Welcome to Week 9, final week of Term 3
Wow, I can’t believe that it is the end of term
already! I want to take this opportunity
to wish you a safe and enjoyable holidays.
Hopefully the weather will be kind to us. We’ll look forward to seeing you back on
Monday, 10th October.
SUN
SAFE PLAY
The Cancer Society suggest that sunhats are a must
to keep us safe from the harsh rays of the sun from the start of
September. We are encouraging our
children to wear a wide brimmed hat when they are out in the sun from this
week. It is compulsory from next term –
no hat, play in the shade. School hats
can be bought from the office in a variety of colours or you can provide your
own. Sorry, no caps are allowed.
READING
– PLAY PERFORMANCES
All the students have been given a part in a play
and these will be performed on Friday afternoon from 2.15pm. Parents,
caregivers and siblings are welcome to come along and watch. Your child may need help preparing a costume
for his / her part. We will make masks
where appropriate in class but any other requirements, feel free to do at home!
WATER
CYCLE
The children have been learning about the cycle of
water and their learning will be shown on Seesaw, with posts being made this
week. If you haven’t yet subscribed to
this feel free to email me for a QR code.
Feel free to comment!
LIBRARY
BOOKS
Please return ALL library books by Wednesday of
this week. Thank you!
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Welcome to Week 8 of Term
3
CALENDAR ART
Orders must be in by
THIS WEDNESDAY. Thank you to those
families who have already supported the SCG fundraiser by placing an
order. Remember you can view your
child’s art on the Blog or by popping in to the classroom. Thank you!
MUSIC WITH FRANCES – YOU ARE INVITED
The children have
been really enjoying the specialist teaching Frances Rae has been providing
each week. To celebrate what they have
learned we would like to invite you to the Arts Centre on Thursday, 15th
September at 12.10pm. The children will
perform a short concert to demonstrate their learning. Frances runs a percussion group at the School
of Music on a Monday afternoon after school.
This is free of charge and she would love to see more students there.
DISCOVERY TIME
The children love
Fridays when they get to use and practise key competencies, such as relating to
others, managing self and thinking.
Please keep the recycled items coming in. Small packet boxes, yoghurt containers,
bottle tops are ideal to help make those creations come together. Please make sure all items are thoroughly
washed and free of any food before bringing them to school. Thank you!
READING – PLAY PERFORMANCES
The students will be performing
a play in the last week of term. They will be bringing home the play to
practise. Look out in next week’s
newsletter when they will be performed.
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Welcome to Week 7 of Term
3
CALENDAR ART
Please support this SCG
fundraiser. Your order needs to be back
by Wednesday, 14th September.
The art can be viewed in the classroom or on the Blog. Thank you to those of you who have already
returned your requests.
WHAT’S COMING UP
·
NZEI
meeting – THIS Wednesday, 7th September. Please let me know as soon as possible if you
are able to pick up your child at 12.30pm.
·
Scooters
at Lunchtime – THIS Friday, 9th September. Gold coin donation
·
Have a
Go Tennis Open Day – Saturday, 10th September (Free)
·
Mini
Mountain Bike Fundraiser – Sunday, 11th September 9.30 – 12.30 $3
per rider
POHUTUKAWA OLYMPIC GAMES
Last week we had a
very enjoyable afternoon when we competed in our Olympic Games. All the children displayed the Olympic values
– Respect, Friendship and Excellence.
Check out the Blog for a movie and the anthem from Space Land.
HELP AT HOME
Please continue to
support your child to practice basic facts, spelling and their reading. Remember we have Spelling City and Sumdog if
your child has access to a computer at home.************************************
Welcome to Week 6 of Term 3
CALENDAR ART
Your
child’s art is ready for viewing! Please
call into the classroom and look for the green folder to see it. You can also view the pictures on our Blog
page. An order form will come home with your child
this week. Orders must be in by
Wednesday, 14th September.
Please support this SCG fundraiser.
They make great presents for Christmas!
OLYMPIC GAMES – GO SPACE LAND!
Things
are hotting up ready for the Pohutukawa Olympic Games this Thursday afternoon
(weather permitting) on the back field.
We will be having four events (beanbag shot put, wheelbarrow race,
three-legged race and a class sponge/bucket relay) and finish off with a tug of
war challenge. Each class will have a
national anthem and a chant. We will
also try to dress up in line with our theme and wear dark colours.
