Year 3 has been very busy this Term. We hit the ground running in Week 1 and haven’t stopped. Here are a few things we have been working on this Term.

Religion
In Religion this Term we have been learning about Jesus’ stories. We have been investigating parables and learning about how they were used to teach special lessons. We have begun filming short movies that retell the parable of the good Samaritan. 

English
We have been focussing on fairy tales so far this term. Year 3 has written a number of different fairy tales. These have included fairy tales with a twist, modern fairy tales and even an original fairy tale of their own. We have begun watching BTN and learning how to record notes and write reports. We have also been working on our public speaking skills. We recently finished the class novel ‘Brian’s Winter’. The children loved this story which followed on from last term’s novel ‘Hatchet’. I have just started reading ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R. Tolkien. 

Maths
We have been improving our daily review skills this term. We do daily reviews during Maths lessons to revise content previously covered. We have been learning about addition and subtraction algorithms, We have also looked at positional language and concepts. We learnt about compasses and directions. We have learnt about coordinates as well. 

Geography
We have been studying the unit titled ‘Places are Similar and Different’. This topic is divided into six units. Within these units, students are learning about different climate zones within Australia and comparing those to our neighbouring countries. They are evaluating the impact of climate on the settlement patterns of particular areas and how it influences the daily lives of the people who live there. 

Science
In this unit, Year 3 is learning that there are three states of matter. They have been identifying different materials as a solid, liquid or gas through engaging interactive and hands-on experiences. They have been exploring how adding or removing heat can affect a material’s state of matter through investigations and experiments. This unit involves students working scientifically and using scientific thinking.

Art
We have been creating some wonderful pieces of art this term . We have been focussing on line work. Check out some of the photos.

PDHPE
In PDH Year 3 have been learning about rights and responsibilities. In PE they started the term with some of the field events from athletics. We then moved onto kickball and tee ball.

Mr Matt Harpley
Year 3 Teacher