Room 4 Newsletter: Term 2, Week 5
Sunday 28th May,
2017
Thank you to everyone
who joined us for Whole School Mass this morning, and to those who participated
in readings, prayers, altar-serving and Offertory. It was a great team effort.
Important dates
coming up:
·Monday
29th May: Monday Whole School Prayer, 9 am in the Church. Please join us.
·Swimming:
Tuesday 30th May & Thursday 1st June. Final week of swimming.
·Tuesday:
CRT time with Mr Hogue – Focus: Science.
·Wednesday
31st May: Mrs Cooney in Room 4 while Mrs Ward does DRS work.
·Friday
2nd June: Choir to sing the National Anthem for the Community
Citizenship Ceremony – leaving school at 9 am and returning approximately 10.30
am. Choir members dress tidily and warmly please.
·Monday
5th June: Long weekend for Queen’s Birthday.
Year 3-6 Ski Camps, 2017:
*Mrs
Lyon held a meeting last Thursday evening at 7 pm for Year 5 & 6 parents
wishing to be involved with the Ski Camp. If you missed the note that went home
with Room 4 (Year 5) students last Wednesday, please let us know your
availability or questions. All information will be given in due course.
Homework:
This week for homework we will take a break
from the weekly maths and reading tasks so we can focus on publishing a piece
of the childrens’ writing. In their clear-files, most students have a photocopy
of their draft Information Report about the Pacific nation they have
been studying over the past 3 weeks. Please support your child to type this up
and email it back into me as soon as possible. Publishing their writing using a
computer is very important for lots of reasons:
*Publishing
encourages us to proofread, edit and improve our writing.
*Publishing
on a computer teaches and practises valuable keyboard skills.
*Publishing
provides a high standard of presentation for display purposes.
*Publishing
reinforces reading, spelling and vocabulary skills.
*Publishing
on a computer provides practise for creating, naming and saving files.
*Publishing
provides a valuable audience for your child’s work…… you!
A word of caution: While practising their keyboarding skills
is necessary for this homework task, please ensure that your child only does
what is comfortable for them. Some reports are longer than others. You are
welcome to take over the job if they run out of gas!
Swimming: Final week of swimming. Enjoy!
Have
a great week. Regards, Markelle Ward J