UPCOMING EVENTS (see
newsletter for more details)
· Nelson Arts Festival – Out
of the Gate School programme – 3 shows – limited tickets on sale at the school
office NOW and are on a first come basis.
· Mini Mountain Bike
Fundraiser – Sunday, 11th September 9.30 – 12.30
· Mad Scientist School
Holiday Programme – 26 & 27 September.
Registrations close 16th September. If you are interested in applying for the
scholarship, please let me know.
· Have a Go Tennis Open Day
– Saturday, 10th September (Free)
NZEI – UNION MEETING
On
Wednesday, 7th September NZEI will be holding a Union Meeting from
1.30pm. All members are entitled to
attend and the school will therefore be operating on limited staff. If you are able to collect your child at
lunchtime, please let me know.
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LOST PROPERTY
Last
week Bianca lost a padded sleeveless vest that is navy, pale pink and fuschia
pink. If anyone has accidentally taken
it home, please bring it back to Room 9.
As the member of staff responsible for lost property I would LOVE to see
all clothing named so we can make sure it gets back to the rightful owner.
CALENDAR ART
Your
child’s art will be ready to view at the start of next week and order forms
will be sent home with your child. I
will also put a photo of the artwork on our Blog so if you cannot get into the
classroom to see the original you are able to view it here. Orders must be in by Wednesday, 14th
September.
FUTSAL SKILLS
This
week we will have our last Futsal Skills session with Ben Wright. Please make sure your child has suitable
sports shoes on Wednesday.
OLYMPIC GAMES
New
Zealand did so well at the Olympic Games – I hope you enjoyed watching the
events. This week we will be preparing
for the Pohutukawa Olympics. We need to
have our own Anthem and an encouraging chant.
We will be brainstorming in class but would love some ‘parent’ input as
well!
MATHS – TIME
We
are continuing to learn about time this week.
Talk to your child about the change in seasons as we see the signs of
Spring arriving. Ask them to tell you
the time using an analogue clock to the hour, or half hour. **********************************
Welcome
to Week 4 of Term 3
CALENDAR ART
Our
calendar art is well on its way with the children working hard to produce
wonderful collages. The order forms will
be sent home with your child from Week 5 onwards. This is a great fundraiser for our school so
please consider ordering. J
SPELLING
The
new programme, Alpha to Omega, has been running since the beginning of last
week. The children have been assessed
and are going to one of the teachers in our Syndicate. From next week I will endeavour to send home
spelling words for your child to learn which will reinforce the spelling
pattern being taught. Please support
your child with learning these words and they will be tested on Fridays.
FUTSAL SKILLS
Futsal
Skills continue for the next two weeks.
Please make sure your child has suitable sports shoes on Wednesdays.
OLYMPIC GAMES
It
is getting closer to the “Pohutukawa Syndicate” Olympic Games (happening Week
6, on Thursday 1st September).
Room 9 has a list of ideas for the sport we will ‘host’ at the Games. We will vote at the end of this week for the
winning event and will need to source or create the equipment needed.
ROOM 9 BLOG
Thank
you to those of you who read our Blog and leave comments. Your child is ‘rewarded’ for your efforts
with a move up the peg chart if you leave a comment for us, so it’s worth going
on!
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Welcome
to Week 3 of Term 3
We had
a busy time in Room 9 last week. Tree
planting, Futsal, No Child Left Inside and Music as well as all our other
learning! And then to top it all off the
Olympic Games has begun!
FUTSAL SKILLS
This
week we will be having Futsal skills on Wednesday at 12pm. Please make sure your child wears suitable
closed in shoes for this session.
TOPIC MATHS – TIME DIARY
This
term we are learning all about time. One
afternoon at home this week I would like your child to record what they are
doing on the hour and half-hour from when they get home until 6 o’clock. The
diary form asks them to either draw the hands on the analogue clock or write
the time on the digital clock. They can either draw a picture or write what
they are doing.
OLYMPIC GAMES
We
have been learning about the Olympic Games in class. In a few weeks we will be having a
“Pohutukawa Syndicate” Olympic Games.
Room 9 needs to decide what country we will be and what sport we will
choose to compete in against the other classrooms. We will need to source or create any
equipment we will need for this event.
