WEEK 4

This is Mrs O'Connor's last week with us. It has been great having her teach in Totara- good luck for your future teaching!!

Talking Topic: Fun Facts about Masterton
Sound of the Week:
Maths:Multiplication & Division- how are
             your times tables going??
Reading: Library Day is Tuesday-bring your
                  book
Rich Concepts: We are finishing off Road Safety at the beginning of the week and then moving into finding out about the 'Emergency Services in the Wairarapa'
Values: Duty & Consideration
               How do you show these values?
               It is Hanna's duty to get her lunchbox out and sit at her desk and eat morning tea.

On Friday we gave the Westpac crew the money we had raised from our Mufti Day on Wheels Day- a huge $244.00
Good for You!!
Well done to those who are supporting the World Vision.

Week 3

Kia Ora Koutou!
What a busy time we are having in Totara. Mrs O'Connor is teaching our class for 1 more week.
Talking Topic: Road Safety
Sound of the week- words with the 
                                'or' sound
Maths- Multiplication & Division
Topic: Road Safety

Thankyou to all the parents who came to the Learning Conferences this week. I think it is a great time to find out about your child's learning and how you can help them at home.What a great way to celebrate their learning!
Ka mau te wehi!- Awesome!

Folk Dancing is in full swing! What a fun way to exercise!

Week 2

Talking Topic:Values- Consideration & Duty
Maths- Multiplication & Division- Learn 5x tables
Spelling: oy sound
Reading: Guided lessons & Home Practise

Rich Concepts:We are having a visit from Constable Sue this week to discuss Road Safety with us. Last week we went down to the front of the school to count the different types of traffic that passed.We found out that 'cars' were the most popular followed by 'trucks'. Friday is Wheels Day.

Thankyou for returning the green books. There are still some outstanding.
On Friday we spent time with our buddy class Harakeke.

Learning Conferences: Tuesday & Wednesday Week 3

TERM 2 WEEK 1

Welcome back to school everyone!!

A big welcome to Mrs O'Connor who will be working in Totara for the next 4 weeks.

Talking Topic: Holiday Fun
Maths: Multiplication & Division
Spelling: ow sound
Reading: Guided Reading groups
                 Please sign yellow book daily

Our topic for the next 3 weeks is Road Safety. The Big Question is : How can we be safe around traffic?

WEEK 12

Hi Everyone- it's our last week of school this term!!!

Talking Topic: Reflection of the term
Sound of the Week:revision of words we
                                 are not sure of
Maths: Statistics & times tables
Reading: practise reading at home

Last week we had a construction day making something to wear out of recycled materials.
What a busy time it was! We used the designs we had drawn to make our creations. Matai enjoyed us parading for them.
Here are some photos from the day.

 

Last week we had a Wairarapa Student called Emma helping us in Totara.
Come to the school Reflection Assembly this Friday at 9.15am and hear what we have been learning about this term.

WEEK 11

We have two weeks to go before the holidays!

Sound of the Week: fl
Maths: Statistics
Reading: Keep up the excellent practise at
               home and doing the small tasks
Topic: For the next 2 weeks we will be
          discussing 'recycling'. Start collecting pieces of recycling to create an 'outfit'-ie.footwear, hat, top, etc 

Thankyou to everyone for dressing in mufti on Friday. You were supporting the SPCA a very worthy cause.

Week 10

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter break. What lovely weather we had!!

There are still some families who need to send me their email contact so I can forward the Oral Language recording next week.

On Friday we are holding a Mufti Day to support the SPCA- send a gold coin donation.

Maths:we are starting to learn times tables.- encourage your child to practise every night. This week it is the 2x.

No spelling words to learn this week.

Last week 4 of Totara's students were lucky and talented enough to win prizes in the Easter colouring competition.
Hooray for Lauren, Keisha, Julian and Lisa!!

 

On Thursday we practised doubles by making chocolate crackles. What a yummy treat they were!!