Year 3

Welcome to Term 3! Can you believe we are already over halfway through the year? We are so proud of all that our students have accomplished so far and look forward to discussing their progress at our Parent/Teacher interviews on Monday and Tuesday.

Important Dates:

4th August - Year 3-6 Assembly

13th August - Curriculum Day (no students at school)

15th August - Crazy Sock Day (gold coin donation)

18th August - Book Week dress up

21st August - Author Visit

25th August - Whole School Assembly

27th August - Year 3 Science incursion

8th September - Year 3-6 Assembly

16th & 17th September - Production

18th September - Last day of Term 3

19th September - Curriculum Day (no students at school)

Book Week

Book Week is coming up! Our Book Week Parade will be held on Monday 18th August. The theme this year is Book an Adventure. Students are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite book character. 

On Thursday 21st August, we will welcome Mark Wilson, an award-winning author and illustrator, to speak with students about reading, writing, and the inspiration behind his stories. His visit will be a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the world of professional authors. Families will have the option to purchase Mark's books for him to sign - more details are on the Literacy page of this newsletter. 

ICAS Competition

If your child is completing any of the ICAS competitions, please take note of the week in which they will occur:

Week 3 - Writing

Week 4 - English

Week 5 - Spelling

Week 6 - Maths

Forces in Motion:

To complement this term's science-based Inquiry unit, we have an incursion booked called 'Forces in Motion'. This powerful, fast-paced session will frame students understanding of forces and how they interact. Students will learn the role of gravity, friction and magnetism in making objects move faster than the speed of sound. Payments will be organised through Compass - please keep your eye out for further information coming soon.

In the Classroom:

Literacy:

This week we have been looking at figurative language, specifically similes. We worked together to match up a collection of phrases, such as 'as easy as... ABC' and 'as green as... grass'. Students also had the opportunity to create their own versions of similes. Here are some of their ideas:

• "As happy as a duck in water." - Rusindi
• "As cool as a rockstar." - Ella
• "As quick as a rain drop." - Elena
• "As happy as a dog in dog food." - Alfie
• "As cool as an ice cube wearing sunglasses." - Jonathan

Maths:

During some work on fractions, students were asked to create a picture using exactly 100 squares. After colouring their picture, they worked out how to express each colour as a fraction, and many also converted to decimals and percentages. Here are some examples of this creative maths work: