MONDAY 30TH
NOVEMBER
Student-led
Conferences- 3.15pm- 7pm
TUESDAY 1ST
DECEMBER
The library
is now closed.
Christmas
activities begin.
WEDNESDAY 2ND
DECEMBER
THURSDAY 3RD
DECEMBER
FRIDAY 4TH
DECEMBER
SATURDAY 5TH
DECEMBER
Rotorua
Christmas Parade. Children may come dressed as Nativity characters such as
angels, shepherds…. for our school's float.
Hi Parents
Thank you
again to those who came on our Museum trip on Friday. We learnt a lot and had a
great time.
The photo
clip of our trip is below.
Student-Led
Conferences
Our
Student-Led Conferences are tomorrow- Monday the 30th of November from 3.15-
7pm.
If you are
unable to make it tomorrow I am happy to make it for another day before the end
of the term.
The idea is
that the children discuss their learning and next steps with you. It is their
opportunity to show off some of their great progress. Siblings and grandparents
are most welcome to come along too.
Each child
has tabbed two pieces of work in each of their books to share with you.
They will
have some prompt sheets for them to use, and there will also be parent prompts
at each table for you too.
Make sure to
be positive and encouraging of your child.
Student-led
Conferences are not parent/teacher interviews, so I will not be able to talk
with you about your child’s achievement and progress on this occasion.
Your child’s
end of year report will be sent home next Friday inside their portfolio of
learning.
Together,
these should give you a very clear indication of how your child is progressing
and achieving.
A lot of
thought and work has gone into both of these!
Our learning
In Reading I
will continue with guided reading lessons for our earlier readers, and an
independent program for our more able readers. 21 of the 26 children in
our class are reading Gold or higher, and the remaining 5 have
made outstanding progress!
Please keep
up the reading at home. Also start thinking about how you will maintain your
child’s reading during the Christmas break. It is so important to keep up the
momentum while on such a long break from school!
The Library
has some great readers available for all ages.
In writing
we will be completing our narrative assessment task. The children have great
imaginations and have really enjoyed the freedom this genre allows them. We
have some amazing writers in our class who are well and truly ready for the
middle school.
Christmas
Our focus on
Christmas will start on Tuesday (the 1st of December!). We will
be learning about Christmas symbols and their meaning, The Nativity Story,
Christmas stories around the world and doing Christmas craft activities.
Junior Picnic
We will be
having our annual junior picnic next Wednesday. A note will come home about
this during the week.
Have a great
week.
Eliana.
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