Week 6

MONDAY 16TH NOVEMBER.
1.30pm Kapa Haka practice in the hall.
5.30pm Reading Together Programme- Staffroom. 
6.00pm Meeting for all Year 2 parents.

TUESDAY 17TH NOVEMBER.

Library day.
1.30pm Kapa haka Practice

WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER.

8.45am School Singing

8.30-10.00am Kapa Haka Ahurei practice at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.    

2.30pm- Parents Information meeting on Student Led Conferences- Staff room.

7.00pm St Mary's Ahurei performance at the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.

THURSDAY 19TH NOVEMBER.

8.45am Class poem recitals.

FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER.

No sausage sizzle.
Middle and senior school Athletics sports day at JPC. 
No School assembly.

SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER

SCHOOL WORKING BEE: 8.00AM -12 NOON. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

Hi Parents

Having completed the running records (reading tests), recount writing sample and maths testing on all of the children, I am really pleased with the results. Thank you for supporting your child's learning at home.

Almost all of the children in our class are working at or above (and well above) The National Standards in Reading, Writing and Maths. 

It is important that we celebrate the progress your child has made, not only their achievements.

I have a busy weekend planned writing reports about your beautiful children and telling them how wonderful they are, so here are this week's notices...

Notice for all Parents of 2015 Year 2 students

On Monday night the school is holding an information evening for parents who have children who will be in Year 3 classes at St Mary’s in 2016.

When: Monday 16 November

Where: Room 14

Time: 6pm - 6.45pm

Purpose: To provide parents with a better understanding of why and how  students use Chromebooks and Google Apps accounts in our Year 3-4 classrooms.

Some common questions parents have are:

Why have we done this?

What is a Chromebook? What can you do on them? Why this particular device? Can my child bring a different device?

What is a Google Apps for Education account? Why and how are students using this to help them with their learning? Aren't Year 3 students too young for this?

Is it worth buying a device for my child? How much do they use it in class? What are the benefits of bringing a personally owned device to school? 

Where can I buy one? How much do they cost? Which model should I get?

We hope you are able to attend.

Class poetry recitals
This Thursday at 8.45am the children will be presenting their poetry recital to the rest of the class.  
I will be recording these on the iPad and uploading them to the blog, however you are welcome to come along and watch.
The girls were given "Caterpillar garden" and the boys were given "Creepy crawly".

WORKING BEE

On Saturday the school is having a working bee to complete a few jobs around the school. A list of jobs that need to be done was sent home last week. If you are able to help, please indicate this on the form and have your child return it to school.

Museum trip- Friday 27 November
Next Friday we are going on our Museum trip by bus, so we need at least 5 parent helpers. Each parent will have a small group of children to work with while we are there.
Please let me know if you are able to help.

Our class and room 8 will be picked up from school at 10.15am and delivered to the Rotorua Museum for a 10.30am start.

While one class does the Amazing Race in groups with parent helpers, the other class will be doing the session on Symbols in Maori Art. 
Then we will swap over.

We will be picked up from the Museum at 12.30pm and delivered back to school at 12.45pm.

Student Led Conferences
These are going to be held on Monday the 30th of November between 3.15 and 7.00pm.
Student Led Conferences are exciting and the children really enjoy spending time with their parents, celebrating their learning over the year. 

The booking system for Student Led Conferences is still being set up by the school, so I will let you know when this is done. 

You should have received the Parents’ Guide - What is a Student Led Conference? Please read the brochure carefully and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to see me. 

A Parents’ information meeting on Student led conferences will take place in the staff room at 2.30pm this Wednesday 18th November. Go along and enjoy a slice of cake and a cuppa with Mr Macmillan- he may be able to answer any questions you might have about student led conferences. 

Head lice

There has been a few reports of head lice within our classroom. Please check your child's hair and treat it if necessary.

Coding for kids
In the first week of December our school will be participating in "an hour of code".  Coding is what makes it possible for people to create computer software, apps and websites. Your browser, the apps on your phone, Facebook, and this website – they’re all made with code.

A website I thought our class might explore is Tynker. It's fun and free to register. You might like to register your child so they can have a tinker on it ;)

Have a lovely week.
Eliana