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 :-)