme this year to include the big idea 'People change their environment for different reasons.' This is not an environmental theme but a study of changing environments and landscapes and the reasons for change.

Last week, 3MW set up their personal blogs. You can get links to all the student's blogs here:

https://sites.google.com/a/bisphuket.ac.th/year3/children-s-work/children-s-blogs

Other year 3 classes will be starting their blogs soon.

In Numeracy we are moving on to the study of grids and coordinates in preparation for the new unit of work. In Art we are going to complete the lanterns the children started, using the collage techniques they have learned. 

Wednesday morning is the cross country run. It starts first thing and continues until break. The children need their colour teams kits, hats, water bottles and sun cream. Could you also please pack a complete change of clothes just in case they need it.

Next week there are parent consultations running throughout the week. The details will be sent home this week.