2018 Term 2 Room 16 Newsletter

2 May 2018                                                                     Room 16 Term 2 Newsletter

Welcome back to Room 16!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

Mr  Maloney and Miss James our Grad students, will also continue working with us on Thursdays.

We have another busy term planned.

We are beginning the term with special topics:      

·       The Knighton Way –Being Organised

·       Safety with dogs

·       Keeping Ourselves Safe

·       ‘Matariki’ and ‘Maui and the Sun’

·       The World of Art

In maths we will be covering geometry, numeration and algebra.

In literacy this term we will continue focusing on developing early literacy skills, phonics and alphabet, handwriting, reading and starting the writing process. 

Homework

On Monday to Thursday your child will bring home a reading book.

On Fridays your child will bring home a poem book to share.

During the term the children will also receive spelling words. These words will be basic sight words, which your child will be seeing in his/her reading and writing activities. You can find these spelling words on the classroom blog.

Before school

This term we will be discussing how we can be organised. In Room 16 the children are encouraged to hang up their bags and put their book bags in the green bucket when they arrive at school themselves.

Library

Our library day is Wednesday. The children will bring home one or two library books each.  Please help them to remember to return them to school each Wednesday so they can choose different books to share with you at home.

Junior School Assembly

These take place on Friday at 9.10am. All parents and caregivers are welcome!

Medication

Just a reminder that if you want the school to administer medicine to your child during the school day a consent form needs to be filled out.  These are available from the office.

Here are some dates for your calendar:

·       KOS Parent Meeting:

Friday 4 May 2-4pm (Come and find out about the Keeping Ourselves Safe course)

·       School photos:    Wednesday 23 May

·       Junior Waiata & Art Trail:   Thursday 21 June, 12.00 midday

Have you checked out the school website? Check out Room 16’s blog. Go to www.kns.ac.nz or www.knsroom16.blogspot.co.nz

Once again I look forward to another great term with your children.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at: cjohnstone@kns.ac.nz.

Regards,

Carmen Johnstone

P.S. Wanted boxes of tissues

Keeping Safe Around Dogs

'Gia' the Puppy comes to school

We have been learning how to keep safe around dogs.

Dogs can be heaps of fun but you also have to be really careful whether it is with a dog that you know really well or one that you are meeting for the first time.

These are some important things that we talked about:

1.    Check with the owner first before you approach or pat a dog.

2.    Let the dog sniff your fist.

3.    Pat the dog’s chin or chest –not the top of the dog’s head.

We also talked about puppy’s:

1.    Even with a puppy ask the owner

2.    Don’t go near a dog when they are eating

3.    Keep your face away from theirs –they don’t usually want to hurt you but they do have sharp teeth.

We also talked about what we do if we meet a scary dog:

·      Don’t run - just slowly turn and walk away

(Sometimes we might have to curl up like a turtle on the ground).

Mr Johnstone brought 'Gia' to school to meet the children in Room 16. 

(Gia has brothers and sisters that are being trained as 'companion dogs' for children.)

Gia wasn't scared of the children and liked Room 16. We practiced saying hello to Gia.

Thanks Mr Johnstone for bringing Gia to school!

http://www.dogsafety.govt.nz/