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Newsletter # 1 Term One

Room One NewsWelcome to Room

Ones 2013 Kura Kid

newsletter.

Jan/Feb, 2013

The Year AheadWelcome to Room Ones exciting journey through 2013. This is my

fourth year teaching at Kuranui School and I am looking forward to

forming positive learning partnerships with new and returning children

and their families. The early years at school are an exhilarating time

full of firsts for all concerned. Im passionate about making this

experience positive and productive, growing independent enthusiastic

learners.

The purpose of our class newsletter is to keep you informed about our

learning programmes, expectations, important dates and to celebrate

successes or special events.

During Term One all children need to bring:

- Togs and a towel

- Sunhat with a wide brim.

In Room One we recognise that everyone has special talents and we would

love for you to share yours with us. This might be helping with reading,

swimming or art just let us know how youd like to be involved.

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e-mail: katreenad@gmail.com

Important Dates:

Fri 15 Feb

Thur 21 Feb

Fri 1 Mar

Thur 14 Mar

Meet & Greet

5-8pm

Rocky Shore Study

Swimming Sports

11am

Goal Setting

Conferences

Where to find us:

Fri 15 Mar Healthy Lunch &

Wheels Day

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Building Blocks for Success

Reading:

Monday to Thursday homereaders will come home with

your child. Please take the timeto listen to your child read,discuss the text and sign yourchilds Read It book each night.Poem books will come home onFridays, these need to bereturned on Monday. Rememberthat having the same book morethan once helps build fluency

and encourages greaterdiscussion and exploration oftexts. To work towards the100% club children need to reada minimum of five nights perweek.

Reading Spelling Writing - Maths

Spelling:

Between three and ten words willcome home on Friday afternoons in anOwn-Work book, please help yourchild practise reading and writingthese. Suggestions on ways to do thiscan be found at the front of theirown-work book. These books shouldreturn to school every day withtesting being on Fridays.

Writing:

Our focus to start the year is onrecount and narrative. We will beworking on correct letter formation,using our spelling words accurately inour personal writing and reading ourwork back (aloud) to check it makes

Writing cont.

sense. Each week children will writesimple sentences including two or morespelling words to further develop wordknowledge.

Math:

Developing knowledge of how numberswork, place value, addition andsubtraction and instant recall of basicfacts form the basis of our mathsprogramme. Our focus is on making

maths real and relevant and learningto problem solve. In addition we willmake early explorations into theconcepts of time, calendars andtimetables.

Our overarching theme this year is How things change.

Term Ones integrated topic is based on the Rocky Shore and is entitled

Life between the Tides. We have already begun to discuss the types of

things we might find in and around rock pools. If you have pictures of or

items such as shells that could be shared with the class please send them

along.

On Thursday 21 February the whole school will be spending a full day at

Mount Maunganui undertaking an in depth rocky shore study and

culminating with a fish and chip dinner. We would love you to bring a

hat, sun block and join us.

Kind regards and have a

fantastic year ahead.

Arohanui

Katreena Daniels

Room 1, Teacher

Topic Life between the Tides