Tremendous 3
Term 1 Week 2
Year 3 Newsletter
Welcome to Week 2 of Term 1!
Welcome back! We’ve had a fantastic start to the school year. The students have been busy creating our classroom expectations and setting shared goals for how we want our class to be. They have also been working hard to set their own personal goals to focus on this term. It has been wonderful getting to know each of the students, and we are really looking forward to a positive and exciting year ahead together.
Literacy:
This term in Literacy, students will be reading Nim’s Island. Our focus will be on writing an exciting adventure narrative inspired by the story. We will also be exploring new and interesting vocabulary and working on building our reading fluency to support confidence and understanding.
Phonics focus for the term:
Week | Phonics Focus | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Week 3 | Rabbit pattern | better, bottom,matter |
| Week 4 | Rabbit pattern | hobby, cubby, rabbit |
| Week 5 | Not rabbit | cabin, robin, habit |
| Week 6 | Open syllables | human,basic,secret |
| Week 7 | Open syllables | motor, creative, torpedo |
| Week 8 | Open syllables vs rabbit pattern | dollar, major, bacon |
| Week 9 | The “ors” | poor, pour, flaws, floors |
| Week 10/11 | i → y (not at the end) | try, cry, pry |
| Week 10/11 | i → y (not at the end) | spy, dry, fry |
Maths focus for the term
| Week 2 | Counting and Place Value |
| Week 3 | Counting and Place Value |
| Week 4 | Addition and Subtraction |
| Week 5 | Addition and Subtraction |
| Week 6 | Time |
| Week 7 | Time |
| Week 8 | Multiplication/Divsion |
| Week 9 | Multiplication/Divsion |
| Week 10 | Multiplication/Divsion |
Inquiry
This term, students will explore Australia’s history by learning about the contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, including the Europeans, and the effects these interactions had on people and the environment.
They will investigate the story of the First Fleet, sequence key events, and explore different perspectives and experiences from the past. Students will ask questions, research, and learn to identify facts and opinions while respectfully sharing their ideas.
Students will present their learning through a range of digital and hands-on tasks and reflect on how the past connects to issues today.
Extra Announcements:
- Please send any photos from home to your child's classroom teacher
- Hats are required in Term 1
