Year 3 News

From Lizzie, Year 3 teacher

Poetry, newsletters and news reports

This term in writing the Grade 3 students have been experimenting with some new genres. We began the term by writing "Breaking News" stories about our Term 3 holidays. In week 2 the students then chose a real life news story from Kids News to record a News Report. Students then filmed using a green screen and each class created their own Grade 3 News program.

This week students have been crafting their own poetry. After reading lots of examples of the past couple of weeks it was time to put pen to paper. Check out some of the examples below:

Nate 3D

In Hawaii a bird called a honey eater is getting a disease from mosquitos. Its almost wiped out an entire population. So lots of people are trying to (such as the ABC) are trying to save them. They only live in Hawaii and there used to be 50 species but now there are only 17. Recording the news report felt like being in the real news because I had the tie and the microphone. I also got to see myself on the TV. It felt good to see how I sent, and I think I went well.

Harriet 3E

In poetry I have mostly been writing about what I feel strongly about. I don't feel like the world is doing enough to fix racism and for justice and all of that stuff. I also write about my strong feelings and how I feel about things. For example if I'm alone one day and feeling lonely or if I'm angry. And when I am out in nature I write about nature. I've also written a poem called being stressed, it's called Memories because I was remembering.

Memories

Tears rolled down my cheek

As happiness is lost

For now I seek memories flooded in my brain

Memories of anger and pain

Rain drops patter

My emotions feel like they don't matter

My time has come to cry memories of all the times I lied

My feeling is strong

I feel like I don't belong

I sit and weep

For this step is big

Like a leap

I am feeling down

But I love my town

For now I stress

Later, I will worry about the rest

Reggie and Oliver 3C

We think they were really fun lessons. It was great how we had to memorize. It was cool that we got to use a real green screen. We got to watch each other perform. I think that was really good.