The country and sport can be made up or be one from the Games. I am setting the children a challenge to see
if they can come up with a Room 9 anthem, so it would be great to have some
discussions around this at home! We will
vote on our favourite nearer to the time.
ROOM 9 BLOG
There has been some
new activity on our Blog. Please leave
us a comment on one of our latest posts – it’s easy! Select “anonymous” but remember to add your
name to your message so we know who it is from. **********************************
Welcome to Week 2 of Term 3
WHAT’S ON IN ROOM 9
We
have a few things happening in class over the next few weeks so thought I would
list them so you can help your child stay organised!
TUESDAY,
9am – Habitat in Schools Tree Planting
- bring gumboots / change of shoes and warm
clothing.
TUESDAY,
1.30 – Futsal Skills - suitable sports shoes needed
THURSDAY,
7pm – Year 3 parents only – Camp meeting in the Library
FRIDAY,
3.15 – Catch up Student Led Conferences for families who were away last term.
TREE PLANTING – HABITAT IN SCHOOLS
Rick Field from
the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary will be joining Room 9 on Tuesday morning to help
us begin to establish the environmental corridor to encourage native birds and
other wildlife into our city. PLEASE help your child to remember warm
clothing – gloves, beanie, jacket – and a change of shoes / gumboots as we
might get muddy!
FUTSAL SKILLS – THIS TUESDAY
Please make
sure your child is wearing suitable sports shoes for Futsal on Tuesday. We will be having 4 sessions this term over
the coming weeks. From next week the
sessions will be on Wednesdays.
MUSIC
The sessions
with Frances Rae, a specialist music teacher, will be starting this week, on
Thursday morning at 9am. I am sure the
children will benefit from her expertise.
INQUIRY – THE OLYMPIC GAMES
One of our Inquiry Topics this term is relating to the Olympic
Games. We will be looking at setting
goals and aiming high, thinking about what you need to do to become an Olympic
athlete. Please talk to your child about
your knowledge of the Olympic Games and enjoy the build up to the start this
Friday.
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Welcome to Week 1 of Term 3
Welcome
back to school after, what I hope, was a relaxing and enjoyable few weeks. I want to take this opportunity to welcome
Maxx Squires and his family, and Mikaela Durand and her family to our
classroom. Please introduce yourself and
I am sure they will settle in really quickly.
CHANGES TO NEWSTIME
This
term we will be running the news sessions a little differently. Oral Language is an important skill to
develop and I feel the children are ready to take this to the next level! On Fridays your child will be able to bring
along some personal news to share within their group. However, on the other days we will be
choosing one reporter each day to share a current events story. You will be asked to help your child prepare
for this when it is their turn. Up to a
week will be given to plan what they might share. I hope the children will find this a fun
activity that helps them increase their confidence in front of the class. Please let me know if you need any support.
MUSIC
This term
Frances Rae, a specialist music teacher, will be taking the class for music
during my classroom release time. This
will be on Thursday mornings, starting in Week 2 for 6 sessions. I am sure the children will benefit from her
expertise.
CHOIR
Good luck to
our Year 3 singers who will be performing in the Masquerade in Morrison Square
this Thursday as part of the school choir.
How exciting for you!
WILDLIFE HABITAT IN
SCHOOLS – TREE PLANTING
Next
Tuesday (2nd August) we will be helping with a project to encourage
birdlife into our school. Rick from the
Brook Waimarama Sanctuary will be explaining how we can do this through
planting in our school grounds. Please
ensure your child has warm clothing, gloves and a hat as we will be heading out
to help with this first thing.
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Welcome
to Week 9 of Term 2
I
was a bit premature with my plan to return last week, but am hoping to be back
now for the rest of the term. This week
will be the last swimming session at Riverside.
SUTER ART GALLERY
Thank
you to the wonderful parents who walked with us today to the Library for our
Suter art session with Esther – My Many Coloured Days. Without your support these trips would not be
possible.
STUDENT LED INTERVIEWS –
Thursday, 7th July
There
have only been a few families to book times for the Student Led
interviews. Please book your interview
time on the website www.schoolinterviews.co.nz this week by entering the school
code j8b9d. The interviews will be
student led and last approximately 30 minutes.
A number of different learning stations will be set up for your child to
demonstrate what they can do. I will be
taking on a support role during the interviews. If you have problems booking your time,
please let me know.
