Term 4 week 9
Thought for the week:
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
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This week…
Writing and Reading will we will integrated with our topic for this week : Project Jonah
In Maths we will revise strategies and complete incomplete work.
For Art we will make decorations for our christmas tree. Students will take it home when school closes for the holiday.
Our Topic is Project Jonah. Project Jonah is an organisation that cares for whales who are stranded or need rescue. They advocate for respect and protection of marine animals.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Students need to read at home for at least
20 minutes. Please initial your child’s
Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
. Hats are to be worn everyday this term to help protect students from the harmful rays of the sun.
. Swimming on Friday. Please ensure your child has togs and a towel. They may also make use of the lunchtime swim on Wednesdays.
. End of year reports will be emailed on Friday. Additional information will be sent home with your child.
. Project Jonah will visit us on Tuesday. Please provide a gold coin to support them in their efforts.
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Term 4 week 7
Thought for the week:
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” - Joshua J. Marine
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This week…
In Writing we will write different types of poems.
In Reading we will focus on inference and work on our Reading contracts.
In Maths we will complete our Algebra tasks in which we identify rules and patterns.
For Inquiry students will present their dance /drama/ song they've created. They will also complete a reflection on what they've learnt and how this experience has changed their thinking, if at all.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least
20 minutes. Please initial your child’s
Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
. Hats are to be worn everyday this term to help protect students from the harmful rays of the sun.
. Swimming starts this week. Please ensure your child has togs and a towel on Fridays. They may also make use of the lunchtime swim on Wednesdays.
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Term 4 week 5
Thought for the week:
Mahatma Gandhi
We must become the change we want to see.
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This week…
In Writing we will describe moments is time and complete our term 4 assessment.
In Reading we will focus on inference and complete our PAT assessments
In Maths we will complete our PAT assessment and our Gloss assessment which will indicate our strategy stages.
For Inquiry we will create a dance /drama / song about a Maori Myth.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least
20 minutes. Please initial your child’s
Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Thank you for your support with our camp organisation. The kids had a great time and learnt about themselves through the various challenges they faced. I certainly am very proud of all of them.
. Please be reminded of our Athletics tomorrow, 11 November 2014, at Riverhead Athletics club. Transport arrangements will be emailed in the morning.
. As you may have noticed, week 5 is a big assessment week. Please ensure that your little one gets enough rest/sleep.
. Hats are to be worn everyday this term to help protect students from the harmful rays of the sun. Hats will be compulsory after Labour weekend.
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Term 4 Week 2
Thought for the week:
Malcolm S. Forbes
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
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This week…
In Writing we will describe moments is time.
In Reading we will focus on inference and identify the structure of stories.
In Maths we will identify patterns.
For Inquiry we will complete work on our class songs. Students' creativity will be challenged through visual art. We will decide on what we want to continue our inquiry on by reflecting on what we can do to show people what we feel, choosing between drama, music and dance.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20
minutes. Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· This term we will be trialling Mathletics and Reading-eggs.
Letters with information will be send home.
. Thank you for returning all camp forms. You're awesome.
Please be kindly reminded that all camp money needs to be paid this Wednesday.
. Thank you also for supporting your child with the math-a-thon. I am still waiting on a few students to return their booklets.
. Hats are to be worn everyday this term to help protect students from the harmful rays of the sun. Hats will be compulsory after Labour weekend.
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Term 4 Week 1
Welcome back, Everyone.
We have a short busy term ahead of us, and I'm looking forward to take it on with your support.
Thought for the week:
Malcolm S. Forbes
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
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This week…
In Writing we will write our holiday recounts.
In Reading we will focus on inference and identify the structure of stories.
In Maths we are investigating 3D shapes and identify patterns.
For Inquiry we are setting up for our focus on creativity. This term we will express our selves through Music/ Dance/ Drama. We will look at what we already know and what we would like to know. We will also look at youtube clips to inspire us to tap into our own creativity.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20
minutes. Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· This term we will be trialling Mathletics.
. Please return the camp forms as soon as possible.
. Thank you for supporting your child with the math-a-thon. Please send the money to class before or on Wednesday.
. Hats are to be worn everyday this term to help protect students from the harmful rays of the sun.
