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.