Week 9

Welcome to the last week of Term 1.  It has been a busy one and it has flown by.

In Maths, we have had a successful unit on Position and Location and this week we will revise addition/subtraction strategies plus review key knowledge ideas from this term.

The children are using the Sumdog website to help with their Knowledge homework.  There is also a HB competition that the class is involved in.

I have also added 'Punctuation games' link on the Blog as this is an area that still needs work.

Have a go at some of these activities,  The children find them a fun way to learn.

This week marks the start of our ANZAC study.  I have added relevant websites to the 'Favourites' on the Blog.

Enjoy your Easter break.

Week 7

Thanks to all those parents who met up for interviews last week.  Remember if the times were not convenient, you can still arrange an appointment to discuss your child's learning.

Trouble shooting

Thank you to Saran and Mel for the assistance with the PALs transport last week.  The PALs leaders had a great learning experience and will be organising games for the Junior School from week 8.

Tanks in action.

Communication skills

This week we have - 

• Inter-school swimming at Clive Pools on Wednesday.
• The Candidate Teachers will continue to run short sessions on PE skills with groups of children from Room 6.

In maths, we switch our focus to Geometry (position and location).

In language, we are focussing on using adjectives to write and enhance our poetry.

All children's blogs are up and running.  Make sure that you sign up to your child's blog to receive email updates on your PC or phone.

Week 6

This week we have - 

• Swimming instruction from Swim NZ coach on Monday.
• PALs visit to Pettigrew-Green Arena on Friday.

Parent-Teacher interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:10pm. Remember to book online at  www.schoolinterviews.co.nz

The event code for our upcoming interviews:   RGGP6

Also the Candidate Teachers will continue to run short sessions on PE skills with groups of children from Room 6.

In maths, we will continue to learn to use a range of addition and subtraction strategies.

In language, we are learning to use imagery to write poetry.

All children's blogs are up and running.  Make sure that you sign up to your child's blog to receive email updates on your PC or phone.

Orienteering - last chance until late April is on Wednesday evening at Onekawa School.  I cannot be there due to P/T Interviews but Erica Stephens will attend to offer assistance to those who can make it.

Wala Show

Haumoana School hosted the musical group Wala today.  Heaps of talent and noise!  Check out the photos and website for more info.

Wala Website

Week 5

Firstly congratulations to Logan for Player of the Day performance in Saturdays cricket match against Hereworth.(26 runs!)

And Molly for a competitive 6th place in the Ironkids Triathlon!



This week we have - 

• Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs) on Monday and Tuesday.
• School Swimming Sports on Wednesday from 1pm
• Mid-Term Assembly on Friday from 2pm.
• Te reo and Kapa Haka programmes beginning.
• Music/Choir programmes beginning.

Also the Candidate Teachers will be running short sessions on PE skills with groups of children from Room 6  - starting Tuesday and continuing over the next 3 weeks.

In maths, we will be learning to use a range of addition and subtraction strategies.

In language, we continue to learn to write reports with a focus on using the '3rd person'  and past tense.

Some children have already started creating their own blogs using Blogger and the rest of the class should be up and running by the end of the week.

Remember that homework consists of reading ( & reading log completion), spelling and maths knowledge.  If you are not sure about any of these, please contact me at school or david@haumoana.school.nz

Have a great week and remember to book your times for Parent/Teacher interviews for next Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th online (details available shortly).