English

In English we will be exploring the texts The Stone Lion, A Lion in Paris, A Lion in London, and a Lion in New York. We will consider how authors tell stories using characters, justify predictions, compare text features and discuss audience and purpose. Afterwards, using the knowledge gained about Paris, we will move into writing to inform leading to our Travel Expo at the end of the term. Students will continue to read at home and in class to develop fluency and expression as well as to learn to find and apply meaning to texts.

In writing students will learn to write and analyse informative texts. THRASS has been incorporated into the spelling program and they are learning to listen carefully to sounds in words and identify how letter combinations are connected to sounds. Students will continue to develop their ability to proofread for errors and apply their spelling and punctuation knowledge. They continue to learn and apply grammar concepts and are developing their handwriting skills to form letters in preparation for joining.

Mathematics

During Mathematics students will continue to look at measurement through length and further our knowledge of number through fraction work. They will explore 2D shapes, more specifically special quadrilaterals. Students will continue to revise aspects of number including pattern, algebra, and place value. Students will continue to explore multiplication and will focus on learning their times tables and applying their knowledge to various tasks including worded problems. Students are encouraged to practise their times tables and skip counting at home to build and consolidate these skills. Practise makes perfect: To learn your times tables practise skip counting, roll two dice or flip two cards and multiply them, make yourself a set of flashcards or pick one set of times tables to master for the week.

History/Geography

In History we take a step back in time to the beginning of Australia. We explore early Indigenous Australia to gain an understanding of what life was like before colonisation. We look at the life, culture and traditions of Indigenous Australians including clothing, weapons and the Dreamtime to gain an insight into how colonisation was to dramatically impact their life. Australia was a great mysterious continent that many sought to discover, students learn about some of the explorers and great voyages that came to be the Indigenous Australian’s “first contact” with Europeans and the voyages that led to Australia’s discovery by Captain Cook and the first white inhabitants arrival in Australia.

Science and Technology

Ever wondered what a shadow is? How does it get there? What is the difference between night and day? Year 3 students will ponder, hypothesize and experiment around this concept in Science and Technology this term. They will learn about our solar system and the role of the Earth, Sun and Moon in creating night and day.

Music

Students will gain an understanding of the history of music at the Olympic games. Some of the areas included are Fanfares, John Williams, the Olympic theme song, host country theme songs and National Anthems.

Students will also deepen their understanding of formal notation and continue to play together, deepening their knowledge of formal notation and performance through learning the recorder.

PDHPE

In Term 3, the Year 3 students will enjoy leaping, landing and rolling into the Gymnastics and Dance unit. They’ll also explore sports such as basketball, hockey and netball in more depth which will see them continue to develop specific fundamental movement skills including dribbling, passing, trapping and shooting and learn about different team strategies. Paramount to the students’ learning will be to grasp how empathy can have a positive impact on our relationships, why nutrition is important to our wellbeing and how a growth mindset can improve our resilience will be main themes throughout the lessons.

Italian

Benvenuti/welcome to Term 3 Italiano. This term we will be covering a range of different key questions for each year level as follows:

Year 3- Qual è il tuo passatempo preferito? Hai un gioco preferito? Hai un giocattolo preferito? What’s your favourite pastime? Do you have a favourite game? Do you have a favourite toy?

As always we will be teaching the children the key questions through songs, stories, games, visuals, reading, writing and speaking and listening experiences to extend their vocabulary, understanding and pronunciation.

Grazie,

Maestra Rachele

Visual Arts

In Visual Arts this term the students will be creating a range of pieces that reflect our Science and Technology Unit of Night and Day. They will use various mediums to design moonscapes, solar systems and rockets. The students will design small rockets and make a stop motion movie. Students will create a Vincent Van Gogh piece based on his artwork, Starry Night using oil pastels. They will also create abstract portraits of the early explorer they have chosen for their History project based on the works of artists, Pablo Picasso and Paul Clee.

Pastoral Care

In Pastoral Care Year 3 students have been looking at concepts of resilience, self-esteem and perseverance. They have looked at classroom expectations focussing on respect, listening and being self-motivated learners. We continue to focus on choice theory through Doug Dragster and The Get Happier Project to allow them to build social skills and reflect on their actions and behaviour.

Homework

Weekly homework sheets will be given out on Monday and are due on Friday. Worksheets are to consolidate learned concepts and should be able to be completed independently. In addition, Year 3 students are expected to prepare their fortnightly Talking Topic. Students are encouraged to develop their writing skills and practise their speaking skills such as intonation and voice projection. Reading of a variety of texts must be occurring regularly and be registered in diaries at least 4 nights a week by the student. Weekly spelling words should also be practised in preparation for tests, which occur on Friday.

MAG Primary Newsletter Year 3

Honour and Excellence

Term 3 2021 · 23 Jul 2021

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