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Term 3 Week 10
Parents, thank you for your support during the term. It's been busy as usual, but that's just how we like it. :-)
Enjoy your young ones over the holidays.
Thought for the week:
Do all you can to make your dreams come true.
--Joel Osteen
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This week…
In Writing we will improve our information reports.
In Reading we will work independently on our Reading contracts. Reading testing will be done.
Spelling Testing of Essential lists.
In Maths we are investigating angles.
For Inquiry we are completing our work on 'How things stay alive'. Students will reflect on how what they've learnt will affect how they think/act in the future.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20
minutes. Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Next term we will be trialling Mathletics. Art the end of term 4 , we will then decide on which one we liked best, Maths Buddy, or Mathletics.
. Please return the camp forms as soon as possible.
. Tabloid Sports has been moved to Friday afternoon. This will start at around 1h30pm, weather permitting.
. The H-factor finals will be held in the school hall on 25 September in block 3. Feel free to attend.
. Thank you for supporting your child with the math-a-thon. Please send the money to class. I will record the details, before sending it to the office.
Enjoy the break.
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Term 3 Week 9
Thought for the week:
Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.
~ William Arthur Ward
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This week…
In Writing we will continue to learn how to write information reports.
In Reading we will do reciprocal teaching, as well as work independently on our Reading contracts. Reading testing will be done.
Spelling Testing of Essential lists.
In Maths we will round off our focus on multiplication/division strategies for the term. We will focus on reading and drawing maps on Thursday and in week 10. On Friday we will investigate Problem Solving strategies. This week we are learning about 'Working backwards'.
For Inquiry we are working on our individual/group inquiries. Presentations are due this week and we hope to do this on Thursday.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20
minutes. Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Please encourage your child to access Maths Buddy at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
. New camp note are going out this week. Please return these as soon as possible.
. On Tuesday we will have enjoy competing against each other in our Tabloid sports. This will start at around 1h30pm.
. Year 5/6 H-factor auditions will be on Wednesday 17 September 2014. The H-factor finals will be on 25 September in block 3.
. Thank you for supporting your child with the math-a-thon. We will be doing the test on Thursday, so please keep on finding sponsors and helping your child to learn their facts.
Have a great week.
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Term 3 Week 8
Thought for the week:
Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.
-Oprah Winfrey
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This week…
In Writing we will learn how to write information reports to help us present our inquiries.
In Reading we will do reciprocal teaching, as well as work independently on our Reading contracts
In Spelling we will look at how to write words with shin;
zhin, and shil suffixes.
In Maths we will focus on multiplication/division strategies. On Friday we will investigate Problem Solving strategies.
For Inquiry we are working on our individual/group inquiries. Presentations are due in week 9.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes. Please
initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Please encourage your child to access Maths Buddy at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
. Please return the camp note sent on Friday as soon as possible.
. Congratulations to Niamh Scully who got 2nd place in the senior speech finals.
. We are also delighted to have Carla Lang as a Learning Assistant in Room 4, and we are looking forward to work with her.
. H-Factor is around the corner, so we will be choosing our class entrants this week. They will represent us in the year 5/6 auditions on Wednesday 17 September 2014. The H-factor finals will be on 25 September in block 3.
. Thank you for supporting your child with the math-a-thon. It is meant to extend them, so they have to work on it everyday to do well in week 9.
Have a great week.
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Term 3 Week 7
Thought for the week:
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This week…
In Writing we will write poetry and small groups will have workshops on punctuation and compound sentences.
In Reading we will do reciprocal teaching, as well as work independently on our Reading contracts.
In Spelling we will look at the magic endings -y and le.
In Maths we will focus on multiplication/division strategies, and use pentominoes to investigate perimeter and area. On Friday we will do Problem Solving.
For Inquiry we are working on our individual/group inquiries. Presentations are due in week 9.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes. Please
initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Please encourage your child to access Maths Buddy at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
. Please return the camp note sent on Friday as soon as possible. We are looking forward to another awesome year 5/6 camp.
. Congratulations to Paige Blake and Niamh Scully who will represent room 4 in the senior speech finals. On standby is Jessica Boler. Speech finals is on this Thursday morning in the hall.
