Poetry Recital

Dear Parents,                                                                                                                                       

During week 4, students will be asked to deliver a poetry recital. Each student will need to recite a poem of their choice. This could be a poem they have written themselves. The recital should be no longer than 2 minutes. Students will need to focus on voice and expression, movement, action and enthusiasm. Props and sound effects could also be used. It would be good if the student could recite the poem from memory. We will choose 1 winner from each Year Level, who will then recite their poem at the Book Parade in week 6.

Please see the below timetable for your child’s scheduled recital time.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Year 3 Class Teachers

Monday      12th August	Tuesday         13th August	Wednesday     14th August	Thursday         15th August	Friday 16th August
Nandini Patrick Ayaan Lily Ella	Hayley Isha Alyssa Jacob Naqib	Chloe Rylee Manassa Elaine	Franchesca Kade Jelena Srihari	Haazyl Anas Willow Joanna

end of Term 2

Here we are at the end of Term 2. I can’t believe it has gone so fast. We fit so much into Term 2 this year.

NAPLAN went well. Thank you for your support to ensure all the children were well-rested and calm. Everyone put in their best effort and I am so proud of them.

English

The children have really enjoyed our focus on visual literacy this term. We have used our reading strategies to analyse and comprehend some short films. The children have completed some very meaningful activities to help them get a clear picture of the reading strategies we use, to understand and make connections with the text.

They enjoyed having a go at writing some fractured Fairy tales – Fairy tales with a twist! We have also had a dabble with poetry. Some fantastic Cinquain poems are on display at the back of the classroom.

Maths

We have been focusing on money for some of this term. The children have been practising giving change up to $5.00. Next time you have some spare change, give your child a quick challenge to tell you the change they will need when you buy something.

We have also focussed on mental maths, particularly our Times Tables. Your child may have told you about the Maths Mastery challenge we have each week. Ask them what times tables they are up to. I am encouraging them to practise each day so that they can move up the next level on our times tables chart. The children have loved playing Numero. I encourage you to play it with your children at home. It’s a great way to improve your child’s mental maths.

Science

Our Science Inquiry was particularly exciting. The children conducted some high quality research using lots of different sources. Their planets were so creative and helped to show their understanding of the planet they chose to research. Their reports are still on display at the back of the classroom so please pop in and have a look.

The Super Scientist competition was great fun. Thank you for your support to ensure your child was prepared for this activity. I noticed that most children are increasing the volume of their voice and continuing to work hard at maintaining eye contact with their audience when they are presenting.

Enjoy a wonderful holiday everyone!

Practise Sheets T2 Week 5 - 9

Practise Sheets for Term 2 Weeks 5 - 9 are now available. Click on the Practise Sheets Term 2 tab to find the link.

Term 2

Hello to everyone again! We are well into Term 2 now. 

Here’s a snapshot of what to expect.

We have spent the first few weeks of the term revising concepts to prepare for NAPLAN. I am very proud of the way your children conducted themselves during the NAPLAN testing time. Each one gave their very best effort with a positive attitude.

As we move into the remaining weeks of the term we can expect to cover topics such as;

English

·         Visual Literacy - picture books, advertisements and short films
·         Reading Strategies such as predicting, compare and contrast and connecting
·         Grammar - verbs (action, saying, thinking), clauses in complex sentences and collective nouns
·         Punctuation - quotation marks, ellipses, brackets, colons and hyphens
·         Spelling - phonemes au, aw, ie, ew, or, our, sc, alk, eigh, augh, along with some spelling rules
·         Speaking & Listening - super scientist

Maths
·         measurement - length, mass, capacity
·         symmetry
·         number
·         chance

Science

We have finished our Earth & Space science inquiry. Students have chosen a planet to research. They have presented their research on a poster, made a 3D model of their chosen planet and then given an oral presentation. We will now study living things in a Biological Science unit.

HASS

We will be looking at festivals from around the world.

Just a reminder that Super Scientist is just around the corner. Students will present an experiment this semester. I have put a timetable up on the classroom door for students to see what day they are scheduled to present their experiment. Further information regarding this competition can be found on an earlier post.

So much fun to be had in Room 20!!

Science Inquiry Projects - Planets

Wow have we been busy! I'm sure the children have told you all about the planet they chose to research and then design. We have found out some amazing facts about planets during this inquiry. Each planet design had to represent features of their planet. For example, you will see a model of Mars with a satellite on it, Earth with a person on it and many representations of storms and rings that circle certain planets. Please enjoy these photos of some awesome projects and planets.

