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.  :)
                    

Week 7

Talking Topic: Make up a colour poem eg Red is like a fire truck
Red as an apple...
Sound of the Week: short u
Maths: Subtraction
Topic: Colours
On Friday we put 3 daffodils into different coloured dye- red, yellow and blue. After a few hours this is what we noticed!!

iPads- On Thursday Totara tried out the app Skoolboo- this is a site to practise literacy and  maths skills. Everyone was so engaged!
Thanks Solway for the new iPads.

Friday was Daffodil Day. We wore mufti and donated a gold coin to give to the Cancer Society. Thanks Lachie for the beautiful daffodils.

WEEK 6

Talking Topic: Colour- Read a story about different colours, Talk about information you found about colour, write a colour poem, ...
Sound of the Week: short i
Maths: Time
Topic: Last week we were busy trying out experiments that involve colour. What fun we had!!

Thankyou to everyone who wore red of Friday to support Red Nose Day and children who have cancer. The weather was kind to us and everyone had fun using their WHEELS.

Check out the videos in the pages at the top of the page under Maths, Reading and Rich Concepts.

WEEK 5

Talking Topic: Free Choice
Sound of the Week: short e
Maths: Talking about my thinking in Addition & Subtraction
             Time- timetables

Colour- We have started to ask questions about Colour?
How is colour made?
What kind of colours are there?
How do we make secondary colours?
Do people and animals see the same colours?
What is white light?
Which objects give reflective light?
 
 

Week 4

Talking Topic: Recite Maori description of yourself( practise sheet sent home on Friday)
Sound of the Week: short 'a'
Maths: Addition & Subtraction/ Time

Topic: Colours

Last week Totara presented their Myth 'How the Kiwi list its Wings' to the class in a drama skit. We loved watching the acting and listening to the great voices everyone used!