Parent Catch Up

Kia Ora Koutou.

Well, we've had a very busy start to the term and now we're half way through! Time does seem to fly when you're having fun.

Maths: Fraction focus. We are learning about fractions in context to real life situations. There is lots of problem solving using fraction strategies and knowledge. Try to encourage any discussions about fractions at home.

Writing: Fairytales. We have read and dissected well known fairytales in reading to help develop our knowledge and confidence in writing our very own fairytale.

Reading: We continue to work on using lots of different strategies for reading. The focus at the moment is "Skippy Frog" for most children. Skip it, skip it!
1: Skip the word (Skip it, skip it)
2: Read to the end of the sentence.
3. "Hop back" and read it, read it.

This is to encourage the children to use the sentence to put the word in context, to help look at the whole picture rather than just the word, which can limit comprehension. Try this at home.

Topic: We have finished our focus on "Keeping Ourselves Safe" I believe there have been some real life lessons learnt through this unit, where the children are armed with knowledge and tools to deal with unwanted touch. A task sheet was sent home earlier in the term to help you and your child discuss this.

Topic: Techonology. We will continue to have our Smarties programme on a Thursday afternoon with a Technology focus. This will support the learning we do throughout the week.

Sport and Health: Winter Sports: Basketball, Rugby, Netball. Soon we will be starting our atheltics programme to prepare for the Moutere Hills Athletics Day.

Any queries, please drop in and say hi.

Thanks
Aroha