Chapel Hill State School

Year Three

Year 3A. Last week 3A had lots of fun. In Maths we did some work on groups of hundreds, tens and ones. We had our second swimming lesson with Mr Parry on Monday. 3A also had German on Thursday which was very exciting. I hope that everyone does well in the logo competition. (Julia Viney)

February 24th

Year 3A. 3A particularly liked doing German and PE on Thursday last week. We were very excited about a new boy joining our class called Chris. We all hope that he likes being in our class as well. (Julia Viney)

Year 3C have been learning about doubles and count ons. We have also been finishing off our portraits of our faces and we did some Grammar rules. (Adam Leaney)

March 3rd

Year 3A had a great time last week in sport when we did some work on basketball. Everyone tried to finish their maths investigation plan. We had swimming on Monday, RE on Friday and German on Thursday. (Julia Viney)

Year 3B learnt colours in German. We proof-read our letter to Beatrix Potter. In literacy, we wrote in our Grammar Rules and Spelling Rules book. 3B are excellent at doubles, +1, +2 and +3. We have been practising hard! In art we drew a self portrait. (Adam Leaney)

10th March

3A had a busy week. In swimming we did lots of work on freestyle, in sport we played a fun ball game and in German we were practising how to say “Good Morning”, “Good night”, “Good Afternoon”, and “Good Evening”. On Thursday afternoon, we read some books to our prep buddies, which was great fun. We’ve all been working hard to finish our Maths Investigations too. (Julia Viney)

3B measured things to see if they were shorter or longer than one metre in maths group last week. In art we are drawing a portrait of ourselves using charcoal. Our partner describes what we look like to help us draw. We are writing and illustrating our own books to read to the prep children. 3B are excellent authors and illustrators. The mums and dads from 3B helped decorate the hall for the Bush dance. Everyone had a really fun time. (Adam Leaney)

24th March

3A had a great time in sport when we did some work on basketball. On Monday we all went to swimming which was very exciting. 3A liked having library on Tuesday and we all found some terrific books to borrow. In German we chose a partner and made a word-search for them, which was very entertaining. I hope everyone has a great time in Move ‘n’ Grove this week. Julia Viney

3C learnt all about money in maths, and we solved money problems. In English we have been using adjectives in our sentences. We wrote our blurbs and planned the illustrations for our narratives. At swimming we are having lots of fun. Adam Leaney

31st MArch

3A had a good time in German when we finished our word searches. On Monday, swimming was exciting, especially since it was our second-last lesson for the term. In class we did some sums using three digits and carry-on which most of us found pretty easy. As usual, we all enjoyed sport last week where we played some games. Julia Viney

3B finished our narratives and we are typing our stories on the computer. Every morning we practise telling the time and we are really good at it. In German we are doing a crossword for our friends to solve. We have finished our 3D models and they are looking very good. Some of the groups made a playground with swings and slides and an army base. Annie Carroll

April

3A had our first week with our new teacher, Miss Loveday. She is from New Zealand and we are finding her accent very interesting! In our Maths books, we did some addition and subtraction sums. We also presented our homework projects about “What Easter Means to Us”. There were lots of good ideas and we all really enjoyed it. We’ve been doing some “Move ‘n’ Groove” at the Oval, which has been pleasant because of the beautiful weather. Julia Viney

3B ran around the Oval for “Move ‘n’ Groove”. On Thursday, our Mums and Dads were invited to a book presentation to listen to the stories we had written. We also did a slide show about ANZAC Day and did our Brain Gym. Our Parents thought our books were terrific! Annie Carroll

3C have been going to the hill near the Oval to do ‘deep listening’. We sit on our mats quietly to listen to all the sounds and look at everything around us. We then go back to our class and share what we heard and saw while we were ‘deep listening’. Mrs Blaik wrote down a list of all the things we saw and heard. When Mrs Blaik read it back to the class, it sounded like a beautiful poem. We all really enjoyed ‘deep listening’. Adam Leaney

