Term 2 Newsletter
Western Heights School,
Term 2, Week 1, 2010
Rooms 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Dear Parents/Caregivers
Welcome to our many new families and welcome to Term 2. We hope you had an enjoyable break with your child.
We have a busy 11 week term ahead with plenty of exciting learning experiences planned for the children.
Term Two Programme: Topics:
*Weeks 1-6 -Health-Keeping Ourselves Safe- in conjunction with the NZ Police. Parents will receive a booklet and children will have homework discussion and activity sheets.
*Weeks 6-11 -Social Sciences-Celebrating Cultural Diversity Children will be participating in a weekly rotation each Wednesday afternoon, all term, where they get to experience aspects of dance, food, craft and song from a variety of cultures. On Friday 18th June, we will be having a whole school assembly to celebrate cultures within the school. Children are asked to dress in clothing that represents their culture (or a sport uniform or similar if you have no particular ideas). On this day we will also have a shared cultural lunch and children will be asked to bring along a cultural food.
Mathematics - Number knowledge and strategy. Geometry - 2D shapes, Measurement-Length.
Physical Education and Fitness - We will be developing ball skills as part of our daily fitness programme. We will continue to have Jump Jam two times per week. You are welcome to attend Jump Jam in the mornings and participate to your level of comfort. We appreciate it when adults attending make an effort to role model by joining in. On Friday 28th May the school will be raising funds for the Heart Children with a gold coin donation for "Heart Jam" day at 10am.
Gymnastics will be every Monday afternoon. On Tuesday 11th May we will be visiting Waitakere Gymnastics Club, details of this trip to follow.
Please ensure children are dressed appropriately for these sessions. During gymnastics it is necessary for children to remove shoes and be barefoot so stockings can be difficult for girls to manage on these days.
Knowledge-athon : All children throughout the school will be participating in the Knowledge-athon, to help raise money for court extensions. Sponsorship forms and sheets will be sent home this week. Juniors have 20 questions to answer. These will be tested verbally on Friday 21st May.
Dates to note:
- © Tuesday: 11 May Visit to Waitakere Gymnastics Club
- © Friday: 21 May: Knowledge-athon test
- © Friday 28 May: Heart Jam Fundraiser
- © Tuesday 1 June: Pyjama Day
- © Friday 18 June: Cultural Celebration assembly
- © Thursday 24 June Parent Interviews (1.30-8.00) School closes at 12.30pm.
- © Thursday 24 June Book Fair in Library
- © Friday 25 June School Disco (times to follow)
- © Friday 2 July End of Term 2
- © Week 1 Term 3 Thursday 22 July is our 100 Day Celebration
General Housekeeping:
- © Instructional reading continues as before. Your child needs to bring their reading book bag to school every day. Please return books every day, as the readers need to be circulated throughout the Junior classes.
- © Alphabet and Poem books are an important part of the Literacy programme. Please make sure these books are brought back to school every Monday.
- © Clothing and footwear - please label all items of clothing. skirts, socks, sweatshirts... Please keep a named spare set of clothing in your child's bag for winter accidents.
- © School opens at 8.30, for the children. Before school care is available. Please make appropriate arrangements if your child needs to be at school before 8.30. It is appreciated if children can arrive at school between 8.30 and 8.45 to give them time to settle into the classroom. The school day begins at 8.55.
- © If your child shows signs of illness, e.g. coughing, fever, runny nose, spots...PLEASE keep them at home until they have recovered.
- © Nits: these are a recurring and ongoing issue. Please check regularly and treat when necessary.
Kind regards
Lisa Pasalic (Senior Teacher), Melanie Sullivan, Dana Taylor, Nichola Hogan, Kathryn Sheehan, Jenna Bushett.
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