Year 3

Welcome to Year 3 in 2025! We are super excited to have had such a positive start to the year with all of the students coming back smiling and ready to learn! It sounds as though everyone had a relaxing break which is very lucky - as we have a packed Term 1!

Year 3 Teaching Team

Important Dates

February

Monday 17th: Whole School Assembly (Year 1 to 6)

Thursday 20th: Icy Pole Day

Thursday 27th: Parents and Literacy Night

March

Wednesday 5th: House Athletics

Monday 10th: Labour Day Holiday (no school)

Thursday 20th: Harmony Day

Friday 21st: Colour Run

Monday 24th: Parent Teacher Interviews (More information to come)

Tuesday 25th: Parent Teacher Interviews (More information to come)

Homework Expectations, Diaries & Blue Satchels

As you hopefully know by now, students in Year 3 started homework this week. Your child should have brought home their homework books on Monday, with the list of expectations and activities that need to be completed before it is due.

This year, we use a student diary in Year 3. The diary replaces the reader cover from the junior school years. We are asking all students to record their nightly reading under the date they have read (please list the name of the book, minutes spent reading, and have a parent/guardian sign it off). This will be checked each fortnight when homework is due.

We ask that diaries come to school each day in the child's blue satchels. These satchels are handy to keep things together, put decodable reader books or library books safely into or bring home notices and pieces of work. It would be great to encourage students to get into a routine of bringing their satchel and diary to school every day.

Contacting Teachers

A reminder that if you are required to pick your child up from school during the day for any reason, to please email the classroom teacher. This will help us ensure that students are ready at the office with their bags packed.

If your child is going to be away from school for any reason, we ask you put this onto Compass, so we are aware of their absence when completing the roll in the morning.

House Athletics

House Athletics is being held on Wednesday 5th March. All information regarding this will come from our P.E Specialist teacher Clinton Walsh, and permission form and payment will be found on Compass. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to participate in a range of different sports and experiences.

Students will be asked to bring a small backpack with their snack and lunch, their school hat and a water bottle. There is no need to bring anything else to school on this day.

Students are allowed to wear their house colours - however, school uniform rules still apply in that they need to be wearing appropriate shoes, and have shoulders covered.

If you can find a spare few minutes, and a keen athlete, perhaps you could organise some running or jumping practice at home before the Athletics day!

Camp

Please note that Year 3 camp will be occurring on April 22nd to April 23rd - the first two days of Term 2. All the information you need will be coming home shortly so please look out for that. We will also include the information in the next Newsletter.

Learning in the Classroom - Place Value on a number line

Parents and Literacy Night

Each year at Vermont Primary School we run a program called Parents and Literacy (PAL). This is offered to parents who would like to learn how we teach Reading and Writing and how you can help support your child’s learning at home and help in the classroom. Although the focus this year is on Foundation to Year 2, parents of students in Year 3 are more than welcome to attend

Date: Thursday, 27th February 2025 

Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: Learning Centre, Vermont Primary School

Please click on the link below to register your interest for these presentations.

Registrations close on Monday, 24th February 2025.

If you have any queries, please contact John Hoskin at Vermont Primary School via his email - John.Hoskin@education.vic.gov.au 

Swimming Trials

Congratulations to all students who participated in the school swimming trials. It was wonderful to see the students all trying their best and displaying great sportsmanship

Meet and greet other families in our school community!

Mark in your diary -  the Back to School Playdate is happening again this year on Friday 28th February from 3.30 to 4.30pm. It is a great opportunity to meet other parents from your child's year level while the students run off their extra energy! More details in the next Newsletter.