12th May

Yr 3A. Last week we went for an excursion to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. We saw the “Birds of Prey” show and Meeka got chosen to catch a bird. We also fed the kangaroos and wallabies. We got some activity books which we started at Lone Pine and now we use them for an early-finishers activity in class. 3A had a lot of practice tests last week which was not as much fun as Lone Pine. (Julia Viney)

Yr 3B. Last week we made Mothers Day cards. We painted our hands and made butterfly-wings. We also made a pop-up card in German. This term we are learning about Australian animals. On Wednesday we went to Lone Pine Sanctuary. We watched a koala show, fed the kangaroos and made a sketch of them. We also stroked lots of other animals. We had a great day. (Annie Carroll)

Yr 3C went to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. We learnt lots of things about Australian animals. We saw koalas, fed the kangaroos, saw the wombats and the echidnas and watched a show called ‘Birds of Prey’. We have also been getting ready for our numeracy testing and spelling testing. (Adam Leaney)

26th May

3A had a flooded classroom last week! Outside, the water came up above the bottom of our door. We had to move to the Music Room for a couple of days, where it was a bit boring without all of our classroom things. We still managed to have music in the Arts building, where we played a fun music Game. We also did lots of work in our Topic Study Books about Australian animals. We’re all trying to do especially neat homework so that we can all earn “no homework” vouchers. Then the whole class will be really, really happy, and probably some parents too! Julia Viney

3B practised telling the time, and we are really good at it now. In Music we played a game of ‘Kangaroo Skippy Roo’. Everybody enjoyed the game. In Science we wrote a list of endangered animals. These include the Sea Cow and the Bilby. Have a good week. Annie Carroll

2nd June

3A learnt about Fraction Machines, which have inputs and outputs, but don’t require any petrol or electricity! We’ve all been doing some individual reading with Miss Loveday, which has sometimes been a bit challenging. For our homework, we have all made brochures about endangered Australian Animals, which should look great hanging up in our classroom – we’re hanging the brochures up that is, not the animals! We also moved most of our furniture so that the carpet in our classroom could be cleaned, so that means our classroom should smell way better this week. Julia Viney

3B were researching an animal that we liked last week. In Maths we are doing sums in the hundreds. On Monday we went to 3C’s classroom to watch the RSPCA show with the other students. We learned about endangered species, such as possums, koalas and cassowaries. Annie Carroll

16th June

3A went to the Library, collected books, and then read them to our Prep Class Buddies. It was great fun, especially for those of us who don’t have younger brothers or sisters. Miss Loveday has sworn us to secrecy about our technology work, so sadly, I’m not allowed to tell you anything about it, but it has been very entertaining! We have all been very glad that our classroom has such great heating this week. Julia Viney

3B finished our habitat for our Australian Animal last week. We used sand or bark for the ground and trees for our animals, to make them feel at home. In Maths, we learnt how to read maps using the alphabet and numbers. It was fun and we all enjoyed it. Have a good week. Annie Carroll

23rd June

3A had a special finishing off day last week, so we were able to work on our name bugs, clay animals, topic study books and information charts about Australian animals. In PE we practised our ball skills and although some of the tasks were challenging we managed to do them. This week we are all celebrating because we don’t have any homework and there are a few Mums out there who are pretty pleased about that too! We’re really hoping this ‘no homework’ arrangement will continue next term as well!! (Julia Viney)

3B started to write a report on the computer about the Australian animal we have made. We needed to research our animal’s habitat, diet, care of young and their predators. We learnt that some animals are protected by government laws. This is because they are endangered and could become extinct. In Maths we tested our adding on and taking away. We also tested how good we are at spelling. Mrs Rowles said we showed good improvement. (Annie Carroll)

3C finished our enclosures for our animals last week. We did some maths with a little of Spelling Rules. On Friday we had free dress day, it was lots of fun. (Adam Leaney)

21st July

3A have been getting clues from Pullenvale Education Centre to prepare for our trip in one and a half weeks time. We also went to the other Year 3 class to learn about pollution. We had lots of fun and played activities. Joseph Abbey

