Year Three Team News

Hello Year Three families,   

This week the Year 3 students have begun researching for their information report on an endangered Australian species. They will be using this research to prepare for their Oral Presentation. You will receive information about this and the date of your child’s presentation soon. Do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher if you have any questions. 

We are getting closer to our Zoo Snooze in Week 9. You should have received an email including more details. Please make sure you read the information carefully and fill in the required forms. Ask your class teacher if you are not sure about anything. Keep an eye on Compass for when you will be able to pay and consent. A reminder of the dates are as follows:

• Monday – 2nd December – 3W
• Tuesday – 3rd December – 3B
• Wednesday – 4th December – 3M

The students will attend school on the day as normal and will be dropped off outside the main entrance of the Melbourne Zoo, in the evening, where they will be greeted by their class teacher. They will spend the following day at the zoo and return to school by bus in time for normal school pick up. 

Fortnightly Curriculum Focus:

Reading: Reading a variety of Information Texts about animals and using research skills including summarising. Completing comprehension tasks on texts read.

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).

Numeracy: Money/Financial Maths: Recognise, describe, and order Australian coins according to their value.

Count and order small collections of Australian coins and notes according to their value.

Represent money values in multiple ways and count the change required for simple transactions to the nearest five cents.

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: Stress management-Students develop a definition of stress and identify the things that can cause stress for people.

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. Keep working on times tables recall.

Warm regards, 

The Year 3 team – Katja Morris (3M), Carmel Byrne (3D), Rochelle White and Mary Colangelo (3W).