What's on this week...? (Term 2, Week 6)

We are now half way through the term now! Time is flying! This week is a short week as Monday is a curriculum day. We will continue our procedural writing by making our pet rocks using a procedure written by a friend. Please remind the children to bring their materials for their pet rock on Tuesday. We will also continue learning about homophones. In Maths, we continue to look at measurement, focusing on temperature and capacity. On Wednesday the children will attend a cyber smart presentation. We will also begin our class rotations where students will be completing a different activity with the other 3/4 teachers. Finally, we continue our melting moments science unit as well as the Mookii World activities on EduPLEX. Have a great week.

Reminders

Dear parents,

This is a busy term and there are lots of things going on at school. Here are a few reminders:

- Monday 26th May is a Curriculum Day and students are not required to come to school.
- School photos will be held on Tuesday 27th May. Please remind the students to wear correct school uniform, including black school shoes.
- Premier's Reading Challenge consent forms - Please return these ASAP.

Thanks for your help!

Mr.Fraser

Measuring length with paper planes

This week, we have been learning about measurement. After doing some informal measuring in the class, and learning about how to read and use a measuring instrument like a rule and a tape measure, we headed outside to test our skills. That's right we threw paper planes! Not just for fun of course, but to see whose plane could go the furthest. We measured the distance with measuring tapes and wrote our four attempts into our maths books. Next stop: graphing the data to see whose plane went the further. The unofficial MPS record now stands at just over 21m. FUN!

Pet Rock Procedures

Hi Everybody,

Just a reminder that your materials for your pet rock are due on Tuesday. As this weekend is a long weekend for the students, you will have plenty of time to collect what you need. Please collect an odd shape stone that looks like an animal. You also need to collect materials that will be used to decorate your stone to turn it into a pet (such as buttons for eyes, wool for hair, a matchbox for a bed etc). Have fun!

Mr. Fraser

Grandparent's/Special Friends Day

Thanks to all the grandparent's and special friends for attending today. The kids all enjoyed their time with you and making our spaghetti structures. Here are some of the pictures from the day.

What's on this week...? (Term 2, Week 5)

Firstly, well done to all the grade 3 students for completing NAPLAN. You all tried hard to complete the tests to your best ability and should be proud of yourselves.

This week, we return to a normal timetable. This week is also education week, and we kick it off with our open day on Saturday, followed by Grandparent's/special friends day on Monday and finally a working open day on Thursday. We also begin our new inquiry topic called 'Melting Moments' where students will develop an understanding of the properties of materials and how they change state under different conditions. In maths, we look at measurement (with a focus on length this week) and in Literacy (for the next two weeks) we begin looking at procedural writing, homophones and tense. In ICT, the students continue to make their way through the Mookii World, learning new computer skills along the way. Some of the students will also be doing the Robotics session on Friday. Another busy week. Enjoy!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all those amazing mums out there! 3/4F hope you all have a great day.

What's on this week...? (Term 2, Week 4)

Welcome to NAPLAN week! This week, the focus for the grade 3 students is on the four NAPLAN tests (Language Conventions, Writing, Reading and Numeracy). As a result of NAPLAN, the timetable is different just for this week (see below). The grade 4 students will be at a specialist class while the grade 3s are completing their testing. Other than NAPLAN, the students will be presenting their Celebrations Research Projects and completing their fables. No homework will be allocated this week.

Grade 3 parents - To help your child perform their best:

• Get them to bed early the night before any tests.
• Eat a good breakfast the morning of he tests.
• Arrive at school before the bell on days of the tests to ensure they have a calm start to their day.
• Discuss any concerns your child may have and reassure them that all we want them to do is their best.
• Let them know you are proud of all their hard work at the end of the day.

More information about can be obtained at www.nap.edu.au.

Week 4 Timetable

Monday
Music
Indonesian

Tuesday
8:45am: NAPLAN - Language Conventions (Grade 4s to PE)
11:15am: NAPLAN - Writing (Grade 4s to Art)

Wednesday
8:45am: NAPLAN - Reading (Grade 4s to Indonesian in the Library)

Thursday
8:45am: NAPLAN - Numeracy (Grade 4s to Music)
Art
Library

Friday
Grade 3/4 Sport
LAB

Have a great week. Good luck to all the grade 3s!

Mother's Day Stall

The Mother's Day Stall is on tomorrow and Friday. Please remember to bring your money and a shopping bag if you want to buy something for mum!

Celebrations Research Project Due on Friday

Hi All,

Just a reminder that the Celebrations Research Project is due on Friday (9th May). Please remember to bring it to school with you on Friday morning.

Thanks.
Mr.Fraser

Hand Perimeters

This week in Maths, we are learning about area and perimeter. Today, to help learn about perimeter, we traced around our hands and used string to measure the perimeter of our hands. The largest hand perimeter was William's with 103cm. We also worked out the area inside the hand by counting the 1cm squares. Here are some of the results.

UMPC Reminder

Just a reminder that if your child takes their UMPC home it must be brought back to school every day with a fully charged battery. The UMPCs are used almost everyday, especially this week as i will be running some online tests, so it is important that students remember bring them. Thanks.

 

What's On This Week... (Term 2, Week 3)

This week, we will be preparing the grade 3 students for NAPLAN. We will complete some sample tests so the students know the format to expect. Our focus for maths is Area and Perimeter. In English, we will practise writing persuasive writing in preparation for Mother's Day (I can't way too much), and we will also complete a Mother's Day science experiment. We continue our MookiiWorld activities during LAB as well as grade 3/4 sport on Friday. Finally, CRE begins on Wednesday this week for those that are doing it. Have a great week!