Room 9 Class Newsletter

Term 2 2012

Dear Parents,

Room 9 Programme for Term 2 will be:

Maths:

For numeracy we will be continue our addition and subtraction strand and then we will be covering multiplication and division strand.

The strands work will explore aspects of statistics and geometry.

Basic Facts

We have a new set of basic facts cards. The students will bring a set of these cards home for homework. They need to learn these cards. When they know these they are to bring these back to school to be tested on. These have taken a lot of money and time to make up so could all children please look after these.

Religious Education:

The first week we will look at the Liturgical Events of Eastertide, Pentecost and the Ascension. We will also cover the Jesus strand.

Literacy:

Reading: We are working on key words, the comprehension skill of being able to infer (read between the lines), and also asking and answering different types of questions. We will use one text for the whole week. Therefore the books the children are bringing home are not the ones we have read in class. The books they bring home are for enjoyment and to help them get reading mileage.

Writing process: We will be using the report and persuasive writing formats.

Oral Language: we will be working on our read aloud skills.

Inquiry:

This terms Unit for the year is an integrated one that explores: “What is the relationship between people and power and the weather??”  We will also be preparing Science Experiments on these topics for the Southland Science Fair. You can follow our discoveries and decision making on our blogsite  http://room9shsinv.blogspot.com/

Physical Education / Health:

This term we will focus on Playing Games and Jump Jam. We have PE on Monday and Friday afternoons. (These are the only two days they are to wear sports uniform unless they have a note or there is a special event.)

The Arts and Technology:

We will be exploring construction techniques by making models for the Science Fair.

Homework

10-20mins of reading

10 mins Basic Facts (New Programme of Basic Facts will be introduced.)

Spelling: The tests will be on Fridays and new words given that day too.

Library

Our library day will be Fridays.

Release

I will be released to do my Senior Management work on Fridays. We are lucky enough to have Mrs Cimone Page doing this release. This will provide continuity for the class. Mrs Page will carry on with the normal class programme.

Events

Cross Country

Sacred Heart Feast Day June 15th

Aerobics

Sing Out

Science Fair

Blog and Contact

We have a classroom blog this can be found at http://room9shsinv.blogspot.com/

Parent Information blog for Room9 with class newsletters etc can be found as a link for this blog or  on http://parentinformationroom9.blogspot.com/

If you have any problems or wish to speak with me at anytime please don’t hesitate to contact me. My e-mail is klieshout@shsinv.school.nz. I check my e-mail everyday and will reply as quickly as possible.

All class newsletters are also posted on the class blogsite under Parent Information Room9.

Kath Lieshout

(Room 9 Teacher.)

Camp March 2012

Timetable
Tuesday 13th
8.55 am Arrive at school load bus
9.20 am Depart Invercargill
12.30 pmLunch (brought from home)
Clyde Dam 1pm
Arrive at Camp
Unload bus
Room allocation
Swim
6.30pm Evening meal
7.30pm Camp books
Camp Bingo
8.45pm supper
9.30pm lights out
Wednesday 14th
8am Wake up Breakfast Clean up
9am – 12.30am Adventure Southland
Lunch at camp
Camp books
Swim/ rest/ game
6pm evening Meal and Clean up
6.30pm Evening meal
7.30pm Camp liturgy
8.30pm supper
8.45pm Briefing for following day
9.30pm lights out

Thursday 15th
7am Wake up Breakfast Make lunches Clean up
8 am Depart by bus for Arrowtown
9am Arrowtown Museum programme
Lunch
Arrowtown Museum programme
3.45pm Return to Cromwell
Swim/ rest/ game
6pm evening Meal and Clean up
7.pm Camp activities
8.45pm supper
9.30pm lights out

Friday 16th
7am Wake up Breakfast Make lunches Clean up
Depart for Roxborough
lunch in park
Depart for Sacred Heart
Arrival time approx 2.45pm

Equipment list EVERYTHING MUST BE NAMED

Day pack to be carried with them on board bus:
Drink bottle, hat/cap, jacket,
(Optional- camera-Suntan Lotion, Sunglasses-Book)
Packed lunch for the first day.
NB. one long sleeved shirt, long trousers and shoes to be worn first day by all adults and children (for dam safety rules)

Bag stowed in bus boot:
Clothes
Bathing suit & swimming towel
Wetsuit if available ( Advisable)
Water shoes (optional)
Ploy prop top and leggings ( Must have for kayaking)
Shorts
socks
underwear
T- shirt
Long trousers ( for dam)
Sandals/jandals
Warm sweatshirt or polar fleece
warm PJ’s,
Walking/gym shoes
Other Equipment
toilet bag + Tbrush, etc
sheet to put over matress
Pillow & Sleeping Bag in plastic bag
Towel for shower
Insect repellent
Tissues
Super market bags for wet/dirty laundry

To be given to the teacher: Home baking
Medication
Teatowel named
Toilet paper

Extras: Can bring a pack of cards, book.

