TERM THREE- 2010

What is happening for this Term???

Our school wide concept is- EMPOWERMENT

Our Big Picture will be- 'Green is Mean''
with the Big Question- 'How can we share and care for our Planet?'

MAJOR FOCUS: Science MINOR FOCUS: Social Sciences
Contexts: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Oceans and Rain forests, Water Cycle

Our Writing Focus will be- Personal Recounts/ Picture Plans/ Cameo Writing/ Recrafting/ Publishing and a particular focus on Transactional Writing: Writing Instructions

We will also continue participating in the 'Kids Rich in Character' Programme.

Our mathematics programme will be- Numeracy (Weeks 1-5) ---> Money (Weeks 6) ---> Fractions (Weeks 7&8) ---> Measurement- volume, capacity and weight (Weeks 9&10) **approx.**


SPECIAL EVENTS:
-Maori Language Week (Week 2)

-Book Week (Week 3)

-Year 2 Folk Dance Festival- Tuesday 24th August (Week 6)
-Daffodil Day- Friday 27th August (Week 6)

-Kricathon- Friday 3rd September (Week 7)

-3 way Conferences Tuesday 7th September 3:00-8:00pm (Week 8)

-3 way Conferences Thursday 9th September 1:00pm- 6:30pm (Week 8)

-LAST DAY OF TERM Friday 24th September (Week 10)

Any questions don't hesitate to contact your classroom teacher or call the office on 09 624 2800