Cool to be Kind Show

Today we all got to watch a show called "Its cool to be kind" by Marty Rochfort. It was an anti-bullying show which encouraged us to take more responsibility for our actions, show more tolerance, exercise more self control and show more care and concern for others.

The New P.E Shed

Work began today on our new P.E shed- the diggers came in to break up the concrete and the shed will arrive soon. It will be great to have one place to neatly keep all our equipment!

It was exciting to watch the work start...but very noisy!

Meet the Teacher Evening

A reminder about Meet the Teacher Evening happening Tuesday 15th February. Hope to see you there!

TERM 1- 2011

What is happening for this Term???

• Our school wide concept is- 'Pride in Our Place'- New Zealand Rocks!


• We will be: -looking closely at what it means to be a Kiwi/ New Zealander in 2011. -exploring the many cultures that now make up New Zealand and our school community. -taking time to look at the countries represented by our families and their important traditions, history and festivals. -looking back through NZ history and important happenings that have shaped our country eg- treaty of Waitangi


• Our Writing Focus will be- Personal Recounts/ Picture Plans/ Cameo Writing/ Recrafting/ Publishing and a particular focus on Transactional Writing: Explanation- The Life Cycle of Butterfly.


• Our mathematics programme will be- Statistics-Investigation (2 weeks)--> Assessment (3 weeks) Number knowledge- assessment, routines, grouping addition basic facts (5 weeks)

SPECIAL EVENTS:

• -Day ONE- Tuesday 1st February


• -Meet the Teacher Evening- Tuesday 15th February (week 3)


• -Grasshopper Tennis- Year 1 (Weeks 4- 7)


• -Ripper Rugby- Year 1- Tuesday 8th & Thursday 10th March (Week 6)


• -Ripper Rugby- Year 2- Tuesday 15th & Thursday 17th March (Week 7)


• -Travelwise Week- Monday 21st- Friday 25th March (Week 8)


• -Food Festival- Saturday 2nd April 11:30am- 2:30pm


• -Art Gallery Trip- Year 2 classes Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th April (Week 10)


• -Last Day of Term- Friday 15th April (Week 11)

If you have any questions or there is anything else you would like to know about the class programme for this term please dont hesitate to ask your child's teacher :-)

WELCOME TO 2011!

Happy New Year everyone and Welcome to 2011 with the Royal Oak Primary Junior School. We look forward to another exciting year together- make sure you stop by to check out any updates, photos, news and just to see what has been happening! :-)