What’s on this Term

Newsletter Room 6 Term 3

COMMUNICATION

Dear Parents, Whanau, Caregivers and Students of Room6,

Welcome to Term 3. Our key concept this term is Communication. We have already packed in two exciting weeks culminating with our Feast Day Celebrations on Friday 27 July.

LEARNING AREAS

The three core curriculum are taught each day and Health & Physical Education, The Arts , Learning Languages, are either integrated or taught as individual units of learning.

MATHLETICS- this online tool is available for the students to use at home and at school. Please encourage and allow your children to use this programme of learning; we also have available a CD for their use at home. Cut down the time they are spending on their Playstations and Xboxes. Get them busy on MATHLETICS- this programme may not be offered again as it is very expensive, and unless I can justify and show evidence of improvement in the use of this technology it will go.

Homework is reading, any work not completed during class time and Mathletics

Education Outside the Classroom has already begun with our popular trip to see the Michael Parekowhai Exhibition, in Week Three the follow-up art lessons for this are at school on Friday.

Sport
continues at Hagley and finishes around the 16^th August. Our students have participated with flair and fair-play during our games at Hagley.

Zone sports are in Week 4, because of timetabling we will spend the whole day at Hagley, so a good lunch and water are essential. Come along and watch.

Parent/Student interviews are this week please contact me for an appointment, it is really important for our students to be able to share and speak of their successes with you, I can also address any concerns you may have as our young people make the transition to Secondary Schooling.

 

School Uniform/Learning Tools. It is really important that all students at our school wear the correct uniform. Please encourage the students to wear their uniform with pride.

To learn students need to be work ready, this includes them having stationery, can you ensure that they are equipped.

I thank you for your continued support of your children, we have an exciting term ahead of us. Watch the Newsletter for important key dates, School Masses, Tournaments and Trips, and the Cultural Festival.

 

Arohanui kia tatou,

 

 

Judi Parker.

 

Discovery Learning on Fridays

Each Friday we are engaged in a range of activities, we have the opportunity to be thinkers, creators, and communicators. Our "discovery" this week  involved us in the Arts- Making personalised waka, Technology-building Robotiks,and Communicating our ideas for Values, these beliefs are important and desirable for our class and school.

Only nine students; what is a teacher to do?

Today 9 Room 6 students came to school, if only for two hours!  We had a snow fight before we left.

Photo story of Room 6 events

This collage lets you see what we have been up to over the last few weeks.  We enjoyed our Field Trip, EOTC is a great way to engage in " learning anywhere,anytime".  We have been learning about chemistry - making our own red cabbage pH indicator and testing acids and bases with some amazing results. The Visual arts are alive- we gathered dead harakeke, old sticks and stones from our playground to create these visual pieces. Tangaroa Team has been learning about architecture;  sustainable buildings for the rebuild of Our City- Otautahi- they used Lego as an ignition into their topic. Each alternate Friday we do Zumba, its fast and fun!





Snapshot of Room 6

 

God Bless





Term 2..What’s on

Room 6 Newsletter Term 2 2012

Dear Parents/Caregivers, Whanau and Students, welcome back.
Key Concept : SUSTAINABILITY
Core subjects- English-Mathematics-Religious Education are taught every day.
Writing – Information Reports. Daily Reading.
Addition & Subtraction- Problem Solving- Strand Measurement & Mathletics
The Holy Spirit and God Strand
Visual Art- Physical Education- Sciences-Learning Languages- ICT-Technology@Phillipstown. Music and Dance.
Homework- the students have a Diary- they are encouraged to read every evening; evidenced based research in education clearly identifies homework must be meaningful to have effect. Students who are readers are able to effectively engage with their learning across the curriculum. Any class work that is unfinished needs to be completed at home. MATHLETICS@StAnnes-. I hope you are able to allow the students to use the internet at home. I would be making sure however that they only spend up to 20minutes each evening.
The Year 8s and 7s began training last week for winter sport at Hagley. We are going on a trip to The Groynes on the 15 May; I would appreciate you returning the forms and $2 for the bus.
We welcome your presence in Room 6 anytime. If you need to make an appointment to see me; call in or phone the office.
Arohanui tatou,
Judi Parker

camp collage 2012 WAIPARA

 The Winery

 Working together

 Bring it on!

 Starting....

 Genius !

 Musical Chairs an oldie but a goodie

 What every Principal looks like..yeah right

 The favourite

 Shooting with Mr Noodle

 THE TEAM

 What a camp!