. We are also delighted to have Carla Lang as a Learning Assistant in Room 4, and we are looking forward to work with her.
. We have several students who will represent our school in Cross Country on Wednesday at Muriwai Beach. We are very proud of their achievement and wish them all the best.
. H-Factor is around the corner, so we will be choosing our class entrants next week. They will represent us in the year 5/6 auditions on Wednesday 17 September 2014. The H-factor finals will be on 25 September in block 3.
Have a great week.
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Term 3 Week 6
Thought for the week:
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This week…
In Writing we will have our class speech finals, and small groups will have workshops on punctuation.
In Reading we will do reciprocal teaching, as well as work independently on our Reading contracts.
In Maths we will focus on multiplication/division strategies, and use pentominoes to investigate perimeter and area. On Friday we will do Problem Solving.
For Inquiry we will look photosynthesis and reflect on our wonderings. We are looking forward to see the individual inquiries of our students.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes. Please
initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Please encourage your child to access Maths Buddy at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
. Please return the camp note sent on Friday as soon as possible. We are looking forward to another awesome year 5/6 camp.
. Class speech finals is on this Tuesday. The students worked hard on their speeches and it's going to be hard choosing two students to represent Room 4 in the Senior speech finals on 2 September 2014.
Have a great week.
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Term 3 Week 5
Thought for the week:
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember amateurs built the ark, but professionals built the Titanic - Unknown
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This week…
In Writing we will write our speeches, and small groups will have workshops on Compound sentences, paragraphs and punctuation.
In Reading we will do reciprocal teaching, SRA, as well as work independently on our Reading contracts.
In Maths we will focus on multiplication/division strategies. On Friday we will do Problem Solving.
For Inquiry we will look at the scientific process.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes. Please
initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Please encourage your child to access Maths Buddy at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
. Reminder: HDS Cross Country will be on Tuesday 19 August 2014.
. Reminder: Cultural evening on Thursday, 21 August 2014.
Have a great week.
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Term 3 Week 4
“Three things you cannot recover in life: the WORD after it's said. the MOMENT afterit's missed and the TIME after it's gone. Be careful!" - Unknown
This week…
In Writing we will write our speeches and have workshops on Compound sentences and punctuation,
In Reading we will do reciprocal teaching, SRA, as well as work independently on our Reading contracts.
In Spelling we will learn how to add a suffix to a word ending in the letter y.
In Maths we will focus on multiplication/division strategies and Pentominoes. On Friday we will do Problem Solving.
For Inquiry we will look at what living things have in common, and the scientific process.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes. Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· A big thank you to all parents who attended the learning conferences. If you could not attend for any reason, please feel free to arrange a suitable time.
. Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Students are able to access their Maths Buddy account at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
. Please be reminded of the HDS Cross Country which will be on Tuesday 19 August 2014.
. Just a reminder that either before or after your learning conference, we encourage you and your child to go to the hall to hear all about 2 major initiatives that we are proposing for next year. Please make the effort, we need your feedback and support if these ideas are going to work.There are 4 times for you to choose to attend the meeting - 1pm, 3pm,5h15 and 7pm.
Have a great week.
Regards
Joseph du Plooy
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Term 3 Week 3
“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” – Jack Canfield
This week…
In Writing we will write our Animal Myths and have workshops on Compound-and Complex sentences.
In Reading we will do reciprocal teaching, SRA, as well as work independently on our Reading contracts.
In Maths we will focus on multiplication/division strategies and Pentominoes. On Friday we will do Problem Solving.
For Inquiry we will look at what living things have in common. We will be making grass heads this week, so please provide your child with an old/used nylon stocking .
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes. Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Students are able to access their Maths Buddy account at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
. HDS Cross Country will be on Tuesday 19 August, so students will need to prepare for this. Students should bring their running shoes to school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for practice.
. Learning conferences will take place on Thursday, 14th August 2014. Parents need to go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nzand use the school code: SCA56 to make a booking.
Have a great week.
Regards
Joseph du Plooy
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Term 3 Week 2
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby
This week…
In Writing we will write narratives.
