T4 Weekly 3

Dear Parents,
I trust you all enjoyed the long weekend. We did the traditional tackle the gardens for Labour Weekend and are now looking forward to fresh summer veges!
Room 2 have their Assembly presentation on Friday 6th of November. (Yes! Next week.) I am asking that the class wear black clothing for their dance and I will look at purchasing some indian print to make sashes. Black shorts, pants, skirt, tights it doesn’t matter so please do not stress. Blue jeans and a black top are also fine if you really don’t have anything. Let me know if you have any indian cloth that you are happy to donate or I will head off to purchase some on Friday afterschool.
Mr Mac is in our room on Tuesday and Wednesday this week as I have Senior Teacher Release and a Conference in Red Beach on those days. We are also looking at updating our Parent Contact list as we have had some change of addresses and enrolments. Please let me know if you are happy for your name and your child’s name, address and phone number to be added to the contact list AND if there have been any changes to your contact details. Just write these in your child's homework book.
This week is production week. The Year 6’s have worked incredibly hard to put together a topic and sophisticated production. Make sure you get your tickets early as this will definitely be a sell out show.
Regards, Deborah Gosnell

Celebrating 350 Day

First Mrs Gosnell drew the 350 signs then Rm2 put finger prints on the 350 sign. We had to count 350 very carefully. We used green paint because 350 is about climate change our sign is a play on the gardening phrase "Having a green thumb." We all had green fingers!!

By Sophia and Madison

www.350.org

Clowning around in Room 2

Diwali Trip

Last week Room 2 went to see a Diwali Festival performance. We really enjoyed going on the buses and the chance to learn something new about another culture. The puppets were really funny. They stuck in mind because they were really bright and colourful. They danced all around the stage. The dancing was really interesting to watch. The music was catchy and interesting to listen too. It played in my mind for the rest of the afternoon.

By Hamish and Zoe

T4 Weekly 2

Dear Parents,

Room 2 is really picking up speed as we head into the final term of the year. No doubt you will have seen our term calendar in the newsletter and noticed just how many things are on, -it really is an exciting time. In Room 2 we have been discussing the importance of personal responsibility and independent organisation as part of the lead into Year 4 next year. Yes, the junior school years are almost over and we join the BIG kids. To aid this, Room 2 has made up independent get ready charts for the children to use by themselves to be prepared for events in their day. As part of homework this week you may like to discuss the routines and expectations that you have as a family. This may be chores around the house, routines before and after school or sporting commitments.
Our Globalisation topic is well underway. I would like to thank those parents who attended our trip to the Diwali performance, and also those who have dropped in items from Asia for our topic table. Our table display is growing quickly and we are keen to see new items from anywhere in Asia. At the moment we have some things from China, India and Malaysia.
Have you got anything at your house?
A reminder that this term that results of basic fact and spelling testing will be in the end of year report. It’s a good time to make sure that your child is participating in the weekly Mathletic challenge and completing weekly spelling practice.
Enjoy the long weekend this week

Regards Deborah Gosnell

Term Four!

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome to Term 4. Our school-wide concept this term is Globalisation. We will be looking at what it means to be part of a global community and what is means to be a global citizen. Our Year 3 emphasis is “Connecting with Asia.”

In Literacy we will be continuing our focus on Narrative writing by exploring Myths and Legends. Myths and Legends help us to reflect on our own lives because they often deal with issues that are cross-cultural and have relevance across time. Later in the term we will be looking at report writing and exploring how to present factual information in a concise manner using a specific structure.

Mathematics this term we will start and finish with a focus on Measurement. Students will kick off with 2 weeks exploring Volume and Capacity, before moving into a 6 week block focused on developing both their knowledge and strategy understanding of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. The final 2 weeks of the term will again focus on Measurement, this time exploring Mass. Mathletics will continue as a school and home base task with our goal of all children achieving 1000 points each week.

In P.E. under the heading of Athletics we will be developing throwing techniques, long jump, long distance running and relays. In the second half of the term there will be a focus on striking particularly in softball, cricket and tennis. Towards the end of the year if the swimming pool is ready for action there will be an opportunity to explore flipperball and waterpolo skills. Our Year 3 sports afternoon will continue on Wednesdays, this involves all Year 3 students in mixed teams.

Reports will also be sent home later this term and closer to the end of the year there will be a week of data collection ready for Year Four. This term children are required to wear their hats as part of our sun-safe policy please make sure that your child has a named hat at school.

We look forward to a fantastic term of learning.