Homework Due week 5 Term 3 (Fri 2nd September)

'Holes' reading group to read up to pg 159 and place 1/2pg summary in WA4 reading book for Monday
'Tomorrow when the war began' read up to pg 190 and place 1/2pg summary in WA4 reading book for Monday

Homework Due week 4 Term 3 (Fri 26th August)

Permission and money due for walk - we are leaving next Wednesday
Maths homework -
Group 1 pg 90 & 91 for Wed
Group 2 pg 88 & 89 for Wed
Group 3 pg 40 & 58 for Thur
Group 4 pg 50 &54 for Thur

Homework Due week 2 Term 3 (Fri 12th August)

'Holes' reading group to read up to pg 78 and place 1/2pg summary in WA4 reading book for Monday
'Tomorrow when the war began' read up to pg 92 and place 1/2pg summary in WA4 reading book for Monday

Homework Due week 1 Term 3 (Fri 5th August)

Reading title page for Wed
Exposition title page for Wed

Yr 8 college enrollments are due in asap please
A Whakatu letter went home today informing all parents about our topic this term. Please return these asap as we are planning to take the team out for 2 orgainsed walks - the first being next Wed.
Reports will come out next week

Homework Due week 5 Term 2 (Fri 3rd June)

Write 3 science ideas that you would like to investigate in your science book for Monday. You must write down a specific quesiton and a purpose for each
eg - how long does it take for a heart rate to get back to a resting rate after exercise?
purpose - to see if everyone takes the same amount of time for their heart rate to regulate

Spelling words to be learnt for Wednesday

List 8 spelling work to be completed for Friday

Pupils should be organised to begin their science projects next week. Any items that they need to use to complete their science projects should be brought to school on Monday

Remembering letter due from Rhian, Seb and Sealand

School newsletters went home this week :)

homework Due week 3 Term 2 (Fri 20th April)

Camp books - the following 4 items need to be completed:
Day 5 diary
Profile on one adult - following 4 questions need to be answered 1) First impression 2)Something funny they did 3)Something scary they did 4) Something that surprised you most about them.
Reflection on camp sheet
Attitude survey

On Wednesday, each child went home with 2 documents 1) school newsletter 2) Vision for our students

All tea towels have now been handed back - hopefully they manage to pass them on to you :)

Homework Due week 1 Term 2 (Fri th April)

Please, please, please..... the items below need to come into school on Monday of week 1

1 packet of biscuits - if supplying home baking, to be brought in on morning of departure
1 tin of fruit
2 named tea towels
1 rain jacket (needs to have a hood and be fully rain proof - not shower proof)
1 consent form for camp
Sports notices for those travelling to venues for fri sport in term 2

Camp assignment due for Thursday - parents to sign
All boarders to be completed in camp book by Thursday

Final camp letter went home on Monday - please make sure you ask your child for it, it has lots of important information

Homework Due week 11 (Fri 15th April)

Camp is soon going to be upon us. I would like the following items in class by the end of this week:

*Rain jackets - I need to check that the rain jacket your child is bringing on camp has a hood and is waterproof
*Tinned fruit/biscuits - We ask that each family provide 1 tin of fruit and EITHER 1 packet of biscuits or some home baking. If you are supplying home baking, please bring this to school on the morning that we leave for camp
*Tents - Kathryn, Tayne, Max, Connor W and Arjun have all indicated that they are allowed to bring tents from home to be used on camp. I would like to pitch these at BIS before we go and would like to do this before Friday
*Camp letters - all kids took home a camp letter on Monday. Please return the reply slip at the bottom even if health and food issues do not apply to you - this lets me know tht you have seen the letter
*Borders in camp book to be up to date by Wed

All pupils will bring home a maths booklet for you to see the different types of strategies that we teach at BIS

Homework Due week 9 (Fri 1st April)

Room 5 have a lot on at the moment so I will not be asking them to write any more expressive stories until after we come back from camp.

ME Project - this is due in Friday of NEXT week (8th April). Pupils should be continuing to write up and publish their 9 stories at home.

