Dear
Parents,
With
little more than three weeks left in the school year, the Year 3-4 teachers
wanted to give an update on a couple of things happening between now and then.
It is such a busy time of the year!
Swimming:
While
swimming has ‘officially’ started, up to now the weather has been unkind to us
and we finally got to dip our toes in the pool only today. The teachers will be
making the decision whether to swim or not on a day-to-day basis, depending on
the weather. In previous years when we have swum on cooler days we seemed to
end up with quite a few children with coughs and colds a few days later. We’d
like to avoid that this year as much as possible.
Year 3 children swim Monday, Tuesday and Friday each week.
Year 4 children swim Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each
week.
Upcoming
events:
Week 8 (2nd to 5th
December)
Tuesday 3rd December:
“Celebration
of Learning”- from 3.00-5.30pm. This is for all classes in Year 3-4 (The BEV may have stated Y4 upwards but it
is in fact for Y1 upwards). Similar to the event held during the middle of the
year, this is an opportunity for your child to show you what they have been
learning during the second half of the year.
Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th
December:
Year 1-3 Anniversary Reporting: If you haven’t done
so already, please book your interview time online at http://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/
using the code Q2QYZ.
Regular homework concludes at the
end of Week 8. Teachers might set a small, optional task in Week 9.
Week
9 (9th-13th December)- EOTC Week
Monday 9th December:
Days
Bay trip- sand sculptures, swimming and games in the annex ground. Please email
your child’s teacher if you wish to join us for this popular, fun day out.
(11:00-2:30)
Tuesday 10th December:
‘Smarts’
morning (11:00-12:30) - Using the theory of Gardeners ‘Multiple intelligences’,
children will choose from a variety of different activities that match an area
of interest (their ‘smarts’). If needed, there may be a further email from
teachers asking for parent assistance.
Wheels
afternoon (1:45-2:30) - children can bring their ‘wheels’ to school and will
have free range on the field in the afternoon to ride to their hearts content!
Wednesday 11th December:
‘Smarts’
morning (11:00-12:30) - Using the theory of Gardeners ‘Multiple intelligences’,
children will choose from a variety of different activities that match an area
of interest (their ‘smarts’). If needed, there may be a further email from
teachers asking for parent assistance.
Thursday 12th December:
Kite
Day- making kites from 9:30-10:30, followed by a swim at Eastbourne Pool,
11:00-11:45; Flying kites in the afternoon, 1:45-2:30.
Friday 13th December:
Water
Fun Day- Swimming at Eastbourne Pool (11:00-11:45) followed by a variety of
water games in the afternoon (1:45-2:45). Last year our water games were so
much fun they got a special write-up in the Petone Herald!
NB:
Reports and class lists for 2014 will come home at the end of the day on
Friday.
Week 10 (16th to 20th
December)
Thursday
19th December: Year 3-6 Christmas concert will take place in the
Hall from 1:45-2:30. This will be a ‘cushion concert’ with limited seating
reserved for grandparents. So please bring a cushion to sit on and find a spot
in the hall before the 1:45 start.
Friday
20th December: The last School Assembly of the year will begin at
11.00 sharp. School concludes for the year at 1.00pm.
Attached
to this email is also an EOTC week calendar. As you can see, it is a very busy
next few weeks! Hopefully this breakdown of what is coming up will be helpful
in navigating that busy-ness!
Kind regards,
The
Year 3-4 Teachers
