It's hard to believe that we are already half way through this term but we still have lots of learning experiences ahead. Wow! What a fantastic event the Duathlon was. It was all set out and well organised - thanks to Mrs Cody for doing all the preparations behind the scenes so that the event could run as smoothly as it did. All the children did so well in their events. They ran so fast and pedalled and scooted around the course amazingly quickly. They were very proud of their efforts and so were we. They tried very hard in spite of the muddy field and managed to get to the finish line. Thank you so much to all the parents and caregivers who came along to support the children trying their best. Special thanks also to those parents who helped out with the event. Your help was greatly appreciated.
Our next learning experience will also be this week.
On Wednesday the large Life Education truck will arrive in our playground and will be here for the next two weeks. Every student in our school will be visiting the Life Education truck for two sessions with the educator. Our Junior School will do the progamme entitled 'Food for Energy'. The focus for this programme is the body's need for a balanced diet and ties in well with our current inquiry involving changes in food.
The key messages are that - humans need a balanced diet for energy, what is a balanced diet and how does food give us energy? The focus will be on the food pyramid, foods we need lots of and some of every day as well as identifying treat foods that are not every day foods. We will be learning to understand what the food pyramid is, tell what a balanced diet looks like and describe how food gives us energy. The $4 cost of the programme will be taken from your child's activity fee.
There will be a parent session in the truck this Thursday August 19th at 9am to 9.20am where the educator will outline what the programme involves. Please go along and have your questions answered by Jo.
The students will keep away from the truck during the day while it is parked in our grounds. Could parents of pre schoolers please ensure your child also keeps away from the truck?
The Production
Thank you to all those parents who have kindly offered to make the ears and tails as part of the costumes. The working bee time and date are yet to be confirmed. All year 0 and 1 children will be rats. The Year 0 and 1 boys need to have a black t shirt and trackpants while the year 0 and 1 girls need to have a black t shirt and either black leggings or trackpants. Could your child please bring them to their classroom named and in a plastic supermarket bag by Friday August 27th? We need to add some felt to the t shirts so please just send along a black t shirt your child has or buy a cheap one. Details of year 2 costumes will follow next week. All classes are practising their items in preparation for the production. It is pleasing to see that so many parents have already purchased their tickets for the show. If you have not as yet purchased any please see Sue at the office before they sell out.
Hooked on Books
This programme finishes this week. Thank you so much to all those parents who gave up their time week after week to listen to our children read. This extra time you have given each of the children has made such a difference. Thank you so much. Your efforts were greatly appreciated.
Mathematics
Thank you to those parents who attended the mathematics evening last week. I hope you had your questions answered. It is New Zealand mathematics week this week. You could do some counting or cooking together at home, shopping with a small list so your child makes the purchases and gets change or even play some board games together. Please go to www.nzmaths.co.nz for some activities to help your child. Click onto the jigsaw puzzle piece labelled families or if you want to extend your child further click on 'bright sparks.' Please also go to room 6 blog and click on any of the links on the side bar. Let your child observe you doing mathematics every day in a positive way and this will ensure that they have a positive attitude to mathematics.
Have a great week.
Kind regards
Maureen Buckley
Deputy Principal
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