MID YEAR REPORTS
The reports
were due to be sent out to parents at the end of this week. As I have been away, regretfully I will not
have them completed by this date. I will
endeavour to send them home with your child by the end of term. Thank you for your understanding.
READING / WRITING - INFORMATION
REPORTS
In the newsletter last week I asked you to help your child research an
animal they may like to do an information report on. We will be doing these over the next few
weeks. If you find any images / interesting
facts you would like to email through to me I am happy to print these off for
your child to include in their published report. Reading will have an information report focus
this week, which may mean your child does not bring home their usual reading.******************************
Welcome to Week 7 of Term 2
Well,
I’m still writing this from my ‘sick bed’ but hope that the antibiotics will do
their job and I’ll be back early in the week.
Peggy had nothing but praise for the children’s behaviour last week –
they are such a great bunch!
CROSS COUNTRY – THIS FRIDAY
1.15PM
This Friday the school will hold the annual School Cross Country
Races. A separate notice is attached,
requesting helpers for the afternoon’s event.
This was due back by the end of today but if you are able to marshal or record I am sure Sheryll will be very
grateful of your name, despite it being late.
I apologise for previously notifying you of the wrong start time. The races will begin after an early lunch
break at 1.15pm. We’ll look forward to seeing as many of you
there as possible and hope to have a dry week so we can cram in the training
sessions!
PARENT
HELPERS
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the
wonderful parents who have been helping in the classroom at reading time since
the start of the year. I am conscious
that this is a big time commitment but is one I really appreciate. Please see me if you would like to help /
have a break from it for a while. J
SUMDOG
If your child needs reminding of their login to this cool math
site, please pop a note in the Communication Book.
OTHER DATES
Library on Wednesdays – remember your books
Swimming on Thursdays – remember togs and a towel
Monday, 27th June – Suter trip at the Nelson Public
Library, leaving 9am. Thank
you to the offers of help. Please see me
if you would like to come along.
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Welcome
to Week 6 of Term 2
I
hope you all had a wonderful long weekend and enjoyed the Nelson sunshine –
aren’t we lucky!
SUPPORT STAFF DAY
This
Wednesday New Zealand acknowledge the wonderful work our support staff do for
our school and tamariki. If you are
speaking to our administration staff, teacher aides or caretaker, show them how
they are appreciated with an extra big smile and thank you!
MATARIKI CELEBRATIONS
On Friday, 10th June NCS will be
celebrating the Māori New Year. There will
be a sharing of waiata at the front of the school from each Syndicate at
2.15pm. Parents and caregivers are most
welcome to come along and join in the celebrations.
SEESAW LEARNING JOURNAL
Your child has just started using an on-line learning journal in
class and shortly we will be in a position to share our entries with you. This is similar to a Blog but is confidential
between the student and their parents.
You will receive notifications when your child has entered a new item
and have the opportunity to comment on the post. Further information will follow over the next
few weeks.
REMINDERS
Library on Wednesdays – remember your books
Swimming on Thursdays – remember togs and a towel
Cross Country Training – come prepared every day
Friday, 17th June 1.30pm - school wide cross country
races
Monday, 27th June – Suter trip at the Nelson Public
Library, leaving 9am
Please see me if you can come along.
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SCHOOL
CLOSED NEXT MONDAY
Because of Queen’s
Birthday Weekend the school will be closed on Monday. I hope you all enjoy the long weekend.
SWIMMING
ON THURSDAYS
We continue to enjoy the
pool sessions. The children are doing
well managing themselves with getting changed and remembering their
belongings. If the weather looks like
rain, please ensure they have suitable footwear and a raincoat for the walk.
CROSS
COUNTRY TRAINING
Things are hotting up with training for the
cross-country. The race will be held at
the end of Week 7, Friday 17th June, starting at 1.30pm. Please make sure your child comes in suitable
running shoes every day so they are well prepared.
HOMEWORK
EXPECTATIONS
This is a reminder that your child needs to be reading every day. This will either be the book they bring home
from school, or 10 – 15 minutes from a book of their choice. Discussions around what they read,
encouraging your child to retell the story / answer questions about what they
have read are vital in helping your child comprehend what they read.
For maths
practice, allowing your child to do some basic facts questions, either from the
printed sheets you can obtain from the Blog, or on the Sumdog site is also
expected.
