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Term 2 Week 4

Year 3 Newsletter

Welcome to Week 4 of Term 2!

Literacy:

This week, students explored the fascinating world of the anglerfish and used their research to write detailed information reports. Throughout this task, students focused on organising their writing into clear sections and including important facts about the anglerfishes' appearance, habitat, diet, and unique adaptations. They worked hard to use topic-specific vocabulary, informative headings, and complete sentences to present their learning in an engaging and informative way. It has been wonderful to see students growing in confidence when writing non-fiction texts and learning how to present factual information in a clear and structured format.

Following our zoo excursion next week, students will begin an exciting new writing task where they will select an animal of their choice to research and create their own independent information report. They will use observations and facts gathered during the excursion, along with additional classroom research, to deepen their understanding of animal features, habitats, diets, and life cycles. We are looking forward to seeing the students apply the skills they have been developing to a topic they are personally interested in.

Phonics:

Week	Focus	Example words
Week 1	111 Rule	Madly Clapped Runner taping
Week 2	111 Rule	Dripped Splashed Strapped Shopped
Week 3	111 Rule	foggy Stunning Trotting Cunning
Week 4	Homophones 1	Ball Bawl Knot Not
Week 5	SFE + suffix rule	lovely homeless shameful hugely
Week 6	SFE + suffix rule	Hopeful Gamer Trembling Rescuer
Week 7	Homophones 2	heel – heal – he’ll
Week 8	L stuffs it all	Fall stall always almost
Week 9	Homophones 3	meat meet flour flower
Week 10	Homophones 4	which - witch

Maths:

In Maths, the year 3 students are currently developing their understanding of measurement, with a focus on using and comparing metric units of length. Students are learning to measure, compare, estimate, and order lengths using millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm), metres (m), and kilometres (km). They are building their understanding of when and why different units are used, as well as developing practical measuring skills through hands-on activities and real-world problem solving.

Throughout this unit, students are practising how to choose appropriate measuring tools, read scales accurately, and record measurements using the correct unit. They are also exploring how to estimate lengths before measuring and comparing the reasonableness of their answers. These skills help students build strong foundational knowledge in measurement and develop confidence applying maths to everyday situations.

Weeks 1-2

Weeks 3-4

Week 5

Week 6-7

Weeks 8-9

Fractions

VC2M3N03

Length

VC2M3M01, VC2M3M02

Pattern

VC2M3N09

Data representation

VC2M3ST01, VC2M3ST02

Addition and subtraction 2

VC2M3N04, VC2M3N06

Science

This term in Science, students will be learning about living, non-living and once-living things. They will explore the features of living things, such as the need for food, water and air, and how to group and classify different things in the world around them.

Students will also investigate life cycles of plants and animals, learning how living things grow and change over time. They will compare different life cycles (such as insects, mammals and plants) and begin to understand that some living things go through significant changes, while others develop more gradually.

A key focus of this unit will be understanding that offspring are similar to their parents, but not identical, helping students recognise patterns in how living things grow and reproduce.

Extra Announcements:

Please send any photos from home to your child's classroom teacher
Zoo excursion Tuesday week 5
School photos Monday week 7
Swimming Monday- Thursday week 9 & 10

Photos