Term 3 Newsletter

 

Middle School

Term 3, Week 1, 2009

 

Dear Parents / Caregivers,

 

Welcome back to Term 3 after a wintery holiday and a much needed break for all to recharge batteries. Also, we especially welcome visiting and new students, and their families. It is exciting to see that the children are motivated and have settled quickly into the new term's programmes.

 

Term 3 Programme

• Oral Language -  Present a class talk/speech
• Written Language - Focus: Instructional Writing
• Spelling - Ten words weekly
• Mathematics - Measurement/Geometry, Number Operations and Fractions
• Topics - Health: Social Relationships - Happy and Healthy
• Science: Water Inquiry to continue. Water Care educational officer back again.
• Art - Calendar Art

• Fitness - Jump Jam / Folk Dancing
• Physical Education and Sport - Gymnastics and Te Reo Kori
• Music - Play & Sing / Creating Music
• Computer Skills - ICT suite - with Computer teacher

 

General

• Parent helpers needed - especially Book Club and returning resources. See class teacher.
• Before and after school - Keep encouraging children to be at the right place for their own safety, and to take responsibility for themselves, belongings and monitor duties.
• Homework - Quality work is expected and all activities completed unless a note is sent to the teacher. Spelling practice, reading and basic facts are daily activities.
• Instructional readers to be returned daily and library books on child's set library day as Library is due to reopen during term.
• Clothing and footwear - please label all items so that lost property is easily identified and claimed. Children are encouraged to wear long sleeves and footwear during school hours to keep warm and dry. Change of clothes is needed for boys when playing on field.
• Gymnastics - Appropriate clothes to be worn on PE day e.g. track pants and t-shirt.

 

Dates to note:

• Weeks 1/ 2 - Life Education Caravan - two visits. Cost per child is $4.
• Week 6 - Trip to Paremuka Pond.

• Week 8 - School photos
• Week 9 - ‘The Heights' Variety Show.

 

Any queries, please speak to your class teacher.

 

Kind regards,

 Patricia Jerkovich ( Senior Teacher), Andrew Noakes, Peta Buckingham, Melissa Daly, Diana Weaver, Joanne Hodder, Isla Noakes and Charmaine Renner