Term 2 newsletter from Mrs Webster and Mrs Mac

It’s Term 2 already and we have “hit the ground running”! 

We have been busy planning to create a green screen movie to enter into the Environment South Awards.  Mrs Livingston has kindly given us money to buy a green screen for filming with.  The children have been divided into groups to plan and script a part of the movie.  As part of becoming self-directed learners I am expecting them to organise somebody to transport them and support them with their filming and contact any other experts that they may need.  All e-mails must go through me.  The response from parents so far has been great and I look forward to working with the children to pull it all together.  If our film is successful, it will be publicly broadcast, so please contact me if you do not wish for your child to appear in the film.

On Tuesday the 21^st of May, we are going to visit the museum for the day.  This will be the igniter for our Term 2 Inquiry into Early Maori in our community and how traditions, beliefs and values are maintained throughout time.  This topic arose earlier in the year when the children became interested in Early Maori while learning about the Treaty of Waitangi.  This Inquiry will involve the children learning through reading and writing, visiting a Marae, interviewing experts and hopefully conclude later in the year with helping to prepare a Hangi.  Please contact me if you are available to transport children and spend the day with us at the Museum on the 21^st.

Our focus for Numeracy this term is Multiplication and Division, so it would be great if you could please support your children to continue learning their basic facts. 

I have made a slight change to homework for this term.  I want to give children more time to practice their spelling to ensure they achieve mastery, so we are now spending 15 minutes after lunch on spelling every day.  Please support your child to ensure they bring their homework book to school every day so they are able to practice. 

Here are the important dates to note in your calendars:

Dates:

15/5                             Room 6 Museum visit

17/5                             School Assembly

20 & 21/5                    Visiting author

21/5                             Room 9 Museum visit

27/5                             Young Leaders Day (year 6)  - Dunedin

31/5                             School Assembly

3/6                               Queen’s Birthday weekend

5/6                               School Cross Country

                                                NZ Playhouse performance -The Big Sad Wolf

12&13/6                      Student Led Conferences

7/6                               Learning Journals sent home

14/6                             School Disco

18/6                             Zone Cross Country

28/6                             Southland Cross Country

3/6                               Museum visit Matariki Kites

TBA                            South Spell competition

Kind regards,

Kate Webster and Elaine MacPherson

 

This week we got a new member in our class called Edward, he likes to play sport and we welcome him into team 9.

We have all enjoyed are first week back in awesome Room 9. For math we have been doing measurement for the Census.  We have also started Cross Country training.  We even run when it’s cold!  We are looking forward to treating our Mother’s on Mother’s Day this Sunday.

From Sophie, Ella, Brad and Arielle