In Reading we will do reciprocal teaching, SRA, as well as work independently on our Reading contracts.
In Maths we will focus on multiplication/division strategies and transformations. On Friday we will do Problem Solving.
For Inquiry we will look at what living things have in common. We will be making grass heads next week, so please provide your child with an old/used nylon stocking .
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes. Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Students are able to access their Maths Buddy account at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
. HDS Cross Country will be on Tuesday 19 August, so students will need to prepare for this. Students should bring their running shoes to school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays for practice.
. Room 4 students will receive soccer coaching from professional coaches for the next 3 weeks on Tuesdays. A change of closed is advised as the fields are muddy.
Have a great week.
Regards
Joseph du Plooy
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Term 3 Week 1
Welcome to Term 3. I trust you all had a chance to re-charge the batteries and are biting at the bit. :-)
This term is going to be very busy as well with learning conferences in week 4, Cultural evening, Cross Country and H- factor to name a few.
More information about the term will follow in the Piha Community letter.
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine
This week…
In Writing we will write a holiday recount and revisit/set our writing goals.
In Reading we will do reciprocal teaching and be introduced to our independent reading task for the next few weeks.
In Maths we will have a focus on enlargement and translations. On Friday we will do Problem Solving
For Inquiry we will look at our topic for the term. We will look at what we know about it and what we want to know/learn about it. We will look at the outcomes we will be assessing ourselves against at the end of the term. We will be making grass heads, so please provide your child with an old/used nylon stocking and a small yoghurt cup.
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This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes. Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
. It's important that students have nutritious food to eat during the day, so please limit luxury items like chips, lollies and biscuits.
· Students are able to access their Maths Buddy account at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
. The year 5/6 students will be going on camp at Merc in Long Bay from 4 -7 November 2014. The cost of the camp has not yet been calculated, but it will great if you could start paying money in at the office. The cost of the camp in 2012 was $270, so work around that tentatively.
Have a great week.
Regards.
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Joseph du Plooy
Term 2 Week 9
Thank you for your wonderful support during the term. Term 2 certainly brought its own challenges and was pretty full-on, but I'm Looking forward to term 3 and everything it will bring. Enjoy you little ones during the break.
Thought for the week:
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“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” – Les Brown
This week…
In Writing we will create slogans and work on our signs to keep our environment clean.
In Reading we are practicing our questioning skills to help us improve our understanding of text.
In Maths we will have a focus on Statistics and Problem solving.
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Inquiry we are making our signs to encourage students to keep the environment clean. Rm 4 has
decided to make this a project for the rest of the year. We don't know where, or how far we'll be
going with this, but I think it will be time well spend.
This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic facts at home:
Spelling
No spelling words this week. :-)
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes. Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
· Please ensure that all clothing and stationery are labelled.
· We are learning how to use Google Docs in class. Feel free to leave a comment of your child's documents.
· Students are able to access their Maths Buddy account at home. The trail period have been extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your feedback.
Have a great week.
Regards.
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Joseph du Plooy
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Term 2 Week 8
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“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or
worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace
& gratitude.” – Denis Waitley
This
week…
In Writing we will
focus on Poetry.
In Reading we are
practicing our questioning skills to help us improve our understanding of
text.
In Maths we will have a focus on Statistics.
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Inquiry we are investigating
and solving needs at school. Please speak to your child about possible
needs to
investigate.
This week’s Home Learning:
Basic facts
Please use the links on our Class Blog to practice basic
facts at home:
Spelling
1. Ten words chosen by your child. Words are selected from
the essential / Commonly misspelt word list or their own writing.
2. Students use at least 3 of these words in sentences to
show their understanding.
3. Testing on Friday.
Students need to read at home for at least 20 minutes.
Please initial your child’s Reading log.
Please return the Home Learning Book on Friday.
Notice
·
Please ensure
that all clothing and stationery are
labelled.
·
We have
started to learn how to use Google Docs. All students now have Google
accounts and have received their email addresses. The email address must be
used for school purposes only.
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Students are
able to access their Maths Buddy account at home. The trail period have been
extended until the end of term 3, after which we will be welcoming your
feedback.
Have a great week.
Regards.
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Joseph du Plooy
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