Homework Due Week 9 (Thursday 2nd March)

Wow, its great to be back in the class again:)  I have a great time away on camp with Room 15 - we are going to have sisch a giggle when we go on our camp in Novermber :) !!

This is obviously a short week this week so I have only included 2 main homework's - spelling and maths:

• Sports choices to be made by Wed (these were handed out today - Monday). Please note that some sports require payment.  If there are any fees outstanding, your child will not be permitted to participate in a sport with payment.
• Studyladder - twice this week for min 10 mins each session (I am going to get the kids to use Studyladder now instead of Sumdog for their maths homework - they may continue to use Sumdog as some 'fun maths' in their own time, but I get better information about your child's progress through the Studyladder programme)
• Spelling words to be learnt for Wed 
• $2 to school for Thursday. Unfortunately Fynn is leaving us on Thursday and moving up north :(  Due to this, I thought the class would like to have some hot chips for lunch so that we can have ' a little gathering' to send him on his way.
• Diaries signed for Thursday
• Finally, are you a parent who would like to help coach our netball teams??  If so, please email me as our netball coach - Kareen Howes would really like your help. I can pass on your details to her.

Homework due Week 7 (Friday 20th March)

• HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Caitlin Clementson from Room 11 who's 100 word story was awarded a 'Showcase Special'.  This means she was one of 25 pupils from around the world to be selected out of over 100 entries.  It was a beautiful piece of writing and can be viewed at the following place....... http://room11bg.blogspot.co.nz/2015/03/caitlin-day-ill-never-forget.html Please feel free to comment, I'm sure she'd love to hear your thoughts

• 100 w.c.

The prompt this week is:

…as they turned the corner…

Do think about your story before you start to write. A plan can help make sure you get in all your ideas and that they make sense. When you have written it, ‘mumble’ read it to yourself to check that it says what you think it does!

• This weeks 5 sentence challenge is a photo.  Who do you think might live here? What kind of journey would they need to go on to get here?  Don't forget to brainstorm.
• Swimming is now finished so pupils should bring spare P.E. clothes on Monday and Thursday as these are now our sports days.
• Spelling words to be learnt for Wed
• Math-a-thon - all pupils have their math-a-thon questions stapled into their homework diaries.  They get tested on these each Friday.  Please go over these questions with your child at some point during the week.
• Sumdog - 10 mins per night
• Any tournament notices are now outstanding - please ask your child if they need to return one to school.

Finally, I am on a school camp next week with Room 15. Peter Fitzgerald is the reliever for the week in Room 11 and he is a very experienced teacher.  I will be out of email contact during the week so if you ahve any queries/concerns, please direct them to Sue at the front office and she will inform the appropiate member of staff to help you.

Homework due week 6 (Fri 13th March)

• 100 w.c. to be emailed to me by Thursday 9am

• 5 s.c. to be emailed to me by Thursday 9am

• Swim sports is taking place on Tue this week (tomorrow) due to rain last Friday
• Mufti day on Wed (gold coin donation and wear red if possible as all money going to th eRed Cross)
• Swimming is now finished so togs not required anymore.  Sport days are Mon and Thur (same as swimming). Extra sports clothes should be brought on these days
• Sum dog - 10 mins each night
• Spelling list 4 to be learnt for Wed
• Diaries signed for Thur

Homework due week 5 - Fri 6th March

• Bikes to be brought to school Tue (cycle safety) Wed (Rabbit Isl trip)
• 100 wc ....

… then when I looked out of the plane window…

• 5 sc...

....then the dog spoke to me

Both to be emailed by 9am Thursday morning.  Remember, everyone completing 100wc apart from Olivia S, Luke, Madison C, Dom

• Spelling words to be learnt for Thursday
• No math-a-thon this week due to swim sports on Friday