Merry Christmas!

Room 14,
It's hard to believe that the year is over! You came to me as energetic,

joyful and clever Year 3s and now you leave as still energetic, still just as joyful and even smarter Year 4s! What a pleasure it has been to teach you this year. It makes me so happy and proud when I reflect on all that we've achieved together this year. You've helped me to become a better teacher, taught me to smile lots and not take life too seriously. Please make sure you come and say hello to me occasionally.

Parents and caregivers,
Thank you sincerely for your ongoing support and for your commitment to making your child's school experience a positive one. I have loved working with you and your child this year!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Christmas break.
Miss B   XxX

Oh, How We've Grown!

How we've grown from Tasha

Last Day

 The last day was filled with mixed emotions for everyone...Happiness to have shared this amazing year together,  excitement for what is to come, tinged with a bit of sadness and nostalgia. We ended the year with a fun photo shoot, just as we did on the first day of school, 2019. The students and I could not believe how much they had grown. Time really does fly!

We hope you enjoy these too,
Miss B xx

First Day 2019

Last Day 2019

Dance Party

We had such a ball at our Year 3 dance party, despite the very hot weather! This is always one of the highlights for me as a teacher, as we celebrate all we have achieved together throughout the year. I was very impressed with both the behaviour and dance moves of the Room 14 students. Melanie and Guy from Humphrey's Dance have done a great job of teaching both the steps and social etiquette of ballroom dancing. A special congratulations to Mehrry for achieving our Class Endeavour Award and Terry who received the Academic Book Prize. Both students are very worthy recipients!

Thanks to all the parents, guardians and extended family who come to join in the fun and also for supplying such yummy food for our class party that followed. Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated!

Final Assembly

Congratulations to Terry and Katie who received Year Level Challenge awards at the final whole school assembly. Katie was in the Top 5 Most Improved students in Year 3 and, with a cohort of over 100 students, this is a most impressive effort! Terry was, once again, recognised as one of the Top 5 students in Year 3, receiving a perfect score. Well done to all the students. They have all been working very hard this term towards achieving their learning goals. 

Class Party

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Room 14 will be celebrating the end of the year by having a class party on Tuesday, the 17^th of December, commencing at 12:00 pm.

It is asked that boys bring a plate of savoury food and that girls bring a plate of sweet food. Please ensure that what your child brings is sufficient for 22 children to eat.

If you are bringing in hot food, I ask that you drop it to school by 11:50, already heated up.

Your child will need to bring recess, but not lunch, as the party food will be their lunch on this day.

I will place a blank list next to the classroom door for the children to record what they will be bringing.

Your assistance with this celebration is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Miss Blechynden (Classroom Teacher)

Dance Party

Our Year 3 Dance Party will be held next Tuesday, December 17, in the school Under Cover Area. It will commence at 10am and run for an hour. Students are encouraged to wear their party clothes for this special event, however, please ensure that these clothes are comfortable and practical to dance in. This will be an opportunity for students to showcase the moves they have been learning in their Humphrey’s Dance lessons this term. Remember to return the yellow permission slip ASAP, so that your child can attend. There are a number of forms still outstanding. If you are requiring tickets, please indicate how many you will need on the yellow form.

Congratulations

In Room 14, we love celebrating the success of our friends. A number of students participated in the ICAS and Australian Mathematics Competitions earlier in the year, receiving their results and certificates last week. Both competitions were extremely challenging and the students should be very proud of their efforts.

It has been pleasing to see a number of students regularly doing quizzes on Literacy Pro. As a class, Room 14 have read over 5 000 000 words and have maintained an 85% pass rate. With two weeks still left of school, we are hoping to read 6 000 000 words by the end of the year! Congratulations to Liam who was presented with a special award for the most improved reading comprehension results. Further congratulations to Noel and Ashton who were awarded their Silver and Bronze awards at the last senior assembly.

Then, of course, there are our Term 4 Merit Award Winners. Congratulations to these students for your hard work over Term 4. We are very proud of you!

Swimming Lessons

The students thoroughly enjoyed swimming lessons in Weeks 7 & 8, especially given the very hot weather. It is important in the summer months that students bring their drink bottle and hat to school each day.

Term 4 Update

The last few weeks have flown by and here we are, nearly at the end of the school year! The students have been working hard to revise and consolidate key concepts learnt throughout the year and I am proud of each of their efforts. With the long holidays ahead, it the perfect opportunity for students to engage in fun, real-life learning opportunities. Ongoing learning in the home environment plays a crucial role in the students’ consolidation and application of concepts learnt in class, such as handling money, telling time and engaging in meaningful conversations. Please encourage your children to read daily and ensure the continuous revision of their times tables. Keeping a holiday diary is a great way for students to recount their daily activities and work on their writing skills. Enjoy the quality time spent together.  

Super Scientist

The students have selected their topics for the Super Scientist report. They will be expected to give a short, oral presentation, sharing some of the facts they ahve researched at home.

