Newsletter Term 4

Dear Parents/Caregivers of Room 4 Students,

Welcome back to another exciting term, I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable break.

This letter is just to let you know a little about what will be happening in Term Four.

 Homework, spelling and tables will begin this week and will be the same as it was last term.  Please sign your child’s notebook and reading log to show they are completing these at home.

Our Topic this term is related to Technology it is called ‘Explore- Design- Create’ looking at needs based technology projects, recycled junk creations, papermaking, Solar toasters, Technology inquiry unit.

Later in the term will be creating our own  Technology project. If possible during the next couple of weeks if you have any useful items around the house please bring these along i.e old shoe boxes, paper towel rolls, egg cartoons, Pizza boxes, plastic spoons, etc.

Related to this we will be heading on a class trip to the recycling depot in Bromley.

This programme  is looking at waste minimisation and management, sustainability, personal and social responsibility for action, reduce, reuse and recycle, natural cycles for dealing with waste.

We will not be taking a bus on this trip so we are looking for a number of parents to help on the day with transport and helping with a small group for the morning.

Details are: Tuesday 3^rd November: leave at 9:10am return at 12:15pm.

St Anne’s will be entering a team in the South East Zone Athletic Championship which will be held on Tuesday the 10^th of November this is for children 9 years and older. Selection for this will occur in the first three weeks of term. We will also have a school athletics day on Wednesday 25^th  November more information will be in the School Newsletter.

Topics this term include Fractions and Decimals and Algebra for Maths, Athletics and Small Ball Skills for P.E, Instructions and Narrative for Writing, and Communion of Saints for R.E.

Please check that your child still has all stationery needed in Room 4 including a red pen, ruler, pencils, colouring pencils, eraser etc.

This newsletter will be on our class ‘Blog’  http://stannes104.blogspot.com

I hope this answers some of your questions. If you have any other queries please feel free to contact me at school for an appointment or e-mail at ryan@stannes.co.nz

I look forward a very productive and successful term with your child.

Yours sincerely,

Ryan McInnes.