Term 1 Programme 2015

Wesley Primary School

                                                                                                                                                    

Room 4, Term One  2015

 Dear Parents and Caregivers,     
     

Welcome back to school. The children are settling into the classroom, learning new routines and making new friends. Stationery is important for achieving success in learning, please come to the office to purchase a stationery pack for your child if you  haven’t done so.  If you need to contact us at any stage please feel free to come in before and after class or call  6209261 to make another suitable appointment.

Please remember  to bring sunhats.         

• Mathematics
  This term will be on adding and subtracting skills. Minor focus on shapes and  volume.

• English will focus on Recount writing  and explanations.

•  Reading will be on gaining meaning from texts by using predicting, questioning and retelling skills.

• Topic is on sounds. We will inquiry into the world of science in particular of  sound. What is it?  How do we make sound? We will have lots of fun    experimenting on different activities.
  Remember Science Roadshow in Week 2, Tuesday.

• Our P.E. and Health programme

 this term focuses on athletic and striking/ fielding skills.

• Maori language will be on greetings and social phrases.



 Ms. Cheung/ Ms Gebremariam

                                                                                        

Welcome to 2015!

Hi everyone

Welcome back to 2015. We are still in Summer so remember to wear your hats and have your drink bottles handy.

Here is the homework for this term. Remember to return your reader and homework daily.

Room 4  Homework      Term 1  of 2015 Our topics this term is on Sound. Our homework routine consists of: Reading to an adult every day. Learning spelling words (including common word list 1-4) Learning any times tables and basic facts for that week. As well as that, choose from the following independent learning projects and do one every week:
Activity	Completed (tick)	Adult sign
Estimate and measure different things in your house.
Write an acrostic poem on sound.
Write a recount of something exciting you did at home.
Draw a Y chart for something– what can you see, smell or hear?
Create a word search on “‘sound” for your friend to solve.
Retell a story you’ve read and write about the author’s views.
Draw a diagram of something that makes sound. Label as many parts as you can.
Make a model of a sound instrument.
Write a “Who am I” clues on something that makes sound for your friends to solve.

                Reading at home 

         

       Parents, please ask your child/ren questions about the stories they read at home
        each day. They should be bringing home a book from school daily or read a book
        of their choice at home. Record the book at the back of the homework book.

         Here are some questions you could ask them:

1.    What was the author/illustrator of the book?

2.    What was this story about?

3.    What happened in the story?

4.    What was your favourite part the story? Why?

5.    What were some of the characters in the story like? Draw and describe them.