What do we know about Mercury ?

List any interesting facts you have learnt.

Book Parade

We had a great time at the book parade. There were some great costumes.

Aboriginal Visit

One Law Aboriginal Group visited during NAIDOC week. We had the chance to learn to throw a boomerang and participate in a Corroboree. It was lots of fun. 

Space

How Do Features Of The Solar System Impact Conditions On Earth?

To Tune In we listed facts we already knew about the Solar System or Space. We shared and grouped our ideas. Then we had to research to prove if our information was correct. To research we used books, the Internet and posters from the library.

Inquiry

What does this make you wonder? If you have a good wonder questions please post your idea.

Inquiry

We are tuning in for our new unit. The first tasks was to define environment. We wrote our initial definition then used a number of sources to compare the definition. Then as a class we wrote a class definition. Next we are comparing class definitions.

Measuring

We worked in groups of three to measure parts of our playground. We used a variety of measuring tools. The trundle wheels were the most fun. We are learning to convert mm,cm and m.

NRL Clinic

Representatives from NRL have worked with Year 3 to develop their skills in ball handling, body control and dodging. We are looking forward to our next session. The drills keep everyone busy and are lots of fun.

Baptism

Father Whitty visited today to help Year 3 learn about the Sacrament of Baptism. It was exciting because Father brought the special oils, lit the candle and acted out the Baptism ceremony.

Our School Fete

Last Saturday was our School Fete. There were lots of rides, stalls and performances. Year three did  a great job performing Waltzing Matilda. It was a great day for our school.

Design and Make - My Camden Show

On Wednesday this week April 10th we will make our Show models.

Remember to bring in cardboard boxes, Lego, play dough, tubes etc any equipment you will need to make your model.

We have some paddlepops, paper, paint and glue.

Happy collecting, don't forget.

2D shape

In Maths we have been learning about 2D shape. We have listed shape names, corners, sides, angles, lines of symmetry and parallel lines. We have also tested which shapes tessellated. In pairs we had 8 minutes to make a tessellation pattern.

Persuasive Text

In English we have been learning about Persuasive Texts. We have looked at

A - alliteration
F - facts
O - opinions
R - rhetorical questions
E - emotion
S - statistics
T - the rule of three

Now we are ready to respond on the Class Blog to the statement

"Reading books is better than watching tv!" including our beliefs.

Think about your idea and post a comment including your argument with evidence.

Camden Show Fire Brigade Exhibit

We had a great time at Camden show on Friday. At the Fire Brigade exhibit we learnt to "get down low and go, go, go" to avoid smoke in a building, we explored the truck and watched the rescue team cut open a car. The firemen showed us it is dangerous to add water to a kitchen fire. It spread the fire.

Camden Show

The show begins on Friday and continues Saturday. Check the website for more details and collect the local paper. See if you can answer any of our wonder questions.

Who started the Camden Show?
How much money does the show make?
Does Camden Show give any money to the poor ?
How many people attend the show each year?
What is at the Camden Show?
How many rides are at the show?
How do they keep the animals safe?
How high does the Ferris Wheel go ?

If you find an answer comment on the blog, print it or write the answer in your homework book.Happy investigating.

Conflict Resolution

As part of our Inquiry Unit "How Can We Create A Happy,Safe and Successful Learning Environment?" we had a guest speaker - Victoria, our School Counsellor. Victoria talked about what conflict is, we acted some situations involving conflict and we talked about what we could say in a situation. We look forward to Victoria's next visit.

Speeches this week

Please have your one minute speech ready to present to the class this week.

Topic - All About Me

You might include :
things you like to do, things you are good at, information about your family or pets, a place that is special to you, be creative.

Plan your speech and practice at home. Cue cards might help you remember.

Try to look at the audience while you are speaking.
Make sure you speak clearly and loud enough for the audience to hear you.

Good luck.

Maths

In Maths we have been exploring number. We are counting forwards and backwards for mental computation and ordering numbers. We have played some online games from the Woodlands Kent Maths site like Shark Numbers and Spooky Sequences. We have played the bundling game and completed a task sheet with our number. Our next challenge is to work with bigger numbers.