Year 3 News
Reading
Our Year 3 students have been exploring the three types of connections when reading; text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world. They have thoroughly enjoyed engaging in rich discussions and sharing the connections they have made between texts and their own lives.
Students have used mentor texts by Aaron Blabey, particularly from the Pig the Pug series, which has been a big hit in the classroom. Students listened to a variety of these stories and made thoughtful connections to the characters, such as Pig the Pug and Trevor. They were able to relate the characters’ experiences to real-life situations, helping to deepen their understanding and enjoyment of reading.
“I enjoyed reading books and making text to self, text to text and text to world connections” - Indy 3A
“I learnt about connections such as text to self, text to text and text to world” - Evan 3A
Writing
This fortnight, our Year 3 students have been busy developing their writing skills. A key focus has been on grammar and punctuation, with a special emphasis on the Latin root /port/, meaning “to carry.” Students explored a range of related words such as report, porter, and deport, and had fun discovering their meanings and how they are used in different contexts.
They have also continued to build strong writing habits through regular handwriting practice and by using our Writer’s Notebooks. Students have also implemented our Inquiry topic of the First Fleet into our writing lessons and written descriptive texts to see how it would feel to be part of the First Fleet journey, the students were very creative with this task.
“I loved creating sentences on the latin root /port/” - Alyssa 3A
Maths
This fortnight, the Year 3 students have been focusing on addition. They have explored a range of strategies including friends of 20, doubles, near doubles, and vertical addition. Throughout these lessons, students have been developing their understanding of key vocabulary such as vertical and near doubles.
Students have been applying their place value knowledge to support their work with vertical addition. It has been wonderful to see some students extend their learning further by exploring regrouping in vertical addition.
“Addition is hard but its also fun, i enjoyed my teacher teaching the lesson” - Ahri 3A
“It was a fun and good math lesson” - Amy 3A
Inquiry
This fortnight, Year 3 students have learned new hand signs and finger spelling for a range of vegetables, including beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, and celery. They also explored additional handshapes such as “soon” and “plane.” Students practised using these signs with a partner and as a whole class, building their confidence and communication skills.
Social and Emotional Learning
This fortnight, Year 3 students have been developing their social and emotional learning by exploring emotions and how they are experienced at school. Students discussed different feelings they may encounter throughout the day and identified strategies to help manage these emotions in positive ways. They participated in activities that encouraged empathy, self-awareness, and respectful communication with others. Students also practised recognising emotions in themselves and their peers, building skills to support positive relationships. In the final week of the term, Year 3 students will continue to apply these strategies in the classroom and reflect on their learning.
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This fortnight, Year 3 students have learned new hand signs and finger spelling for a range of vegetables, including beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, and celery. They also explored additional handshapes such as “soon” and “plane.” Students practised using these signs with a partner and as a whole class, building their confidence and communication skills.
“I liked to learn about the things we find in our backyard” - Tyron 3A
Special Event
Harmony Day
In the last fortnight, we celebrated a very special event Harmony Day! Students came dressed in their traditional outfits, proudly representing their cultures. It was a wonderful opportunity for our students and the CPS community to come together to celebrate and learn about the rich diversity around us.
In class, we discussed how Australia is a multicultural country that welcomes people from many different backgrounds. Students explored the importance of showing respect, inclusion, and valuing one another’s cultures.
“In harmony day, we dressed up in our traditional outfits and danced with music in the parade” - Jessica 3A
Literacy Open Classroom
Last week, we had the wonderful opportunity to open our classrooms to families, inviting them to visit and observe our literacy lessons in action. It was a fantastic way for families to see the different types of learning that take place during our literacy block.
Our students demonstrated great resilience and responsibility, showcasing how we learn and work together in the classroom. They also enjoyed the special opportunity to engage and collaborate with their parents and carers.
