Term 3 Newsletter

Motuihe Team - Term 3, 2018

Mrs. Sarah Kilkolly (Team Leader) Room 20, Year 4 skilkolly@torbay.school.nz

Mrs. Allanah Johnston Room 16, Year 4 ajohnston@torbay.school.nz

Mrs. Danielle Brown Room 21, Year 4 dhodder@torbay.school.nz

Miss Cathy Morron Room 15, Year 4 cmorron@torbay.school.nz

Term 3

Welcome back to Term 3 - We hope you had a wonderful break. A special welcome to our new students and international students starting this week. Later in the term we will be celebrating the Writing and Arts Festival - this is an opportunity to share our creative writing and artwork with friends, family and the community.

For the first three weeks of term we will be running our Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme. On the 25th July there will be a Parent meeting in the staffroom at 9am. Notices about this programme were sent home last term.

Multiple Learning Conversations are next week, please make sure you have booked a time. Booking Code: Pd94p

Our Big Idea for the term is ‘I wonder how I can express myself creatively?’ This will be running throughout the term and a trip to Corbans Art Centre will start this investigation on the 6th or 7th August. More information will be sent home next week.

Please keep checking our school/team website and updates on See-Saw and skoolbag.

We are learning to show our C.A.R.E. values:

Commitment

Aroha

Respect/Responsibility

Excellence

USE YOUR WITS

Walk away

Ignore them

Tell someone

Say how you feel

Learner (Akonga) Powers

RESILIENT - Manahau

REFLECTIVE - Huritao

INNOVATIVE - Auaha

COLLABORATIVE -Mahi tahi

CURIOUS - Pakiki

Learning in Motuihe Team for Term 3

Mathematics

• Number - Proportions/ Fractions/ Ratios. Continue working on Multiplication/ Division and Addition/ Subtraction.
• Measurement

Writing

• Major focus: Narrative
• Continue working with Instructional writing/ Reports and recounts

Reading

• Individual needs - focusing on retelling, comprehension and interpreting

Spelling

• You Can Spell

P.E. & Health

• Gymnastics
• Keeping Ourselves Safe (week 1-3)

I.C.T.

• Web based programmes to support our learning
• Chromebooks

Inquiry Topic :

• I wonder How I can express myself creatively?
• Collaborative Art
• Repurposed structures - Technology/ STEAM challenges throughout
• Paper making

Te Reo Māori/ Mandarin

• Seasons/ weather/ days and months of the year
• Maori Myths & Legends
• Mandarin once a week
• Keeping Ourselves Safe Parent morning 25th July at 9am in the staffroom
• Scholastic Book Fair starts 26th July
• WHAT NOW - filming at Torbay School 29th July
• Learning Conversations 31st July - 1st August
• Corban Art Centre Team Trip - 6th August Rm 20/21 and 7th August Rm 15/16
• School Assembly 9th August
• Maths week 13th - 17th August
• Writing/ Art Exhibition 10th - 14th September

• Please label everything clearly!
• Remember brainfood and water bottles. Brain food snacks include small bite size pieces of pre-cut fruit and vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, plain unsalted popcorn. Brain food needs to be in named small sealed containers or re-sealable plastic bags and in the classroom before the 8.55am bell each morning. Each teacher will organise this to fit in with their morning programme. Students will have milk available to drink Monday - Thursday.
• In Year 4 we are independent, responsible learners who care for our belongings. We are starting to run out of pencils and pens. Please check pencils cases and return these to school.

HOME LEARNING:

Please keep referring to our Motuihe website for home learning. There are lots of ideas/ games to play to support their learning.

Spelling - Please return spelling notebooks everyday.

Library - Books are to be returned/ renewed each week. Students are able to issue 2 books.

Maths - Keep working on basic facts and number knowledge - as this is the foundations for all maths - see the website for basic facts sheets

Reading - reading library books, books from home, books from the public library, Kiwi Kids News, Sunshine Online

Ideas

Play a game with family

• Dominoes
• Snakes and Ladders
• Yahtzee
• Sequence
• Monopoly
• Connect 4
• Uno

Dice Trouble:

Roll 2 dice (3 if you want a challenge)

Multiply the two numbers

Add them to create 50

Battleships (two player):

Picture cards = 10

Place two cards down and then multiply / subtract or add - The person with the biggest answer wins.

Writing/ Reading

Write a postcard to a friend/ family member who lives in another town/ city/ country

Start a journal/ diary

Write the shopping list each week

Create the dinner menu and have a go at making dinner (following the instructions)

We look forward to an exciting term of learning and growing together.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Motuihe Team

Sarah Kilkolly

Allanah Johnston

Danielle Brown

Cathy Morron

‘Flying high, learning for success.’

Red Beach Trip.

Monday 26th February

(Room 15 / 16)

And

Tuesday 27th February (Room 20/21)

CAMP

Room 15 and Room 16 go to camp Tuesday 27th - Wednesday 28th February

Room 20 and Room 21 go to camp on Wednesday 28th February - Thursday 1st March

We need parents please!

If you are willing and able to HELP out on that day PLEASE contact your students teacher.

If would be a real shame to not let the children swim if we don't have enough Adults to help out.

Motuihe Team - Term 1, 2018

Mrs. Sarah Kilkolly (Team Leader) Room 20, Year 4 skilkolly@torbay.school.nz

Mrs. Allanah Johnston Room 16, Year 4 ajohnston@torbay.school.nz

Miss Danielle Hodder Room 21, Year 4 dhodder@torbay.school.nz

Miss Cathy Morron Room 15, Year 4 cmorron@torbay.school.nz

Motuihe Team - Term 1, 2018

Mrs. Sarah Kilkolly (Team Leader) Room 20, Year 4 skilkolly@torbay.school.nz

Mrs. Allanah Johnston Room 16, Year 4 ajohnston@torbay.school.nz

Miss Danielle Hodder Room 21, Year 4 dhodder@torbay.school.nz

Miss Cathy Morron Room 15, Year 4 cmorron@torbay.school.nz

Welcome back to Torbay School for 2018!

