WEEK 11

E-mail: gabadesco@chatsworth.com.sg

YEAR 3 ABADESCO
MONDAY

28 OCT.-1 NOV . 2013

Class website: http://year3abadesco.weebly.com

for U.N. Day

Swimming with Ms. Lola *bring swimming kit

All geared up

TUESDAY PE with Ms. Unso *wear PE kit to school

Unit of Inquiry
UOI 2: How We Organize Ourselves The Year 3s had a wonderful time at

Logic of English
We learned about syllables this week and found out that: (Spelling Rule 4) A, E, O and U usually say their

WEDNESDAY Mandarin with Ms. Song Music with Ms. Pittaway Library with Ms. Rich *bring Library bag

Bollywood veggies, learning about plants and how they play important roles in our on how our central idea is connected to Many of them pointed out the changes consume them. lives. After the trip, the children reflected what they learned at Bollywood Veggies. that plants go through before we use or

names at the end of the syllable. For example: p per m ter b tween pen r bot nit

THURSDAY Mufti Day Choir with Ms. Pittaway Mandarin with Ms. Song

We also looked into non-count nouns (nouns that cannot be counted) and learned a new grammar rule:

We our entering our last week for the our social skills, students will work in organize themselves by each other

How We Organize Ourselves unit. Using groups to plan their summative task and assigning roles. Using what they have

A non-count noun cannot be made plural.

found out and will find out about certain ingredients, students will complete flow charts to show processes of change of UOI journey, we will have a pizza own mini-pizzas in school.

For example: sand dust

FRIDAY
meat salt water powder

certain pizza ingredients. To celebrate our celebration on Friday! We will create our

Next week, we will start exploring the sounds of ai, ay, oi and oy, as well as articles adjectives for grammar.

Homework due Field trip letter due (National Museum)

Uncle Tony showing us around Bollywood Veggies

Completing our Discovery Hunt Challenge

IXL & Typing Pal

The children have received their usernames and passwords for their IXL and Typing Pal accounts. Use the link the from our class Weebly to access the correct websites. I explore and enjoy these useful sites!

Maths
We looked at several strategies to add two double-digit

numbers mentally. The students are learning how to explain their work using their own words. Being able to explain the strategies they use show their understanding of the addition concept. Every now and again, please ask your

hope the students are able to find time to

child to explain how he/she worked out a problem in Maths.

Dates to Remember
31 October 4-5 November 22 November 2-3 December 12 December 16 Dec. - 3 Jan. 6 January 13 January Mufti Day (smart-casual, fun dress day for students) No classes (School holiday and Teachers Professional Development) CCA & ECA Session 1 ends Bookaburra Wish List visit December Concert December Holiday Semester 2 begins CCA & ECA Session 2 begins

Year 3A IXL Certificates of Achievement

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October 11th 2013 Re: UN Day October 25th, 2013 Mufti Day October 31st, 2013

Dear Parents, We will be celebrating United Nations Day on Friday 25th of October 2013. The central idea for the day is Theres so much that we share, its time were aware, its a small world after all. It is a time for celebration, reflection and inquiry into what connects us as global citizens. Students are encouraged to dress in traditional clothes and bring in a plate of international food to share with their classmates at snack or lunch times; individual homeroom teachers will send out further information regarding this. Please keep allergies and religions in mind, labeling food with an ingredients list (for example contains nuts, pork or eggs). The day will begin at 9:00am with an International Assembly where all students will perform an item sharing music from around the world. This will be followed by a brief UN Day parade around the perimeter of the field with plenty of opportunities for photographs at this time. The CSG is coordinating a series of international stalls in the School Hall. All year levels will have an opportunity to visit these stalls throughout the morning to learn about other unique cultures of the world by viewing various artifacts, maps and interesting books, maps and items. The day will continue with individual year level inquiry activities and an Early Years cultural event. It promises to be a reflective, engaging and interesting day of celebration. If you have any questions or require further information about UN Day, please do not hesitate to contact your homeroom teacher. We hope you can join us for this event Finally, we will be having a Mufti Day at school on October 31st, 2013. This repeat event from last year is a smart-casual, fun dress day for students that just happens to coincide with Halloween!

Sincerely,

Gordon Arndt Principal garndt@chatsworth.com.sg

25 October 2013

Dear Year 3A Parents and Guardians, Our next unit of inquiry, under the Where We Are in Place and Time theme, will look into what makes Singapore a unique nation. Our central idea is: A nation is made up of many unique individuals, cultures and communities. To make our inquiry richer, we would like to take a trip to the National Museum of Singapore and take part in their Street Food Galore interactive exhibit. This will help the children understand how ordinary people have shaped Singapores multicultural landscape through food. We will make our way to the museum on Tuesday, November 12th. We plan to leave school at 9:20am and be back at school by 11:40am. Well need two parent volunteers to help chaperone the students. The cost for the trip is $18. Students will wear their school uniforms for this trip and will only need to bring a small water bottle and a light jacket. We will be back in time for lunch. Please fill out the attached forms and return by Friday, November 1st. Thank you.

Kind regards, Gracie Abadesco Year 3 Teacher

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------REPLY SLIP FOR FIELD TRIP TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE Name of child __________________________ Please check all that apply ______I am allowing my child to join the field trip and have enclosed $18 ______I am not allowing my child to join the field trip ______I am willing to join the field trip as a parent volunteer

LETTER OF AUTHORISATION AND CONSENT This form must be completed and submitted to the school for your child to be allowed to attend the field trip to: __________________________________________________ Students Name (Child/Ward) Students Year/Class Emergency Contact No. (hp) Students Medical / Dietary Concerns Alternative Pick-up / Drop-off Instructions from Parents Address of Field Trip Date(s) of Field Trip
Terms & Conditions

Students NRIC/FIN No. Students Hp

1.

To the extent permitted by law, Chatsworth International School Pte Ltd (the School), its employees or agents acting in the course of their employment, the School, its employees or agents shall not otherwise be liable to the Parent/Guardian and the Child/Ward whether in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise, for any loss or damage (including but not limited to any loss of or damage to the Child/Wards personal belongings) arising directly or indirectly from the Trip In any event and to the extent permitted by law, the School, its employees or agents shall not be liable to the Parent/Guardian and Child/Ward in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise for any loss, damage, costs or expenses of any nature whatsoever incurred or suffered by the Child/Ward and/or the Parent/Guardian (a) of an indirect or consequential nature or (b) for any economic loss.

2.

I allow / do not allow my Child/Ward to participate in Chatsworth International School Pte Ltds above trip having understood and accepted the terms and conditions set out above.

______________________________________ Name of Parent / Guardian NRIC/FIN/Passport No.: ___________________ 01/08/13

____________________________________ Signature Date: _______________________________ QP33/F05 Rev 1