3B started practise for Sports Day in P.E. last week. In Art we started our class canvas for the Fete and on Wednesday we found clues for the GAS Excursion. On Thursday Madelaine visited from Pullenvale and we did freeze-frames about people and the environment. George Jackson

4th August

3A went to Pullenvale last week. We had lots of fun; we watched a show and learnt more about pollution. On Tuesday we had Drama and we played a game called ‘You’ and ‘Chinese Whispers’. On Friday we had our Spelling Test. Joseph Abbey

3B went on an excursion to Pullenvale last week. We learnt lots of things about climate change, including that you need to plant 17 trees per car per year to remove the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. George Jackson

 1st September

3A last week on Wednesday had German, and we learnt the song ‘Who stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?’ which was a lot of fun. In P.E. we played Ten-Pin Bowling. In R.E. we learnt about the Egyptians and on Friday we did our spelling words and dictation. We also had fun in music singing songs. (Joseph Abbey)

3B played Cricket and Ten-Pin Bowling in Sport last week. On Thursday some Yr 7s came to our classroom and talked about the North and South Poles. In German we read ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ and learnt the days of the week. We have been very busy practising our Dance for the Fete. (George Jackson)

3C have nearly finished our collages for the Fete and we are still practising our dance. We are practising how to write a procedure. This week we are going to make posters about things we can do to stop Climate Change. (Brooke Johnston)

8th September

3A hoped that everyone liked our art piece that we displayed in the Arts Room at the Fete. Last Thursday we were learning about the body parts of a caterpillar. We also might be learning about the human body parts this Thursday. Last Friday we got to taste special bread with no yeast in R.E. We learnt that this is what the Egyptians ate in the olden days. (Joseph Abbey)

3B in Sport last week did Ten-Pin Bowling and ball skills. In Art we finished our Father’s Day cards. We also made collages to decorate our classroom. We hope everyone enjoyed the Fete on Saturday. (George Jackson)

3C has Mrs Freyne for two weeks as Mrs Blaik is on leave. Last week we completed our poster about Climate Change. Grade 3 enjoyed the dance at the School Fete. (Brooke Johnston)

15th September

3A was learning about Global Warming, we also had a test about it. In German we learnt numbers 11 to 20. In Sports we played skipping, rugby, soccer, throwing and catching and we also had a different Sports Teacher. (Joseph Abbey)

3B was visited by Mrs Fountain who came to our classroom and showed us how to plant a Banksia tree. She showed us lots of flowers and leaves. She also showed us her nut collection. We did leaf rubbings. (George Jackson)

3C are doing lots of talks about ‘procedure’. In September there was National Threatened Species Day. On Tuesday we planted some trees with Mrs Fountain. (Brooke Johnston)

27th October

3B made some Christmas Cards last week for the P+C Fundraising. Come of us started typing up our reports on States of Australia. We also did division ‘Fact Families’. In Sport we did relays and played ‘Stuck in the Mud’. (George Jackson)

3rd November

Yr 3B. Last week we learnt French Knitting and did ball skills in PE. We also had a SoSE test. We have been learning about Australia. (George Jackson)

Yr 3C. We have been doing a Maths test with lots of different types of Maths. We learnt about Australian Aboriginal dot paintings and we drew some of the symbols that they use in their paintings. We also finished our pictures for the Christmas Cards. (Brooke Johnston)

10th November

3A has nearly finished all their fishes for their Art project. Afterwards, we are going to work on the coral. 3A is having a great time in class and had swimming yesterday. Joseph Abbey

3B had swimming on Monday and in PE we did an obstacle course, skipping and played ‘Cops and Robbers’. On Tuesday we had a Maths test, and in the afternoon we listened to some Aboriginal Legends. On Thursday and Friday we worked on our posters of a State of Australia and in Music we learnt new songs and a fun new game. George Jackson

3C made Aboriginal-like dot paintings last week. We painted the background and then made the dots with cotton buds. It took a long time but they all look great. We also did our SOSE test and we learnt about some Aussie icons and inventions. We had a very busy week. Brooke Johnston