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Homework

Assigned Matific work

Stick Matific login in cards in HW books

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The 21st Century Thinking Skills & Super Heroes 

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The 21st Century Thinking Skills & Super Heroes 

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Stick the super heroes in Life Skills books, Label each and write what each of their super powers are. Keep it short! most important

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Main idea and summarising Reading Comprehension Worksheet (1)

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Page 8 - 12 (5 pages)

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Rotation 1: NumberSense Workbook

Rotation 2: Base ten blocks - place value: building numbers, breaking up numbers, bonds - white boards

Rotation 3: iPads - Assigned Matific work: Assign your own class's matific class work, please choose patterns, odd/ even. ordinal numbers and/or comparing (This then covers planning)

Rotation 4: Blocks or Building things

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Letters g + q

Literacy Books

Please use correct format of date:

Day of week, day month year

e.g. Monday, 20 January 2025

Check for left handed children

Correct posture

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Back of Math Books

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Year and weekly planning:

Who is doing the next three weeks:

Kyla weeks - 4-6

Modjadji weeks - 7-9

Megan weeks - 10 - end

LSEN:

Please start adding you LS/ behavioural kids - check bridging meeting notes, Ed Admin, etc.

Check if all kids are there; bridging meeting

Gradebook:

Get started xx

Market Day:

Let's start thinking of how we'd like to do this; Remember to invite senior college kids to come buy ahead of time- they loved buying last year- just need to arrange this with Claude!!

More toys and baked goods

3M: Cooldrink, icies, slushice, ice-cream

3V: Food + baked goods

3K: Ice-creams? (Mockford) Chips/ Sweets/ Toys (bubbles/ balls/ slime)

Blueberry Heights Trip: 5th of Feb

Check responses

Blueberry picking - in groups

5K walk - Shall we do a scavenger hunt?

picnic and games - last year the kids got a little bored, I'll think of some games to play

Coffee and snacks- reminder for staff to take along some cash, if they want to. Otherwise pack own snacks.

Sensitivity about finance - hot lunch: Teachers should not be involved in hot lunch and Karri App- if a child says they do hot lunch, let them go and communicate with Reneilwe; May only send general reminders about Karri things as communicated

Friendship Day / Kindness Month - Each term there should be a focus on bullying/ kindness/ friendship; Valentine’s day will be celebrated as 'friendship day'; Starting with 3V assembly- focused on the non negotiables, 2 and 3

Inclusion Day - none for Grade 3

Rotations Feedback - IT lab log in: Jpuser J123098p

Year Plans and Weekly Prep - no changes yet, can continue using Padlet

Timetables - Remind teachers - M xx

FunCom - Date change, 6 Feb! More info to follow

Registers - Strict by 8h00 -

Birthday money - reminder !!

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Writing Activity 1

All about my school, facts, what I love, what I wish was different, etc

Writing Activity 2

Listen to set of instructions- Give a set of instructions that the children have to follow and write/ draw in their books. Check attached below for an example.

Writing Activity 3

Past tense & present tense :

Change words from present to past, and visa versa

Write sentences on the board, children then re-write in another tense

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Nessy Reading Strategy | The -ed song  | Learn Past Tense | Educational Song | Learn to Read

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Nessy Writing Strategy | Irregular Verbs | Learn to Write

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Phonics -Dive Sounds: a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e

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Phonics -Dive Sounds: a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e

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Chunking and Coding:

White boards/ belly your board

Workbooks:

Use the attached word list to map words with your children.

Check for understanding- do they know what the words mean and how to use them in sentences

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Telling the time- discuss classroom clock, daily schedule, morning and night schedules etc.

Telling the time - PowerPoint - hour/ half hour

Time worksheets

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Rotation 1: Sight Words - level 1 for readers (Ole)

Divide sight word cards into packs of 10 or more.

Children read through words and pass to the person on their left, until they have read all the words (bundles)

Flash words, first one to say word, wins the card. Most cards, wins the game.

Rotation 2: Paired reading (Guided Reading)

Knees to knees, elbows to elbows

same reader each OR share reader between

Match pace- not too fast or slow.

Ask each other questions when done.

Rotation 3: Written comprehension (Teacher- comprehension skills)

Read passage, read questions, read + highlight, answer in full.

Rotation 4: Puzzles

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Time - hour/ half hour (Classroom clock, daily schedule at school)

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Time - hour/ half hour (Classroom clock, daily schedule at school)

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Main idea and summarising Reading Comprehension Worksheet

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Additional Words:

complete

sunshine

fireplace

perfume

tadpole

Dictation sentence:

The white mouse hid in a huge hole near the gate.

white, huge, hole, gate

Capital letter and full stop

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Weekly planning - 23 Feb-13 March

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Please send Afrikaans workbooks to my class xx

Afrikaans lesson:

Greeting

All about our school

Oxford Storieboom:

Oxford characters

Dit is...

"Mamma en Pappa gaan uit"

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Mitchell House Grade 3 Year Plan 2026.docx

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Check responses xx

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Grade 3 learners will be going on a trip to Blueberry Heights in Haenertsburg on the the 5th of February.

Learners must please be at school at 07:15. Busses will depart at 07:30 and will be back at school around 13:30.

Please pack a healthy lunchbox and enough water, as well as ensure children have sunblock on. Hats are a good idea as we are going on a short walk through the forrest. H ot lunch children will receive a packed lunch upon arrival back at school. Please pack enough food if your child is not doing Hot Lunch.

We can't wait to enjoy a day in nature with your children! 🌲🍃

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Grade 3 learners will be going on a trip to Blueberry Heights in Haenertsburg on the the 5th of February. Learners must please be at school at 07:15. Busses will depart at 07:30 and will be back at school around 13:30. Please pack a healthy lunchbox and enough water, as well as ensure children have sunblock on.

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1. Assessments:

Maths

NumberSense pages:

Book 9:

Counting: Pages 9, 17, 26

Number Manipulation: Pages 14, 15, 18

PS: Pages 10, 18, Task

Formative assessment

Book 10:

Counting: Pages 7, 18, 19

NM: Pages 8. 20. 23

PS: Pages 6, 11, 21

Patterns: 2 Tasks

Time: 2 Tasks

Money: 1 Task

Formative Assessment

Baseline

Literacy:

Baseline -

Reading - Kyla rubric

Comprehension skills - 2 Tasks p term

Writing - 2 Tasks, 1 p term

Language - Grammar book (Geraldine)

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Kyla - boats

Megan - bridges

Modjadji - birds

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Reader: I dare you

FOCUS:

Understanding the differences between truth or dare. Understanding safety.

predicting what will happen next.

Identifying punctuation marks.

Indentidying different characters in the story.

Knowing what is right and wrong.

Learner Support:

Focusing on past tense.

Identifying which sentence/ words change

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-Introduction to Robotics and Coding

-All about Robots Worksheet

-Pattern Recognition (CAPS WORKBOOK 1) p4,5

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Die klaskamer. Afrikaanse opvoedkundige videos.  Klara kyk na woordeskat van die klaskamer

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Reminder: Renier walk about, class tidy and clean

R60 to SG

Book meeting with Kerry Spratt (TLC)

Feb is kindness and friendship month

Prep Post -> changed to Newsletter; send all photo's ect. to me- I add everything in the folder for Gr.3

Reminder to put extra lesson names on Drive

Update LSEN- check NB