Year 3/4
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From The Team

Welcome back to Term 3!

It’s been great hearing all of the wonderful holiday stories from the students! As we start a new semester, it is a perfect opportunity to start fresh and apply all the knowledge and skills we gained in Semester 1.

In our classrooms we’ve been engaged in new learning about narratives, and the students have been excited to begin writing their own picture story books. In Maths, we’ve been learning about mapping and location, where we’ve enjoyed learning about the features of maps and exploring compass directions.

Congratulations to those students who participated in Hoop Time on Wednesday! They had an amazing day competing against other schools at the State Basketball Centre. All teams played well and our All Star Girls team were finalists. A big thank you to all those who volunteered their time to help make the day a huge success!

We are all very excited about our whole school production, Mr. Blue Sky, and have started weekly rehearsals. The students are all working hard to perfect their class dances. We can’t wait for production night.

Let’s make this term amazing!

From the Level 3/4 Team

Caz Sheaf, Caroline Foenander, Larissa Holdsworth and Sue Hartley

What We Are Learning

Reminders

Please support your child to complete their Reading Logs and homework. These are due:
- Friday 2nd August - Reading Logs
- Friday 9th August - Reading Logs and homework
Please check the notices sent home at the end of Week 1 with details of costume requirements for your child for Mr. Blue Sky (Note: these are different for each class).
Information about the Level 3/4 camp is available on Compass, including consent and payment details.

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What We Are Learning In Specialist Classes In Term 3

Visual Arts

This term Visual Arts will be taught by Mr Lachlan Byass, as Karen Coster will be on Long Service Leave for most of the term. Students will start the term learning about Keith Haring. They will create an Olympic Games collage using a Keith Haring inspired figure. Later in the term students will explore optical illusions and drawing.

Mandarin

To be advised when Ms Hou returns from Long Service Leave.

Science

During Term 3, students in Year 3/4 will be learning about natural and processed materials. They will be exploring the properties of materials and how these properties can influence their use. Students will also be investigating how different materials decompose.

Performing Arts

Students will learn to tune, name strings, and form chord shapes on the ukulele. They will understand the concept of a simple chord progression using two and three chords, and work towards changing freely between chord shapes. With these ukulele skills, students will be able to perform a selection of popular music and attempt song writing with their own lyrical and melodic ideas.

Physical Education

This term Physical Education will be taught by Mr Lachlan Byass, as Karen Coster will be on Long Service Leave for most of the term. In Week 2 students have the opportunity to participate in Hoop Time at the State Basketball Centre, and some of our students will attend Division Athletics in Week 10. This term students will learn the sports of AFL football and soccer.