Week 8

Talking Topic: When I grow up...
Sound of the Week: Revision of term's sounds
Maths: Fractions/ Basic Facts

Thankyou to the parents and grandparents who gave up their time to transport and accompany Totara on the trip to Mount Holdsworth. We all had a fun day even though the weather was not kind to us!

WEEK 6

Talking Topic: Technology-Bath Toys
                        Choose a toy and talk about                             these attributes 

• physical- looks like
• functional- how it works
• materials- what is it made from

Sound of the Week: y used as a vowel
Maths: Measurement- Weight
Technology: Structures- Bath Toys
 Students will be designing a bath toy which they will make. They will need support with finding materials to use for the making.

Remember to send the Holdsworth Trip note back to school which gives permission to go on the trip.

WEEK 3

Talking Topic: My Favourite Book
Sound of the Week: Words with doubled letters
Maths: Multiplication & Division
            Statistics- Chance
PE: Athletics
Rich Concepts: Technology

Thankyou to parents who have offered to transport Totara to the show Mr McGee. We still need a few more cars.

WEEK 2

Talking Topic: Values of Honesty & Compassion
Sound of the Week: words with doubled letters
Maths: Multiplication & Division
            Learn your 7 times tables
            Statistics- Chance
Writing: Recounts
Rich Concepts: Technology- Bath Toy

Some children have not returned their slips for the outing to Mr McGee. We need more parents to provide transport please.

Encourage your child to play a summer sport as being in a team is a great way to learn skills of sharing and working together.

What a fun time was had by all during the Inline Hockey session we had last week.Watch out for the notice in our newsletter about future sessions being held at Clareville.

WEEK 10

Talking Topic: Reflection of the Term
Sound of the Week: Plurals
Maths: Multiplication & Division

The Life Education Bus is here at Solway this week. We have two sessions with the tutor which we will follow up in class.

Thanks to the parents who transported us to the Have A Go Day on Wednesday. The weather held out and everyone had fun and tried some new activities.

Friday was Flower and Pet Day. Again it was an excellent day of sharing and enjoyment!

This Friday at 9.15 is our Reflection Assembly- please come along and see what Solway Students have been busy learning during Term 3. Have a restful holiday!

Week 9

Talking Topic: A Favourite TV Programme
Sound of the Week: Plurals
Maths: Multiplication & Division
            Geometry- Position

Have A Go Day- Thankyou to the parents who have offered to transport Totara to Memorial Park for this day. We will leave at 11.30am on Wednesday.

Flower & Pet Day- This Friday- a note will come home this week

Week 8

Talking Topic: A favourite photo
Sound of the Week: Short o
Maths: Multiplication & Division
                           Learn your times tables!!!
Colour: We completed our Mondrian copies of primary colours- they look amazing.
We also made air dried clay beads. We will paint these two different primary colours and the secondary colour that these colours make.
Lastly the koru art has been glued onto its mounting sheet. I think this is my favourite piece of art from this term - WAY TO GO!!!

Totara students have been practising taking interesting photos using macro or photographing something in an unusual way. There are two categories

• living 
• non-living

Students can take photos at home and email them to school steve@solway.school.nz  or send them on a pen drive. All photos must be in by this Friday.
A big thankyou to Cheryl Falloon for transporting children to the park on Thursday for a photo shoot.  :)