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Welcome to Term 3

Welcome back to Term 3! We hope all families enjoyed a relaxing and restful break and had the opportunity to spend quality time together. The students have returned refreshed and ready for an exciting term ahead. There are many wonderful learning opportunities, events and activities planned throughout the term. We can't wait to share another fantastic term with our school community.

Inquiry

This term, students will be unleashing their inner directors as we dive into the world of Stop-Motion Animation! This hands-on unit will challenge them to think creatively as they explore different ways to tell stories and bring their ideas to life.

Throughout the term, the students will:

• Plan & Script: Create a simple narrative and learn how to map it out using a storyboard.
• Design & Build: Construct their own unique characters and mini production sets.
• Produce & Edit: Learn the art of frame-by-frame photography and editing using the Stop Motion Studio application.

We can't wait to see their final films hit the "big screen" later this term!

Literacy

In Literacy, we have begun reading our new class novel, Charlotte's Web. Students are enjoying immersing themselves in the story and learning new vocabulary connected to the text. As we read, we are exploring the characters and settings by thinking about what they look like, feel like and act like, using evidence from the story to support our ideas. Later in the term, students will use their understanding of characters, settings and narrative structure to plan and write their own imaginative narratives. We are looking forward to seeing their creativity shine through their writing.

Numeracy

Year 4 Term 3 units: 2D Shape, Data Representation and Investigations, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division and Angles

Year 3 Term 3 units: Multiplication and Division, Angles, Time Telling, 3D Objects, Addition & Subtraction

Year 3's have enjoyed making physical group of a quantity and turning these groups into an equation and making bard models to represent multiplication and division.

Education in Faith

This term, our Faith studies will guide students to look outward at the world and reflect on how they can make a positive impact. We will be diving into the life and inspiring travels of our patron saint, St Francis Xavier, exploring how his missionary work helped grow the early Catholic Church. The students will reflect on his teachings to discover real, practical ways they can show discipleship within our own school and parish community today.

Alongside this history, we will be exploring Catholic Social Teaching values, such as caring for the poor and treating everyone equally, to help us make fair and caring choices.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Debbie Terry and Miss Jane