5 spelling
words are given on a Monday and your child is tested on Friday. Please support them to learn these words
throughout the week.
REMINDERS
Library day is WEDNESDAYS
Suter Art Gallery @ the Public Library - 27 June
9am. HELPERS WELCOME, please see me if
you can come along.
Check out our Blog
and make a comment on one of the recent posts (thank you to the families who
have done this recently).
Welcome to Week 4 of Term 2
CLASS REWARD
It
was with much excitement that Room 9 completed the 100 scales chart last week,
which means the class have a treat! We
have carried out a democratic vote and the decision is to have a dress up day
(PJs / dress-ups) and share a movie together.
This will happen on Friday.
SOUP – A – FRIDAY
This
Friday the Environmental Group will be offering soup for $1. Please bring along a vegetable to add to the
pot over the next few days, e.g. potato, onion, celery, pumpkin or carrot. Remember to send your child with a mug and
gold coin on Friday to enjoy the “super” soup!!
SWIMMING AT RIVERSIDE POOL
Thank
you for the overwhelming offers of help for walking the class to Riverside Pool
so we can take up the invaluable opportunity of 8 water safety and confidence
lessons for the class. The roster is
displayed outside the classroom on the white board. It makes things a lot easier if the children
come dressed in their swimming things at the start of the day. Please make sure they remember their extra
clothing to change into after the swim!
CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING
Pohutukawa Syndicate’s
training will (weather permitting) take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays just before morning tea. Please
help your child remember suitable footwear, e.g. trainers, on these days. Year 3 students will join the Kahikatea
Syndicate on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to help them become familiar with the Year
3 course.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
“Soupa” Friday – Friday,
27th May @ lunchtime - $1 and a mug
Queen’s Birthday Weekend –
No school Monday, 6th June
School-wide Cross Country
@ NCS -17 June 1.30pm
Suter Art Gallery @ the
Public Library – My Many Coloured Days -
27 June 9am
Student led interviews –
Week 10 of Term 2
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Welcome to Week 11, the Final Week of Term 1
MUSEUM
TRIP – THIS WEDNESDAY
Room 9 will be going to
the Nelson Provincial Museum on Wednesday, 13th April, leaving at
12.45. Please see me if you would like
to come along. Thank you for your
support!
SWIMMING
NEXT TERM
The details of how the
swimming lessons will be run are being finalized this week. A separate notice will be sent out either by
the end of the week or in Week 1 of Term 2.
As advised, the children will have a ½hour lesson at Riverside Pool each
week for 8 weeks, commencing in Week 2.
SPELLING
At the start of next term the children will be tested
on how well they can remember the words found in Essential Lists 1 to 3. Over the holidays, and for the first few
weeks, please help you child revise. The words can be found on the Blog Site
under the Spelling Words tab.
PLAY
PERFORMANCES
On Friday the children
will be involved in performing plays that they will be practising during
reading time this week. You will be most
welcome to come and be our ‘audience’ from 1.45pm until 2.30pm.
HOLIDAYS
Finally I’d like to wish
you all a happy holiday and hope you enjoy spending some quality family time
together over the next two weeks. I will
see you after the first few weeks of term.
*************************************Welcome to Week 10 of Term 1
HAPPY
EASTER
I hope you had a wonderful
long weekend celebrating Easter with family and friends and enjoyed a shorter
week at school last week. Hopefully
there wasn’t too much chocolate consumed in your household! I also hope the April Fool jokes didn’t cause
too much confusion at home!
TRIPS
– HELPERS WELCOME
We have two trips
happening before the end of term.
Ø THIS WEEK, Suter
Art Gallery on Wednesday, 6th April, leaving at 12.45
Ø Museum on
Wednesday, 13th April, leaving at 12.45
Please see me if you would
like to come along. Thank you for your
support!
HOCKEY
SKILLS
We thoroughly enjoyed the
3 skills sessions Nelson Hockey Association gave us over the last few
weeks. If your child is interested in
taking this further please see the Blog for more information.
SWIMMING
– HELP NEEDED
Next
term NCS has been lucky enough to secure a free 8-week Water Safety Survival
programme for our class at Riverside Pool.
