Ben got a spider for being part of the show.

Ben helping in the magic show.

This will be coming home today. A and P show treasure hunt.

Dressed in black to support the All Blacks.

BJ Bear visited and told us about the A and P show.

Wear Black Tomorrow!

Free Mufti Day tomorrow (Friday 30th) to support our All Blacks.

Wear black.

Go the AB's! 

Powell Hut is Cancelled

Powell Hut is cancelled.  The weather is not looking good again.  We are planning to do something else. I think we are trying to find another Year 8 day/night camp date at Mount Holdsworth.  Lesley Kennedy will be putting out a note to confirm this.  

EOTC Year 7's - 3rd Activity

EOTC Year 7’s -  3rd Activity

We will be learning bush safety and how to build Shelters and Bivvys in the bush.  This activity had been postponed from Term 2 due to bad weather.

When -  Wednesday the 4^th November - Week 4, Term 4

Where - Mt Holdsworth / Donnelly Flats

Our Provider – Glenn Beach [Kahikatea Outdoor Education Centre]

After a very successful 1^st activity with Glenn at his property in Gladstone and Caving in Term 3, we are now going into the bush for our next activity - building bivvys and shelters. This activity will commence at 9.30ish and finishing about 2.00pm.

The students will need to bring suitable footwear and clothing for the bush, plenty of lunch and water plus a warm jacket / rain jacket and a Sunhat.  

We will also need parent support and transport for the day.

Please read carefully, fill in the slip coming home this week and return it to school ASAP - thanks.

Report Files

Please send back your Term 2 2015 Report files.  I am short 6.  We are working on them this week. Thank you.

Winners

Winning movie cast

Best senior director

Wi Kids Mini Film Festival

Congratulations Room 12!

Best Director
Best Senior Movie

You guys are awesome!
So proud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Photos will be blogged soon.

What is on this week? Week 3 Term 4

What’s on this week – Week 3 Term 4 2015

Tuesday –

Short drama games

Marking homework

Technology.  Covered shoes essential and girls need to tie up their hair.  

Te Reo or Kapa Haka

Athletics rotation

Wednesday ––

Jump Jam

Gardening Group - at 9:00 and also during lunch (for some students)

Short drama games

Gloss testing beginning

Basic facts testing

Thursday –

Year 8’s to Powell Hut

Year 7’s to some classes and to Ms Taylor

Wheel/Scooter day

Friday –

Year 7’s to Ms Taylor

Powell Hut students return

A and P show begins - We have three items in it. Photography, Perspective art and Newspaper art.  Remember to have a look at it upstairs in the stadium.

Softball begins tonight - lime diamond, South End Park Masterton, at 6pm

Class Blog- room12cartertonschool2015.blogspot.co.nz.

Check us out and I will be putting any info on the blog such as reminders etc, plus what we have been doing at school and in class.

Nga mihi

Melanie MacGregor

Classroom Release Days have changed

My Classroom Release days are now the 5th and 6th of November. They have had to change due to Powell Huts new dates.

School Athletics date has changed to Monday 9th November.

Powell Hut has been postponed until next week due to high winds.

Part Three - Other Room 12 Information

Report Files will be sent home this term. The date for these to be sent home will be on the school newsletter. Please return your child’s report file if it is still at home so we can work on them.

The school newsletter is sent home each Tuesday to the youngest or only child in a family.  Please read it, as there is a lot of important information and dates in it.  The newsletter can be emailed to you.  You need to give Mrs Hutchings or Mrs Pratt your email address if you wish to receive it this way.   Remember to download our Carterton School App which updates you quickly with important information, messages, notices, reminders and the newsletters.

The school day begins at 8.55.  Please make sure that your child is at school before the bell rings.  If your child is late to school they will need to go to the office for a Late Slip.

During each term I am entitled to two Classroom Release Days and one Management Release Day  On these days Ms Whitburn or Ms Taylor will be teaching Room 12.  These dates for my CRT days are 28th and 29th of October.

To help the school, your child and myself, please send notes to school about any sickness, absences or any other issues, as sending notes saves time and confusion.

Head lice are an ongoing problem.  If your child is itching please check them and treat them if necessary.  We will have head lice checks in class if it is needed.  A note will be sent home if this is about to happen.

If your child has Asthma, please send an inhaler to school.  The inhaler can be kept in their school bag until it is needed.  Please let me know if your child has any medical conditions that I need to be aware of, including having an inhaler in their bag.

