Dear Parents,
Haere mai and welcome back to school for Term 3. I hope everybody had an interesting winter break and a chance to recharge the batteries. The highlight of the break for me was a family trip to Wanaka where we climbed nearly all the way a mountain called Mt Roy and skied at Cardrona for a day. Did anybody else have a chance to hit the slopes?
Term 3 is going to be a cracker of a term because we will be doing a lot of science with our theme for the term being “Growing our Kai”. We will be taking a close look at the structure and function of plants and what factors affect their growth. This will involve planning and carrying out our own experiments with the aim of presenting them in a science fair at the end of the term.
Here is a brief outline of what will be happening this term:
Haere mai and welcome back to school for Term 3. I hope everybody had an interesting winter break and a chance to recharge the batteries. The highlight of the break for me was a family trip to Wanaka where we climbed nearly all the way a mountain called Mt Roy and skied at Cardrona for a day. Did anybody else have a chance to hit the slopes?
Term 3 is going to be a cracker of a term because we will be doing a lot of science with our theme for the term being “Growing our Kai”. We will be taking a close look at the structure and function of plants and what factors affect their growth. This will involve planning and carrying out our own experiments with the aim of presenting them in a science fair at the end of the term.
Here is a brief outline of what will be happening this term:
1. Writing- procedures such as recipes, instructions, and science experiments
2. Reading- reading information reports based on mammals and reptiles and in Week 4 we will be celebrating Book Week.
3. Maths- Fractions and ratios followed by measurement later in the term.
4. Inquiry Studies- Plant based science experiments and a Learnz virtual field trip: “Freshwater Ecology”. We will be working hard towards a science fair at the end of the term.
5. PE and Sport- Large ball skills with a rugby and netball tournament scheduled for Thursday of Week 2.
6. Te Reo Māori- We will be focusing this term on counting objects and saying where things are using location words.
7. Homework- We are now halfway through the year so well done to those people who have gained five or more stars for their Te Waihora Challenge 2013. Keep chipping away at it team!
8. Learning Conversations- We are planning to have these in Weeks 5 & 6.
Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou
Warm regards to all,
Matt Thomas
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