None of these please:
Cellphones, mp3 players, handheld games, i-pads or i-touchs Sweets or chewing gum of any sort. Cans or bottles of fizzy drink

Newsletter Term1 2012

Term 1 2012 Room 9 Class Newsletter

Dear Parents,

I am really excited to be teaching your children this year. At present there are 29 Year 6 students in the class.

Room 9 Programme for Term 1 will be:
Maths:
For numeracy we will be covering addition and subtraction,
The strands work will explore aspects of statistics and measurement.

Religious Education:
The first week we will look at the charism of Sacred Heart School and the second week will be on prayer. Later we will focus on the Jesus Strand. We will also celebrate the Liturgical Events of Lent and Holy Week.

Literacy:
Reading: We are working on main ideas, key words and locating information in the texts. We will use one text for the whole week. Therefore the books the children are bringing home are not the ones we have read in class. The books they bring home are for enjoyment and to help them get reading mileage.
Writing process: We will be using the personal recount and report formats.
Oral Language/ Current Events: Once a term your child will work with a group of children on our current events blog http://weeklynewshsinv.blogspot.com/ which they will present to the class on Fridays. This will be part of our on-going oral language programme.

Inquiry:
Our first Unit for the year is an integrated one that explores: What is the relationship between people and power? As part of this unit we will be looking why and how we make power and how knowing this can helps us make great decisions about our use of power and its impact on the environment. You can follow our discoveries and decision making on our blogsite http://room9shsinv.blogspot.com/

Physical Education / Health:
This term we will focus on Run, Jump, Throw in preparation for the Zone athletics. We will also be swimming in from the 7th - 17th of February . There will be more about this at a later date. We have PE on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. (These are the only two days they are to wear sports uniform unless they have a note or there is a special event.) They are to wear sports uniform during the two weeks we have swimming.
Fitness: this term we will be working on aerobic fitness with timed runs. The students will keep records of these. They need their sports shoes EVERYDAY.

The Arts:
We will be working on sketching techniques.



Homework
10-20 minutes of reading. The students will keep a reading log and this will be checked on Fridays. Please sign it on Thursday nights. (It is their responsibility to fill this out and then to make sure it is signed by both you and then by Mrs Page on Fridays.)
10 mins Basic Facts (Doubles, halves, timetables, and basic facts up to 50.) See the attached sheet about the Alien Basic Fact Programme that operates in Room 9
Spelling: The tests will be on Fridays and new words given that day too.
It is my expectation that ALL students will complete the above homework every night as it helps them develop the work ethic necessary for Secondary School.

Library
Our library day will be Fridays.


Release
I will be released to do my Senior Management work on Fridays. We are lucky enough to have Mrs Cimone Page doing this release. This will provide continuity for the class. Mrs Page will carry on with the class programme as designated by me on Fridays.

Events
First day back– 31/1/12
Jubilee School Mass – 3/2/12
House Colour Day – 3/2/12
Swimming – 7th Feb – 17th Feb (9 sessions)
Meet the teacher – 21/2/12
Ash Wednesday – 22/2/12
School Camp – 13 – 16th March
Zone Cross Country – 6th March or if postponed 8th March
Parent Interviews – 26/27 March
Southland Athletics – 31st March

Camp
We go to Bannockburn this year. The dates are the 13-16th of March.

We have a classroom blog this can be found at http://room9shsinv.blogspot.com/
Parent Information blog for Room9 with class newsletters etc can be found as a link for this blog or on http://parentinformationroom9.blogspot.com/


If you have any problems or wish to speak with me at anytime please don’t hesitate to contact me. My e-mail is klieshout@shsinv.school.nz . I would like to set up communication via e-mail this year with as many parents as possible so if you have an e-mail address could you please e-mail me at the above address so I can set up an e-mail grouping for the class. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY RECEIVED THIS NEWSLETTER VIA EMAIL IT MEANS I DO NOT HAVE YOUR E-MAIL or THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE E-MAIL ADDRESS I HAVE.

All class newsletters are also posted on the class blogsite under Parent Information Room 9.

Kath Lieshout (Room 9 Teacher.)

Equipment list

Equipment list
EVERYTHING MUST BE NAMED

Day pack: Drink bottle, hat/cap, jacket (must be rainproof),Suntan Lotion,
Pencil Case.
Optional Sunglasses,Book, camera
Packed lunch for the first day.

Bag for bus: Clothes

Ploy prop top and leggings ( Must have)
Shorts x3
Socks x4
Underwear x2
T- shirts (3-4)
Long trousers ( 1)
Sandals/jandals ( inside wear)
Warm sweatshirt or polar fleece
warm PJ’s,
Waterproof jacket coat.( Must have)

Other Equipment
toilet bag + Tbrush, etc
Walking shoes ( may want a second pair if we strike rain)
Pillow & Sleeping Bag in plastic bag
Towel for shower
Insect repellent
Tissues
Super market bags for wet/dirty laundry

To be given to the teacher: Home baking
Medication
Teatowel named

Extras: Can bring a pack of cards, book,

None of these please:
Cellphones, Sweets or chewing gum of any sort.
Cans or bottles of fizzy drink

Camp

Hi All,
I would just like to confirm the Camp fees. I am sorry have mucked this up a bit. Must be old age.
Child is $165 Adult $187.
Could I please have all Camp Fees paid before we go on camp. If there is a problem with that could you please notify Pete or I as the school policy is that all Year 6 students go on camp and we don't want to see any student left behind because of money issues. Please find attached an equipment list and menu. We are fortunate enough to have be provided with transport for bags and equipment from the ferry to the backpackers by the Adams and Johnson families.
I will send a booklet home for parents going on camp the Tuesday before we go.