Welcome back to another school year. We hope you enjoyed the summer break. For the next few weeks we will be establishing class routines. We have lots of great learning experiences planned (especially camp and surf lifesaving!) We are looking forward to getting to know you and your child over the next few weeks. It is our goal to create a supportive and encouraging learning environment that promotes your child to be a motivated, inquisitive, curious, collaborative and creative learner. Our team will have a web page attached to the school website , please check this regularly as this is the way we share what is happening inside the classroom. This can be found on our school website. Students will also have their own See-Saw accounts which will be set up during week 2 - more information to follow.

We are learning to show our C.A.R.E. values:

Commitment

Aroha

Respect/Responsibility

Excellence

USE YOUR WITS

Walk away

Ignore them

Tell someone

Say how you feel

Learner (Akonga) Powers

RESILIENT - Manahau

REFLECTIVE - Huritao

INNOVATIVE - Auaha

COLLABORATIVE -Mahi tahi

CURIOUS - Pakiki

Learning in Motuihe Team for Term 1

This year we will be WONDERING….. Our big Question this term is “I wonder how I can use my learner powers”. We will be empowering children to take ownership of their learning to increase engagement and develop the skills required to becoming lifelong learners. Our learning intends to challenge their thinking, learning and ultimately have fun doing it! Students will have the opportunity to work with students that are at similar levels, independently and collaboratively. Students may also work in another class within Year 4. These methods allow teachers to focus on student’s abilities and needs. Our environments cater for all learning styles and we look forward to working with your children!

Mathematics

• Number, Algebra
• Statistics - Statistical Literacy
• Measurement - mapping skills and coordinates

Writing

• Recount writing
• Report writing

Reading

• Individual needs - focusing on retelling, comprehension and interpreting

Spelling

• You Can Spell (more information to follow)

P.E. & Health

• Swimming
• Water Safety
• Ball skills

I.C.T.

• IXL
• See Saw accounts - sharing learning with families
• Google drive
• Chromebooks.

Inquiry Topic :

• I wonder how I can use my learner powers?
• CARE Values, Learner Powers, Growth Mindset

Arts

• Self portrait / Sea week collaborative art piece with ocean / Posters to educate others
• Music (playing)

Te Reo Māori

• Greetings. Morena, Ata Mārie, Kia ora, Ngā mihi, Ahiahi Mārie
• What is your name? Ko wai to ingoa?
• Link with inquiry

• Tuesday 6th February - Waitangi Day Holiday
• Friday 9th February – School Picnic Meet the teacher evening – 5:30pm-7:00pm There will be two sessions to visit the teach
• Monday 26th February - Surf Lifesaving 16 - 15
• Tuesday 27th February - Surf Lifesaving 20 - 21 - Organisation being finalised this week
• Tuesday 27th February - Camp @ Camp Maynard Rooms 15 - 16
• Wednesday 28th February - Camp @ Camp Maynard Rooms 20 - 21 There will be a parent help meeting closer to the date.
• Friday 30th March – Tuesday 2nd April Easter
• SWIMMING - Our swimming days will be as follows: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Students will be assessed and grouped accordingly. Students will rotate through group. Please view the team website with updated swimming times in week 3.
• LIBRARY - Class library times are: Room 20/21: Monday, Room 16: Thursday, Room 15: Wednesday.

• Please label everything clearly!
• Remember brainfood and water bottles. Brain food snacks include small bite size pieces of pre-cut fruit and vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, plain unsalted popcorn. Brain food needs to be in named small sealed containers or re-sealable plastic bags and in the classroom before the 8.55am bell each morning. Each teacher will organise this to fit in with their morning programme.
• In Year 4 we are independent, responsible learners who care for our belongings. We would like students to bring a pencil case from home to store their pens and pencils.
• Shared learning - There are many ways that we will share learning throughout the year - goals setting, goals sheets (in their workbooks), seesaw, wall displays, workbooks. This will be explained in detail during out Meet the Teacher Evening.

HOME LEARNING:

Please find below a guideline for home learning this year (this information will also be on our team site).

Spelling

Your child will receive new words each week to practice and learn. These words will come from the spelling programme ‘You Can Spell’. They write their words into their spelling notebooks after a levelled pre-test, therefore they will only be learning words they get incorrect. They will be tested on these words one a week.

Maths

We encourage you to put some time aside for basic facts practise each week. There are also some great sites that you may also want to use These will be added to our team blog. Play a board game. Play IXL etc.

Writing

iWrite Planning (see more information on our team blog - this will start Week 3)

Every fortnight your child will brainstorm ideas, dialogue, characters and genre around a particular prompt (phrase/picture…) these will be displayed in class and on our website. The brainstorm that they have completed at home will guide them through their iWrite time.

Reading

Your child is expected to read for 15-20 mins each night. This could be the newspaper, comic book, picture book, chapter book, letters, maps, diagrams etc!

Climb a tree, play a sport, work on a hobby, make a cup of tea for someone, talk together as a family, play games and have fun. These things are really important too!

We look forward to working in partnership with you throughout the coming year. If you have any questions now, or at anytime in the future, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Motuihe Team

Sarah Kilkolly

Allanah Johnston

Danielle Hodder

Cathy Morron

‘Flying high, learning for a successful future.’