READING

This term everyone in the class will make a PhotoStory of themselves reading a book as we are working on fluency and expression while we read. This requires knowing the story really well and this means using the 3 P's. Practise, practise, practise and read the same book more than once!

Copyright does not allow us to copy a full book in any way with the exception of the Learning Media publications. We have only recorded a chapter of chapter books like these ones.

Term 3

Welcome back!
This term is already shaping up to be a busy term. Hope you all got the newsletter.

Homework:

Week 1: HOLIDAY NEWS
Week 2: Find an interesting newspaper article about the Olympics and share with the class who, what, when, where and why.
Week 3: OWN NEWS
Week 4: Dynamic dinosaurs
Week 5: OWN NEWS
Week 6: Choose a topic. Research, write and present to the class with a static image.
Week 7: OWN NEWS
Week 8: Conservation Week: Invent something that will help keep the world clean and green.
Week 9: OWN NEWS
Week 10: Jokes, jokes, jokes. Find or write a joke to share with the class.

As well there will be a book to read every night and maths homework. Check the homework book.
I am doing spelling tests next week when everyone is in the class and then spelling will start to come home.

Three Way Conferences are on Tuesday 5 and Thursday 7 August. Please make an appointment with the office.

Ice Skating starts this Monday 28 July for the next 3 Monday's. We go at 1.15. Parents who are helping with the transport please be at the classroom at 1.15pm. The children know what they should be wearing, please check they know. (Managing themselves, Key Competency)

We are going crosscountry skiing at the Snow Farm! Excellent fun! More details will come home soon. We are going after ice skating has finished.

The Key Competency we are learning about this term is RELATING TO OTHERS.

We have to think how to relate to others in the playground and the classroom.

Room 23 STOMP!

Thank you Colin's Mum and Dad who took a video of our STOMP act. See it here:

The opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCAXzEo8qYg
STOMP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdE_s4Nj560
The closing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeChU0NRpF4

More experiments!

Science Experiments

Look at our cool science experiments.

Book Week

Busy time last week and it was fantastic to have parents come in and read to the children. Here is a big thank you to you!

Book Week

This week it is Book Week and our class has chosen the theme Popup Books! The children can bring some in to share during the week.

Here are some links to sites that might be fun: http://www.robertsabuda.com/popmakesimple.asp
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/makingbooks/em_popup.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNIU4sNGQXchttp://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine/howto.html
http://www.cyberbee.com/popup.html
http://www.library.unt.edu/rarebooks/exhibits/popup2/introduction.htm#history
and there are more if you Google, 'popup books'!

Homework:
To be done at home with the help of parents:

Monday: Book Mark Competition. The 3 best will be chosen from the class and submited to the library for final judging. Winners will be announced at the assembly.

Tuesday: Olympic Games. Children read something about Olympic Games at home and share it with their class the next day.

Wednesday: Jokes / funny stories. Read a book of funny stories or jokes and share it with the class the next day.

Thursday: Recipe. Read a recipe book at home and make something as a family. Children can share their baking with their class.

Family Reading Days: Parents or relatives are invited to come in and read to the class between 2.30-3pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Will be really good to see some Dads and Grandads come in to read as we want to encourage reading among boys.

Dressup as a Book Character Day/Parade
All teachers and children will come to school on Friday dressed as their favourite book character. Parade at 2.30pm around the upper hard court area.