If you have any questions, concerns or would like additional information about your child’s learning and progress, please ring, text, email (details below) or come in and see me at school.  I recommend that you come between 8.15 and 8:45am.  Although on Tuesday mornings the staff have an Administration Meeting in the Staffroom from 8:00 until 8:30 so I will not be in classroom until 8:30 on Tuesday mornings.  Or please come to see me between 3.00 and 4:30pm, as I will usually be in the classroom, staffroom or the Library, preparing or assessing work.  Please remember Team Kahikatea meets on a Tuesday at 3:30 and on Wednesday afternoons we have Professional Learning Staff Meetings which begin at 3:30 so I will be unavailable at those times also.  I am on Gate Duty every Friday so I need to be at the gate soon after the 3:00 bell.  If you need to see me could you please wait until I return which should be about 3:15.

I am really looking forward to a productive term full of learning and engagement!  Please do not hesitate to contact me at school or at home, on 379 6624 (before 9:00pm) or you could email me at mmacgregor@carterton.school.nz if you have anything to discuss.

Teachers and parents working together make a powerful combination.

Kind regards,

Melanie MacGregor

Please encourage your children to… READ, READ, READ…

Part Two - Other Room 12 Information

For PE this term we are participating in Jump Jam, Athletics and Summer sports skills.  Please encourage your child to wear sensible footwear to school or bring trainers/sneakers to put on when needed.

Hub 3 is our buddy class.  We are calling this session Tuakana/Teina (Big kids helping little kids).  During this time we read, write, develop spelling and maths skills, as well as build friendships with our buddies.  This happens every Friday before lunch for 20 minutes.  This helps our older students develop leadership skills and gives the younger children great role models and a sense of belonging.  

Camp Fundraising = As you are aware we have a camp planned for this term.  At this point we can give you a very approximate cost of $240 per student.  A more accurate amount of what you need to pay will be coming home soon.  A big thank you to those of you who have already started to pay.  If you are unable to pay this in full you can make part payments.  This can be paid to the office or by automatic payment. 

Camp El Rancho = Letters will be coming home about camp so if you do not receive 

anything, please contact me and I will email them to you directly.

Powell Hut / EOTC / Sports = We have an extremely busy term again this term and I have 

added below all dates for EOTC outings etc. below.  These will be weather dependent.  A 

message on the school newsletter or a notice  will be sent home prior to each event giving 

out relevant information.  Once again if you do not receive any information let me know 

ASAP so I can get you a copy.

Important Dates [so far]

Week 1– Shake It Out Day 15th, Pet Day Friday 16th (Half a day)

Week 2 - Rippa for some students 20th, Year 8 Powell Hut 22nd-23rd, Kapa Haka Festival 22nd,

Week 3 – Labour day 26th(Day off)

Week 4 – EOTC Shelters for Year 7’s 4th Nov,

Week 5 - Kuranui College testing 9th Nov,  Athletics 11 November, Conference for some 

Year  7 students 13th,

Week 6 – Get float ready for Christmas Parade, Report files sent home,

Week 7 – Year 6 EOTC Tubing 23rd, Camp (24th-27th), Float in Christmas Parade 28th,

Week 8 –  School Festival Week, Home Garden Judging 2nd Dec, Room 11 Camp 2nd-3rd 

Dec,

Week 9 – Year 8 Leavers Dinner 10th Dec,

Week 10 – Special Assembly 15th, Final Assembly 16th. All Whanau are welcome to come 

along.  School finishes early.

Homework and Communication = Homework will continue to be given every week on Monday and be expected to be returned by Monday / Tuesday the following week. Your child has a communications book or a folder that will be brought home regularly with information from school to home.  Please continue to remind your child to use their communication books like a diary. These help them build their organisation skills and this is great preparation for college. This also continues to develop independent learners plus encourages the students to be organised and responsible. We use the communication book to record homework tasks, spelling words and things they need to remember etc. This is also the best place for notes to me regarding absences, concerns etc.  Below is a brief outline of homework tasks over the term.

· Each Monday the students are given a list of topic related and essential list spelling words to learn. These are tested on Friday.

· There will be weekly homework for Room 12 and 14.  We will be continuing with Kiwi Kids News for this homework.  This will be issued on Monday and due the following Monday and will be marked on Tuesday.

· There may be weekly homework set by the Technology teachers.  This will be issued on Tuesday and is due the following Tuesday.

