Riccarton Bush Walk - 24 October

Thank you to the parents who assisted on the day

A positive experience...!

Curiosity...

Conner and Kanye making diapers!

Week 2 Update and Week 3 update

Kia ora Whanau

We have two events coming up in Week 6 where we need parent help please.  The first one is on Tuesday 21 November with a trip to Spencer Park and Thursday 23 November with a fishing trip to the Groynes.  We will travel by bus to Spencer Park but please could you assist with transport on the Thursday.

Please let me know if you can assist in either one or both of these days.

Curriculum
We will continue with the writing of our Journals and our Duality maps.  In maths we will start on our Theme Park rich task.  We will have 2 days of art with Ms Knowles.

The Year 6's will have Cycle Safety this week and also those going to Cobham will have testing on Tuesday.
Please remind your children about their spelling test on Thursday.

Worm sales
To date we have made $99.  Thank you to all the parents who are supporting the children with this great learning opportunity.

The plan for Week 3
Please place this url in the search bar

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lie2vvCWkrVhO__hvSOZmyaL1LPh2exI-YrTiV3DMSY/edit?usp=sharing

Have a great week

Arohanui
Nigel

Week 1 Update and Week 2 plan

Kia ora Whanau

Conner and Kanye had a fantastic day with the Canterbury Kings on Wednesday.  Pictured here with Leo Carter.

We are starting our Journals with some poetry and a fictional story.  In maths we are going over some learning that we struggled with earlier in the year.  We will be doing some maths assessment over the next fortnight.  We continue with our Duality maps during Inquiry.  Ms Knowles will be running an art unit over the next few weeks.

Upcoming dates:

Tuesday 24 October Walk to Riccarton Bush

Wednesday 25 October Athletics Sports day

Monday 13 November (week 5)  Swimming starts

Tuesday 21 November Senior team Big day out

Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 Parent Teacher interviews

Thursday 23 November Fishing trip Please let me know if you can assist on this day

Monday 4 December  Last swimming day

Wednesday 6 December Year 6 Leavers Dinner

Friday 15 December Final Assembly.  School finishes at 12.30pm

Plan for Week 2 (place this url in your search bar)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rTHmc8EwZxAp71mlQ6sAUOmdnXlseOVCqj70IS6kXRc/edit?usp=sharing

Have a safe and restful long weekend

Kia kaha

Nigel

Spelling words

Group A           
fun                           The next test will be on Thursday 2 November at 2.15pm
heard
eyes
fell
fast
father
lightning
luckily
nearly
police

excited
favourite
field
dollars
bought
centre
grabbed
allowed
believe
cannon

Group B
altogether
electricity
mountainous
stationery (pencils and pens)
ambulance
embarrass
mysterious
submarine
ancestor
encyclopedia
necessary
successful
ancient
especially
neighbourhood
suddenly
anxious
eventually
noticing
supermarket

Week 1 Plan

Please copy this url into your search bar for the weekly plan:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GHVz3uuWR5kK7npFKMPSe6p1kGrH0Od4uvA1Bu3-YTw/edit?usp=sharing

There is a very important e-mail which has been sent to all Room 1 parents regarding information about Term 4.  Please let me know if you have not received it

Kia kaha
Nigel

New spelling words

This is the new list of spelling words.

Children will also need to revise the spelling words that were listed on 31 August on the class blog. The children are tested on these 10 new spelling words as well as 10 words they have already been tested on.

found
friend
even
every
everything
face
holidays
hopped
hospital
instead