Dear Parents/Caregivers

Where has the year gone?! It is hard to believe we are into the fourth term already and that Christmas is just around the corner.

IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM:

23 October     Tsunami Mufti Day & Cake Stall Fundraiser

                      Bring a gold coin and extra $ to buy treats!

26 October  Labour Day Holiday

27 October  Teacher Only Day - No school

28 October     Golf Skills for senior classes (Also on 30th)

  3 November  Puppet Show 9:30am

  6 November  Gym Champs Standards

10 November   Year 5-6 Puberty Talk 

     (parents welcome to attend this, too)

12 November* Nelson Intermediate Powhiri for students 

13 November   Gym Champs Levels

25 November   Nelsom Int Extension Assessment (Yr6)

  1 December   Interschool Athletics

  9 December   Christmas sing-a-long/Kapa Haka

11 December   Teapot Valley School Trip

14 December   Year 6 Disco (7:00-8:30pm.Supper til 9pm)

15 December * Year 6 Farewell Assembly plus all

                       Room 9 & 10 Hydroslide visit 1:00pm

16 December   Last day of school (12:00pm finish)

*Please keep these dates in mind as we will need transport and supervision for some of these activities.

Topic  

Topic this term is initially focussed on Health. Students will need to research and do a presentation on  health organisation of their choice and present this back to the class in Week 4.

They will also be doing a Technology unit on boxes in the last half of the term.

Extra Curricular

Your child may be involved in one or more of the following activities that are happening in the school over the term:

Ranzulli

Thinkers (Science extension)

Lexia (Spelling Programme)

Music (with Margaret)

Kapa Haka

Animal Husbandry 

Students have already been selected and notified about  these programmes.

Sports

This term Friday sport will be focussing on summer games. They will remain with Room 9 children but will be on a rotation so they are exposed to a range of small ball sports as a class.  

Homework and Deadlines

Christmas is fast approaching. With summer sports and social and festive commitments on the increase this term the children will have lighter homework. Weekly spelling lists which will be recorded on a Monday and tested on a Friday. These will be practised in class daily. They should be reading 15 mins each night, four nights a week. Your child should  also be regularly practising all basic number facts.

Maths

As in Term 3 the senior syndicate will continue streaming for maths with the children going to another teacher from 11:00 - 11:50am.   This is done daily for the whole term.  If you have any concerns about maths, please see me and I will refer you on to the appropriate teacher.