12
October 2017
Dear
parents and whanau,
I
hope you all have had lovely school holidays and as I write this the sunshine
is back in full force and with the blue skies we cannot help but feel
revitalized, refreshed, renewed and ready for the next couple of exciting
months leading up to Christmas.
Last
term the children were totally engaged and focused and learning was full steam
ahead in Room 9. It didn’t matter what the topic was, your children were onto
it! This term we have some engaging physical challenges for them – Athletics
Day is on Friday 27th October. Please make sure they have suitable
footwear on that day. Also, children are encouraged to wear mufti in their
house colours. Swimming begins in Week 3, every day for 2 weeks, so get
everything ready – swimming togs, dry towel, swimming cap (free in you are new
to our school) and goggles in a suitable carry bag and a spare plastic bag to
put their wet clothes in. Please ensure everything is named. Our class will be
leaving school at 12.05 for their session at 12.20.
A
summer reminder – school sunhats are a compulsory part of the summer uniform. I
like to keep their hats at school, if possible.
All
parents are welcome to view Room 9’s Long Term Plan and Room 9’s weekly plan of
learning. These two documents show what your children are learning during the
term in each subject area and what they are learning each week. These are kept
to the left of the children’s name-tags on the whiteboard.
Monday
23rd October is a Public Holiday as is Friday November 17. School
will be closed on both those days.
Some
of our Room 9 children will be reading Prayers of the Faithful and taking up
the Offertory at our school Mass at 9am on Thursday 16th November.
It would be lovely if you are able to attend this Mass. Also, Room 9 will be
hosting Values Assembly on Monday 20 November. Our Parish/School Mass is at
10am on Sunday 26th November and it would be fabulous if all of our
children could meet me at 9.45am outside Room 1 on that day.
I
am looking forward to catching up with everyone, all the news, the smiles, and
the wonderful people and families that make up our learning community.
I
will try to keep up with the blog this term and please have a look at all the
photos from Term 3 that I have loaded on during the holidays. http://room9loveslearning.blogspot.co.nz/
:)