Welcome back to another exciting school term. We hope you had a fabulous Easter and enjoyed the holiday break finding time for family and friends. This term were making some exciting changes to Literacy, starting with Writing. On Tuesday through Thursday all of Take Flight will meet at 9:00am immediately after the roll for instructional writing. From there writing workshops will be run catering to childrens specific goals and needs. In maths we will be looking at measurement, with ongoing work on basic facts, number knowledge and problem solving strategies. Our school has an ongoing focus on developing social and emotional intelligence and well being and many of learning experiences are directly linked to this. Take Flights Classbook will continue to be a part of childrens daily routine, with this terms focus expanding to include expressing emotions using Te Reo. The importance of being at school on time: If students are frequently late it can affect their friendships, slow academic progress and form bad habits, which can be difficult to change as teenagers and later on in the work force. Students who arrive at school with time to spare before the bell are able to settle in socially, independently complete their morning jobs and focus their minds on the lessons to come. It ensures they never miss out on important information and are fully involved in classroom routines and expectations. Help your child succeed by ensuring they arrive at school on time every day . Tuakana Teina time: This term Tuakana Teina time has two areas of focus. On Monday afternoon it will be Technology Challenges hosted by Take Flight. On Wednesday afternoons it will be Science hosted by the year 5/6 classes. Pick up of children on Wednesdays will be from their senior buddy class.

Children can bring a pair of slippers to wear in class during T2 & T3.

Sending a spare set of clothes during winter is always a great idea

Take Flight Newsletter

Term 2

Important Dates

Homework

Library Van Odd Weeks: 1,3,5, etc.

21/22 Apr Student Catch Ups

27 Apr ANZAC day observed

Wk 3 Road Safety week

7 May School Cross Country

28 May Possible School Disco

1 Jun Queens Birthday

Wk 10 ERO visiting

3 July Reports home

Winter Term Ideas

Changes to Homework testing: Homework books will come home daily, please ensure they return to school

every day. This term spelling testing will be fortnightly (odd weeks) and basic facts math testing on even weeks.

Testing = Fridays after Morning Tea eating time

Reading: All children are expected to read at least 5 nights per week. Reading to and

with you child EVERY day has an enormous and lasting impact on their learning. Its benefits are limitless; building their vocabulary, increasing their

understanding of the world and providing time that is just yours. Please take the time to fill in your childs Read It book, even if it is just to initial it.

Where to find us: Blog: takeflight.blog.welcomebay.school.nz

Cross-Country Week Three - Thursday 7th May (postponement date Monday 11th May) is the Welcome Bay School

Cross-Country. Training for this event was already well underway at the end of Term 1 and will continue daily to ensure children are well prepared and steadily building their fitness. Children are encouraged to bring shoes suitable to run in and a drink bottle to make sure they stay hydrated. If your child requires an inhaler make sure its in their bag or available at school. Please be aware that shoes may get wet, as our autumn/winter weather can be very changeable. We are looking forward to seeing you at cross-country and hearing you cheer the children on.

Here are some specific ways we use in class to teach children to work out words. Try them out at home when reading to and with your children each night.

How was your day?

Thank you for your support and remember our door is always open

Sometimes our kids can be less than obliging when talking to us about their days at school. Here are a couple of ideas of things you could ask to get them thinking and talking:

1. What was the best thing that happened at

school today? (What was the worst thing that

happened at school today?)

2. If I called your teacher tonight, what would she

tell me about you?

3. What do you think you should do/learn more/less

of at school? Why?

4. If you got to be the teacher tomorrow, what

would you do?

5. How did you help somebody today or how did

somebody help you today?

Reading Strategies

Weekly Timetable Week ___ Term TWO, 2015.

Take Flight Timetable Term 1

Week ___ Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Admin Meeting 7:45

09:00 - 09:15

Literacy - Writing

Literacy - Writing

Literacy - Writing Assembly

09:15 - 09:30 Te Reo - Matua Iwi

Planning Workshops Workshops

09:30 - 09:45

Workshops 09:45 - 10:00 Fitness

Milk + Fitness Oral Language - Sharing

House Hui (wk 3 & 7)

10:00 - 10:15 Science Literacy - Reading

Literacy - Reading

Literacy - Reading

10:15 - 10:30

Literacy

10:30 - 10:45

Recraft/Publish

10:45 - 11:00

Conferencing

Eating Duty Kez Joel Joel Katreena All

School Duty

Kat - Quiet Room

Joel - Quiet Room (1)

Kez- Courts/Class (1)

Kat- Courts/Class (2)

Kat - Field

11:30 - 11:45 Kapahaka 11:30-12pm

Numeracy Letterland Numeracy Homework

11:45 - 12:00

Spelling-Basic Facts

12:00 - 12:15 Literacy - Reading

Numeracy

Numeracy

12:15 - 12:30 12:30 - 12:45

P.E. & Health

Literacy Catch Ups

12:45 - 01:00

- skills session Eating Duty All Katreena None All Kez

School Duty Kat - Field

Joel - Sport (2) Kat - Junior Sport (2)

Kez - Dance Kez - Dance Joel - Sport

02:00 - 02:15 Hub 4 Release

Handwriting Hub 2 Release

Junior Choir (2-3pm)

ICT Skills

02:15 - 02:30 Karaka - Shirley

Karaka - Shirley

- Blogging

02:30 - 02:45 Kowhai - Adele Letterland Kowhai - Adele 02:45 - 03:00 Pohutukawa -

Glenda

Pohutukawa - Glenda

School Duty 03:00 -

CUSP DAY Guardian's Release 1:30-3pm