week 7 term 1 2015

Rain!!!

week 7
letter Ff

week 6

Week 6 term 1 2015

swimming sports are rahina...Monday....( March. We will go down at 12 and have lunch and a fun swim with our discovery buddies. Then we will watch some races before we go back for our own swimming session. Please send money for sausage sizzle and / or juicie to classroom on Monday morning. Check the newsletter for details.

We have swimming every afternoon this week!

Letter of the week

Ss

What are we doing at swimming?

Week 5

We begin swimming next week. ..notice to come!
Letter of the week Gg

Movin March 2015 Week 2nd-6th March

Scooter and bike obstacle course Friday 6th March. This week mediators will give out points to all scooter and bike riders on one ‘surprise day’ of the week. Sensory Map idea begins this week and runs until the end of Movin March. See bottom of page for ideas.

 Week 9th-13th March Walk to school week (points for your whanau everyday of this week) Walk your parents to school (double points when you hand over your parent)

 Week 16th-20th Wheels week (points for your whanau on your day only) Monday: Nga Manu Tuesday: Te Whenua Wednesday: Te Awa Thursday: Te Moana Friday: Te Waka Bring your scooters, bikes, roller skates out at lunchtime get your whanau points and enjoy a ride around the court. Label the bike competition begins this week.

All entries in on Friday 27th Week 23rd-27th March Car Free Day 

Wednesday 25th March (push this with your class). Decorate our school gate. Each class will contribute one idea that represents Movin March week. This could be a poster, a pair of decorated shoes, a graph representing your classes participation during Movin March etc etc.

 We will collect these at 9am Friday and decorate our school gate for everyone to view. 

Breakfast will be served from 8am in the School Hall for all who took an active part in Movin March.

week 4 term 1 2015

week 4 term 1 2015

creating a road and buildings

Amy and her rhyming words

Observational drawing....Mrs Wishy Washy- by Isaac and Jack

letter of the week Dd

On Wednesday this week we will be having a junior cricket game at lunch time as part of the Kapanui world cup challenge....encourage your cricketers to give it a go!

Week 3 term 1 2015

week 3

letter A a
discovery Monday morning.......

Planting seeds.....do flowers drink water?

rocket seed

Parents meeting 7 pm Monday 16 February...meet in the staffroom and then move into  classrooms for a discussion with the teacher.

week 2 term 1 2015

week 2

Family picnic

Remember bring your whole family to school for a whanau get together this WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY

TIME:5.30-6.30

WHERE:school field or hall if wet 

BYO picnic rug and food/ kai for your whole whanau

FROM SUNSMART

 .............................................TO WRITING

Letter o

Discovery time is on a Monday morning.....children have access to 3 classromms where they can explore through play. Room 5 will be dedicated to science discovery while room 4 and 7 will provide opportunity to create outside and inside with blocks/ art/ experimenting with mixed media etc The children usually love this time and it promotes shared play as well as our value for the term- RESPECT.

 We also begin PMP - perceptual motor programme-this week....our timetable is for 9 am Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Help is welcomed by Carol who is our teacher aid who runs this programme. Many children enter our classrooms today unready for formal learning. The simplest things trip them up... having to sit still and listen... being unable to hold a pencil correctly... coping with multiple instructions at once, and on and on. And while this presents challenges for early learners and teachers, the bigger consequences may have much farther reach. Early frustration and feelings of failure can result in low self-esteem, fear/dislike of the formal learning environment, and underachievement throughout the school years. Helping children bridge the gap between the playful, rough ‘n tumble world of preschool life and the disciplined world of the classroom will pay dividends for all of the learning years ahead. Quite often, those early challenges in the classroom can be mis-diagnosed as misbehavior or redressed with “formal learning” techniques for which children may not yet be ready. For instance, a child’s inability to sit still and listen may have less to do with his lack of discipline than a lack of vestibular stimulation. PMP enables children to learn some pre learning skills which will make them more ready to learn.By understanding the “learning nexus” between a young child’s brain and body, PMP works to develop children's physical motor skills that provide the foundations necessary for success in their early school years – while equipping educators with a new set of diagnostic tools and remediation techniques to help children make the leap to a lifetime of learning. .You are welcome to come and see the programme in action.

Room 5 week 1 play