Term 1, Week 1 2017

Welcome to Room 5 (those of you who are new) and welcome back to Room 5 those of you who are not.  We had a nice, gentle ease back into school today and I look forward to getting to know our new Year 5 students over the next few weeks.  We also welcome Lachie Diack who joins us from St Peter Chanel School in Green Island.  Lachie is in Year 5 this year.

Important dates
Monday 6th January - Waitangi Day.  School Closed
Tuesday 7th February - Swimming Programme begins
Wednesday 8th February - 5:30pm: Meet the Teachers Evening.
Potential date for School Mass will be Sunday 19th February at 9am.  Pencil this in folks.
Tuesday 28th February - School Swimming Sports.  These will be held in the morning.
Wednesday 1st March - Ash Wednesday.
Thursday 2nd March - NZ Playhouse will perform at school at 1:30pm.

Homework:  Homework for this year will involve a maths sheet, spelling words and the expectation that reading will happen for at least 20 minutes on a daily basis.  If you or your child prefers to use Study Ladder and is able to do this regularly, or you find it easier than completing a sheet, I am happy for you to do this as an alternative and will check to see that time is spent if this is the option chosen. For the record - please just let me know if your week is ever too busy and I am more than happy to accept homework not done in this case.

Glue Sticks: Please forgive my oversight in not popping these on the stationery list for your children. If and when possible, could your child bring along 3 named large glue sticks to school? Please feel free to send along partially used sticks or leftovers from last year.  

I think that's it for this week. 

Have a lovely long weekend too.

Mrs Lyon.