Welcome to a snapshot of Year 3!

Year 3 have made a sensational start to Term 2. The teachers would like to commend the students for the enthusiastic, attentive and cooperative attitudes they bring to school each and every day.  

Visual Arts

Students have enjoyed opportunities to explore different artistic techniques during Visual Arts this term. They successfully used oil pastels and selected warm and cool colours to create artworks of the cross. Year 3 have completed some fantastic artworks for ANZAC Day using paint and a silhouette to represent this important occasion. Students also diligently created beautiful Mother’s Day pictures. We are sure all mothers will treasure these artworks. Later this term students will create a Pete Cromer inspired bird collage.  

Literacy and Numeracy

Year 3 have continued to enthusiastically participate in our Literacy and Numeracy Daily reviews. They have been committed to moving their learning from their short-term memory to long term memory. We have been expanding on our vocabulary, identifying syllables for a given word, listed common and proper nouns and consolidated our reading fluency. In Numeracy we have been developing automaticity for times tables, identifying the numerator and denominator for fractions, used partitioning to solve addition and subtraction problems as well accurately identified time.

Science 

We made Mt Everest in Science! Stage 2 students are discovering the ways that the Earth's surface is changed and shaped by tectonic plate movements deep underground. Year 3 simulated how the tectonic pushing forces are continuing to build the Earth's highest mountain, increasing Mount Everest by 6cm every year! ⛰️ 

Performing Arts

Year 3 has been experimenting with a range of traditional instruments. Looking at the 4 instrument families in particular percussion. Students learnt to create the tune of, Mary had a little lamb using hand bells.

Sport

Year 3 have not only excelled in the classroom. Students have been developing their athletics skills in preparation for the St Bernard’s Athletics Carnival in Week 7. Year 3 have been practising high jump with Mrs Holmes. Students always love jumping onto the high jump mats. 3W have been refining their technique for discus, improving with every throw. 3C have been developing their long jump skills factoring in everything from the run up to landing. 

When Year 3 are not busy working they love spending time chatting with their mates.  It is great listening to them talk about what brings them joy. Some of the topics of conversation have included

• What they will play at recess and lunch.
• Sports they play - football, netball, soccer, gymnastics, swimming, surfing, dancing, martial arts.
• What activities they will be doing after school.
• Weekend adventures.
• Favourite foods.
• Movies they have seen.

The list is endless!

Mrs Vyvette Coulter & Mr Tony Ward 

Year 3 Teachers