For Wed, the following things need to be completed for camp -
*complete title page
*complete contents page with boarder
*complete page 1 and 2 with boarders
*complete questionnaire

Learn spelling words from List 6 for Thur

3-way conference letter due in by Friday

Remembering letter due from - Eden, Tarrin, Connor, Aleesha

Homework Due week 8 (Fri 25th March)

Camp reply letters indicating how it will be paid due Monday

Each week now, we have sport on a Mon and Wed. Please ensure that your child wears their school uniform and brings their sports uniorm in a seperate bag. The only day that they should be wearing their sports uniform to school is on Friday

Orders for photographs due in on Wednesday (23rd)

Noun and Verb sheet to be completed for Wed

List 5 spelling words to be learnt for Thur

Complete 1960 map for Thur

'ME' project due in Friday 8th April (this consists of 9 stories that should be AT LEAST 3/4pg hand written or 1/2 pg typed (size 14). Title of stories include:

• My family…
• The best thing about me is…
• What I’d most like to have is…
• Lately I learned…
• One thing I’d like you to know about me is…
• The best present I ever received was…
• The most dangerous thing I have ever done is…
• If I could be anyone in the world it would be…
• One goal I have for the future

Remember letter due from Sealand and Tayne

Quite a few kids are 'missing' items of stationary. Can you please encourage them to 'stock up' as constant borrowing is becoming a problem.

Homework due Week 7 (Fri 18th March)

Class photos were handed out today (Monday) If you would liek to order any photos, please return payment by Wednesday of next week

Learn list 4 spelling words for Wed

Published recount to be completed for Thursday - between 150 - 250 words on a topic of your choice. Can be either hand written or typed but must be a FINAL copy

Homework due Week 6 (Fri 11th March)

Swim sports takes place on Wed 9th (please note date change as it was originally programmed for Fri 11th)
Interschool swim sports will take place Fri 11th

There are no spelling or expressive diary homeworks due this week

Homework due Week 5 (Fri 24th March)

Expressive Diary due for Monday (Our Whakatu day out) *Reminder when writing a recount, it should begin with an orientation, then events (in time order) and finally a conclusion

Spelling words to be learnt for Wed (list 3)
Spelling work to be completed by Friday

Homework due Week 4 (Fri 25th Feb)

Big Day Out on Monday
This is a mufti day but everyone must be dressed appropriately in order to play sports and ride bikes. Those riding bikes to Tahuna need to do so in sports shoes - no jandals or sandals. Items needed for the day included cut lunch, drink bottle, hat, jumper, rain jacket, togs. We will be leaving school as close to 9am as possible and return close to 2.30pm

I am still waiting for returns from the class letter that I sent home last Wed. These only went to parents who were not at the 'Meet the teacher' evening. The following pupils need to return theirs asap Rhian, Sommy, Ali, Maquella, Olivia, Sophie, Connor W, Jake W and Tayne

Expressive Journal - due Monday. Title this week is 'My first memory' Reminder when writing a recount, it should begin with an orientation then events (in time order) and finally a conclusion

Spelling words to be learnt for Wed (these are in the small NB notebooks that each child has) Spelling activities to be completed for Friday

Complete worksheet on 'The Beetles' in Topic book 1 for Thur

Tarrin and Tayne to return letters for forgetting swim togs
Seb to return withdrawal room letter

All diaries should be signed on Wed night by parents ready for a countersign by me on Thursday

Homework due Week 3 (Fri 18th Feb)

Expressive Diary title page and 1 page recount story on Christmas due Monday
Title page for 'Making Connections' in reading book for Tue
Spelling words to be learnt for Wed (each pupil should have a small spelling book home with them to learn)
Spelling work sheets to be completed by Friday
Title page for 1960's to be completed in topic book 1 for Fri

Reply slips for day out now overdue from Maquella and Sealand
Immunisation forms now overdue from Tarrin and Seb
Those not participating in swimming this week without note need to return written letters; Seb, Arjun, Michaela, Spohie

Meet the teacher night - Room 5 @ 7pm
Letters home to parents who were not able to come to 'meet the teacher evening' - please return replies by Friday.

Homework due Week 2 (Fri 11th Feb)

Title page for reading (Tue)
Title page for Draft Writing book (Thur)

All immunisation forms to be returned by Friday
All 'day out' letters to be returned by Wed of next Week