ROOM 6 TERM 4 2024
INQUIRY: We will be inquiring into New Zealand histories looking specifically at who came to Aotearoa New Zealand after the Maori, what did they bring with them to share and what did Maori share with them.
LITERACY: Shared book and Guided reading will include nonfiction and fiction texts. We will look at the features of nonfiction text and how we can use these to find information such as a Contents page, Glossary and Index. The children will choose, practise and present a nursery rhyme to the class. We will continue to use Barbara Brann’s Casey Caterpillar Handwriting programme to develop correct lowercase and uppercase letter and number formations. We will also continue following Olwyn Johnson’s Scope and Sequence as we learn through the Structured Literacy approach.
MATHEMATICS: We continue using the Pearson’s Mathematics programme and covering Number (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication/& Division, Fractions and Measurement (Measuring length and Analogue time) strands. The children will continue to play Maths games that promote the recall of basic facts
HEALTH & PE: We will be doing Athletics (sprints, long jump, high jump and throwing) and Swimming.
TE REO MAORI & TIKANGA MAORI: Nga Mihi (Greetings), Nga Tohutohu (Instructions) and Nga Kai (Food) will be covered.
VISUAL ART: The children will do artwork related to Literacy and Christmas.
THINGS TO REMEMBER
SCHOOL starts at 9am and finishes at 3pm. The classroom will be open at 8.30am. I would appreciate parents allowing their child to do the self managing tasks independently before the 9am bell. I would also appreciate children being in the classroom at 9am for Roll Call and to avoid missing any important daily notices.
LIBRARY DAY: We go to the Library on FRIDAYS! Remind your child to bring their Library books to school on this day.
DMC: We go to the Digital Media Centre on THURSDAYS and they will continue to use ‘Word’ for Literacy and Inquiry related work and continue doing Reading Eggs.
HOMEWORK: The Homework book goes out on MONDAYS and gets handed in to me on FRIDAYS. Remind your child to put his/her Homework book into their book bag every day in case I need them to glue a sheet into it.