Term 3 Week 1

Welcome back everybody. 
Hope you all had a great break and are looking forward to another busy term ahead.

Sharelle Potter from Kelly Sports will be taking eight 45 minute sessions of gymnastics, this term which starts on Tuesday at 10.00am for us, for the first 5 weeks, followed by 3 Friday sessions.  Please be sure to wear your sports uniform so that you can move freely. The first couple of weeks the skill being practised will be 'balance'.

School Photos - Friday 4th August.

School Mass - 9am Sunday 13th August - we look forward to sharing this celebration together.

As the school cross country will be held on Wednesday 16th August we will be practising our running for this as part of our fitness, so it would be a good idea to have runners to wear for this. If you know that you can make yourself available to assist on the day of the event we would be keen to hear from you.

Kapahaka: will be with Ms Tamati on Mondays every even week at 11.40am.

Eisteddfod: A speech will be presented Monday 25th September. In class we will work on the format for this - an exciting opening, some really interesting facts followed by a strong ending (so that people know that you have finished).  We call this the 'hamburger'. I would encourage children to choose a topic that is a real passion for them as this way they will be excited about finding out interesting information to share, and will be enthusiastic in their presentation. 

Homework

1. Reading: who will be first to 150 nights of reading?
2. Spelling: Spelling words will be pasted into homework books this Friday. For children new to spelling, there are 5 words which are to be sounded out using their tool hand and recorded each night. The tricky part to be look out for,  has been identified by the children. Many children are working at the same level with some having moved up a level.  
3. News Topics - Topics for the term will be pasted into homework books.
4. Cross Country Training: the more you do something, the better you get. Have a run after school to increase your fitness.

Regards

Neroli