Year 3

Year 3 students are learning about oral storytelling with a focus on Indigenous cultural narratives. They have enjoyed engaging with the text Our Dreaming  by Indigenous multimodal artist Kirli Saunders. The children are exploring multimodal storytelling by composing and presenting their own stories in different ways. These examples show the quality writing Year 3 students are producing as they explore cultural narratives.

Hey little one, follow me by the trees. I want to tell you a story about how you make friends, for this is the park where I made my first friend.You can make friends too if you try. Once you make a friend you will never forget it. Even if you lose a friend, they will stay in your heart.  
Sophie, 3 Pender

Ni Hao Laura, walk with me through the green lakes and the warm breeze of China.

You see Laura, you were named after a story. When I was small I used to call myself ‘dou dou’ when I was called ‘gou gou’. So our mother called you Dou Dou. 

We keep our culture alive through stories and pictures. Every year my family celebrates Zhong Qiu Jie (Mid Autumn Festival) by eating yue bing (mooncakes) and jiao zi (dumplings). 

Now Dou Dou our culture is our path, lined with lily pads, this is how we keep our culture alive. 
Kaylee 3 Paterson

It was a long time ago, about 1891. My great nonno was a prisoner of war. By then the soldiers had captured many people and my great nonno was one of them. Another man was named Michele and he was a very good man. One day the police were going to kill one prisoner and let another one go. Michele knew my nonno had a family to go to so he said to the officer that he was the one who wanted to die. Before my nonno was set free he told Michele he would name his son after him. 
Noah 3 Lawson 

They have been learning the significance of Aboriginal peoples’ connection to Country, language and traditions. They have produced visual glossaries to define and understand Gundungurra dialect and its connection to storytelling. 

The children are enthusiastic in their exploration of Indigenous culture and language and demonstrate curiosity, respect and appreciation for our Indigenous brothers and sisters as they learn.

Margie Attard, Louise Harris, Brooke Panagopoulos and Claire Pecker
Year 3 Teachers