Week 9 Term 2

Thank you Mrs Lyon for being the Room 3 teacher again on Monday and Tuesday morning while I was in Dunedin with Alan.  I know the class love to see you again.

It was great to have all but 2 homework books in the homework box on Friday, so that spelling was tooled, checked over the weekend and ready to go for this week's learning.  This is also when each child's weekly score is recorded and any errors identified so that further practice can be done.  Good to be able to give you feedback. All children are independent with the spelling task, so you should expect that they can work through their list by themselves.  Ask them to explain what the long 'o' spelling pattern is in each word.  That is the learning for the week.

This is the last week of swimming on Thursday. Please remember your togs.  A note is needed if you are not swimming for any reason.

Next week we start skating on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10 - 11 am. Everyone must wear a helmet and gloves at all times on the ice. I'll update information about this as it comes to hand.

I have noticed that not many people are wearing their hi-viz jackets.  Everyone has been issued with one and it is expected that these are being worn to and from school every day.  Come on Room 3 - set the standard with this. If you are not sure of the number of the jacket issued to you, please check the list in the corridor.

Have you tried the Sunshine-on-line reading?  Great titles with activities to go with each.

Homework

1. Reading: - remember to complete your reading log.
2. Spelling: - practise conducting, tooling, listening and recording the sounds in your list. An oral sentence using the word should be shared. For fun, you and your child could tell each other sentences which include the word.
3. Poetry Eisteddfod: - make sure that the poem you have chosen is glued into your homework book by the end of the week. Poems will be presented in the last week of term starting in class on Monday 29th June, with the school poetry eisteddfod assembly on Thursday 2nd July. Next week we will not have a new class poem, but will be working on learning how to really present the ones we have already had this year.  There will also be opportunities for children to work with a buddy on the poem that they will present for the eisteddfod.  The better we know our poems the easier it is to get up and say it in front of the class.
4. Friday Reading Activity: - designing and making ice-cream machines. Bring what you need to make your machine.

Have a great week.  

Please remember if you have any worries to contact us before small concerns become problems.

Chris