CATHOLIC MISSION- SOCTOBER
SOCK IT TO POVERITY
Year Three have been working very hard at home completing chores to raise money for our mission unit.
As a class we decided to raise enough money to purchase two goats at $82.00 through Catholic Mission.
Today, Year Three held a class fundraiser making sock puppets and decorating their own cupcakes.
We are excited to announce we have raised enough money for FOUR goats! WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE GIVING FOUR GOATS AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO FAMILIES IN CAMBODIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA! We know goats are the perfect gift as they nourish families with dairy products to keep the entire family healthy. Their products can also be sold to generate income for the family to become self-reliant.
BOOK WEEK @ ST. MATTS
Year 3 'Mercy Matters'
Year 3 have been
learning about the Year of Mercy in the Catholic church. Year 3 have
learnt how important it is to be a mercy-giver. To be a mercy-giver it
includes helping around the house, showing qualities of kindness, empathy and
love towards others. Our 'Growing in the Garden of Mercy' is in progress.
Each child was given 8 petals to build a flower. On each petal is something
nice they have done to show Mercy.
Students are also
showing mercy in the classroom and when someone has been a mercy-giver a new
leaf grows on our tree.
We look forward to
seeing our garden of mercy grow!
Year 3 Morning Tea with the Teachers!
Congratulations to the following students for reaching 100 & 200 Dojo Points - you all deserved a scrumptious morning tea- Mrs Burke, Miss Grima and Mrs D hope you all enjoyed it!
...and the Olympics continue in Year 3!
The Olympics continue in Year 3 as we all participate in activities in relation to our Measurement unit during Mathematics.
We have all had so much fun estimating, measuring, recording and comparing a variety of objects.
YEAR 3 ARE READY FOR THE 2016 RIO OLYMPICS~
1.08.16
Year 3 have been busy participating in activities in preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympics. This week, we have begun our Maths focus of fractions and decimals by looking at the world record for long jump. Mike Powell jumped a massive 8.95 metres! Miss Grima tried and only jumped 1.70 metres (good try Miss Grima).
Watch Mike run here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuBkXcoP-48
SCIENCE: DAY & NIGHT
Our professional Scientists have been working hard on their new PBL. Today, students participated in two experiments. They used different sized balls to represent the Sun, Earth and the Moon and focused on the following questions;
a) Why does the Sun and Moon look the same size from Earth? and
b) Does the Sun, Moon & Earth rotate and/or revolve around each other?
OUR FIRST VISIT TO THE HAWKESBURY LIBRAY
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| It was Year 3's first time attending the Hawkesbury library. We borrowed books based on our Science PBL - Day & Night as students begin to use a variety of sources to gain information. We will be going back next Wednesday. |
CELEBRATIONS PBL
Year 3 made Chinese lanterns in relation to our Celebrations Unit in learning about Chinese New Year. We designed the background by painting pink cherry blossom trees which naturally grow in the middle northern or southern part of China.
MATHEMATICIANS IN YEAR 3!
Wow- what a week it has been in Year 3. We have learnt so much in one week.
In Mathematics, Year 3 have been breaking apart arrays to find the answer. Students are looking at proving their answer by using paddle-pop sticks to divide the counters into halves and quarters, making smaller arrays.
What Stuck With You In Week 10
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EASTER CELEBRATIONS IN YEAR 3.
Today Year 3 participated in the Easter raffle and of course these delicious cupcakes Mrs Burke & Miss Grima made.
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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK:
Multicultural Day in Year 3
Thank you to our lovely Parents who came in and shared their cultural background with us today. It was fantastic to see everyone sharing their cultural foods and items. We learnt so much about each others backgrounds and nationalities. Today allowed us all to be more open-minded and gave us a sense of unity and belonging within Year 3. We even had the CEO come out and interview a few students - how exciting! The link is below:
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YEAR 3 ROAD SAFETY EXCURSION
Wednesday 24th February 2016
Today Year 3 attended the Bicycle Education and Road Safety Centre in Campbelltown. Year 3 enjoyed learning about the importance of road safety as a pedestrian and as a cyclist. We even got our bicycle license to drive on the course! Please view our video below.
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Number Busting is up and away in Year 3
Wednesday 10th February 2016
This week in Mathematics students are continuing to learn about Whole Number and how we read, write and order numbers. Today in our Warm up, we 'busted' a 3-digit and 4-digit number showing everything we know about that number. In the photo below you can see us all holding our very full whiteboards of knowledge!
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Tuesday 9th February 2016
As a Guided Reading rotation, students complete a comprehension BTN task once a week on their ipads. Today's video and task was on Albert Einstein.
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Monday 8th February 2016
Congratulations to the following students who received a certificate of achievement award for week 3- You have all worked extremely hard in Year 3, Well done!
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Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Year 3 have been learning about Whole Number in Mathematics (first week back to school). Students have been completing quality work using resources from their EMU kit.
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Tuesday 2nd February 2016
Today, Year 3 participated in a technology workshop with Mrs Usher. We learnt about how to be respectful, responsible and safe when using our devices at school and at home. We LOVE learning how to be cyber safe!
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