Competition Winner!

Congratulations to Raquel for coming runner up in the 'Save a Tree, Save Me' comptetition. She has won a $100 book voucher for our class.

Christmas around the World

This term in the Year 3 classroom we are travelling aorund the world to explore how countries celebrate Christmas. We have our passports stamped everywhere we visit and we have already learnt so much!
We have looked at how Australia celebrates, the Uk, Italy and next week we will be taking off to Sweden!

Roald Dahl Day!

Today is Roald Dahl's birthday. We are big fans of his books in Year 3, so we decided to celebrate! We started the day by exploring his web site on the computers. We discovered many facts about Roald Dahl and played many games, our favourite was spot the difference on the BFG. We made some Roald Dahl book marks and this afternoon we will be watching 'Matilda'.'

Book Week

This week we are celebrating Book Week at our school. Last night we had a storytelling night, which was a huge success. We had a sausage sizzle, listened to some great stories and enjoyed a milo and a biscuit. Today we dressed up as our favourite book character and had a school parade.

Spaghetti Everywhere!!!

In Science we have been spotting the difference between natural and processed materials and how they can change form. We looked at raw and cooked spaghetti and brainstormed the different features of both. To finish off, we created these amazing Spaghetti Art pieces.

Mad Scientists!!!

Today in Year Three we had the opportunity to experience a High School Science lesson. Mr P came into our class and taught us all about chemical changes. We looked at ice turning from a solid to a liquid (water) to a gas (steam). We did this by using the tripod, bunser burner and a beaker. We also got to explore using gases and a flame to create a noise. We had the best time, we remembered to stay safe and wear our protective glasses. We can't wait for our next lesson.

Term 3 - Water Wise

This term in Year Three we are learning to become more water wise. We are rearching facts about conserving water and how we can make a difference. So far we have made a list of ways in which we can save water and we are in the process of making posters to hang around our school. Water is such a precious resource and if we don't show others how they can do their bit now - we'll have no water in the future.

Stay posted to see our Water works around the school.......

Barn Babes!

Today we were able to experience farm animals for ourselves. Both the Year 1 & Year 3 class had a visit from the Barn Babes. We were given the opportunity to spend some time in the pen with some fluffy rabbits, chicks, goats, a pig and an alpaca. We also got to feed the baby guinea pigs. We had the best day and to finish it off we got to dance around in our checked shirts, boots and hats to the heel and toe and nut bush.

The New Year 3 Class

Hello, Finally we have managed to update our profile and introduce ourselves. We are the new Yr 3 class which make up the Blogbusters. We have 28 students in our class this year, 4 of which are new to our school. This term we have a student teacher in our class called Miss B.

So much has happened so far this year:
~ some of us celebrated our First Reconciliation last term
~ we are already training for the school cross country which will be held on the last day of term.
~ we are still supporting our adoptive orang-utans, this term we are participating in a competition to help save the rainforests.
~ we are focusing on the topic of Farming this term, we have already made some wonderings which we hope to discover through our guest speakers and Barb Babes visit. We are having a farm day at school where will start the day with a farm breakfast, animals will visit and we will have a barn dance.
~ Next Thursday is Sorry Day, we will celebrate by beginning the day with a special service and by wearing the Aboriginal colours - black, red and yellow.

We promise to keep you updated on our class work more regularly from now on :)

Miss S and Year 3 Blogbusters.

Persuasive Writing

In class we have been completing persuasive writing pieces. We have used some great language to persuade our readers. Our topics so far have been:
~ Should children choose their own bed time?
~ We should have to pay for plastic bags
~ Are books better than t.v?
~ Should animals perfom in circses?

Stay posted to read our work :)

A new Class-Year 3, 2011!

We have started a new year and have some new faces in Year 3. We have 28 children this year, 4 which are new to our school. We have all settled into our new routines and learning. This term our topic is 'Community' we have guest speakers visitin us and we are also going on an excursion to the local library. We are very busy preparing for our sacrament of first Reconciliation.

On Monday we are celebrating Harmony Day (it is actually the international day on Monday 21st March but we have decided to celebrate early). We will keep you posted on the activities we complete on Monday and what cultures we learn about.

Miss S :)

Merry Christmas

Well the year has finally come to an end, we had our end of year concert today which was a hoot!!! We're now preapring for the end of year. Tomorrow we are going to the movies and then it will be holidays!!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!! Thanks for a great year. Miss S.

Sunflower Seeds

We have finally planted our sunflower seeds just in time before summer approaches us! We will water the seeds every second day and we needed to ensure they were planted in direct sunlight. Keep posted for updates of their growth.

Dwarf Beans

Last week we all planted our new dwarf bean seeds. Each day we have watered them and recorded their growth. They were already germinating by day 3. We are really excited about our sunflower seeds which we will start next week.

Melbourne Cup

Today we are very excited about the Melbourne Cup. We have just drawn our names out of  hat for our class sweep. We are goin to watch thre race together as a school at 12pm, which is 3pm in Melbourne.
We have already written some snap shot pieces about the race. Keep posted to see who wins.

Year 3 Week 3!!!

This week we are really busy with our swimming lessons, it will be interesting to see how much energy we all have left by Friday! We have our school Learning Journey tomorrow night from 4-6pm. Looking forard to seeing those who are able to make it.

A big Congratulations to Shayla, Mr & Mrs M and Taj on the arrival of little Tanaia last week. She is gorgeous and has already been into the Year 3 class for a visit.

Our New Arrivals!!!

Hey everyone, welcome back to term 4! Looks like its goin to be a busy one! We have a Mary Mac Killop day with Waroona next Friday, swimming lessons in week three and Learning journey in week three too! Our topic this term is 'From Little things Big things Grow.' We will be working in the garden and learning about plants and their life cycles.

We have just received our adoption papers for our three infant orang-utans. Their names are Miriam, Ugo Blanco and Jarot. The money which we have donated will help them be fed and nurtured in care centres across Borneo. We have received lots of pictures and information, so if you would like to find out more come and see the display board outside the Year 3 classroom.

Happy Holidays

We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday! We want to thank you all for your comments this term, especially about our assembly. We are looking forward to seeing our adopted orang-utans early next term. We have just watched the clip from the Sunday night show about palm oil use in Borneo. It has inspired us to work even harder. You can do your bit by voting and signing the petition. Click on the following link: http://www.truthinlabelling.com.au/petition.html

Good bye for now, luv Year 3 Blogbusters

GO THE MIGHTY MAGPIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Angles

This week we are exploring angles. We have looked at angles around us, there are obtuse, acute, straight and right angles.