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.
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