Year 3 News

What a busy time Year 3 have had this term... drama, robotics and finally an excursion!

Across Year 3 we are exploring the text ‘Tricycle’ through the School Drama progam and we can’t wait to find out what happens in the end! If you have a child in Year 3 ask them about some of the activities we have used to deepen our understanding of the story such as freeze frame, sculptures or hot seat.

Year 3 students continued their exploration of robotics with WeDo. To support our learning in the science unit ‘Night and Day’, students were asked to build a robot that could drive and turn in different directions. They will also create and program a robot to function as a space rover which will achieve a specific task, such as move in and out of a crater, collect a rock sample or drill a hole in the ground. This final task is ‘open-ended’ which requires students to use their knowledge about Lego Wedo to create their own robots to achieve the design task.

3HW, 3EC, 3JM and 3DG went on an excursion to the Sydney Observatory. We explored some of the history of this beautiful region of our city and learned so much to support our science unit using models, augmented reality and observations to investigate the Earth Sun relationship. We learned about the cycle of day and night and discovered the reason for different seasons. They times the movement of the Sun to investigate and calculate the length of the day and looked through a professional telescope to see objects in the sky. The best part was a visit to the digital planetarium where we examined our night sky and the galaxy beyond. We know 3AW and 3CH are really looking forward to their trip next week!