HANGI

August 2011

Dear Parents/ Caregivers,

We are having a powhiri and hangi as part of the Senior Syndicate Inquiry Unit on Wednesday the 10th of August 2011. As custom we wish to extend an invitation to the wider school whanau and community to be part of this.

The powhiri will begin at 12.30pm in front of the hall. This will be followed by the lifting of the hangi about 1pm outside Room 8. After that we will enjoy the hangi kai together.

As you can imagine this needs a bit of organising and a lot of peeled vegetables.

On Monday the 8th of August each family will receive a tinfoil plate/s for your whanau to put your own hangi food in. You will need to have the vegetables peeled. This needs to be returned to school with your child’s name and room number on top. It will then be stored and later put in the hangi on Wednesday morning at about 8.30am.

Types of food suitable for putting in a hangi are:
Meat (chicken, beef, lamb)
Vegetables: potato, kumara, pumpkin, carrot

We will provide plastic knives and forks and serviettes.


Thank you for your support.


Kath Lieshout
Selina Tagomoa -Kaa
Nicola Winders
Senior Syndicate Teachers.

Term 3

Room 9 Class Newsletter
Term 3 2011

Dear Parents,
Thank you so much for your wonderful support with the production last term. So many of you did so much behind the scenes to make it such a wonderful experience for the students. They had two very big terms so hopefully both they and you have had a good break from the school routine.

Room 9 Programme for Term 3 will be:

Maths:
For numeracy we will be covering fractions, percentages and decimals
The strands work will explore area, perimeter, volume and capacity.

Religious Education:
The first week we will look at traditional prayer for the Prayer Strand. Later we will focus on the Sacrament and Church Strands.

Literacy:
Reading: We are working on key words, the comprehension skill of being able to infer (read between the lines), and summarise a text. We will use one text for the whole week. Therefore the books the children are bringing home are not the ones we have read in class. The books they bring home are for enjoyment and to help them get reading mileage. On Fridays the students will be studying an author of their choice.
Writing process: We will be using the persuasive and instruction formats.

Oral Language: We will be presenting a speech and later in the term a mihi.


Inquiry:
This terms Unit for the year is an integrated one that explores: “Why and how do people preserve food?” The emphasis is on Science for this Unit. As part of this unit we will have a hangi, which the whole school will be invited to participate in at lunchtime on Wednesday the 10th of August. More information about this will come out this week. You can follow our learning discoveries and decision making on our blogsite http://room9shsinv.blogspot.com/

Physical Education / Health:
This term we will focus on Swing and Rotation of our bodies. Later in the term we will use gymnastic equipment for this. Fitness this term will be Jump Jam. We have PE on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. (These are the only two days they are to wear sports uniform unless they have a note or there is a special event.)

The Arts
We will be exploring drawing and dyeing techniques used in other cultures. The students will explore the world of musicians on a virtual online field trip. They will experience Soul, Jazz and Classical music. Meet a variety of professional musicians including home-grown vocalists and members of the CSO as they discover that there is more to a musician's life than meets the eye.

Homework
10-20mins of reading
10 mins Basic Facts (Doubles, halves, timetables, and basic facts up to 50.)
Spelling: The tests will be on Fridays and new words given that day too. Day 4 of their spelling book is to be completed by Mondays and returned to school for marking.


Library
Our library day will be Fridays.

Student Teacher
This term we will once again have Mrs Michelle Ryland a Third Year Teacher’s College Student working in Room 9 on Mondays and she has a five week posting beginning the third week of term. I work closely with her and all her planning is seen and approved by me before she teaches. At the end of day we review what has been taught, classroom behaviour, etc. If you have any queries about this please feel free to contact me.

Release
I will be released to do my Senior Management work on Fridays. We are lucky enough to have Mrs Cimone Page doing this release. This will provide continuity for the class. Mrs Page will carry on with the normal class programme.

Events
10th August Hangi
8-12th August ERO
10-11th August Financial Literacy
15th August School Mass Assumption
18th or 19th August Polyfest
23-24th August Special Character Review


Blog and Contact
We have a classroom blog this can be found at http://room9shsinv.blogspot.com/
Parent Information blog for Room9 with class newsletters etc can be found as a link for this blog or on http://parentinformationroom9.blogspot.com/


If you have any problems or wish to speak with me at anytime please don’t hesitate to contact me. My e-mail is klieshout@shsinv.school.nz . Communication via e-mail is working well this year thank you for the huge part you have played in this.

All class newsletters are also posted on the class blogsite under Parent Information Room9.

Kath Lieshout (Room 9 Teacher.)