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We have finalised some dates for you that we didn’t have in our beginning of term newsletter.
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Tabloid Sports Day
This year J Block will hold a Tabloid sports event. Each child in the Bock will be in a mixed class team and will participate in a variety of games. The emphasis will be on participation and contributing to a team and consideration for team mates. Points will be allocated for these aspects as well as winning teams. We invite you to come and cheer for the teams on Tuesday 24 November at 9 am on the school field. Could the children please wear suitable clothing and footwear, and lots of sunscreen. They will be wearing their school sunhats. You are welcome to stay on and have morning tea with your child. We will aim to finish the event at 10.45 ish.
Kind regards Jude Phillips Gaylene Nankivell Kelly Cowan Lorraine Tidey |
Life Education – Food for Energy Our new Inquiry topic is about to begin and focuses around a visit from Harold the Giraffe in the Life Education caravan. Harold is an animated personality who will help our children discover the answers to questions they will be posing relating to Food and Energy for our bodies. Tied in with this is the Tabloid sports and how we will fuel our bodies for energy for this event. We also plan to have a picnic lunch on the field on Friday 27 November to culminate this unit. Your child will bring home a menu they have designed to help prepare for the picnic and show what they have learnt. |
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Final Assembly We would like to invite you to our final Assembly on Tuesday 15 December at 11am. This will be a folk dance assembly to show you what our children have learnt and a chance for you to join them in a dance. Following the Assembly we will hold our annual Christmas lunch. This will be banquet style inside J Block and the children will be designing a Christmas hat to wear. We would be very grateful if you could provide a plate of food to share on this day. We’ll send a note home closer to the day to address details. |
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A very big welcome back to school to all our families. We hope you have had a good break and that you are ready for an interesting, challenging and exciting term. We welcome two new children to J Block. Tara and Madi are both in Room 4. Our last term of the year gets very busy and we will endeavour to keep you well informed with all that is happening. |
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Last term… At the end of Term 3 the children of J Block hosted an afternoon tea for Grandparents and Special friends. A wonderful afternoon was enjoyed by all and the children had ample opportunity to practice the things they had been learning during the term, and show off their skills and talents to their visitors.
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Our thanks…
We would like to acknowledge and thank the parents who helped the J Block children host a very successful Grandparents Day at the end of last term. A very big thank you also to our parents for providing the afternoon tea. |
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Units of Work in Term 4 Maths: Fractions and Proportions, Measurement: Capacity Statistics: Probability Literacy: Writing – Personal Experience, Narrative Phys. Ed: Gymnastics Folk Dance Maori: The Family/Whanau and Animals/Nga Kararehe Visual Art: Printmaking/Sculpture Health: Keeping Ourselves Safe Arts: Drama: Mime/Role plays Dance: Jump Jam Singing: recognising rhythm, playing instruments Thinking Tools: Thinking Hats Inquiry: Health – The Food Pyramid and Healthy Eating We are happy to discuss any aspects of our programme with you. Please see your classroom teacher if you would like suggestions of activities you could do at home to support this programme. |
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Some dates to put in your Diary… Weeks 1-3 Keeping Ourselves Safe 26 October Labour Day 27 November School disco 4 December Mark Laurent (author) show 11 December Reports home 18 December School finishes Dates to be finalised:
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Classroom supplies: We are a little short of the following items and would appreciate each child bringing… Room 1: newspapers, a whiteboard pen each Room 2: an HB pencil - 50c Room 3: a gluestick and whiteboard pen each Room 4: a gluestick each Whiteboard pens are $1.30 and gluesticks are $3.00. Could we ask these items are bought from our school office, and money sent in a named envelope. Homework: We have planned to continue with the trialed format of Term 3 with some “must do” activities and some choice. Most homework activities relate to the classroom programme. Sunhats and sunscreen: This term our children will be wearing their Churton Park sunhats at lunch times and morning tea. Please ensure your child has a hat. If you need to replace a missing hat, please see Adrienne or Charmaine in the Office. Sunscreen is available in the classroom and children are able to apply it before going outside. Some children may have a skin sensitivity to this brand, you are welcome to supply your own sunscreen in your child’s bag. Could you please put sunscreen on your child before coming to school. Home Sample Books: We hope you enjoyed looking at these with your child over the holidays. These are now due back at school. Please fill in the parent comment page. |
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Our Value this Term is: Consideration We feel this is a great value to focus on in the last term. As the children get tired towards the end of the year, they will need to remain focused on consideration for others and showing thoughtfulness. You will see some homework tasks relating to this value.
