Year 5 & 6 Teachers

Room 12 – Mrs Shannon Runciman - srunciman@terapa.school.nz

Room 13 – Mr Shaun Wright - swright@terapa.school.nz

Room 14 – Ms Penny Jackson (Team Leader) - pjackson@terapa.school.nz

Room 15 – Miss Isabel Buckhurst - ibuckhurst@terapa.school.nz

Room 16 – Mr Mike McCurry mmccurry@terapa.school.nz


Part time teachers: Mrs Amy John, Mrs Abby Ritete and Miss Gallagher

Term 4 Learning Activities

Written Language Narrative & Poetic writing, consolidating basic skills

Reading  Guided Silent Reading, Shared Reading & Poems

 Maths           Maths knowledge (basic facts, place value, fractions), PRIME Mathematics Programme, Measurement

Inquiry/Big Idea      NZ History - Early NZ

Maori   Pronunciation, Greetings, Feelings. Numbers, School Song

Arts/Curriculum STEM - Explore and describe everyday examples of physical phenomena.  

Dance   - Apply specific conventions to develop dance techniques

Drama  - Explore the techniques of drama and its function and purpose

Music - Explore ways to represent sounds and musical ideas.  

            - Share music-making with others, using basic performance skills and techniques.

Digital technologies - Explore and use the language of computational thinking - Coding

Science - Kitchen Chemistry. Exploring and experimenting with household materials.

Health & PE  Athletics, Swimming (when weather permits), Fitness Games

HEART     Reflection on Learning

Up and Coming Events for Term 4


Swimming

It’s that time of year again, with the sun shining more and the air temperature on the rise. We will swim on warm days and run alternative fitness for those not participating and when the weather is not favourable. We will notify you by app/email when the school pool is ready for swimming and a start date has been decided.

If your child is unable to swim they must have a valid reason (accident or illness) and this be communicated by email or note to the class teacher with the period of time they are exempt for.

 

Things to remember:


Sun Smart

With the weather hopefully warming up during Term 4, please encourage your child to bring a hat to school to wear outside during playtime and lunchtime to ensure they are Sun Smart! There is sunblock available for students to reapply when they need to during the day.