Trained instructors will cover the following competencies: water
survival, safety survival, safety and awareness, safe entry and exit,
submersion, personal buoyancy, orientation, safety of self and others,
propulsion. Room 9’s sessions are from
10.30 am to 11am every Thursday, starting in Week 2. WE NEED HELP to walk the class to Riverside
Pool and back. Please let me know if you
are able to commit to this each week. Thank
you.
NEXT TERM
For
the first two and a half weeks of next term I shall be taking some unpaid leave
as my family and I are going on an overseas trip to visit my relations in the
UK. We are very lucky to have secured
Sam McGeady to teach while I am away. So, business as usual!
Welcome to Week 8 of Term 1
PURPLE CAKE DAY THANK YOU
Last
week we had a huge success with the Pohutukawa cake stall, raising $714.70 for
Purple Cake Day. Thank you to everyone
who had a part in this, from baking delicious things to sending along coins for
your children to buy something. The
school and Purple Cake Day really appreciate your generosity.
HOCKEY SKILLS – TUESDAY and THURSDAY
Please
remind your child to wear suitable shoes this Tuesday and Thursday when we have
our 2nd and 3rd hockey skills sessions.
TRIPS – HELPERS NEEDED
We
have two trips happening before the end of term.
- Suter Art Gallery on Wednesday, 6th April, leaving at 12.45
- Museum on Wednesday, 13th April, leaving at 12.45
MATHS / SPELLING
This
week your child will come home with a login for a website called Sumdog. This is a personalised maths site that has
games the children can play which supports the maths we do in the classroom. Due to the next two short weeks at school the
students will be tested on their words at the end of next week.
SWIMMING
Swimming
is now finished until Term 4.
Unfortunately due to the chill factor we didn’t manage to get any swims
in last week.
SCHOOL CLOSED
Due
to Easter, please note that school is closed on Good Friday and will reopen on
WEDNESDAY, 30th March.
Welcome to Week
7 of Term 1
PURPLE CAKE DAY
– THIS FRIDAY - kids helping kids around the world Hopefully the notice made it
home on Friday to let you know that Pohutukawa Syndicate will be running a cake
stall on Friday to help NCS raise funds for Purple Cake Day. Please help you child support this cause and
bake something yummy that we can sell on Friday. Items will cost between 50c and $2 and can be
dropped off in class on Friday morning.
Thank you.
We invite the children to come to school
dressed in PURPLE. The Totara Syndicate
are also running a Wheels Day where your child can ride their wheels at
lunchtime for a gold coin donation. On
Tuesday children can pay to go swimming at lunchtime for $1, thanks to Te
Pouahi.
GOAL SETTING
You will find a copy of the goals we agreed
upon at our interview a few weeks ago in the envelope enclosed. Please discuss this with me if you need to.
SWIMMING
This is the last week the pool will be
open. Please make sure your child brings
their swimming things every day, as we will be going swimming if the weather is
warm enough. Thank you.
HOCKEY SKILLS –
TUESDAY 15th MARCH
Tomorrow we have our first of three hockey
skills sessions. Please ensure your
child wears suitable CLOSED TOED shoes for this event.
***********************************Welcome to Week 6 of Term 1
SCHOOL PHOTOS
This
week, on Wednesday, we have our school photos.
Give your child’s face an extra polish on Wednesday morning!
GARDENING
Last
week the children were busy planting some end of summer crops. You can see some photos on the Class
Blog. If there is an expert gardener
amongst you – parents / grandparents – we would love some advice on what we might
plant next! I am certainly NOT an
expert.
PURPLE CAKE DAY
Nelson
Central School get behind this Charity and will be supporting its efforts on
Friday, March 18th. The
Pohutukawa Syndicate will be running a cake stall to raise money. There will be a separate notice sent home
shortly. Your child may also want to dress
up in purple on the day for a gold coin donation.
GOAL SETTING INTERVIEWS
It
was lovely to see you at the Goal Setting Interviews last week. Your child will be coming home with a copy of
what we discussed later on this week. If
you have anything further to add or other matters come up, please email me or
pop in. Your child’s education is
enhanced when you are involved.
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GOAL SETTING INTERVIEWS
On
Tuesday and Wednesday this week there is an opportunity for you to meet with me
to discuss goals for your child. These
may be academic, social or emotional goals and I look forward to seeing as many
of you as possible. If you are unable to
make one of the available time slots, or you feel you require more than 10
minutes, please speak with me or email so an alternative time can be arranged.
