YEAR THREE

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School provides a range of holistic learning experiences to enable students to:

• Participate in the life and mission of the school.
• Deepen their knowledge and engagement with the Catholic faith and tradition.
• Build capacity to continuously reason, reflectively, logically and critically.
• Embrace interdependence of human existence as global citizens, who are responsible to and for themselves and others.
• Engage in learning in a multitude of ways, through personalised and self-paced learning.

Religious Education

3.5 Called to be Saints:

In this unit, students will explore the Christian call to be saints which we all receive at our Baptism. Students will identify, in their experience, people who demonstrate holiness in love and service to others. They will also learn about the canonised saints – those whom the Church has declared saints and set before us as models of holiness. The process of canonisation will be explored.

3.8 Advent to Christmas: A Time for responding in Love

The unit develops the concept of Jesus as a gift and fulfilment of God’s promise. The students will be able to recall events in the Scriptures and explain how Mary is a model for us. They will also recognise the liturgical season of Advent and Christmas as times to celebrate their relationship with God. 

English

During this unit, students will engage in shared, modelled and independent tasks relating to Reading, Viewing, Writing and Representing with a focus on Fiction texts in particular Twisted Fairy Tales. Students will investigate the ways that an author uses text structures, textual concepts and language to create entertaining and humorous narratives. Students work towards creating their own twisted fairy tale narratives. The Literature this term is based on the following texts; The Wolf's Story, Trust Me; Jack’s Beanstalk Stinks and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. In reading, we will focus on comprehension strategies with an explicit reciprocal reading program. Students will follow the Year 3 Soundwaves spelling program. 

Mathematics

Flexible learning groups will continue this term. The activities are differentiated and the children are grouped in order to cater to their needs and abilities. During these groups, the students are explicitly taught concepts from the NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus. The topics taught in Term 4 are; Position, Time, Chance, Fractions and Decimals, Length and Area.  The students will continue to engage in a numeracy fluency program to develop counting patterns, as well as facts and strategies for mathematical operations.

History

This term we will continue our unit on ‘Community and Remembrance.’ This topic provides a study of identity and diversity in both a local and broader context. Moving from the heritage of their local area, students explore the historical features and diversity of their community. They examine local, state and national symbols and emblems of significance, and celebrations and commemorations, both locally and in other places around the world.

Science and Technology

In Science and Technology, Year 3 will continue to explore the Material World. Students will focus on how solids and liquids change state and the properties of natural and processed materials. They will be given the opportunity to investigate how different properties of materials affect their sustainability for products. Students will develop a solution to an identified need or opportunity, using a variety of materials.

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

This Term students will continue the Open Parachute program. Open Parachute aims to provide practical support on mental health to students.  Students will also participate in Peer Support sessions, led by our Year 6 students. In Peer Support, students will delve into a module called "Promoting Harmony." Aligned with our school's core values, this module will empower students to actively and critically construct shared values linked with our Mercy Values.  

Our Swimming program is run by Neilson’s Swim School at Caringbah Leisure Centre. They provide qualified, experienced instructors who teach water safety and race readiness. The swimming program is part of the school curriculum and is compulsory for all children. The intensive swimming program will run for 5 days. Each lesson is 40 minutes. 

Week 3 (Monday 23rd October - Friday 27th October)

3B: 10:30 am - 11:10 am

3G: 11:10 am - 11:50 am

Week 4 (Monday 30th October - Thursday 2nd November)

3W: 9:10 am - 9:50 am

Week 5 (Monday 6th November)

3W Make Up Lesson: 10:20 am - 11:00 am

Amadeus Music Program

Students will continue with the Amadeus Music Education Program and participate in activities in listening, performing and organising sound within their regular Classroom Music lessons. 

• It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they:
  • Arrive on time for each lesson
  • Bring their instrument and required accessories to every lesson
  • Bring their Essential Elements* music book
  • Bring a lead pencil and eraser

Creative Arts

In Visual Arts, the students will learn sketching techniques to create an artwork that will represent a chosen Saint that relates to our Religion unit. They will develop their skills in using plasticine and claymation to bring a nativity scene to life. 

In Music, students will recognise that their learning experiences relate to the study of music rather than merely participation in musical activities. They will understand that they can have dual roles as both performers and composers and can easily distinguish between these roles.

In Drama, students will engage in small group work to research and create a video drama focused on sustainability. Students will develop their ability to use movement, vocal expression and projection to create characters and engaging performances.

Mandarin

Our students continue to enjoy participating in the Chinese language program called the Meg Language Program. The Meg Curriculum is written by the co-author of the Australian Curriculum. All students and teachers will participate in the digital learning platform via Zoom weekly sessions with educators in China.

Homework 

It is recommended that Year 3 students spend a duration of 30 minutes on Homework per day. This includes 20 minutes of reading every night. This term, students are provided with a homework grid with various activities to choose from. Students must complete activities 1, 2 and 3 every week. They also choose 2 other activities from the grid to complete each week. Students are to return their Homework book and Maths Plus book every Monday. 

We look forward to working with you and your child this term. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher via a note or by appointment at the office. 

Miss Taylar Puskaric (3Blue)

Miss Kathleen Kennedy (3Gold)

Mr Thomas Gair (3White)

Important Dates for Year Three

Sport

All students are required to wear their sports uniform on Tuesdays and Fridays. 

Library, Sport and Music

The classes will rotate between the three activities every Tuesday morning from 9 - 11 am.  

League Tag Gala Day

The makeup day for the interschool League Tag Gala Day which was postponed last term will now be held on Tuesday 17th October

Christmas Concert - Wednesday 29th November (Week 8) 5:30 - 7:00 pm

2023 School Term 4

10th October - 15 December 2023

 Parent calendar available at this link