Year Three Team News

Hello Year Three families,   

We hope you have all had a relaxing break and got the chance to recharge and enjoy some lovely weather. It has been great to see our wonderful Year 3 students settling back into the school routines. We look forward to a busy and productive Term 4.

Last week, Suzette, the ranger from Hobsons Bay Council visited each of our classrooms to talk about endangered species in our area to kick start our Term 4 Inquiry unit, ‘Endangered Species. What Can We Do?’

We are getting closer to our Zoo Snooze in Week 9. More details will follow soon via Compass. A reminder of the dates are as follows:

• Monday 27th November – 3C
• Tuesday 28th November – 3D
• Wednesday 29th November – 3R

Fortnightly Curriculum Focus:

Reading: Reading a variety of Information Texts about animals and using research skills including summarising.

Writing:  Plan, draft, edit and publish an Information text on a chosen endangered Australian animal, following the writing process. Planning and delivering an Oral Presentation about the animal chosen. (Weeks 6 to 8).

* A note will be coming home soon with a timetable including the date your child is presenting.

Numeracy: Capacity: Measure, order and compare the capacity of objects using ml and L. Time: Tell time to the minute on both analogue and digital clocks.

Inquiry: Endangered Species- What Can We Do?  Focus on endangered species both in Australia and in our local area. Students have been researching information on the animal they have chosen including description, lifecycle, habitat, and diet. They will do an oral presentation to the class about their chosen animal.

Child Wise/Respectful Relationships: What do emotions look like? Strategies to find support in dealing with emotions.

HOMEWORK:

Literacy:   -   15-20 minutes of reading daily.  10 minutes of spelling practice related to the SMART spelling focus or personal words.

Numeracy: -    10 minutes of revision focusing on concepts taught at school.

Warm regards,  

The Grade 3 team - Katja Rosic (3R), Emil de Vries (3D), Mary Colangelo and Carmel Byrne (3C),