Kia ora koutou. Welcome to Term 3! We’re in for an exciting ten weeks. The students will be busy training for the school cross country, preparing and presenting speeches, and some will be getting ready to take the spotlight in our production "Seuss Today", written and directed by Fiona Greaves. Let’s make this a memorable term! 

At regular syndicate assemblies HEART certificates are awarded.

The Term 3 Plan

Oral Language: A main aim will be the students writing and delivering speeches.

Reading:  Our goals are to continue techniques like asking questions, activating prior knowledge, creating a reading habit, inferring and analysing text and developing library skills. Also we want our students to be skilled at selecting and gaining information from non-fiction texts.

Writing: Drafting speeches and persuasive writing will be focused on. Teaching various spelling rules based on the Structured Literacy approach and handwriting will continue.

Mathematics:  Algebra and number will be taught this term. 

Physical Education: The priority will be training for our school cross country.

Digital Technology: Using Google as a tool for learning will continue. Typing skills will be practised.

Inquiry: Our topic will be drama. 

Key Dates for Term 3

Thursday, 17th July and every Thursday: Tech. 

Wednesday, 23rd July and Thursday, 24th July. Parent/caregiver/student/teacher Conferences. 

Wednesday, 30th July: Ice cream sales.

Friday, 1st August: Teacher Only Day.

Tuesday, 5th August: Sports photos. Hotdog lunches.

Wednesday, 6th August: Sports photos continued.

Tuesday, 12th August: Hamilton West Sports Exchange.

Friday, 15th August: Full school  assembly. School Cross Country.

Monday, 18th August 11.10: Year 8 speech finals.

 Tuesday, 19th August: Sausage sizzle.

Wednesday, 20th August 11.10: Year 7 speech finals. Ice cream sales.

Wednesday, 27th August: “Suess Today” Production.

Thursday, 28th August:  “Suess Today” Production.

Friday, 29th August: Battle of the Books.

Week 8: WFPA Speech Finals.

Tuesday, 9th September: WFPA Area Speech Finals.

Thursday, 11th September: WFPA Cross Country.

Tuesday, 16th September: Hotdogs. 6 pm: A meeting for those parents/caregivers helping with our school camp at Camp Raglan in term 4.

Friday, 19th September: Full school assembly.

You can contact me at:   rtrafford@terapa.school.nz