Junior Assembly

Room 11 is leading the Junior Assembly this Friday. Parents are invited to watch if they wish. Assembly starts at 12.30. We are looking forward to sharing one of our favorite songs with the other Year 1 & 2 children.

Lines for Louis

Louis is a delightful Year 3 boy at Royal Oak School who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years ago. His family is fundraising to get him a pump that will greatly improve his life.

On Friday the school had a mufti day. Children were encouraged to wear stripes, lines or checks and bring a gold coin donation.

In total $1731.30 was raised. This is a great help to Louis and his family. Well done ROPS community!

If you would like to know more about this genetic condition follow the link:
http://www.diabetes.org.nz/about_diabetes/type_1_diabetes

Term 2 Learning

We are almost half way through the term now (where did that go) and have been working hard. To summarise what we are learning this term:

Our school wide concept is: 'Past, Present, Future'

We will be exploring why: 

Toys/games are important to a range of people of different ages and cultures. 

Some toys/games have changed over time, whilst some are still the same.

Big Questions: 

How have toys/games changed over time? 

Which toys/games are the same/different? Why?

 

Writing: 

We have been/will be looking at powerful verbs, using a hook such as onomatopoeia; dialogue; staccato sentences. These skills are reinforced through our personal recounts and cameo writing. There will be a particular focus on Transactional Writing: Exposition and report related to our topic. 

 

Mathematics:

Number: multiplication and division (Weeks 1-2)

Number: addition and subtraction, number knowledge, basic facts (Weeks 3-8) 

Geometry/ Algebra (Weeks 9-11)

Toys and Games

Our topic focus for this term is how toys and games have changed over time. We will be visiting Howick Historical Village this Thursday 9th July.

Please return your permission slip and payment if you have not already done so.

The link to the Howick Historical Village website is: http://www.fencible.org.nz/

We are looking forward to seeing some of the different toys and games that people played in the early 1900s.

I hope the Room 11 children are having fun getting their costumes ready!