Over the course of the year, students have had many opportunities to build their writing skills. This term, we have begun revising persuasive writing and students have been busy researching our new topic, Spiders vs snakes – which is more dangerous? which links to our science unit from last term. We have recapped what a persuasive text should include and […Read more]
Dear Parents, Welcome to our first edition for Term 4. Here is what we are learning about this term: English We have started reading a class novel titled ‘Misery Guts’ by Morris Gleitzman. This book tells the story of a rather unusual, in fact remarkable, boy named Keith who one day decides that his parents are far too serious about […Read more]
Wow! What a Term Year 3 have had. The amount of work we have managed to pack into 9 weeks has been nothing short of a miracle. From public speaking to Book Week, to our incursion with Jurassic Garage and Camp, it’s fair to say that Term 3 has been our biggest term yet. Here is a brief snapshot of […Read more]
Welcome to our next edition of the Year 3 Newsletter. Our classrooms have certainly been overbrimming with learning and investigations. English We are wrapping up the study of our book, Ziba Came on a Boat. The students are starting to understand from which perspective a story is being told and have empathised with the plight of Ziba and her family from […Read more]
Another busy fortnight in Year 3 comes to a close as we hit the almost halfway mark of Term 3 (!!!). Here is a recap of what we have been learning about and what’s in store for the coming weeks: English Public Speaking As part of our Public Speaking Unit, students have been starting to write and present their own […Read more]
The Year 3’s current mathematics investigation required students to create a maths multiplication quiz for people in various age groups, then mark and record the results. The secondary mathematics department was kind enough to allow the Year 3 students to quiz the Year 8 students. The quiz focused only on multiplication. Year 3’s have been learning about the basics of […Read more]
Another week comes to a close, and what a busy week it has been in Year 3! Here is a brief recap of Week 2, and what we have to look forward to in Week 3: English We started this term by reading ‘Ziba Came on a Boat’ and in groups, we sequenced some images from the text in order. […Read more]
Parents, Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend the student led conferences. I know the students were extremely happy to show you around our classroom and for you to see all their hard work. Have a look through the Learning Journey over the holidays and ask them about some of the work they are proud of […Read more]
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