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We look forward to Term 4 and working with your child. As always we are available to discuss queries about your child or our programme. Kind regards Jude Phillips judep@churtonpark.school.nz Gaylene Nankivell gaylenen@churtonpark.school.nz Kelly Cowan kellyc@churtonpark.school.nz Lorraine Tidey lorrainet@churtonpark.school.nz |
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A very big welcome back to school to all our families. We hope you have had a good break and that you are ready for an interesting, challenging and exciting term three. We welcome Jude Phillips to J Block this term. She is teaching in Room 1, is the Syndicate leader for J Block and the Assistant Principal. Mrs Bronwyn Austin will continue to teach in room 1 on a Thursday and Miss Karen Wong on Mondays from 11.45 – 3pm. Ms Tricia Will teaches in Room 3 every second Thursday. |
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3-Way Conferencing 3 and 5 August This term we are conducting 3 way conferences as a means for reporting to parents about their children’s progress. We are looking forward to discussing with you your child’s reflections of goals set earlier in the year and their up-to-date goals in Numeracy, Literacy and a Key Competency. Your child needs to be present at these interviews and his or her learning will be discussed in language appropriate to their comprehension. Through this process they will gain a greater understanding that they have a part to play in their learning and that they need to take responsibility for achieving learning goals. Please select your interview time on the website. Information about this was included in the school newsletter. School closes at 2pm on these days. |
Our thanks…
We would like to acknowledge and thank the other staff who help and support the teaching team in J Block. Marie, Mei, Marion and Wendy work with individual students. |
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Some dates to put in your Diary… 3 Aug 3 Way Conferences 5 Aug 3 Way Conferences 10 Aug Funky Monkey performance 10-14 Aug Artsplash exhibition at Michael Fowler 17-21 Aug Book week 27 Aug School photos 29 Aug Quiz night 23 Sep Grandparents afternoon tea (more information to follow) |
Units of Work in Term 3 Maths: Multiplication and Division, Measurement: Time, Money Literacy: Writing – Explanations, Letters Science: The Weather Phys. Ed: Small ball skills, Skipping Maori: Greetings, Seasons, Food Visual Art: Collage and/or Paint Arts: Drama: Responding to a story Dance: Jump Jam Singing: Singing and recognising a melody Thinking Tools: Thinking Hats, Fishbone graphic organiser, KWL chart Inquiry: Communication and Grandparents We are happy to discuss any aspects of our programme with you. Please see your classroom teacher if you would like suggestions of activities you could do at home to support this programme. |
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Welcome: J Block welcomes Susannah Chapman to Room 2. She is a teacher trainee and will be doing her posting with Gaylene Nankeville. Susannah joins us from Week 3 until week 9 this term. |
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Our Value this Term is: Obedience Whilst considered an old-fashioned value by many, J Block children have discussed the importance of doing as you are asked by people in “rightful authority” ie: the people who care about you and are looking after you. You will see some homework tasks relating to this value. |
Art shirts: Could the children in Rooms 1 and 3 please bring a named old shirt with the sleeves cut off a little, or a T-shirt to school to use as an art shirt. Room 3 would love any donations of newspapers. Homework: This term J Block teachers have modified the homework given to each class in an effort to make homework more meaningful, holistic in content, and reflect our classroom programmes. We have planned some activities as a team and some activities pertain to specific classes. We would welcome your comments on the new format, which enables children to choose from a range of tasks and complete some “must-do” activities. Some activities are designed to help children’s learning in another context ie: board games reinforce basic addition facts, cooking reinforces measurement skills. Some activities are designed around thinking, key competencies or our value for the term. We believe homework for 6 and 7 year olds should be short, fun, and non-stressful for families with busy home lives. We believe one of the most important aspects of homework is that children begin to manage their own time and focus on a task independently for a short, sustained period of time. If your child is not able to complete weekly homework, or is having difficulty with tasks, please see your child’s teacher. |
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Art Splash… Artwork from Churton Park School is on display at the Michael Fowler centre from 10 – 14 August. Thanks to Nicki Stempa from M Block for organising our display.
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| We look forward to Term 3 and working with your child. As always we are available to discuss queries about your child or our programme. Kind regards Jude Phillips judep@churtonpark.school.nz Gaylene Nankivell gaylenen@churtonpark.school.nz Kelly Cowan kellyc@churtonpark.school.nz Lorraine Tidey lorrainet@churtonpark.school.nz |
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