Room 15 - Miss Paula Weedon (Yr 5-6 Team Leader)

Hello and welcome to the Room 15 class page for Term Three.  Once again, it is going to be a busy term.  We welcome Stephanie Barr back to Te Rapa School after being on maternity leave.  She will be working in Room 15 every Thursday.

Highlights for Term Three

* Our Guided reading will be developing comprehension strategies.  This term we are looking at Questioning with further activities for extending our thinking skills. Students will also be looking at evaluating.

* We are starting the term of with looking at Ratios and Proportions (Fractions, Decimals and Percentages).  Then we are moving into Measurement.

* Exposition writing will help us express our point of view on a range of topics.  We will also be working on writing explanations.

* This term we also will be writing speeches.  We will be having class finals and then syndicate finals.

* We are also focussing on Enterprise.  In Week 9 we are having a Market Day where we will sell products that we have made.  The unit will incorporate areas of Technology, Social Sciences, Money, Goods and Services and Financial Responsibility.

* Training for the cross country has begun from day one.  Students are keeping track of the distance they are running and the mountains they are climbing.

We look forward to sharing our learning, achievements and experiences with everyone.

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