Term 2, Week 5

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 2, Week 5

Sunday 29th May, 2016.

 

THANK YOU

Thank you to all those who shared in our School Mass this morning and a special thank you to the children doing readings, prayers of the faithful, and choir. It was lovely to have feedback from a number of parishioners who really enjoyed the mass

and songs. Thank you also to those who brought morning tea and food bank items.

Important dates coming up:

*Swimming – Tuesday and Thursday morning, leaving by bus at 10.30 am.

*Queen’s Birthday Weekend: School closed Monday 6^th June.

Oral Language:

A reminder that this week we will begin oral language presentations in Room 4. These will take place each Friday morning. The purpose is to build confidence when presenting or speaking in front of the class. Each presentation will be followed with an opportunity for others to ask questions and give feedback. Please let me know if you need any resources for your presentation.

	Week 5: Friday 27th May
News report	Grace
Read a poem	Zaria
Book report	Kimberley
Talent time	Keira
Puppet show:	Nicolas and Sully

Lost property:

There are many concerns about jerseys and fleeces going missing on a daily basis. Any clothing mislaid in or around Room 4 is kept in a green container by our sink bench and the children know to look there. Please encourage your child to keep everything that they are not wearing in their school bag on the outside hooks. Also please discourage stocking feet on the wet grass, as the socks stay wet and cold all day. Brrrrr!

Camp Dates:

Mrs Beilby and I can confirm that the dates for this year’s

Year 3 & 4 camp to Dunedin are

Wednesday 7^th till Friday 9^th September, 2016.

E X C I T I N G !!!!!!!!!! 

More on this later.

Regards,

Markelle Ward J

Term 2, Week 4

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 2, Week 4

Sunday 22nd May, 2016.

Important dates coming up:

*Swimming – Tuesday and Thursday morning, leaving by bus at 10.30 am.

*ICT Time with Mrs Flannery – Wednesday 25^th May (morning).

*Sunday 29^th May, 9 am, Whole School Mass (End of Week 4). The choir will be singing two songs at this mass.

Oral Language Opportunity:

This week we will begin preparation for individual oral language presentations in Room 4. These will take place each Friday morning, according to the roster below. While there will be time given in class to support this task, some aspects of it need to be done at home, for example finding an appropriate news report in a newspaper, or practising a poem, report or song.

We will rotate the tasks once everyone has completed the first round of presentations.

The purpose is to build confidence when presenting or speaking in front of the class. Each presentation will be followed with an opportunity for others to ask questions and give feedback.          

	Week 5: Friday 27th May	Week 6: Friday 3rd June	Week 7: Friday 10th June
News report	Grace	Liam	Angus, Bobbie
Read a poem	Zaria	Gabrielle	Joshua
Book report	Kimberley	Charlie	Tadhg
Talent time	Keira	Ana	Sophia, Annajhay
Puppet show:	Nicolas and Sully	Cait and Dani	Jacqui and Rhianna

News Report: 

Find an age-appropriate news article from the newspaper (local papers are perfect).                      Explain what the article is about and why you chose it. 
Show the picture if there is one. 
Share what you have learned from the report. 
Be prepared to answer questions about your article.

Poem:              

Choose a poem that is relevant to a topic we have been doing in class. 
Introduce the poem by stating the title and author, and explain why you chose this poem. Read it with a clear voice and good expression. 
Be prepared to get some feedback on your presentation.

Book Report:  

Give an oral report on a book you have read recently. 
Tell us who the main characters were and what the story was about. 
Was there a problem and how did it get resolved? 
Give the book a mark out of 5 and explain your reasons. 
What was your favourite part in the story? Show a picture from the story. Make sure you tell us the title and author. Be prepared to answer questions.

Talent Time:   

Present a song, dance, gymnastics display …. Anything that showcases a special talent                you have! 
Introduce it first and tell us why you chose to do this. 
Be prepared for feedback and to answer questions about your presentation.

Puppet show:  

Work with your partner to prepare a short role-play, to be presented  in the form of                        a puppet show. 
We have some puppets already, but you may want to make some stick-puppets to fit your theme. 
Ask Mrs Ward for some time in class to plan this.

Have a great week.

Regards, Markelle Ward J

Term 2, Week 3

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 2, Week 3

Sunday 15th May, 2016

Thank you to those who were able to make it to Room 4’s assembly on Friday. I was very proud of the children as there can be quite a bit to organise and present. Our poi dance is coming along very well, and we will team up with Room 3 to continue practising this and many other waiata. By the time we go to the marae next term we will be pro!

Important dates coming up:

*Monday 16^th May – Teacher Only Day.

*Tuesday 17^th May – Room 4 Swimming 11.15 am.

*Thursday 19^th May – Room 4 Swimming 10 am. Mrs Ward in Dunedin for the annual Bishops Forum.

*Friday 20^th May – Mrs Ward at First Aid Course. Pink Shirt Day.

*Sunday 29^th May, 9 am, Whole School Mass (End of Week 4).

Pink Shirt Day:

Pink Shirt Day has been well advertised in our school and the message is extremely important. We are doing a unit in Room 4 which re-visits how ‘Respect for Self and Others’ looks and sounds inside and outside our classroom. This fits well with the Holy Spirit Strand in R.E. where we try to practice the fruits of the spirit: kindness, joy, patience, gentleness, self-control, love, peace, faithfulness and goodness. Please support Pink Shirt Day on Friday 20^th May by encouraging your child to wear some items of pink to school.

Room 4, St. Gerard’s Respect for myself and others

Looks like/Sounds like:

·      I will keep my hands and feet to myself ·      I will be kind ·      I will use polite language ·      I will speak up when I am hurt or sad ·      I will speak up when others are hurt or sad ·      I will ask before I use or borrow someone’s things

Regards, Markelle Ward J