Newsletter/Homework Week 6

How this term has flown - hard to believe it's week 6 already.  Congratulations to those people who competed so well at the Central Otago Cross Country in Arrowtown last Wednesday, and thank you to the parents who provided transport.  Your determination and encouragement of each other made me very proud. It was a new and challenging course with a shoe eating bog! A huge congratulations to Will and also Meg who won their respective races in style - all that training paid off - thanks too, to the parents who took those extra lunch time runs.
Today we were lucky enough to be inspired by the author Des Hunt. His use of humour and science to visually explain the necessary ingredients of a great story had us all hooked.  Yes, we will be recrafting our drafts - he did at least 7 times. This session with a real author  is a perfect way to start looking at our speeches.  These too, can be recrafted, so that they will be exciting and interesting for the Room 4 audience.
Thank you Dale for your offer of walking to and from the pool this week and next week, I do need at least one other parent please.
A reminder that next Monday 27th is Teacher's Only Day, where teachers will be further looking at the teaching of writing.
Next week Alan has surgery in Dunedin, and Mrs Donaldson will be teaching Room 4. At this stage I am not certain how long I will be away from school.

Homework

1. Maths: www.mathsbuddy.co.nz work on the multiplication and division activities, also getting your tables and basic facts to 20 really well known. Check that you complete the homework that is set.
2. Reading - record your reading in the log at the back of your book - remember to read a variety of texts - fiction, non-fiction, newspaper articles, recipes etc.
3. Musical: Keep working on knowing all the words to the songs - you have the sheets. This is your opportunity to show leadership with the singing.
4. Spelling: be ready to test on Friday
5. Morning Programme - Group 4 - Zachary be sure that you remind all of your group.
6. Touch Typing: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/  Mrs Moors has found that until we are all faster with our typing skills, we won't be able to successfully use all the wonderful technology that is at our fingertips.
7. Speeches: These need to be ready to be heard on Friday 21st September - don't leave it until the last minute to get yours written - this is the week that we perform our school musical. Fill out the planning sheet in your book - then "Go For Gold!" This week our writing topic is speeches.