Term 4 Newsletter

Room 2 Newsletter T4 2011

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

This year has been topsy-turvy in so many ways. The 4th term is only 8 weeks long and it is packed with events. Make sure you take note of the calendar of events in the weekly newsletter because sometimes dates change. It is handy to mark special events on your own calendar.

There are 2 exciting events that happen in Term 4 each year. Junior classes always try to go to the A & P Show, weather permitting, and we combine with Room 1 to put on a nativity at the very end of the year. This year our performance will be on the 14^th December at 2.15pm. There is always a great turnout for this. We will be asking for your support with costumes, but more about this latter.  

We have booked to go to the A & P Show on Thursday, 10^th November. Could you please let me know as soon as possible if you are able to be a parent help for this. It is not suitable for pre-schoolers. There will be no cost for your child this year as it will be paid from the school Earthquake Fund.

The theme for this term is Change. We will be doing a health unit on Sexuality. This is always a lovely unit with the focus being on understanding how amazing we all are.

The Key Competency is Managing Self. We will focus on ways we can develop independence and be responsible for ourselves. I am always amazed at how switched on children of this age are and we can sometimes under-estimate their capabilities. It is very empowering for children to be able to do more and more for themselves.

We will conclude our church unit this term. I was hoping to have a class mass but the weeks are so full that we will join in a parish mass instead. If the school will be attending All Saints or All Souls Day mass it will be in the newsletter . The study on the church has been fantastic. We have all learnt so much, including me. The final topic for the year will be Advent and Christmas.

Don’t forget to tune in to our class blog. We are starting to get some followers. The more, the merrier. There are 2 photo stories from last term on today. They take a while to load on to the screen but they come up eventually. The blog is a good way for me to put up messages too. www.stannes102.wikispaces.com

 Keep up all the great work you do with your children,

Marian