Tuesday 27 March 2012

Week 9

Week 9 is a homefun free week. Please continue to read each night and practise basic facts.

Do you have any shoeboxes at home? Can you donate as many as possible to Room 6? We need one shoe box for each child to complete their next big homefun project which will be for Week 10 through to the end of the holidays.

We love writing in Room 6:

















Wednesday 21 March 2012

Homefun Reminder

Homefun should not be a chore for your child. Please allow your child to complete as much as they can which is around 40 minutes - an hour a week, plus reading each night (Tue - Fri).

They will be given their work on a Tuesday to complete over 4 nights, and also the weekend if they need to. They should be handing their homefun books in every Monday morning without me having to ask more than once a day. I mark these on a Monday night so they are ready to hand out again the next day.

Please ensure that your child has a pen (preferably black) to do their writing and encourage pencil for any drawing type activities.

The brochures for brain food were OUTSTANDING! These are pinned to the wall for all to see.

I will be posting extra for fast finishers onto the blog for children to get more homefun if they would like. These will be available before the end of the term.

Our trial for Reading Eggs will be finishing on April 1st (next week). I will let you know as soon as possible if we continue our subscription, using a user pays policy. Watch this space!

Thank You For Coming!

To the parents of Room 6 students,

Thank you for coming to see me to talk about your childs' learning. With your help and encouragement achieving the goals we set together will be much easier for them to achieve. To have an understanding of where your child should be progressing you are on the right path nurture and support your child in their learning.

For those families that were unable to see me don't despair! Send me an email and we can set a date before the end of the term.

How can you help at home? 
  • Read with and to your child. 
  • Write some fun stories.
  • Practise basic facts.
  • Guide them with their home fun.
  • Encourage, don't discourage.
  • Be present. Be there as much as you can and ask them how they are going.
Kind Regards
Mrs Majurey  

Tuesday 6 March 2012

Whats Going On?

Come to our Gala this Saturday. 10am until 2pm. Have a look here for more information about what will be happening on the day.

This Thursday is our craft day to create our miniature gardens and vegetable creatures. I am looking forward to seeing your end creations. Many of you had made some awesome designs in your home fun. I will be taking many photos and will add them to the blog. Gala creations will be displayed in the hall and judged on Friday. You will be able to show your families during the gala on Saturday.

I will be getting dunked at 1.15pm. Parents and children are welcome to pay a lot for the pleasure of getting me wet. ;-)

From our newsletter:


Goal Setting Conferences
Information about this year’s goal setting conferences (Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 March) was sent home with every child last week. We encourage families to get their online bookings made quickly to ensure you get a time that suits you and your family.
The web address is: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz The password is: P4PA6 


This is a very valuable aspect of our year. Please book. It has also been a pleasure catching up with parents to talk learning in the morning.