SCG SCHOOL PICNIC – TODAY 5.30pm to 7.30pm
The
annual school picnic is happening TONIGHT.
There will be Juicies for sale as well as sweet treats (I believe). Bring along your dinner and enjoy the Nelson
summer whilst you chat to other parents.
I hope to see you there.
OLD SCHOOL DESKS
Nelson
Central is giving away some old lift lid desks to any families who would like
them. It is on a first come first served
basis so if you are interested please see the office.
BLOG
Thank
you to those of you who have checked out our Blog and left a comment. We have even had one from “UK Granny” but
there wasn’t a name – who could this be?!?
There are new posts and lots of photos of last week.
HOMEWORK
Remember,
extra for experts can be found on the Blog under the Homework Link. Spelling City is up and running for fun games
to help learn the spelling words and you can print off Basic Facts sheets to
practise at home.
REMINDERS
Wednesday
9th March – School Photographs
Friday
18th March – Purple Cake Day
Wednesday
6th April, 1pm – Suter Art Gallery trip
Welcome to Week 4 of Term 1
MEET THE TEACHER
Thank
you to those parents who managed to attend the Meet the Teacher evening last
week. The presentations will be added to
the Class Blog over the next few days.
Thank you to those of you who indicated you could volunteer for parent
help during the week. This will be
starting up from week 7 of this term.
Please email me if you would like to offer some time in the classroom and
have not yet let me know and I will be in touch soon.
BOOKS
The
children are getting familiar with the class routines and should be taking
their communication book and reader home every day on a Monday through to
Thursday. On Mondays you should see
their spelling book, which they can keep until Friday test day. On Fridays their poetry book will come home
for the weekend and should be returned early in the week. Our Library day is Fridays and I would ask
you to remind your child to bring their book back by the end of the week so
they can choose another book to take home.
BLOG
Our
Blog is up and running so please check out the latest goings on in Room 9 and
leave a comment. This is a great way for
relatives and friends who live away from Nelson to see your child too, so
spread the word!
HOMEWORK LINK
There
is a link on the Blog for extra homework for experts if your child is keen to
do additional tasks and you have the time J
DATES TO NOTE:
Week
commencing Monday 29th February – Goal Setting Interviews
Wednesday
9th March – School Photographs
Wednesday,
6th April, 1pm – Suter Art Gallery trip
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Welcome to Week 3 of Term 1
MEET THE
TEACHER – 7pm Tuesday 16th February
You are warmly invited to attend the
Pohutukawa Syndicate’s Meet the Teacher evening, starting off in the Library.
SPELLING WORDS
Your child should have come home tonight with
their spelling book. In here is useful
information that will help you to support your child, as well as 5 words I want
them to learn “off by heart” ready for a test on Friday. The Blog has a link to
Spelling City which has fun games and an on-line test
BASIC FACTS
Every Friday there will be a timed Basic
Facts test in class. Each month a new
sheet is started and the aim is to increase the speed of answering these
equations, scoring more than the previous week.
Please support your child to practice some of these each night.
********************************Welcome to Week 2 of Term 1
I
would like to take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful Room 9 families
for being so organised last week, remembering stationery and swimming togs to
make the first week go so smoothly. It
has been great to meet the children and families and I look forward to getting
to know you all better over the coming weeks.
A special welcome to Ludo and his family, who are new to Central School.
MEET THE TEACHER EVENING
The
Pohutukawa Syndicate welcomes all parents and caregivers to the Library on
Tuesday, 16th February at 7pm.
This is an opportunity to meet us and find out about our Syndicate, as
well as come into Room 9 to find out more about me and the classroom
routines.
HOMEWORK
Last
week some forms came home that asked for crucial information regarding your
contact details and also information around your child and things that may
impact on their school life. Thank you
to those families who have returned these.
If you have yet to do this please could I have these back as soon as
possible.
BLOG
Please
check out our Blog for the latest happenings in Room 9. This will be updated regularly (usually
weekly) and is a good place for the children to play educational games, get
their spelling words and basic facts sheets, as well as copies of our
newsletters and notices.
READING
This
week I will be continuing to test the children for reading groups and
spelling. Your child may come home with
an easy book to read from the class. Our
reading programme will start properly in the next week or two.
Please see me if you have any questions.
Thanks for your
support, Kathryn
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