Week 5 Term 3 2022

There's lots happening over the next few weeks.  No blurb from me, too much to do - straight into it...

This week 

Monday:  Dance with Mrs Trask

Tuesday:

Wednesday: Tough Guy/Gal challenge, cake stall at morning tea time.

Thursday: Dance with Mrs Trask (make up session), Chess tournament

Friday: ???

Literacy: 

We are looking at persuasive writing. What words are used in persuasive writing? How can we write to persuade? As part of this we will be trying to convince people the Rotorua is the best place ever - so we're going to do a little research into fabulous destinations etc within the Rotorua area.

We are also beginning to prepare for our poetry recital competition. Kids will need to choose a poem to recite aloud for an audience - it needs to be one that they can remember and the focus will be on how clearly and confidently they speak (we don't need/want lots of crazy actions). If you have a poem in mind - great! Otherwise, we'll help kids find their poems but ask that you give them extra chances to practice for you at home.

Maths:

We are continuing with fractions. We want to know what a fraction is, how to find the fraction of a number and how to make whole numbers (3/2 is the same as 1 1/2). We'll be making links to the times tables they know so dust those charts off again - we're moving back into add/sub mult/div next week.

RE

We are talking about how our words and actions can help to spread the good news. We can be models of God's love in the world.

Need to know

 

Operation Christmas Child.

Room 14 has a shoebox which we will pack with different gifts, prayers, and letters. This will be sent to a child across the world who would not normally receive a gift on Christmas Day. Your child may wish to put a little something special into the box. Look at  “Operation Christmas Child Videos 2022” which has some inspiring videos and ideas. We are going to aim our Christmas box at children who are the same age as the kids in Room 14.

Cake stall

The chess club are holding a cake stall on Wednesday at morning tea time. We have a very good chess team and a whole bunch of kids who are interested in learning.

Production

Most of you are 'old hats' at this but for those new to St Marys I thought a little extra info might be in order. There are a few main cast parts that have been filled by our 'big kids'. The rest of our school has been split into Team A and Team B - each team will have a different day/night to perform on stage. This allows every kid to get a fair shot at being a star. We are Team A (naturally) and we are learning the same dance as Room 2 (who are Team B). At the moment, the only thing you need to worry about is getting the kids to school so they don't miss practices and making sure that they have the simple costume that was shared in a newsletter at the beginning of the term. We may also call for volunteers to do some work on props and costumes. Let me know if you are keen. When we get closer to showtime (Week 10) we'll send out notices about tickets, timing etc. I have to say that the Room 14 kids are incredible! They are doing a very complicated and fast dance and they are picking it up really well - much better than I am, but I'm getting there.