Browsing Books

Choice of book?
The children have brought home a book or books of their choice from approximately the level they are at. If the book is tricky, please help them to read it, and let me have some feedback. It is important their reading books at home are fun and engaging so they can read them independently.
Thanks,
Markelle.
PS... have a great morning at the swimming sports tomorrow:)

Week 4, 2014

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 1, Week 4

Greetings and welcome to another busy week.   Important dates coming up:

·        *School Swimming Sports – Tuesday 25^th February, 9 am – 12 noon. Entries are now in for these. Remember House colours, an extra towel and plenty of water.

·        *Ash Wednesday Mass – 5^th March, 9.15 am

·       *School Triathlon – Thursday 6^th March (afternoon)

Our learning this week:

R.E. – Understanding the importance of the Eucharist (Jesus Strand).

Science – Beginning our unit on Rocks and Minerals….yay!!

Writing – Publishing snippets from our ‘Holiday Highlights’ stories. Spelling Tools. Common nouns and Proper nouns.

Reading – Listening and Reading Comprehension; Reading at home.

Maths – Revising number and Place Value – The Hundreds Board.

Te Reo – Numbers, colours, beginning our Mihimihi.

Oral language – Journal plays.

HOMEWORK

Now that we have settled into our classroom routines, there will be a reading and maths component added to the homework sheet, as well as a small publishing task. Homework should be ‘moderately’ challenging rather than a burden so don’t be shy about feeding back to me regarding individual needs.

• Reading

From this week your child will bring home reading books on a Monday.

Please sign their Home Reading Log when each book is completed. The children can return their browser book(s) with their homework book on a Thursday. It is important that each browsing book is returned to class before another one is sent home. If you would like your child to have extra reading books for weekends, please let me know.

• A maths task appropriate to your child’s level will come home in their homework book.

• Publishing - I have selected a small section of your child’s story for publishing. As   discussed at the Parent evening, some occasional support with typing up your child’s written work at home would be greatly appreciated. Please assist them on your computer (or iPad) to name, type and save their work, then email it to me. Use a Size 24 Arial font (or similar). They should only spend 10 or 15 minutes on this, and it is okay for you to help them as the writing has been marked. No pressure, but it would be great to have their published work up on the wall in the next fortnight. J 

Have a great week.

Regards, Markelle Ward

Email markelleward@stgerards.school.nz

Cell phone number:  0278168609