Kia Ora Koutou
Welcome back to school in Totara. We have had two action packed days already!
Remember to bring your togs every day!
Talking Days have started with 'Holidays'. We will do a catch up day on Friday. Keep your topic list somewhere safe.
Spelling words have come home this week and will be tested on Fridays.
Reading books will start next week.Please sign your child's reading log every night.
Our values this term are KINDNESS and RESPONSIBILITY.
Term Events
# Information Evening 13th February
# Beach Education- Thursday of Friday 14th/15th February (more info soon)
# School Swimming Sports- Genesis Pools
20th February
Yah we made it!!!
Our last week of the school year.
Talking Days: Reflect on the
term/year
There will be no home spelling and reading this week.
Library Books- return all books
Bring a plastic bag to take art /books home
Last week we visited Mount Holdsworth for the end of year trip. Enjoy these photos of our trip.
Friday was Wheels Day- everybody had such fun!!
What is happening in Week 8?
Tuesday 4th December- we are going to Mount Holdsworth! All the parents who volunteered their help are needed for the trip. We will move to the quad for a briefing at 9.15am and then disperse with our children and drive to Mt Holdsworth.
What to bring:
Students may wear mufti
Appropriate footwear for walking
Sunhat
Morning tea and lunch
Drink
Suntan lotion
This week will be the last week for spelling and reading homework.
Library Books-please return all books this week
Congratulations to the students who performed in the Bible In Schools skit on Wednesday- what a fabulous effort!!
I loved it.:)
Another congratulations to all Totara for their magnificent assembly on Friday. I was so proud of you. Thankyou to the Parents and Grandparents who supported us.
Talking Topic:Favourite TV programme
Thankyou to the parents who are able to provide transport on our trip to Mount Holdworth on Tuesday 4th December.You are all welcome to come with Totara and we hope the weather will be kind to us.
This Friday it is our assembly at 9.15- come along and support us.
Tuesday 27th November- Transition Day for 2013
All children will spend the morning with their teacher for 2013.
This week we will be spending our Reading time acting out plays.Check these great actors out!!
We are half way through the term!!
Talking Topic: Plants
Spelling: plant vocabulary
Maths: Basic facts testing
Addition & Subtraction
Strategies
Reading: Practising strategies to
help us read
Writing: We are discovering information about plants
Some Year 4's are representing Solway on Wednesday at the Interschool Athletics. Good luck Dylan, Connor, Charlize, Caiden, Rocco and Kortez.
On Thursday afternoon the school is having a tabloid event with RUN JUMP THROW activities. Come and join us.
Quote of the Week
"You have brains in your head
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
Any direction you choose"
Dr Seuss
Talking Days: Plants- what do plants need?
Choose some plants to talk
about
Sound of the Week- plant words
Maths: Addition & Subtraction Mon-Thurs
Measurement- Weight Fri
Learn your basic facts
Writing: Recounts
Rich Concepts: How does your garden
grow?
PE: Run Jump Throw
We are getting good at jumping the
high jump.
Thankyou to all the parents who volunteered their time to walk with us to the Garden Barn last week :)
All students must wear their hat while outside.Please look after them!!
"You have brains in your head
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
Any direction you choose."
Dr Suess
Talking Days- Choose your favourite
book- talk about the
setting, characters, plot,
what you enjoyed about
it
Spelling- words that have different
ways to write the same sound
Class Trip- This Wednesday at 9.15 we
will walk to the Garden Barn
in High Street
Maths- How quick can you answer
basic facts to 100? Do you need
to practise to increase your
speed?
Rich Concepts- "How does your garden
grow?"
If you have any information or
books on plants send them
along to school
Skip-athon- Any outstanding money needs to be collected and sent to school
Library- Please rememeber to bring your book to school for Wednesday so you can change it
Have a super week everybody :)
Think! You can think any THINK that you wish... Dr Suess
