Year 3 Update
Hillsmeade Primary School
3A - Mrs Oakley
3B- Mrs Dorman
3C- Mrs Middlebrook
3D- Mrs Camilleri
3D - Mrs Patolo
3A - Mrs Oakley
3B- Mrs Dorman
3C- Mrs Middlebrook
3D- Mrs Camilleri
3D - Mrs Patolo
Our Learning – Weeks 8 & 9
English
- Plan, draft and publish persuasive writing using clear ideas and appropriate sentence types.
- Develop basic typing skills by practising accurate keyboard use and typing short sentences.
- Identify and use verbs to understand how actions work in sentences.
- Recognise different types of nouns and apply correct capitalisation for proper nouns.
- Build simple sentences using a capital letter, subject, verb and correct punctuation.
Maths
- Estimate, measure and compare height (how tall), length (how long) and width (how wide) using centimetres.
- Estimate, measure and compare using metres.
- Estimate and measure the mass of objects using grams and kilograms.
SEL
- Students are working through Respectful Relationships lessons.
- Understanding how to cope with strong emotions, how we can work through angry feelings and how to resolve conflict through making apologies.
Inquiry
- Students are learning about belonging in religious, cultural and community groups and how this creates our identity and promotes diversity.
Events and Reminders
Hats Reminder- Just a friendly reminder that students MUST wear hats until April and after September. Please check with your child that they have a school hat and are bringing it to school daily. If they don't have a hat, they will have to play under the shade sails.
Drink Bottles - Please remind your child to bring a drink bottle to school daily so that they have easy access during class learning time.
Family Fun Night- Monday 23rd March. Students must be accompanied by an adult.
SRC Dress Up- Friday 27th March. Students dress up as something beginning with the first letter of their name.
Ongoing Reporting
Students will be completing their final Place Value assessment in the coming weeks to showcase their learning throughout Term 1. This will be uploaded on Wednesday 1st April on compass under Ongoing Reporting.
Please make sure to log onto compass and look at your child's Learning Tasks and see their hard work in their Maths learning.
Celebrations!
The Year 3 students have completed their first NAPLAN assessments of their schooling! We are so incredibly proud of the resilience, persistence and positive attitude that our students displayed throughout this period!
Hillsmeade Heroes
At assembly in Week 7, our Hillsmeade Heroes were:
3A: Aahaan and Kashira
3B: Vini and Xavier
3C: Indie and Sean
3D: Janat and Ethan
Year 3's working on their place value
