Term 1 Week 5!!

HI Everyone!! 
 

We welcome 3 new students into the Class this week - they have come from Christchurch and are joining us for a while. Thoughts are with everyone who has family and friends in CHCH.

RED and BLACK day tomorrow - bring a donation to the CHCH Earthquake!!! 

Super swimming sports and many thanks to those parents who helped out with lessons and on the swimming sports day. 

 This week we are beginning our own statistical investigation - prepare to be surveyed!! We are also looking at a famous person and their qualities / skills / values and attributes that helped make them famous. 

Our Kiwi Kwiz is going great - brain teaser this week -

‘I have six colours and billions of different looks’.



Mathletics is all up and running, every girl should have brought home a parent letter where you can REGISTER and check on progress. I have assigned everyone 2/3 tasks they must complete (on statistics) before they can unlock games.  Please do 20 mins a night minimum this week on mathletics if possible. it is WORLD MATHS DAY on 1 March and for the entire week there are many games to play and try to score points with. 

The RIB-IT folder will come home this week - please sign for February and make a comment about how their reading is going at home. Hopefully girls are spending time 20 mins reading in bed at night or at some other time.

The Tri Nations Trophy!!

The World Cuo - Soon to add NZ name on the engraving!!

Last week we had a Lit Quiz - questions all about books. I am putting together 2 tems to travel to Dunedin on Friday 25 March to compete in the Regional Lit Quiz. More details will follow for those students selected.

 Keep up the great work with the uniform looking smart girls  - reminder about regulation polar fleece!

We have had Sue in talking about pubertal issues and also to the Y8's about the HPV Vaccine. Please read the info and return form - ASAP - Thursday at the latest!.

The Honours Board this Week!!

Week 4!

Last week we had a great ime at the Life Education caravan. We learnt about our bodies and the functions of the major organs, good nutrition - fuelling our bodies and finally about making decisions and what influences these decisions.

"If we are old enough to make a decision we are old enough to accept the consequences - good or bad"

Please encourage the girls to tell you about the influences, where they can go to get information so they can make informed decisions.

This week we have a visit from the health nurse going over 'issues and questions" the girls' may have - she will also cover information about the Y8 HPV vaccination.

Wednesday - Swim Sports!!! We will be walking up to the pool at 10.00ish and the children will be dismissed from there at approx 2:45. Discuss with your child what they are to do - walk, get picked up, bike etc...  If anyone has to return for a bus please let me know and we will arrange it. 

Please try and wear some house colours - Cameron - Yellow, Blyth - Blue, Hopper -Red, Wright - green. 

Our science investigation topic is Ginger Beer - The girls will work in small groups to make the 'best' ginger beer. They will also have to design labels and packaging to market their product.

The girls are working hard on their basic facts - 3x and 4x have been the focus - now we will consolidate our 2x and 5x this week. Please do some spontaneous 'quizzing' on all we have covered.

A request for magazines for collage work please. Last week the year 7's worked on a piece of art based on Henri Matisse.

A great thanks to all those students who have their morning program and homework ready - it is really interesting and we are learning lots! 

Next week - Walk and Wheels - A  competition for everyone to try and walk and/or wheel to school. Even if you catch a bus - walk / bike to the bus stop as this counts!!!  We want to win the class competition - so get it organised!!!

 

Term 1 Week 3

Last week we had a focus on the 3x tables – great results Many girls have made it into the 20 sec club!!– Keep working hard – 4x here we come!!

Leadership training for all Y8’s on Tuesday – therefore the Y8’s will swim at 9:00 -9:30 tomorrow. Please be early for the bus leaves at 8:45 (bus pupils Y8’s we will wait if you cannot arrange anything else.)
Y7’s will go at the time of 11:00 – 11:30.
Swimming back to usual time for Wed and Thurs.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Meet the Teacher Tuesday 5:30 or 6:00.

A callout please for old magazines for collage work.

The Peer Mediators have had their training, the PE shed roster is done and it is great to see so many girls volunteering to help out their school community – super citizens!!

A reminder for the Technology fee to be paid at the office.

On the Honours board is Tayla – U Rock, Asia for a great attitude, Courtney for being self managing and Shannon for relating well to others. Congratulations!!

