Term 2, Week 4

Sunday 25th May, 2014

Thank you to all those who attended and participated at the Family Mass this morning, especially on such a cold morning. Emma did a reading, Jacob did a reading and a prayer, and Libby, Kayla, and Shannon did a Prayer of the Faithful. Jacob and Maggie helped with the offertory, and thank you to Zoe and Brieanna for stepping in at short notice to be altar servers. It was lovely to have story time with Father Pat, and something to eat afterwards. J     

Important Dates:

*DATE CHANGE - “Becoming a Restorative School: You, me and us”. Family/Community meeting, this Wednesday 28th May (Week 4) at 6.15 in Room 5/6, beginning with a BYO meal at 5.30 pm. Children will be supervised.

*Friday 13^th June - New Zealand Playhouse - "Rap-unzel" Performance 1.30 pm.

*Swimming skills programme - starting Tuesday 3^rd June and ending Friday 4^th July.

*Ice Skating, 24^th June till 2^nd July.

*Camp Dates: Tuesday 2^nd- Thursday 4^th September, including overnight at Otakou Marae and Otago Museum – both in the Dunedin area. I will call a Parent Meeting for this soon after Queen’s Birthday weekend.

Our learning in class so far this term:

*Reading – Journal stories: Activating prior knowledge; Predicting; Making connections; Using the visual information in the text. Shared reading aloud.

*Writing – Narrative writing – there are some adventurous stories developing.

*Language – Spelling Alive; Proper nouns; Past and present tense; Word Investigation.

*Maths – Addition and subtraction strategies; Basic facts; Time and Measurement.

*Science – Observing and Recording the Weather; The Water Cycle.

*Social Sciences -  How children our age live in other continents of the world.

*Te Reo - Matariki; Protocols on the Marae; Mihimihi; Waiata.

*Technology – Design an original musical instrument from rubbish.

*Religious Education – Holy Spirit Strand; The Ascension of Mary; Friday Mass.

If you can see yourself fitting in anywhere with the above learning, feel free to join us!

I hope things won’t be too disrupted with all the talk of snow and the heavy rain we are having. Keep warm and snug, and have a great week.

Regards, Markelle Ward. J