Chugging along...

This week, children are continuing to learn about light and shadow. They are pursuing their own research by choosing and answering questions from this list:

• How do our eyes help us to see? 
• When does the sun make the longest shadows?
• Can light bend? 
• Can we make different coloured light?
• Can we make a rainbow? 
• Can light travel through objects?
• Can we see round corners? 
• Can we make a shadow with sharp/fuzzy edges?

The students are going to prepare a way of communicating their findings towards the end of this week.

In Numeracy we are continuing addition and subtraction. There are some new videos on the Primary Numeracy website explaining one of the addition methods we teach the children. Find them here: 

https://sites.google.com/a/bisphuket.ac.th/primarymaths/year-3/adding-year-3

In Literacy we continue with Spud Murphy. The children will study the characters in the book and compare them to each other.

Students have started to make their lanterns where they will practise their collage techniques.

Teacher training day on Wednesday

This week sees the continuation of our Light and Shadow theme. The children are researching the answers to their own questions about light and shadows using the ipads and books from the library.

In Art we are starting to make paper lanterns using tissue paper. This project combines what the students have learned about collage with our theme on light.

In Numeracy we have begun to tackle column addition and the children are learning to set their work out clearly and in an organised manner.

In Literacy we are starting the new class reader of Spud Murphy. Information about this book in on the Year 3 website:

https://sites.google.com/a/bisphuket.ac.th/year3/subjects/literacy/spud-murphy

The school is closed for students on Wednesday 23rd September. This is a training day for all teachers.

Fiction, adding, taking and Wai Kru

We are continuing our theme of Light and Shadow this week with the students beginning their own enquiries into a particular question about the theme. Questions they could investigate include: how can we see around corners?; can we make light of different colours?; does light bend?; and, when do we have the longest shadows? amongst others. Children will make greater use of the iPads and Year 3 website to follow their own lines of enquiry, as well as using the classroom equipment to do practical experiments.

In Numeracy we are moving on to addition and subtraction. This will initially focus on reliable, rapid mental methods to ensure the children's understanding, moving on to written methods later.

In Literacy, we have come to the end of the Owl who was Afraid of the Dark. We are continuing to read and respond to a number of good story texts with a view to developing a deeper understanding of a range of genre.

We are just starting to use the website quizlet.com for homework practice. In your children's accounts there and many quizzes and games that focus on spelling and mental maths.

Children will celebrate the Wai Kru assembly on Friday. All parents are invited to attend at 1:45 in the auditorium.

Light, shadows, collage and adding

The Year 3 teachers would like to extend a heart-felt 'thank you' to all of you that have helped to make the start of this year so smooth. We are all very happy with the way our classes have settled in and are looking forward to a productive and fulfilling year.

This week in Literacy we will continue with our class story The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark. In Numeracy we shall be moving on to addition and subtraction which will include mental and written methods. Please refer to the Year 3 website for more information about these units.

We are also continuing with our Science theme of Light and Shadow. As a part of this topic, the children will begin to learn how to conduct a fair test by controlling variables.

In Art, we shall begin a unit on collage. Part of this work will involve a study of the translucency of tissue paper.

Please remember, the Year 3 website is our one-stop place for information about the work in Year 3. The stars of the week are posted here:

https://sites.google.com/a/bisphuket.ac.th/year3/stars-or-the-week