Newsletter & Homework 6 March

Thank you to those mums who walked to and from the library with us.  Janine (the librarian) was pleased to see us and has since found a book that Jake was looking for and also ordered some books after students requests for these. Our next visit will be on Friday 5th April.

Friday was very exciting as Sam from Paper Plus and Karl Green from the Radio Station arrived with our $500 prize of Inkie products. Each student received a goodie bag with a rubber, pencil, bookmark and also a set of earphones.  These earphones will be kept at school and will enhance our use of i-pads  and computers as everyone can work on interactive sites such as the BBC typing programme, enjoying the oral feedback from the cartoon characters without my having to ask them to turn the sound down so that others working with me can hear.  I know that adding music and sound effects to i-movies will also be enjoyed without annoying others trying to work. The ear phones, which I am assured are of good quality, will belong to the students but will not go home -  year 6's will take these with them to Room 6 next year.  Thank you Dale for getting us organised to participate and to everyone who made their comment. We also have a class pencil sharpener, a large calculator (which Dale notes that I can use without my glasses), some enormous rubbers, a usb dock for 4 data sticks, and some other bits and pieces.  We were also generous and shared a couple of things with Room 1, as they were also entered in the final draw.

It was great to have a good turn out of parents to the EOTC Consultation Meeting last Thursday.  A note with the decisions made went home today, and permission slips need to be returned by Friday.  I need to be sure that there will be sufficient adult skiers for the 1:3 ratio on the slopes.  I have booked the Vincent Ski Hut and also confirmed with Coronet Peak that we will be coming.  Exciting stuff!

Good luck to everyone swimming at the Central Otago Swim Meet on Wednesday - "Go For Gold!" 10 from our room in the school team.

Cricket Coaching = Wednesday afternoon

Assembly will be held in the hall on Thursday at 2:15. The junior school will lead this first assembly of the year.

Homework

1. Reading logs.
2. Maths: Tables practice - 3's, do your part in filling out your Census form on Tuesday - discuss this with your family.
3. Morning Programme: Group 5:  Kate you are the leader who needs to remind everyone to be prepared. Thank you for playing for us last week Alannah, it's great to have the opportunity to share our talents.
4. Touch Typing: great to see some people are working consistently on this - the more you do the faster you will get - it's just practice like any new skill.  Don't forget the computers are there before school for things like this.
5. Triathlon Training: bring your gear for running this week.  Make a note in your homework book of any practising you have done out of school hours.  The fitter you are the more you will enjoy the event.
6. Bible Reading Eisteddfod: information about this is glued in each homework book.  We will be looking at suitable readings at school, and photocopying chosen ones for those who would like some help selecting.  I expect you to write your introductory speech into your homework book. This does not need to be done by this Friday. It is a good time now to start your preparation, so that by the 26th you know your reading well and can talk about the reasons you chose it, from the heart.
7. This is the week to walk, bike or scooter to school - a good start today.