Part One of Other Room 12 Information

Part One

Team Kahikatea Room 12 Newsletter

‘Other Room 12 Information’

October 2015

‘He waka eke noa’   We are all in this together

Dear Parents, Caregivers, Whanau and Students,

Kia ora and welcome back! I hope you and your families had an awesome break, enjoyed the sunshine and are ready for a busy term ahead!

As we begin this term we congratulate Hannah Hodgkiss who was awarded Room 12 Student of the Term for Term Three.  Throughout Term Three Hannah displayed amazing dedication to learning and respect in every aspect of school life. She showed that she has fantastic manners and is honest, helpful and hardworking.  Congratulations Hannah!  We look forward to finding out who Term 4’s Student of the Term will be.

It is wonderful to see the students back at school and enthusiastic about our upcoming learning and events. They are looking smart and tidy in their uniforms!  Please support us by ensuring that your child wears the correct uniform everyday, with pride! Remember school wide brimmed sunhats are compulsory in Term 4.  As we begin the new term please ensure that all of your child’s school items are named clearly to avoid any loss of items, e.g. uniform, stationery, lunch boxes, drink bottles etc...

Term Four Team Kahikatea Learning = This term our topic for inquiry is ‘Pets-Pet Day’ and

‘Learn, Create, Share’. These inquiry topics have an Arts focus.  At times there will be

homework tasks related to this topic and your support for completing these tasks

will be very 

valuable.  The first homework task is a brainstorm for you and your family about this terms 

inquiry topics. This is due back on Monday 19th October.

Other Room 12 Learning during Term 4 = Multiplication and division, Basic facts, Mathematic strategies, Writing narrative, Google Docs, Blogging, Technology, Athletics, Summer Sport skills, EOTC activities, El Rancho Camp, Careers, Technology and the Year 8’s Powell Hut expedition.

Other Room 12 Information = Learning, updates, homework and most other information for Room 12 can be found on Room 12’s blog.  The address for this is : room12cartertonschool2015.blogspot.co.nz  The heading is ‘Room 12 2015—Welcome’.  You are more than welcome to share or forward Room 12’s blog with friends and family members.  Positive comments, questions and ideas for learning can be posted on our blog by viewers.    

Designcraft / Technology at Makoura = Year 7 and 8 students attend technology sessions at Makoura College (Masterton) every Tuesday from 10:20am until 1:00pm.  The Technology sessions cost $76 for the year.   A big thank you to those of you who have paid this already.  If you are unable to pay this in full you can make part payments.  This can be paid to the office or by automatic payment.  The total amount needs to be paid before the end of the year.  Thank you.    Please be aware that students are required to wear covered shoes at Technology for safety reasons. If they do not have the suitable footwear they are not permitted to attend the session and will remain at school.   Mrs Kennedy and I have spoken to the students about these points and we trust they will take responsibility for themselves.

Library and Computer Room = We will be using the school library and computer room on a Thursday morning at 9:10-10:20.  While in the library we will be working on inquiry, research and note taking skills.  While in the computer room students will focus on inquiry, research, Google Docs and Blogging. This term your student will be using their Google Doc’s address as much as possible.  This is where their learning and classroom work will be inquired into, worked on and saved.  Have a look at your child’s Google Doc account to see their learning. 

While in the library students are encouraged to issue 2 books. They may keep these books for up to 2 weeks.  Please help your child to use and care for our library books as well as return them promptly.

What is on this week? Week 2 Term 4 2015

What’s on this week – Week 2 Term 4 2015

Monday –   

Jump Jam

Wheel/Scooter day

New homework and spelling is given out

Year 7’s with Mrs MacGregor

Year 8’s pack day with Mrs Kennedy

Kapa Haka students with Whaea Michelle all day

The Arts Inquiry begins.

Tuesday –

Marking homework

Technology.  Covered shoes essential and girls need to tie up their hair.  

Te Reo or Kapa Haka

Athletics rotation

Wednesday ––

Jump Jam

Gardening Group - at 9:00 and also during lunch (for some students)

South Australian spelling test

Arts Inquiry

Thursday –

Kapa Haka students to festival in Masterton for the whole day

Year 8’s to Powell Hut

Year 7’s to some classes and to Ms Taylor

Wheel/Scooter day

Fridr 7’s to Ms Taylor

Powell Hut students return

Nga mihi

Melanie MacGregor