Thank you!

Kia ora, this question came up tonight about when is goal setting? Paper notices for times will be being sent out to you prior to these.
March 3rd and 4th (week 5).

Also I've just found this site which is great for basic facts...
http://basicfactslinks.blogspot.co.nz/

Welcome to Week 3.

Kia ora all, we had a busy week 2 in Room 7- the children have been very busy with testing. Well done to all of them for all their hard work. Time to play!
(lots to read this week)
Reminder - Important dates: 
Meet the Totara Syndicate teacher night - Picnic.
Monday 16th Feb at 5.30pm for picnic (if nice weather).
If the weather doesn't come to the party - then we will start at 6pm in the staffroom.

LIBRARY DAY: Thursdays - please remind your child to bring the book/s back to change.

Friday 20th February - Huri Huri (Wairarapa Bike Festival). We will be having a wheels day this Friday. Each class will have a turn on a cycle course.
A notice will be going home about this - your child can bring a bike or scooter or skateboard. All must wear a bike helmet please.

Homework:
98% of children brought their homework book, reading log and 'I am'poster. Well done!

Spelling - each week 5 words. Please fill in the spelling part of the homework sheet - if you can please test each night - tick/cross and sign.

Well done Olivia (below).....look at how many nights filled in all ready!! =) yay!

Well done to the children in the photo below - all filled out the 1st week of reading log. YOu will have noticed the reading log went home over the weekend - the children are really keen to get their nights filled in. To see who can be the 1st to reach 25 nights!

PLEASE SEND THE BOOK BAG to school each day - for any notices etc..to go home in (and be protected). Homework books/journal reading books can stay at home to be completed).

Your child will have their basic facts ladder in the front of their homework book from tomorrow.
I have written an example of the step they are on.
NB: Yes your child may have dropped a few steps - but that's ok and common after the long Summer break. Please read the basic facts notice in their homework book which explains this in more detail.

AUCTION $$$: Thank you to the children who have brought in toys etc...for auction $ items.
Please get your child to check their previous week's homework sheet where I write in how much $$ they earnt.

CERTIFICATE TIME....The below photos show the children with certificates for a mixture of fab spelling, maths, friendship awards. And Sam with his birthday certificate =)

Below is Phoebe and her friendship circle - please see the display in the class. I like doing this as it gives me an insight into who your child's friends are.

Below - PESTO MAKING. Nicole Heard is a wonderful parent who helps out in the school garden. On Friday Sam, Abbey & Amber had the chance to help Nicole to pick basil from the school garden and then make pesto with it (very yummy it was!!).

 SYNDICATE SINGING under the trees...Every 2nd Friday we do singing with Mrs Stewart. Friday was a perfect time to sing under the trees.

 Sadie & Cuddle's adventure at Sadie's house - here is Sadie sharing Cuddle's diary and what he got up to at the Preston house. This gives the children an opportunity to read and share with the class. We may not do daily news as such - but the children do get opportunities to have that sharing time via Cuddles and the pass on the kindness tickets. They talk about what their ticket was and what they did. We do this daily (sometimes twice a day).

SHARP - for week 2 I told the children I was looking for someone that was showing helpfulness and caring to our new students. Tomorrow I will announce who that person is. A lot of the children have been really good to both Abbey and Daisy. As a class we talk a lot about helping each other out.

W.O.W (word of the week)...
THANKFULNESS..I'm sure we all need a bit of this word and to share it!

Please discuss with your child what this word means, how we show thankfulness and express it.
We have a little discussion on Monday morning - and during the week we talk about how we have been showing this word.

- To be grateful for what you have. An attitude of gratitude for learning, loving, and being.
Grateful for the little things which happen around you and within you every day.

- I can show thankfulness by appreciating my own abilities.
- Showing thanks for gifts.
- Showing thanks for things people do for me
- Counting my blessings, how lucky we are to be living in a safe country
- For having good health
- I can say thank you without being reminded.

Have a great week - and see most of you tomorrow.

Good luck to the children who are in the Masterton triathlon - great event!

10th February 2015

Hi Room 7 parents & caregivers,
This notice will be going home with your child tomorrow - Wednesday, please check their book bags or school bags.

It is to let you know about our TOTARA SYNDICATE meet the teacher picnic.

We will aim to stick as close as possible to the timetable;

• 5.30pm Picnic Tea @ the Bell Tower - in front of Totara Rooms.
• 6.00pm Parent Info briefing in the Staffroom (Children will be supervised outside by Black Hat students and there will be gutter boards & handball games available).
• 6.30pm Classrooms open to view with class teacher.
• 6.45pm Finished.

