Week 10 Newsletter

Room 4 Newsletter

Week 10 (April 3-7)

Reminder: Daylight Savings ends tonight. Turn your clocks back 1 hour.

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L)

Teachers will be giving tokens for positive behaviour over the next 2 weeks. These will give them entries into a family draw for a hamper and will also count for whanau points.

We will also be starting a Senior Team consequences system in our classrooms this week (Classroom Chances). While we will be using a variety of rewards for postive behaviour choices in the classroom we know that sometimes this is not enough.

All children will start each day on green. For more serious or persistent behaviour issues, the child will be given a warning then move to blue if they repeat the behaviour. If this continues, they will move to orange and go to the team/senior teacher for 10 minutes. They can move back to the previous colour if they show they can sustain appropriate behaviour. If the behaviour continues again they will go to red, which means they will spend the first 30 minutes of lunchtime in timeout either that day or the next.

At the beginning of next term we will be teaching a series of lessons on the school’s expectations on uniform, being ready to learn, following instructions, being fair when working with others, being polite and kind, looking after equipment and respecting the school environment.

Mathletics:

The fee for access to Mathletics all year is due by the end of the term (April 13) otherwise access for your child will be cut off until it is paid. Thanks to those who have already paid.

Katherine Kittson will be in Room 4 on Thursday and Friday this week. I will be at a team planning day at school on Thursday.

Important dates next week:

Tuesday

Library

Wednesday

Swimming in the school pool

Friday

Bring Homework book

Swimming in the school pool

Bring sports gear

Ice blocks $1

Coming up:

Week 11

Tuesday April 11 - Bake Sale

Thursday April 13:

Free mufti for winning whanau

Last day of Term 1

First day of Term 2: Monday May 1

Week 8 Newsletter

Room 4 Newsletter

Week 8 (March 20 - 24)

It was great to catch up at the three-way conferences.

School Gala
• This week we are collecting jolly jars. We also need supermarket bags.

• Thanks to those who have returned the slip offering to help on the day of the gala. We need your support on the day (March 25th) even if you can only help for an hour.
• If you can’t help on Saturday there will be gala set up happening on Friday. I’m sure extra hands would be appreciated. You can let Katherine Kittson or myself know if you can help.

I will be away again this coming week. Katherine Kittson will be teaching in Room 4.

Homework:
I hope you all have Mathletics up and running now. There are dojos for 1000 points in a week.
If there are any problems with Mathletics, or any of the questions, or it’s too easy or hard, please email Katherine Kittson. She is the expert! If your child cannot access Mathletics at home we can arrange for them to go onto class computers before school.

Reading can also be done on the following websites:
Sunshine Online
http://www.sunshineonline.co.nz/
Username - howick
Password - howick
Tumblebooks
www.tumblebooklibrary.com/
Username - howick
Password - books

If you want some ideas for some at home story writing this looks fun:
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/

Important dates next week: 
Monday
Lloyd Elsmore swimming lessons (bring togs, towel, caps, goggles) 

Tuesday
School, individual and sibling photos being taken. Best uniforms with maroon shirts or dresses if your child has them.
(I had this down for last Tuesday but it is this week!)
Library

Wednesday
Mufti and Lots of Socks Fundraiser $2
Wednesday 22 March
Come in mufti and mismatched bright socks
This is a fundraiser for Auckland Down Syndrome Association.

Swimming in the school pool

Thursday
NO assembly this week as the hall will be in preparation mode for the gala.

Friday
Gala set up day
Swimming in the school pool
Bring sports gear 
Ice blocks $1

Saturday
School gala
Spread the word amongst friends, family and neighbours. We’d love to see lots of people there to make this event a great success.

Coming up:
Week 11
Thursday April 13 - last day of Term 1

Newsletter Week 7

Room 4 Newsletter

Week 7 (March 13 - 17)

Stay safe in all this wet weather and flooding!

Three-way Conferences

·       I am looking forward to see you at conferences.

·       Don’t forget that conferences start early on Thursday.

·       If you haven’t booked your conference yet there are still times available www.schoolinterviews.co.nz using the by376 code

School Gala

·      This week we are collecting bottled items. We also need supermarket bags.

