Year 3 News

From Lizzie, Year 3 teacher

Green Thumb Grade Threes! 

This term we have begun gardening in Grade 3. We are so lucky to have the wonderful Tess teach us. So far we have relocated snails to the compost, planted some sweet potatoes, found bugs with our magnifying glasses and watched pollinators in action. We can't wait to see what else we get up to in the garden. Remember always walk quietly through the garden so the pollinators aren't being disturbed. This way we can make sure there is lots of yummy fruit to be eaten! 

Breaking News! Which article would you like to read? 

Snails have been rescued by some dedicated gardeners! 

Mystery helpers have been spotted tending to the gardens this term. Can you help us solve the mystery of who they are!? 

Year Threes are doing gardening in Term 4 for the first time this year! 

Snails had a party over the school holidays! 

New species of bug spotted in NMPS Gardens! 

Snails forced to eat greens and read newspapers after gorging on delicious treats all holidays 

Gardening Vocabulary 

Grafting - This is when you take off a branch from one tree and add it to another branch. Note both trees must be from the same family. This process is called grafting and as a result you get both of the fruits on a new tree. 

Forming - This is when something becomes something else. For example a seed forms a tree and a bud forms a flower. 

Pollinators - Different insects that bring nectar from flowers to other flowers which helps the trees to grow fruit. One example is a bee buzzzzzzz. 

Reviews 

“It’s pretty fun because I get to use the magnifying glasses and you can see a bunch of stuff like little bugs and leaves” - George 

“It was fun to pick up the snails and put them back in the compost” -Grace 

“I liked when we dug a hole to put the sweet potatoes in the soil” - Imran 

“I really like the magnifying glasses because you can see things in so much detail like I even saw little bits of fur on the spider’s legs. It is like when you use a pen to add more detail to a drawing” - Oliver 

“I love gardening because I can plant new stuff and we can learn about the insects and what they do” -  Zema

Fun Fact 

Did you know... snails are able to regrow their shells!? If you are relocating a snail don't worry if you accidentally cause a little break as these clever critters are able to heal their shells. If you look closely you might be able to see some snails with scars on their shells. 

Riddle: 

What has a foot but has no legs? 

Answer: A snail!