Talking Topic: Free Choice
Sound of Week: squ blends
Maths: Fractions
Congratulations to the Year 4's who qualified for the Masterton Athletics on Wednesday.
Our Food Festival was a huge success on Thursday evening. Totara kids made fruit kebabs on Thursday afternoon for our Fijian dessert.
In Week 6 we are hosting the Mighty Maui Puppet Show. The cost of this is $2.00 a child. Please send this to school this week.
Swimming- Year 4's are invited to swim at lunch times if they wish!!
Talking Topic: Food Festival
Talk about what our class is
making- fruit kebabs
Sound of the Week: medial & final sounds
that have double letters
Maths: Volume
Food Festival: This Thursday afternoon 2.00pm we are making fruit kebabs for the Food Festival. If you would like to come and help in class that would be great!
Athletics: Totara have been practising Athletics with the TaraRua Syndicate. We are hoping to hold a session and invite parents on Thursday( weather dependent)
Congratulations to the AB's for their win of the Rugby World Cup!- we hope you read the slogans on Solway's fenceline.
Talking Topic: Pets
Sound of Week: igh
Maths: Multiplication & Division
Reading: Library Day is Monday
Welcome back to school everyone. I hope you are all healthy and had some fun over the holidays. There are only 9 weeks in Term 4 so we will be very busy from Day 1.
Check your newsletter and this site for any information about what is happening.
Pet & Flower Day is this Friday. A note will come home telling you the categories you can enter for the flower part. You are responsible for bringing anything you need to make your entry. Have a practise at home but do not make them up before at home.
This is a fun day so adults are welcome to come along in the morning and assist children with their creations.
Make sure you allow enough time to view the calendar art in the Hall.
Talking Topic: Reflection of the term
Sound of the Week: Suffixes
Maths: Multiplication & Division
Reading:All Library Books must be returned
on Monday
Reflection Assembly: This Friday at 9.15
Have a Go Day- A huge thankyou to David,Nina,Sian and Rob for providing transport and support to Totara. The kids loved the sports they were involved in and Ava, Jayden and Milly were lucky enough to win a football each!
Talking Topic: What is the name of our production and what is it about?
Sound of the Week: long o
Maths: Multiplication & Division
Its time to review your
timestables
Production: All costumes should be at school. Have you sent a note to say whether your child will be picked up from the Lighthouse after the matinee or will they be coming on the bus back to school?
All students are expected to attend the night performance on Thursday at 6.30pm. Students need to arrive at 6pm to get ready.
Tickets can be purchased from the school office for $3.00
We have all been practising very hard
to make our production. Please support your child with coming to see them perform. A big thankyou to Debbie Lyster for making the penguin hats and Della Frew's Mum for the penguin feet.
A huge thanks to Ray Allsworth for making Mr Key's steps!
Break a leg everyone!!!
Talking Topic:We will learn Kia Tau our karakia at school & record it for Oral Language
Sound of the Week: short u
Maths: This week we will be teaching our buddy how to use an addition or subtraction strategy that we know
Reading: Some days due to Production rehearsal we will not have guided reading sessions. All students should bring a book home every night to read.
Production News: Our practising is going well. I am very proud of Totara because they have a lot to organise and think about. We are certainly using our thinking and organisation skills.
All costumes need to come to school this week in a named bag.Check your notice for what is needed or ask your child.
Daffodil Day
Thankyou to those who supported this important day. The money the school raised will be given to the Cancer Society.
Talking Topic: Free Choice
Sound of the Week:short i
Maths:Addition & Subtraction
Production: We are very busy rehearsing for our play. You should be organising the clothes you need. Send them to school in a named plastic bag this week.
