Tuesday 2 May 2017

Welcome to Week 1 of Term 2


Kia ora A2 whanau

Welcome back to Term 2! I hope you all had a lovely break over the holidays.


Inquiry - Change 
This term's inquiry focus is on CHANGE. We will be investigating change through the Material world - learning that the world is made up of 'matter' and it's physical and chemical properties can be changed when mixed, heated or cooled. Every afternoon for the first two weeks of term, A Team are getting together to do some fantastic hands on experiments. By the end of Week 2, children will have explored 10 different experiments!!!
I will be adding a 'Photo' tab so you can check out the experiments and our other learning.


Writing & Word Work 
Our writing this term will often be linked to our inquiry, so we will be writing instructions, procedures and explanations. For word work, we are focusing on learning our digraphs - 2 or more letters that make a new sound like th, ow, ar

Reading 
Readers will continue to come home this term. There will be weeks where your child may only receive 1 or 2 different readers as some of our reading will  be integrated into inquiry and production (later in the term). Rereading books is beneficial to your child as it helps with their fluency, comprehension and instant word recognition.

Maths 
This term we will be focusing on Addition and Subtraction. You can help your child with this by encouraging them to count on or back when solving a problem. It's important that the children know their before and after numbers up to at least 100 to help them use this strategy. We will also be looking at measurement - weight.

Discovery Time
Last term, A1 and A2 trialled working together at different stations and we all absolutely loved it! This time allows the children to explore their learning through their own interests, passions, wonderings and urges. The stations in our classrooms will change every couple of weeks and aligns with the NZ Curriculum. It is a popular time in our class where the children are making their own choices and engaged in their activity. Photos will be loaded throughout the term.

Reminders for Term 2 

  • Wear the correct school uniform each day
  • Please double check that all uniform is clearly labelled
  • Library day is on a Wednesday - book needs to be returned to issue a new one 
Have a great week!

Miss M 

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