Welcome to Room 1Term 2, 2014

The year our learning theme is SURVIVAL

     This term we will be learning about...

SOCIAL STUDIES:
How the past is important to people and how people make choices to meet their needs and wants


LITERACY: 
Reading books. Writing about our personal experiences, report writing and retelling narratives

MATHS:
Number knowledge and strategy.  Measurement - Time. We are learning to: name the days of the week in order; use a calendar to read the months of the year; read time on an analog clock in hours, half hours, and quarter hours; read digital times on a timetable


VISUAL ART:
Drawing and painting - WALT mixed media and Maori motifs to create an artwork
HEALTH & P.E & Sport: Cross Country & Jump Jam.  Te Reo Kori (Maori action games)
e-LEARNING: blog, kidpix (to share on our class blog)


HOMEWORK...

Reading: Books go home Monday to Thursday and our poem of the week on Fridays.
Spelling:  Spelling notebooks go home each night with 3 words to learn.
N.B. Please ensure the notebook is in your child's book bag every day as they will be learning these words at school and testing each other (buddy testing) each Friday.

Important times...

                           Library: Monday
                           Music: Thursday 9.00 a.m. with Ros

                           School Assembly: Every Tuesday of odd numbered weeks

                           Singing Assembly: Every Tuesday of even numbered weeks

    ​Pohutukawa Sports: Every Friday at 9:00 - weather dependent
    N.B. Please send your child to school wearing appropriate footwear for playing sport. For example: trainers or sneakers.