WEEK ONE      TERM  3

Teacher Only Day Monday!

Welcome to Room 10!  I am Bernadette Hall (Bernie) and I look forward to working with your child and helping them on their learning journey.

On arrival at school please meet Mr Macmillan at the office, David will bring new families over to room 10. 

This week the class will be introduced to the 'golden rules' that our school follow. This is a positive behaviour programme that reinforces taking responsibility for our actions and being kind towards others.
We will also start our literacy and numeracy programmes- looking at letter sounds and names and counting forwards and backwards from 10, making sets of 5.

Room 10 will have some orientation of the school grounds and learn where they can play, find the water fountains, toilets, hall, sandpit, library and room 10!

We will be establishing class routines and group rotations over the next few weeks. The children will be introduced to visual prompts that will help them remember what is happening and what is coming up next.

Your child will bring home- reading book/s each night and a poem, a numeracy or literacy activity each week and a basic words booklet.
Please encourage reading and looking through the word book each night as this will help build their letter sound and word knowledge.

Regarding lunch and morning tea...remember lots of small snacks in easy to access containers are easy for little learners to handle! Also lots of water.

Your child's home book will be sent home each night and needs to come back each day in the school book bag. Please check it for class notices and your child's activities.
On Tuesday I will send home a class letter with information about what is happening this term and my contact details.

Please note Father Mark's farewell is this Wednesday at 10:00am in the school hall. All welcome.


Have a great Monday, I will see you all on Tuesday :-)


Bernie

week 9

This week....

PTA raffle tickets are due back so please return Monday sold or unsold as the draw is on Monday!

JUNIOR PICNIC IS THURSDAY  (9-12PM) FOLLOWED BY A CLASS SHARED LUNCH.

WE ARE GOING TO ORDER PIZZA...SO YOUR CHILD WILL HAVE TO BRING 

$3:00 FOR THIS BY TUESDAY PLEASE.

If I don't have everyones money in I can't order the pizza-thanks.

This week there will be a lot of tidy-up and preparation for christmas. The class have enjoyed making christmas crafts and we have some more to do this week.

Please return any readers and library books from home.

I will still send home reading this week.

Also we need plastic shopping bags to return children's work so send some along.

It has been a fabulous year of learning and unique experiences for room 10! 

I will take this opportunity to say a big thank you to you all for your generosity and parent help!

Regards 

Bernie Hall



WEEK 8

Hello Everyone!

Thank you for your kind words and condolences over the passing of my dad. His funeral was on Saturday and it was lovely. Dad would have been proud. 

(I told room 10 to tell their uncles, dads and grandfathers how proud they are of them.)

Swimming this week.

All library books are due back.

Readers will be coming home also.

Bernie Hall

Week 7

The weather is getting hotter! pLease make sure your child has sunscreen on. I do have some in the class if needed.

All library books are due back. Mrs O'Leary has made a notice of overdue books.

Please search for these.

Golden Time was so refreshing under the sprinklers on FRiday we have decided to do it again this Friday!

Homework:

Readers each night

Spelling words from lists 

Literacy- make as many words as possible from the words....

-christmas presents

Have a good week.

Bernie Hall

Week 6    Term 4

It was a lovely day on Friday seeing so many grandparents at the school!

Information Meetings. These are to inform the community on E -learning and the school Charter.

General meeting 3:15 Wednesday 20th
Whanau meeting 5:30Wednesday 20th
General meeting 8:45am Thursday 21st
Filipino community 3:15 Thursday 21st
Pacifica community 5:30 Thursday 21st
General meeting 7:00pm Thursday 21st
Indian Community 6:30 Tuesday 26th

Swimming is on this week.
I am testing again this week..almost there!

Golden time, we are having water play.

The class are using visuals to help with their writing goals. Please ask them about these. It is a strategy to have them focus on their story telling. Also to continue to self edit their work. I am pleased with some of the children's writing of late.

Thank you all also for having your child at school on time it really helps them settle for the day and start our programme uninterrupted.

There is some tummy bug going around the school, so remind your children to wash their hands well during the day to avoid any germs. 
If your child is unwell please keep them at home.

There arte some outstanding library books-please check for these.

Have a good week.

Bernie Hall :-)

WEEK 5    TERM 4

Hi all, what great weather. I hope you are enjoying it.

THIS WEEK:

GRANDPARENTS DAY-FRIDAY.
We celebrate grandparents day this Friday. All grandparents are invited to comealong to 9:00 am mass and then have morning tea with he children. A mini concert is on from 11:00 in the hall.
If there are no grandparents available, you are welcome to invite some close friends to share the morning  with your child.

Thank you for suppling fruit and vege on Friday. The children really enjoyed this and it was a huge success!

Thursday is character dress up day. 
If possible have your child dress up as their favourite book or movie character.

Golden time will be -lego building!

Some testing this week....

Homework:
-readers as usual and here are the words for the class to learn:

Thomas                      -list 1 and 2 in home learner book.        Isla                  -symbolism  meaning
Samantha                                                                                 Ysabella           message  communication  
Aydin                                                                                       Nathaniel
Joshua                                                                                      Aliyah
Olivia                                                                                       Tara
Emily


Mia                           -list 3 and 4 in home learner book. 
Leon                          symbol    message     sign       command   act
Louis
Una
Yevin
Libby
Vitiana
Sean

Week 4   Term 4

Swimming this week.
I will be testing this week also.

TUESDAY 5th November!!!
Andrew Chin is working with the children with music and song. There is a concert at 6:30-7:30 in the church on this day to showcase some great work done on the day. Your child is expected to be at this in their school uniform.
Come and enjoy some lovely sounds.

8th November: FRUIT FRIDAY-the children are encouraged to bring a piece of fruit or vege to school on Friday (something that can be eaten raw). As part of the health in schools initiative, some parents will make up some fruit and vege platers for the school children. Please drop off on Friday by the junior playground-THANK YOU!

Golden time TBA-the children will vote today for next week.

Thank you for getting your children to school on time, this is much appreciated.

The next few weeks will be very busy in the school-it always is this time of the year. 
Please keep up the reading and spelling at home.

We have few children who have overdue library books so please look behind the couch for these!!!

Looking forward to another great week.

God Bless Mrs Hall

WEEK 3 TERM 4

I hope you have enjoyed your weekend!

This week please work hard on the spelling lists that are in the front of the homework books.

Readers will come home as usual.
I am testing some children this week. 

NO swimming this week. 
Golden time will be lego in the classroom on Friday.
Also a reminder to be on time for the school day. I expect the children to be seated for prayers and ready to start at 8:45.

Please remind your children to go to the toilet and have a drink before school starts, thanks.

Have a good week,

Bernie Hall

Week 2   Term 4

What a great  assembly!
The class did very well....thank you. Also thank you to the parents who came to watch.
I know you enjoyed it. We have some great little dancers and readers in room 10!

Also thanks for the help at our Rainbow Springs trip. The children have had a lot to write about.

Cake stall this Wednesday to raise funds for the victims of the Phillipines earthquake.
If you have baking you would like to donate for this please take to room 3 Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.

Swimming is after morning tea. Please all children are to bring their togs for swimming.
Room 10 will swim in the even weeks.

Homework we are focusing on reading so please keep this up each night at home. The spelling and reading lists are also in your children books to practice.

Have a great week.

God bless,
 Bernie Hall