More details and revised timetable in the post below.

Thanks,

Miss B

Name	Topic
Parker	Minerals
Mehrry	Plastic
Mia	Glow worms
Legacy
Jessmary	Jupiter
Amelia	Volcanos
Katie	History of lipstick
Terry	The Brain
Kent	Earthquakes
Liam	Dinosaurs
Alya	Tsunamis
Makaylah	Elephants
Ashton	Wolves
Oscar	Satellites
Maya	?
Joshua	Cheetahs
Lola	Glow Worms
Abigail	The Sun
Noel	Neptune
Kate	Vaccinations
Griffin	The Moon
Elija

Super Scientist Oral Report

This semester children are asked to present a short (2 min) report on a topic for the Super Scientist Competition. A report is not an experiment. Reports should be an explanation of a topic from a scientific perspective such as an animal, life-cycle, planet, states of matter or any topic that your child chooses. Children are asked to have their reports prepared and ready to present by Week 5.

Year 3 Teachers

Monday 11 Nov	Tuesday 12 Nov	Wednesday 13 Nov	Thursday 14 Nov
Amelia	Abi	Terry	Eli	Joshua
Noel	Griffin	Katie	Legacy	Kent
Alya	Mia	Jess	Liam	Parker
Mehrry		Kate	Makaylah	Ashton
Maya		Lola
		Oscar

Halloween Big Buddy Activity

In History last semester, we were learning about special celebrations around the world. Miss Balogh kindly invited us into her classroom for a special history lesson about the origin of Halloween and some of the things her family do back home in America. The students worked with their Year 6 buddies to scoop out the pumpkins and separate and soak the seeds. Miss Balogh then carved the pumpkins into Jack-o-Lanterns. They looked so cool with the pretend flickering candles inside! The students also made some spooky decorations.

Student Fete

I was most impressed at the way the students independently prepared for the student fete. They were organised and co-operated well to design our stall. The marketing team kicked the week off by preparing and performing a rhyming skit at the special spruiking assembly. A number of the teams worked together to make, laminate and put posters around the school, while the design team busily prepared our stall display. It was all hands on deck making the biscuits- lots of messy fun! Thanks to all the parents for your generation donations. The rain didn’t dampen our spirits on fete fay, although, we did have to relocate. The students did a great job selling the biscuits and counting the change and displayed excellent customer service. The finance committee helped count the money at the end. We managed to raise a total of $73.45. The profit team and ideas team will now have to collaborate to work out what to spend this on. After a vote, chess and new books for our class library were popular suggestions.

Welcome Back

Well, Term 4 is well under way and what a busy and exciting time it has been!

In Literacy, we have been refining our reading comprehension skills, inferring meaning from a range of written and visual texts. The strategy we have been working on is scanning. When scanning we read quickly through a text, searching for key details and information. The kids have been doing a great job of this and were excited to showcase their skills to some visitors from a public school in Bunbury.

We have also been learning to read some more challenging phonics sounds and have been learning about the meaning that prefixes and suffixes hold in words. We have been revising the spelling of learnt digraphs and trigraphs and application of spelling rules. In grammar, we have been deconstructing sentences, breaking them into their various parts of speech. In writing, we have revised recounts, persuasive texts and narratives, with a focus on ‘Sizzling Starts.’ We have also been attempting to use descriptive language and punctuation to create emotion.  

In Mathematics we have been working on our measurement skills. We have had an opportunity to apply some of our mental maths and number skills to convert units of measurement. I have also taught the students to play the game Numero. This is a great game for students to apply their number skills and they are now getting very clever and strategic when playing in pairs.

In Science, we have been working on our investigating skills. The students are also busily thinking of a topic for their Super Scientist report, which they will need to prepare for the class challenge in Week 5. Please check your child’s homework folder for more information. The students will need to have decided on their topic by the end of Week 4, there will be a sheet going up on the classroom door for them to record this.

In HASS, we have started our unit on Civics & Citizenship. We have been looking at how democratic decisions are made at a local, state and federal level and how these bring about change in our community.

As well as revising important key learning concepts, the students have been developing and exercising the entrepreneurial skills, promoting and designing their stall for the student fete. They have also been participating enthusiastically in ballroom dancing lessons and learning a hip-hop routine to showcase later in the year. Stay tuned. Room 14 will also be attending swimming lessons in Weeks 7 & 8 and forms will be distributed in the near future. A big congratulations to Josh, Liam and Griffin who received awards for being in the Top 5 Most Improved category for the Year 3 Principal’s Challenge. Terry was in also acknowledged for being in the Top 5, with an amazing score of 69/70. We are very proud of you boys!

Katie and Makaylah talking through their best Numero moves

Congratulations to Terry, Liam, Josh and Griffin

Student Fete- "Come one, Come all, to Room 14's Biscuit Stall!"