WALTs+W2T4

//18.10.10// //T// //ē// //n// //ā// //koutou e te wh// //ā// //nau,// //I hope you have all enjoyed getting back into the new term. We have said a sad farewell to Anahera who has moved to her new local school at Windsor. Nau mai hoki mai Jai ki Akomaka 10.// //I hope to have you all onboard with supporting your children’s learning this term please, so we can give it a big boost for the last term. The biggest goal I have for the learning this term is for children to be focused on and really owning their learning WALTs(We are learning to…). They have a goal for reading, writing, maths and te reo M// //ā// //ori each week. When they are really clear about the purpose of what they are doing their time is more focused and successful. You can support them by talking about their WALTs with them. e.g. Do they feel that they have made progress towards their goal? What does doing this look like, or feel like etc.//

//Mahi K// //ā// //ika//
**All children are expected to have their reading log filled in everyday please. Children who do not have their work completed or a note from you to excuss them, will be doing their Mahi K** //ā// **ika during school time.** //Each child will://
 * 1)  //Share their learning WALTs… (they have recorded them in their homework books).//
 * 2)  //Read their reader with you each day… sometimes they will have an easier book for developing fluency and comprehension or a slightly more difficult to develop their decoding strategies. All student need to develop the ability to retell what they have read & to develop their vocabulary… the best way of doing this is through discussion.//
 * 3)  //Please play a game from the NZ Maths site, at least once a week… please note that the Strategy Stage that you child is at, is one number less than the name of their group. For example if your child is in R// //ō// //p// //ū// //5 then their Strategy Stage is 4.//
 * 4)  //Spelling: we have a “Buddy Spelling Test” on Friday so please help them practice for this. Ask them what ‘diagraph’ they have been practicing today in their phonics class, this would be great to ask every day and get them to share some of the words they practiced reading and writing at ‘Phonics’, this will help them improve and consolidate their spelling. The could use their ‘phoneme finger’ to show you how many sounds in each word.//

Athletics Year 3 – Year 6 Wednesday 27.10.10
For athletics day students compete in age their groups (not year groups). It is their age as of October 1st, 2010. Year 2 - 0 Athletics Day is in Week 6 Wednesday 10.11.10