BEACH EDUCATION TRIP

Te Aramoana will be visiting Paekakariki Surf Club on the following dates to take part in a Beach Education Programme.  We will be leaving school at 9am and returning by 3pm.  We will be travelling by bus.

Room 18 will be going with Room 10 on Thursday 3rd of December.

A notice has been bought home by your child with all the information about this trip. A permission slip is at the bottom of this notice please make sure you sign and send the permission slip back to school.

TERM FOUR SWIMMING

Dear Parents Monday 9 November

Swimming reminder

Just a reminder that swimming lessons start this week at Waikanae Pool for the next three weeks.

Y4/5 - rooms 19, 18 and 5 will be swimming on Wednesdays starting this Wednesday 11 November from 11-12.30pm.

Y5/6 - rooms 10, 6 and 7 will be swimming on Fridays starting this Friday 13 November from 11-12.30pm.

The final session for all children will be on Wednesday 2 December.

Please remind children to bring togs and a towel in a plastic bag and if possible, goggles, as these really help prevent children getting sore eyes when learning to swim. Long hair needs to be tied back.

We will be travelling to the pool and back by bus.

Kind regards, Te Aramoana syndicate teachers

MARAE VISIT- WHAKARONGOTAI

Visit to Whakarongotai Marae for Te Aramoana Syndicate

Rooms 5,18&19 Wednesday 28th October, Rooms 10,6&7 Wednesday 4th November

Tena koutou this is a reminder notice of our up and coming day trips down to Whakarongotai.  Can you please ensure your child has a packed lunch as we will be down the marae from 9.30-2.45 on the given dates so no ordered school lunches for these dates thanks.  Also make sure on these dates that they have jackets and shoes that are easy to take off and put on as we will be in and out of the Wharenui continuously.  Koha can be given to the office.  Any further queries see your child’s teacher.

Mauriora

Week 2, TERM 4

INFORMATION FOR TERM 4 2015

    

Welcome to Term 4 of 2015.

Our plans for this term are:

Literacy

• Just write! This creative way of teaching writing whereby children have the freedom to choose appropriate genres for communicating a message is going well so will be continued this term. Appropriate genre structures and language will be taught where needed.
• Reading – decoding and comprehension skills identified from assessments
• Spelling rules

Maths

• Numeracy and Strand coverage will vary from class to class and cover next steps identified mid year

PE & Health

• Swimming (see dates below)
• Run, Jump, Throw (inter-school competition date to be confirmed)
• Tennis (dates to be confirmed)
• Beach Education at Paekakariki Surf Club (see dates below) - separate letter to be sent out
• Kids Can Cook workshop - Thursday 15 October

Te Reo

• Continuation of nga kupu o te wiki.
• Visit to Whakarongotai Marae, Waikanae - Rooms 5,18&19 Wednesday 28 October, Rooms 10,6&7 Wednesday 4 November
• Takiri o te ata Kapa Haka Day Friday 6 November - Otaki

Art

• Calendar Art

Compulsory Homework

Please remember, as on the homework page in the class newsletters, children will be expected to read regularly at home.  While you will not necessarily hear your child read aloud to you, you can ask your child about what they have read and explore any themes and issues with them.  Children practice their spelling and write sentences weekly.  They can go on Mathletics and Sumdog if they have access to a computer at home. Children can also use the desktop computers in Rm6 before school if necessary.

Key Competencies

This term we will continue to focus on the key competencies “Managing self,” “Relating to others” and “Participating and Contributing.”  We will also focus on thinking and communicating.  This will cover such aspects as asking questions and researching answers, finding different ways to solve a problem, thinking for myself and expressing opinions, reflecting on my work, communicating clearly using language, symbols and texts, understanding different ways of communicating, presenting ideas in a variety of ways and thinking of my audience. The children’s ability to develop and achieve these goals will be monitoring and recorded through a self and teacher assessment system. Your support in helping your child achieve these objectives would be appreciated.

Hats

Summer is here and it’s time to wear the school sun hats again. If your child does not have one, please purchase from the office asap. No hat, no play!

Swimming

Your child will be allocated a group based on the swimming at Paraparaumu Aquatic Centre in Term 2. Y5/6 (rooms 10,6&7) will swim on Fridays.  Children must bring togs, a towel and goggles.  Long hair must be tied back.  We will leave school by bus at 11am and return by 12.30pm. The dates are

Wednesday 11 November

Friday 13 November

Wednesday 18 November

Friday 20 November

Wednesday 25 November

Friday 27 November

Wednesday 2 December - all classes

Beach Education

Pakakariki Surf Club run a beach education programme on safety in the sun and in the sea.  All children will be going into the sea so parent helpers in the sea will be required.  A permission letter will be sent home shortly.  

Tuesday 1 December - Rooms 19 and 5

Thursday 3 December - Rooms 10 and 18

Friday 4 December - rooms 6 and 7

ACTIVITY FEES—TERM 4

Tennis - $5

Swimming and bus - $15

Kids Can Cook Workshop $3

Beach Education and bus $15

Marae Koha $2

Total for Term 4       $40

All monies to be handed into the office. Thank you.

TERM 4 2015

TERM FOUR 2015

Nau mai, haere mai, hoki mai 

Welcome back to school I hope the holidays went well and everyone is ready for the new Term.  Wow who can believe we are in the final school Term of 2015.  A syndicate newsletter will be posted over the next couple of weeks given an outline of what will be taught in our Te Aramoana Syndicate this Term.

TERM 3 HOLIDAYS

Tena koutou katoa

I hope you all have a restful break over the next 2 weeks, we have been very busy this Term with all our learning in Room 18 along with the school production that you all performed awesomely at.  To maintain your READING, WRITING AND MATHS levels makes sure you try to read each night and maybe write a log of what you are doing over the holidays.  You can go onto MATHLETICS also to play LIVE or choose your own activities. 

Remember that if you have access to the internet at home there are lots of learning websites that you know of through our classroom learning.  Make sensible choices over the next 2 weeks and have a restful break so you are ready to return to school for Term 4 with lots of enthusiasm and passion to learn.

Mihi Kaha

Miss Lake

TERM THREE, WEEK 8

Tena koutou katoa nga matua o nga tamariki i te ruma tekau ma waru.

Can you please ensure your child has the correct performing clothing for their school production dance. I would like your child to bring their clothing in for a dress rehearsal next Monday 14th.  We are very excited about the production this year and have been practising  our dance Waka Waka.