Week 8 Update/ Homework

Hello All,

Literacy

This week in literacy we are looking at Compound words (two words that are joined together to make a new word) for example chop + stick = chopstick. As we are learning these, all spelling words this week are compound words. See below.

 

Students in 3C are working at finding errors in pieces of work, which is making students take a bit of care when reading through their own work.

All Accelerated Readers and Library books need to be returned by Friday 30^th November

Numeracy

This week in Mathematics we are learning to read timetables. This means we are looking at our class timetable, train timetables and even the television guide. Being able to read how long a program goes for, or when a particular show on is a great skill that we are learning.

 

Investigations

Students are beginning to build models, write scripts and make posters about the building or place in Melbourne that they have chosen to research. Students are encouraged to bring in cardboard boxes that they might use to create their model.

Homework: Here is a number of buildings that are in Melbourne City, please find out the name of the building. You may use the internet, look in a book, asking a parent or relative to help you find out the name of the building. Students who return this with labelled pictures by Monday 3^rd of December will receive a prize.

 

 

Swimming carnival

Swimming carnival is on the 12^th of December, students who have paid the levy need to return their form with their parent’s signature and emergency phone number. Non-Levy payers need to pay $10 with their parent’s signature and emergency contact. So far more than half the class has returned this notice so it is looking to be a fantastic day. Please be sure to return this by the 30^th of November.

Feel free to ask any questions you have about this. Students who do not attend have an alternate program held at school.

Christmas Carols

For our school Christmas Carols, Grade 3’s have been asked to learn the song “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree”. These will be held on Thursday 13^th December. More details to follow shortly.

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Homework Due : 26th November

Hello Everyone,

 

This week we are beginning to research our chosen area of Melbourne for our investigations. It would be wonderful if students could find information about their topic in books from the library or on the internet and bring this in for us to look at.

Some of the topics students have chosen include:

·        The Old Melbourne Gaol

·        Flinders Street

·        Richmond Football Club

·        Queen Victoria Market

·        Melbourne  Cricket Ground (MCG)

·        Parliament Station

·        Bourke Street Christmas Myer Windows

·        Australia 108

·        The Melbourne Zoo

·        Docklands

·        Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)

·        Queen’s Bridge

·        Southern Cross Station

·        The Melbourne Cup

·        Young and Jackson

·        Kings Way

·        The Yarra River

·        The Royal Botanical Gardens

·        The Princess Theatre

·        The Shrine of Remembrance

·        The Australian Open (Tennis)

If you have at home any books or brochures about these topics please bring them in to class to share.

 

Mathematics Update:

In Maths we are learning about time. We are learning to read the time using words like ‘quarter past’ ‘half past’ and ‘quarter to’. We are remembering to count in fives to help us tell the time on an analogue clock. Where possible can you read the time to your parents?

What is happening in Literacy?

In literacy we are looking at prefixes and suffixes.

A prefix comes at the beginning of a word- such as un/dis/non/im

A suffix is attached to the end of the word- such as ed/ing/es/ly/ment/tion/er

These change the meaning of words.

Can you make a list of these as homework. (This can be completed on the computer if you choose)

 

Just a reminder that we have many notices due back these include:

·        Swimming Carnival (Due: 30^th Of November)

·        Book Lists (handed out 19/11/12) Due:7^th December

·        2013 School Diary- compulsory for Grade 4’s (Due: 7^th December)

·        2013 School Levy (Due: 7^th December)

·        Attendance for 2013 at Lynbrook Primary School

Have a great week,

 

Miss Cameron

Recount of our Excursion by one of our students:

Grade 3 IMAX/Museum Excursion

When I arrived at Lynbrook station I saw everyone lined up behind their teachers. Went to my teacher to get my name ticked off and at exactly 8.48 the train arrived. We all got on but it took ages and I mean ages to get to Parliament station but we finally got there. We walked to the IMAX Theatre we watched this movie called Australia. It was a good movie. We learned lots of things we didn’t know. After that we went to the Melbourne Museum. It was really fun there. We learned lots of stuff at the Melbourne Museum like we did at IMAX. My group’s leader was the best because she showed us the cool stuff first. My most favourite thing was the dinosaur walk because I learned how long dinosaurs lived for. I think dinosaurs are the best prehistoric creature. After that we had to stop the fun and go home. We walked to parliament station. We rode the train to Lynbrook station. My parents came and I went home.JJ

 

Homework Due- Friday 16th November

This week's homework includes spelling words and completing a map of Melbourne-
 Students are able to use a map or the Internet to help them label the streets and buildings of Melbourne. The map can be printed out and written on, or students can use the 'Paint' program to label the map.

This week students are asked to learn their 7 times tables.


In class we have been learning Similes and Metaphors, Here is a list of some that our students came up with:

• As blue as the sky
• as dumb as a zombie
• as fluffy as sheep
• as loud as a didgeridoo
• as cold as ice
• as hot as lava
• as thin as air
• as ferocious as a lion
• as round as an orange
• as fast as a rocket
• as bright as the sun
• as pink as cotton candy
• as tough as a bull
• as slow as a turtle
• as fierce as war
• as strong as steel
• as smelly as a skunk
• as heavy gold
• as smart as a teacher
• as shiny as metal
• as green as grass.

Metaphors:

• I am so hungry i can eat a horse
• you're on fire
• my cat is a tiger
• I need to recharge my batteries
• I'm on a roll
• I am heart-broken.