Grade 3 

Reading

In our recent reading adventures, we've embarked on an exhilarating journey to enhance our comprehension skills with captivating non-fiction texts! We've been diving into strategies like making thrilling predictions, drawing connections to other texts, and weaving in our own experiences and worldly knowledge. With NAPLAN swiftly approaching, we've ignited our preparation by immersing ourselves in practice tests, getting familiar with every twist and turn in the format and types of questions. This ensures our students are not just ready but raring to go when the big day arrives! Here's to wishing all our students the most fantastic luck for NAPLAN next week! You've got this!

 

Writing

In Writing lessons we have been getting NAPLAN-ready by practising persuasive writing, where we outline our opinion on an issue and attempt to persuade the reader through our writing. In this we have been using persuasive techniques such as rhetorical questions, emotive language and hyperbole and have had multiple opportunities to practise these skills. We have also been learning how to use evidence and facts to support our opinions and strengthen our writing, with a particular focus on organising our ideas into paragraphs. We have also continued to improve proofreading our skills, looking for spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors. We have also practised editing our work to correct these errors, as well as editing it to ensure that our sentences make sense and are well constructed. 

 

Maths

Exciting news from our recent math lessons! We've been diving into the world of fractions, exploring them with enthusiasm. Using colourful shapes and fun number collections, we've been mastering the art of fractions like pros! And guess what? We're not stopping there! We've also started our adventure with multiplication, making it super fun by turning it into repeated addition and creating cool arrays. Just like in our other subjects, we've dedicated time to tackle previous NAPLAN tests, sharpening our skills to ensure we're ready for any challenge. Remember, it's all about understanding those key words and checking our answers with confidence. Keep up the amazing work, everyone!

 

Integrated 

In Integrated, we've been on an exhilarating journey exploring the various dynamic groups that play a vital role in keeping our local community vibrant and thriving. From brave firefighters to dedicated paramedics, we've delved deep into their heroic efforts and documented the invaluable ways they support us all. But hold on tight because the adventure isn't over yet! In the weeks ahead, we're turning our focus towards the community groups we're actively involved in. Get ready to shine with your sporting clubs, celebrate culture with vibrant cultural groups, and embrace the spirit of togetherness like never before!