T1 Week 2

  Dear Parents, Caregivers and Students -

What a fantastic first week—a huge thanks to everyone for having such a great attitude to learning. There is a great atmosphere and all girls are ready and willing to learn.

Last week we enjoyed learning softball skills and hopefully a few girls have gone on to join the school teams. Registration due in Monday 7 Feb!!

We have swimming this week—Tues, Wed, Thurs 9.30-10.00. Thanks very much to the parents who have volunteered to help out!

Please mark on the calendar—Meet the Teacher next Tuesday—First session 5:30 (new time) and next at 6:00.

Our oral language programme starts this week—the children all have their roster of times and activities.

The main focus is on speaking clearly and confidently within a range of contexts.

We have started a focus on improving our reading comprehension, word and language skills. We are using ‘Reading Box’ and have individualised cards.

Our class novel is “The Hobbit”  - very topical. This has great descriptive writing examples and is a perfect lead in to our own narrative (creative) writing.

The baby photos were really  cute and a great ice breaker to our own personal qualities and attributes. We will be using these to help determine “Who is Alex?”

Welcome to 2011!!

Dear Students, Parents + Caregivers
Welcome to R4's blog. In this space you will find the latest news, homework and photos. We will try to keep you up to date with happenings in the class and upcoming events.
Welcome back everyone! 
Thank you for getting all your books organised and covered. This does help keep them tidy. A reminder about your BLUE SUNHAT, it is a compulsory requirement.

This year promises to be another exciting and busy year.
Technology - Manual - The children travel by bus to the Terrace School for technology on a Friday morning. Girls need to be at school by 8:45 to catch the bus. The Terrace school will send a letter home with their requirements.
 
Events coming up:
Swimming - Week 2/3 -Tues /Wed/ Thurs  9:30-10:00
                   Week 4 - Tues 23/2  Swimming Sports!!
                   Week 5 - 2/3  C.O. Swimming Sports
Any helpers? I would love a parent to help out taking a group - if you can help at these times please contact me a.s.a.p. 

Rippa Rugby Tournament - March 22

CURRICULUM : 
Health-Week 3 Life Education Caravan-Focus:Making Choices

Literacy - Poetry, Independent Reading Programme, RIB-IT

Numeracy - Statistics - Completing a Statistical Investigation - Mathletics  - Census
 Integrated Studies - Our main theme this year is CITIZENSHIP. We are going to start off the year by looking at ourselves and our qualities. Who is Alex? ( What do we want to be when we leave A.P.S.?)
 Science - We will be using the Science Award scheme where students complete individual tasks on topics that interest them.


Homework

This year homework will consist of spelling, maths, reading. All students are registered for mathletics and will be using this in class as well as for homework.There may also be a variety of work that needs researching / finishing. Homework  could be related to Values, M.I., Inquiry along with a few brain teasers/quiz etc. It is not designed to be onerous but build on essential skills and time management techniques. The format will be more like High School where students are encouraged to write down their requirements, manage their time and have work completed by the due date.  Good practise!

A core component is the Morning Programme, part of oral language. Each child is rostered on a specific day and has a specific task to complete.

Reading is still important and I will use RIB-IT  (Read in Bed –It’s terrific). Separate information will follow.

It is expected that a Y7/8 student will spend between 30-40 minutes completing homework 4 nights a week.

I understand that families are very busy and some nights students cannot complete their tasks.

If for any reason a child is unable to complete their homework a note signed by the parent can be written in their homework book or sent along to school.

Homework will not necessarily be on a sheet handed on Monday due in Friday.

A detailed timetable will be sent home in the homework book so children can be prepared for the next day.

Email: If you have a contact email please send an email with your name in the subject line to me on

                              tiffanyk@alexprim.school.nz

Cell Phones: If your child has a cell phone and may at times have it at school, it needs to be placed in the box in the classroom before school and collected after school.

Please note that  TUESDAY  15 Feb— Meet the Teacher   5:45 /6:15. There are 2 times so if you have to go to another class you won't miss out.

I look forward to seeing you.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any inquiries. Down below is a library shelf with recommended reads!

Tiffany Kemp