·      Thanks to those who have returned the slip offering to help on the day of the gala. We need your support on the day (March 25^th) even if you can only help for an hour.

Important dates next week:

Monday

Lloyd Elsmore swimming lessons (bring RAINCOATS or RAINJACKETS, not umbrellas though please, togs, towel, caps, goggles)

Tuesday

School, individual and sibling photos being taken

Library

3.20 - 6.00: Three-way Conferences

Wednesday

Swimming in the school pool

3.20 - 6.00: Three-way Conferences

7.00: PTA Meeting in school staffroom

Thursday

1.00 - 7.00: Three-way Conferences

Friday

Swimming in the school pool

Bring sports gear

Ice blocks $1

Coming up:

Week 8

Saturday March 25 - School Gala

Week 11

Thursday April 13 - last day of Term 1

Lloyd Elsmore Water Safety Lesson

Water Safety on PhotoPeach

We learnt to do a pin drop because if there is danger when you are on a high boat you can do a pin drop to get into the water. Caitlin

When we got into the water we had to swim on our backs. The life jacket made it easy to swim on our backs. James and Andrea

We learnt to do back drops, which we would use off a small boat. Shiv and Felicity

We learnt how to huddle. We would use this is the deep ocean to help keep warm. We need to stay together and not let go. The smallest children go in the middle. You need to tuck your legs up and use your feet to hold up a small child. If you let go you might get lost.  Jingwen, Alex, Jack, Saadiq, Savannah and Kingston

Look for danger. Keep still and slowly move away from the danger. Felicity and Advik

We learn that in an emergency we need to keep calm. James

Always have a life jacket on when you are in a boat. Andrea

We practised moving in lines to get to the boat quickly when help comes. You have to kick sideways  so you don't kick the person in front of you. You have to hold on to the armholes of the life jacket in front of you.  If you are in the front you have to kick hard to help your line. Felicity, Ethan, Coredae, Molly, Jaden and Trinitey

If you are on a huddle and get near land you could break up into a line and kick into land together. James

Newsletter Term 1 Week 6

Room 4 Newsletter

Week 6 (March 6-20)

Homework

Your child should have brought their homework book home on Friday. Reading and Maths homework is compulsory but the other activities are optional. These can be done anytime or as often as suits your family. Sharing will always be on a Friday.

School Gala

Thanks to those who have contributed items for the gala. Could each family please contribute the following this week:

·       a Jolly Jar (a jam jar full of goodies e.g. small toys, erasers, hair accessories, craft items, crayons)

Family Photos

There are still a few spaces to fill so keep the photos coming in. Thanks to those  who have already sent theirs.

Three-way Conferences

·       Please remember to book your conference through www.schoolinterviews.co.nz using the by376 code

·       Don’t forget to send the reply slips about the supervision arrangements back if you haven’t already.

Bible

These lessons have started. If you have not done so already, and do not wish your child to attend this 30 minute lesson please email, send a note or speak to Katherine - k.kittson@howickprimary.school.nz

Let her know whether you want your child to go to the library during the Bible lesson or whether you will be keeping them home until 9.30 on Fridays.

Notices

You should have received 3 permission notices last week -  Digital Citizenship, BYOD and EOTC. Thanks to those that returned these promptly.

We will be starting to use devices as part of learning activities this week.

·      The Digital Citizenship form is required before school devices can be used.

·      The BYOD form is for those that are bringing their own device to school.

·      The EOTC form is a general permission form for trips and activities outside the school.

If you have not already done so, please sign and return these this week.

Important dates next week:

Monday

Lloyd Elsmore swimming lessons (bring togs, towels, caps, goggles)

Tuesday

Library

Wednesday

Swimming in the school pool

6pm - meeting for parents that attended camp

Friday

Swimming in the school pool

Bring sports gear

Ice blocks $1

Coming up:

Week 7

Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 March - Three-way Conferences

Sunday 19 March - Howick Fun Walk & Run

Week 8

Saturday March 25 - School Gala

Week 11

Thursday April 13 - last day of Term 1