WELCOME TO OUR CLASS!
Greetings to you all.
I am certain you all had a lovely holiday and the children looking forward to making a great start in the new year.
There is a lot to look forward to this term and I am rather excited. It is my goal to provide all students with an educationally challenging, yet fun, experience in my classroom.
In the first few weeks the students will be guided and supported in keeping the routines to engage in learning at this level. I hope that the children will work on becoming self-propelled learners and develop this responsibility with a positive attitude. I shall endeavour to do the best I can to ensure their progress in all areas. The assertive discipline policy in my class is designed to help those children who l need help in acquiring appropriate behaviours.
TERM 1 – IDENTITY
The big concept that weaves through all our learning is Identity which means that most if not all of our studies will be around this theme.
In the first few weeks the students will be doing tests in Reading, Writing and Maths to be grouped at appropriate levels in the core subjects including RE.
The school- wide assessment in RE will be decided this week.
LONGTERM PLAN
RE- We shall be studying the Prayer Module, Ash Wednesday, Lent and Holy Week in the Liturgical Year module during the term as they happen in the Liturgical Calendar.
The major strand for the term will be JESUS. The students will be involved in a very active way to live and expand their faith. There will be a separate letter informing you of the content of studies in your child’s RE exercise book. This book will be sent home on a regular basis with home activities to be completed requiring your input. This exercise allows you to support the learning that happens in class .It is important that you sign each activity on completion and write a comment at the end of the study in each strand.
The Family Whanau book is an invaluable resource for parents to have at home as it gives you all the necessary information about the RE programme from Year 1 to Year 8.You may buy it or borrow onefrom school the office.
Social Science –Pasifika-This study term is about a diverse range of peoples from the South Pacific region now living in NZ-their challenges and contributions.
Maths- Numeration, Number -Knowledge and Measurement.
Reading- Reading for Understanding, Connection and Inference.
Written Language- Explanation.
PE- Small Ball Skills ,Cross Country and Swimming
The Arts – Musical –“That we Might Live”
ICT-Use the internet for publishing and research research
The Arts-Visual Arts
TERM 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Room 5 Assembly- Ash Wednesday
Parish/School Mass 10 March
Solidarity Day – a date to be set.
PE -Training for Cross Country
Funded Sport’s Programme
Social Science - Celebrating Identity.
The Arts - School-wide musical- That We Might Live – Wednesday 4 April
Daily Homework-Monday to Thursdays
· RE-regular home activities.
· Reading for 15 minutes each night
· Spelling and skills exercises based on their list of word
· Basic Facts revision as suggested in the end –of -year report 2011.
· Extras- as required to complement the learning at school.
STUDENT REMINDERS
· Do your homework every night.
· Sleep at 8.00pm
· Bring your homework to school daily.
REMINDERS TO PARENTS
· Your child will need the following supplies kept at school-a pencil, a ruler ,red and blue pen, and glue stick and scissors.
· A separate set of supplies should be kept at home.
· Please check and sign off homework checklists each night and sign the reading log.
STUDENT NEWS
Prayer Table Monitors - Indi and Amelia
Sports Monitors – Joel and Lingas
Laptop Monitors – Julio and Jack S
Art Monitors – Kupi and Cheska
Music Specialists – Nadine and Tatiana
Chief Photographers – Rosie and Rhian
Happy Birthday to –Indi, Mimi, Ethan, Joel, Jordan, Kupi
Term one is looking very busy and exciting .I look forward to meeting you all soon to set personal,behavioural and academic goals.
Kind regards
Grace.
