CURRICULUMCURRICULUMCURRICULUMCURRICULUM WRITING:

Sentence a day: Our focus this week has been

contractions. Eg. Can’t = can not

We will now be writing 2 sentences a day.

READING: We have begun reading the book

James and the Giant Peach. We enjoyed finding

words interesting words to add to our vocabulary.

NUMERACY:

We have begun learning our new maths topic about

shapes. On the Grade 3 page on the PCS website

there is a link to a few shapes games.

TOPIC:

We have compared Earth to other planets using a

venn diagram, in Daily 5.

Term 3, Week 3 July 27th—31st 2015

Important dates

5th August—Swimming

5th August—

Scienceworks excursion

money due.

Star of the

week

3MT: Veronica

3SJ: Alex

3JF: Maddison

3RB: Isabelle

Talk time Talk time Talk time Talk time

We have been very impressed with the items

students have been bringing in for talk time.

It is important that your child is prepared

for talk time and has thought about what

they are going to say. Practicing at home

will help with their confidence in speaking in

front of a group. There are

some photo on the last page of

the newsletter.

A sentence a day was cool yesterday, but today

it’s 2 sentences on the go to help wri�ng flow.

Absences Absences Absences Absences

We have had a high number of

absences in the Grade 3 area this

week due to illness. Please keep in

mind if your child has been vomiting

they need to stay away from school

for at least 24 hours. If your child is

absent please text your child’s name

and grade to 0427 016 460.

SPECIALIST NEWSSPECIALIST NEWSSPECIALIST NEWSSPECIALIST NEWS

Specialist Stars

Performing Arts:

3JF : Matt 3MT: Hayley

3RB: Rebekah 3SJ: Grace

P.E:

3RB: Matheesha 3SJ: Riley

3MT: Ed 3JF: Blake H

Science:

3SJ: Grace 3RB: Bella

3MT: Veronica 3JF: Connor

ICT:

3SJ: Casey 3RB: Emily W

ReadReadReadRead----AAAA----Thon Thon Thon Thon We will be holding a School Read-A-Thon between Monday 17

th August and

Friday 28th August, 2015 as a major fundraising event this year.

The School Read-A-Thon is a stimulating, fun and literacy based fundraiser that ensures we send the right message to our students about developing a healthy mind. The main focus of this event is on participation. Family support is most appreciated as we encourage all students to get involved.

All students have received a Sponsorship Form to help collect sponsorship on behalf of the school. The funds raised will be used to purchase: books for the Library. We ask all parents to read the Sponsorship Form and sign the front page to grant permission for their child to fundraise and participate in this event. In the Sponsorship Form you will find all the tools you need for successful fundraising, and more! Students wanting to track their progress, and use online fundraising, can do so by logging onto reada-thon.com.au/students and creating a Student Profile Page. Finally, we would like to welcome parents and family members to become involved in the School Read-A-Thon. If you would like to volunteer and help out on the day please contact the school on 59 411 511. Money, forms (with nominated prizes) to be returned no later than Friday 4

th September.

Thank you, good luck and happy fundraising! Nicole Jones

Meet our Science Room Friends!

Jeff is our ‘female’

blue tongue lizard!

Hermie is our

resident hermit

crab.

Fish

Chips

Dale

Escargot

Flounder

Ariel

Barnacle

Talk timeTalk timeTalk timeTalk time

We have had some amazing

creations from a box this

week for Talk Time. We are

very excited about what

creations and exciting talk

time presentation we will

have next week.

We are

encouraging

students to

practice their

talk time

presentation

before speaking

in front of their

peers.