What a week!

What a Week!

·      Sawyer asked a big question about planet earth.

·      Theresa V wrote an excellent report about volcanos that Miss French has 0put on the wall.

·      Brooklyn directed a play. She was a great leader.

·      Ruby, Aidan, AJ, Rangi and Sawyer acted out the play and they all did a brilliant job.

·      Sarah is writing a fiction story about a queen.

·      Taylan and Nathaniel worked independently to find out more about native snails.

·      Theresa L and Joejerry are making super progress in their reading.

·      Sophia is asking more questions and sharing her ideas.

·      Izaiah wrote a clear plan and then wrote an excellent story about his family’s new car.

·      Hugo is writing amazing stories. He can focus on his work and not be distracted by anything!

·      Rachel has been doing some great maths thinking and answering questions.0

Chloe and Letisha have been sick! Get well soon.

   

Welcome to Mr Wichman

 

Ruby, Rachel and Brooklyn gave Mr Wichman such a warm welcome to St Anne's that he invited them to lunch.

 

Here is the story that Brooklyn wrote about our new principal.

 

We have has 3 principals. It has been tons of fun. The new principal is Mr Wichman. He is joyful and fun. It is fun to have him here. Everyday I come into school and I see a big smile on his face. He likes to play soccer and basketball too.

We are lucky to have a kind principal.

St Francis of Assisi

St Francis of Assisi - Kizoa Video Maker

Library Visit

 

 

Today 2 of the City Librarians talked to us about the finalists in the Children's Book Awards.

Some of us won prizes because we could answer the questions correctly.

Term 3 Newsletter

Room 2 Newsletter Term 3, 2015

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome back to the 3^rd term of the year. It is a lovely thought that we will begin to have more daylight hours.

Once again we have lots of interesting things planned for the term.

The whole school is focusing on The Nature of Science in the first part of the term. The Room 1 and 2 children have already chosen the subjects they are curious about and they have formulated some questions to guide their research. We will be having a Science Expo on the 14^th August to share our discoveries.

We will then be having some lessons on self-esteem from the Life Education Trust. This will be a great way to start our Health and Sexuality unit. It is a requirement that we teach this subject. You can read more about Sexuality Education in a pamphlet that is available in the office.

Our Arts focus for the term is Dance. The children have loved  folk dancing and they will hopefully enjoy the other forms of dance that we will explore.

Our writing genre for this term is Report Writing.  This is also the term that we have poetry recitations. There will be more information on this later in the term.

The RE topics this term are quite a mix. We are finishing the Saints and Inspiring People strand. This will be followed by the God strand and we will finish the term with the Caritas Social Justice unit. One of the highlights of the school year is the annual Mission Fair. This will be held on the last Wednesday of the term.

PMP continues this term thanks to the generosity of parents and grandparents. The benefits and enjoyment had from this programme are huge. If any other parent/grandparent is in a position to help on a Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning, please let me know as we are always looking for more volunteers.

Don’t forget to check out our blog. We love receiving comments!

Please check if your child needs a new glue stick or whiteboard pen.

Thank you for your support.

 

Marian