The picnic will be in the bell tower grassed area - just outside Room 7. Very casual. And following the above times.

Your children were AWESOME today - so well done to SUPER SHARP 7!!
Our bunting is up with our "All about me" - we have started our friendship circles.
Testing is still under way!!

Regards,
Rachel

News website for children

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/

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We did it - 1st week done & dusted...

Kia ora all,
Well can you believe it - 1st week has finished!

What an amazing week - I can't believe how well your children have settled back into school. It must be so tiring for them after the ease of holidays.

Having a 4 day week - (I must say) is bliss!

Ella - with the ASK ME card - so if children are stuck on something they can go to the 2 children wearing the ASK ME card =)

 WOOOOOOOHOOOOO -  a visit to the principal ALREADY! Yay - well done Jayden & Axel - fantastic writing...Mr Mackay was impressed too!

 Discussing what 'friendliness' means.....Below are Dylan & Sam - sharing their friendliness pictures and what this word means. How they show friendliness etc...

 This week's W.O.W (word of the week) was FRIENDLINESS ... a very important word for starting the school year. I'm a big believer of our class bonding, and helping each other out.
So far - this has been very special to see.

 Great work Angus & Evie =) (above)

 Super duper work Maddy & Izzie...(above)

 Great friendliness drawing Axel...(above)

 Toby was the 1st to hand in his homework "caught ya!"...Xaivier sharing his picture....(above)

 Ella showing friendliness with Imogen...(above)

 Great work SUPER SHARP 7...(above)

 Emelia & Sadie - sharing their pictures....and discussing what friendliness is and how we show friendliness...(above)

 Good on you Connor - great drawing! Milly loves your picture...and well done Milly =) (above)

 Abigail, Bella & Olivia sharing their work - go girls!! (above)

 Phoebe & Sam T - sharing their work - well done!! (above)

 Our famous TED - where is he hiding?? This is the family tree of Room 7 - have a look when you come into the room.

- Thank you to all for having your child's stationery in =)

- THANK YOU TO ALL THE CHILDREN who did their FRIENDLINESS homework - great display in our class.  Some auction dollars given out already ;) yay!
There were a few children who didn't hand in the homework - please try and encourage your child because with things like W.O.W we have a sharing time with the work they have done. (Thank you!).

HOMEWORK from week 2 - will be spelling words, basic facts, reading each night & a little other activity.
Homework books will go home from Monday - and please they need to be back on Friday (for spelling partner testing).

READING LOGS: Please help your child to fill this out each night - we have a competition to see who can reach the most nights - the first milestone is 25 nights.
At our Syndicate assembly (every 2nd week) the children who have reached the milestones get to stand up and we have a lil celebration.

Swimming is going well - we are extremely lucky to have Anna, who helps us with our swimming lessons.

LIBRARY - Every Thursday. Please remind your child to bring their library book back on this day. We had our first visit yesterday and the child can take 2 books out.

Have a great week all....week 2 we will be doing a lot of testing. Your child will be tired - it's a big thing being back at school fulltime ;)
I found this chart which I thought was a good remidner re: sleep. Sleep can be a hard thing for some children (I know my own daughter struggles at times to go to sleep....)
The chart I found on the "Scholastic Parents facebook site" - it's a good site to have a look at.

Look at this exciting event that will be happening in Greytown...and other towns in the Wairarapa.

http://www.wairarapanz.com/hurihuri

Day 1, term 1 - 2015.

Kia ora - and here we are on day 1.

Welcome to all the new children & parents in SUPER SHARP 7...here's to a great rest of the week - as great as today was!

SOME 1STs happened today - Abigail was the friendship winner. Daisy nominated Abigail for being a good friend and for helping her throughout her 1st day at her new school. Go Abigail!!

 THEE famous "caught ya" chair - Maddy was the first person to sit in the chair for 2015....and the 1st person to take Cuddles home for the night - we look forward to your blog update Maddy =)

 Bailey & Sam - the 1st people to trial our new "ask me" system. I'll see how this goes - 2 people wear the badges for the day - and the other children are allowed to ask them questions if they need help.

 Riley about to check the mailbox - for the 1st time in 2015 AND YES THERE WAS MAIL!!! yay!!

Welcome to 2015 in Room 7 - so exciting!

Kia ora all,
I'm sitting here in this extreme but gorgeous heat - thinking of the beach I'll be walking on tomorrow!
But I am in one of my favourite places at the moment Room 7 =) Getting ready for the year ahead with my new class.

"He aha te mea nui o te ao? 

He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!

What is the most important thing in the world? 
It is people! It is people! It is people!