14 April 2022
Assalamu Alaikum Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Alhamdulillah, we have successfully made it to the end of Term 1. It was great to welcome students back to the new school year and see them settle in wonderfully after their efforts during distant learning. Week 3 of the term saw students getting familiar with their new daily routines and schedules as well as participating in getting to know each other activities, especially as we welcomed a few new faces to our AIC-A family.
Over the duration of the term, year 3 students have been learning a variety of curriculum content. In Mathematics, students focused on the topic of Place Value. They participated in a number of lessons learning to recognise, model, represent and order numbers to at least 10 000 through explicit teaching and hands on activities.
The focus of our Science lessons has been on living and non-living things. Students engaged in a number of activities that required them to explore the differences between living, once living and products of living things and they enjoyed sorting living and non-living things based on their characteristics.
During English lessons we have been focusing on Narrative writing using the 7 Steps to Writing Program. Students have made positive improvements in their writing skills by using more descriptive language of ‘showing’ rather than ‘telling’. They have become more familiar in using the 5 senses to describe the setting of their stories, character traits as well as banning boring words and using more interesting vocabulary.
Students have also been busy creating Ramadan decorations to be displayed in preparation for the holy month. Clean-up Australia Day, Harmony Day, and AFL Auskick clinics are some other exciting events that students participated in throughout the term.
Overall, even though the new school year started with some challenges due to Covid, it has been a productive term that has allowed students to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses, be able to set and achieve their goals as well as develop their confidence and meet some new friends.
We are looking forward to a productive and eventful year ahead Insha’Allah!
We wish all the parents and students a restful break and a blessed Ramadan Insha’Allah!