Dear Parents / Carers,

This newsletter is designed to inform you of what your child will be learning in Grade 3 classrooms in the coming week. We will be sharing with you important dates, curriculum topics, ways you can help at home, etc.

Upcoming dates

Monday February the 26th and Thursday the 29th	Parent Teacher Interviews
Monday March the 11th	Labor Day
Wednesday March the 13th	NAPLAN begins
Thursday March the 14th	Community Picnic
Tuesday March the 19th	Colour Run
Thursday March the 21st	Harmony Day
Thursday March the 28th	Last day of term

Important Reminders

Don’t forget hats in Term 1 and Term 4.
Ensure that your child reads every night for 15-20 minutes.
Classroom doors open at 8:35am each morning. It is an expectation that all students will read for 10 minutes at the start of each school day. Classroom instruction begins at 8:45am.
Student diaries should be signed each night and brought to school every day.
Record the total running nights of reading each night in the school diary.
Bring blue satchel to school every day.
Art smocks are to be brought to school.
Nude food (no wrappers in lunch box).
Brain food is water and a small piece of fruit/vegetable only.

ALL students and families must use the school crossing when crossing roads that surround our school.

INTEGRATED

CURRICULUM FOCUS

VOCABULARY

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING