Welcome to 2012

We have a fabulous new group of children in Community Three as well two new teachers who have lots of energy and are ready to have fun year. Mrs Huriwai and Mrs Holmes will be taking the children on camp to Rakaia Huts in March to search for bugs and to see the different types in the various habitats.

ICT Expo

News:

Hi everyone. Tonight is the ICT expo. This is an opportunity for parents and children to come to school together. The children are showing their wonderful ICT learning to their parents. Please make sure that all children come! The times are as below:

5:30pm - 6:15pm Junior children are sharing their learning with their parents in communties 4-7.
6:15pm - 6:30pm Supper will be served in the hall for parents and children.
6:30pm - 7:15pm Senior children are sharing their learning with their parents in communities 1-3.

We expect all children to be here. Junior children should arrive from 5:20pm to get themselves set up. Please ring school and ask to speak to Denise or Wendy if you have any questions.

I look forward to seeing you all tonight.
From Denise Johnson

Reading with your child

Hi everyone,

Welcome to Term 3! 

If you are free on Wednesday 10th August and would like some fantastic tips on reading with your child:

Pause, Prompt, Praise
Our Resource Teacher of Literacy (RTLit), Murray Greig, is running a parent's session in the school staff room on Wednesday 10th August. The session will run from 9.00 - 10.30am.
He will cover some useful techniques on how to support your child with their reading. Please let Wendy know if you are interested in attending this session. wendy@southbridge.school.nz  

We are going to be working really hard on reading and spelling this term. Please encourage your child to read at home, you don't need to be a long time spent on reading or spelling, often quick, snappy sessions are just as beneficial as longer ones. Especially if they are regular! Practicing spelling words in the car, putting up spelling lists at home (especially on the fridge or on their doors) and getting your child to read a recipe to you are some ways of encouraging them to read and spell. 

This week we have been making up sentences to help us spell words, one that Brie made for down - donkey's only wear necklaces.

The best way to get your child reading/writing/spelling - make it fun!

Have a great week!

Nicole

Te Reo Maori - Food and Drink

Hi everyone!
Well that was a shaky start to the week! The children coped very well and looked after each other amazingly well, ka pai Com 3!

I have just found a cool website to practise speaking Te Reo Maori. It is fantastic and I think the kids will enjoy it! I have added it to the tabs at the top of the blog. Please have a play around with the website and encourage the kids to have a go!

Hope you all are okay and have a settled week!
Nicole

Johns reading

this is john reading lunch for greedy cat. He has done a great job!

Baa Baa Smart Sheep!

Here are Emily and Merryn reading straight onto the computer. We discovered how easy it was today, and how fun it is! Watch this space for more of your children reading for the blog. This lets the children hear their own reading. This makes it easier for them to correct mistakes and see what strategies they are using themselves, a very useful tool! If you have voice recorder on your cellphone let them record themselves, they will love it! Another interesting way to get them reading :)

My sunny world!!!

In my sunny world there are lots of suns
even when Iam feeling glum.
And my suns are always shining bright
even when I need that light.
I love my sun

I always have a lot of fun!!!!

If I Had A Penguin!!!

If I had a penguin
I would spin it all around.
I would make a funny sound.
If I had a penguin
do you know what i'd do?
If I had a penguin
I would give it to you!

Fantastic poems Neve and Nina .From Mackenzie

Miss DOLAMORE YOU ROCK from Mackenzi