Term 3, 2011 Syndicate Newsletter

Western Heights Middle School

Term 3, Week 1, 2011

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Welcome back to Term 3. Children have benefited from the holiday and have settled happily into the new term's programmes. Also, we welcome new students and their families.

Learning Areas:

• Language - Report Writing
• Spelling - Ten words weekly
• Mathematics -,Number knowledge and strategy, Probability, Geometry
• Fitness - Jump Jam
• Physical Education and Sport -      Gymnastics, Rippa Rugby and Te Reo Kori
• Computer Skills - ICT suite - with Computer teacher
• Health - Life Education "Heart Central"
• Science - "Cause and Effect" - Forces, Magnetism, Electricity, Sound, Light

Children will be thinking like scientists in relation to scientific exploration.

General

• Parent helpers needed - especially Book Club and returning resources.
• Home Learning - Quality work is expected in all sections. Copy and paste is unsuitable as children need to be able to interpret the information to their peers and teacher. Therefore, they need to write reports, projects etc in their own words with some assistance, "Children's language." Spelling practice, reading and basic facts are daily activities.
• Instructional readers/Pick Box books to be returned daily and library books on child's set library day.
• Clothing and footwear - please label all items so that lost property is easily identified and claimed. All children will be playing Rippa Rugby this term and will need a change of clothes.
• Gymnastics - Appropriate clothes to be worn on PE day e.g. track pants and t-shirt.

Dates to note:

• Week 1-3 - Life Education Caravan - two visits. Cost per child is $4.
• Week 2 -  The Ned Show (no charge)
• Week 4 - Daffodil Day, Friday 26 August, wear yellow
• Week 7 - Class & Team photos Thursday/Friday,  15/16 September
• Week 8 - Trip to MOTAT.  Bandana Day, Friday 23 September
• Week 9 - Student Led Conferences 28/29 September, school will finish early
• Holidays - Teacher Only Day, Monday, 10 October
• Week 2, Term 4 - Friday, Homework Challenge to be completed

Any queries, please speak to your class teacher.

Kind regards,

Patricia Jerkovich (Senior Teacher), Charmaine Renner,
Isla Noakes, Joanne  Hodder, Melissa Daly,  Kelley Head, Peta
Buckingham and Andrew Noakes.