Super Scientist

AIM: To promote interest in Science and develop Scientific understandings, with an oral language focus.

WHAT IS IT? A competition from Yr 1- 6, where all students give a 2 minute science based presentation. This presentation can take the form of an experiment.  The experiment does not have to relate to your current science topic. We are looking for the students to not just show us a cool science experiment, but be able to explain the science behind the experiment, and explain it to their audience in an enthusiastic, detailed manner.

There are three ‘levels’ to the competition, which will culminate in an overall winning student from each year level, who will then present their demonstration to the whole school, at a special assembly.

By the 31st of May, each classroom will determine 1-3 students who are their ’top’ presenters. This means that, over the course of 4-5 days, all students deliver their presentations to the class, and the teacher will assess each presentation and work out the finalists.

By the 7th of June, we select an overall ‘Year Level’ winner. This involves ALL the Year 3 classes getting together while the class finalists deliver their presentation for a second time. The Yr 3 teachers then make a decision who the overall Yr 3 winner is.

The final stage is the whole school assembly, where we celebrate the individual winner from each Year Level. Each winner gets to present their experiment to the entire school. We then hand out certificates to all class finalists, and give a special certificate and prize to the overall winners. The exact date and time of this assembly will be determined at a later date.

Super Scientist

It's time for our Super Scientist Competition for this semester. Students will prepare a short experiment, 2 mins, to present to the class. Please find a schedule for the presentations below.

Poetry Competition Winner

A very special congratulations to Anas for winning the Year 3 Poetry competition. 

We are so proud of your effort. Well done!!

A note from the teacher

It’s been a very busy term.

We’ve recently enjoyed celebrations such as Australia Day and Harmony Day.  We have our ANZAC ceremony to commemorate on the Thursday in the last week of the Term.

Our class has been working very hard to prepare for the NAPLAN testing in May. We have concisely covered the content in Literacy and Numeracy outlined in my initial post for the year. The children have maintained a focused approach to their learning and are enjoying the results.

We will continue to revise areas that could use a little further consolidation over the coming weeks. We are also learning test taking skills, such as timing ourselves throughout an assessment and how to answer multi-choice questions. Further information regarding NAPLAN testing can be found below.

Thank you for your support with talk homework. It has had a great impact on your child’s writing. I have noticed an improvement in depth of information included in stories. We have been practising narratives for the second half of this term. All children have a goal that they are working towards. These goals are individual, set according to an area of weakness in their writing.

Finally, I would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday break. If your child gets bored encourage them to read and do a Literacy Pro quiz or maybe write a narrative story. Remember there are always books the children can read online in their Literacy Pro Library. They can do a quiz on any of these books.

Take Care

Mrs Harders

NAPLAN

Testing will be held in May.

Students are assessed using common national tests in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy.

NAPLAN is not a pass or fail type test. Individual student performance is shown on a national achievement scale for each test.

The performance of individual students can be compared to the average performance of all students in Australia.

NAPLAN Planner has been used in Term 4 2018, and Term 1 2019

Students have many opportunities to get used to test language, content and format.

Sample questions and a sample writing tasks can be accessed on the NAP website:

www.nap.edu.au. and the public demonstration site - NAPLAN

LIteracy Pro Certificates

Congratulations to our first Literacy Pro certificate winners. 

Students can earn their Blue Certificate when they have read 25 books and completed the quizzes that go with them. Well done everyone! Keep reading.

Typing club

Typing is an important skill that our children need to master.

The children can access a free program to help them learn to type called Typing Club. There are no limits to the number of lessons they can complete. It is very important that when they complete the lessons, they are not looking at their fingers. 

The website is below:

https://room20yr3.typingclub.com

This URL needs to be entered into the URL bar at the top of the screen, not in a search engine bar.

Username is your child's first name with no capital letter.

There is no password

This address is in your child's homework book as well.

HAPPY TYPING!!

Spelling words for Term 1

It has been brought to my attention that the spelling words on the Practice Sheets have the incorrect spelling words from Week 6 to Week 10. My appologies to those parents who have already printed out the whole terms practice sheets. All the practice sheets have now been updated.

NAPLAN online practice

If anyone would like to help their children prepare for completing the NAPLAN test online, here is a link to do some practice questions and the steps required to access the test.

https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site

Select Year 3
Select learning area to practice

• Reading
• Conventions of Language
• Numeracy

Select Standard Test
Select Next (no numbers required)
Select Next (no numbers required)
Select Yes Example Test Student
Select Test