Kia ora whānau,

Welcome back to term 3! I hope you all managed to have a restful break. 

Today we welcomed Ruby to our class.

We have a bit coming up over the next couple of weeks.

TOMORROW: Mihi Whakatau at 10am to welcome our new students and whānau. Whānau are welcome to join us. 

Art Gallery / Museum: On Thursday we are visiting the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum to learn about Matariki. We will be needing a few parents to help walk us down and back. We will be leaving school at 12.10pm and returning by 1.50pm. Please can you let me know via email if you are able to help out with this. Thank you.

Ned Show: We have a show coming to perform for us next week. This is a show about resiliency. The show is free for us, because another school bought yo-yo's at the show. We will be selling them as well to ensure another school gets to see it. The yo-yo's are $16-$25.

https://hail.to/ashburton-borough-schools/publication/SXRar1a/article/AuuCCyT

News Days: We have a specific topic or focus each week. For this week (Week 1) the children can share about something of their choice. Our goals for News this term are to be organised, prepared, and confident speakers. We will be encouraging students to think about what they want to say before their news day, stay on topic, and share their ideas clearly with the class. Thank you for supporting this at home. 

For the following weeks we will have a focus of:
Week 2 - What is something you would like a lifetime supply of, and why?
Week 3 - Would you rather be able to fly or breathe underwater? Give two reasons why.
Week 4 - What is the best gift you have ever received?

Have a great week!

Ngā mihi,

Amy

amy.wederell@ashborough.school.nz 

Upcoming dates:

21st July- Mihi Whakatau- 10am
23rd July - Art Gallery / Museum Visit
31st July- NED show
24th August- Teacher Only Day

Welcome back to Term 3! I hope you all had a restful break.

Today we welcomed Ayva, Azielle, Shivansh, and Shanaya to our class.

Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum: On Thursday we are visiting the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum to learn about Matariki. We will be needing a few parents to help walk us down and back. We will be leaving school at 1.10pm and returning by 2.50pm. Please can you let me know via email if you are able to help out with this. Thank you.

Ned Show: We have a show coming to perform for us next week. This is a show about resiliency. The show is free for us, because another school bought yo-yo's at the show. We will be selling them as well to ensure another school gets to see it. The yo-yo's are $16-$25.

https://hail.to/ashburton-borough-schools/publication/SXRar1a/article/AuuCCyT

Rimu Reporters/News Days:

We have a specific topic or focus each week. For this week (Week 1) the children can share about something of their choice. For the following weeks we will have a focus of:

Week 2 - Would you rather be able to fly or breathe underwater? Give at least two reasons.

Week 3 - Would you rather live in a treehouse or boat? Give at least two reasons.

Monday - Blaine, Cassie, Cole, Shivansh

Tuesday - Emily, Ioana, Irihapeti-Paranihi, Isla

Wednesday - Keziah, Lincoln, Lydia, Shanaya

Thursday - Nathan, O’Katalina, Phineas, Pierson

Friday - Sameeha, Sione, Azielle, Ayva

If you have any questions or concerns, please make contact via email rebekah.clement@ashborough.school.nz

Ngā mihi,
Rebekah

Upcoming dates:

21 July - Mihi Whakatau- 10am

23 July - Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum Visit

31 July - NED show

24 August - Teacher Only Day

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed the school holidays and had some lovely family time.

This term's over-arching theme is Creativity. Drama, dance, music and visual arts will be key focus areas with the ABS whole school production in week 9 as the culmination.

Next week we will be heading in to town for the NED show. This show is all about resilience. There will be merchandise on sale on the day (see poster below and School Newsletter)

It is already shaping up to be a fun and busy term so please check the dates and events below for details:

Up Coming Events

31 July NED show (and full day at ABS town site)

10 Aug LDA Dance Champs, Ashburton Event Centre (Year 4-6 girls - day practice 9:30am -11:50am ; Dance Champs performance 7-8pm

20 Aug Year 5/6 Epro8 Team Finals (Christchurch)

24 Aug Teacher Only Day

31 Aug-4 Sept Swim Week (EA Networks 1pm-2pm)

2-4 Sept Year 6 Camp (at Living Springs)

14-17 Sept Production Week

Nga mihi,

Wendy

Whārangi – Welcome to Term 3

Kia ora whānau,
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. We have an exciting term ahead with lots of new learning opportunities, experiences and events. I hope students return refreshed and ready to learn.

Key Dates

Friday 24th July – Matariki Museum & Art Gallery Trip
Students will be visiting the museum and art gallery as part of our learning about Matariki and New Zealand history and culture. This will be a fantastic opportunity to connect our classroom learning with real-life experiences.
Friday 31st July – NED Show
The NED Show is a fun, interactive performance that teaches students valuable life skills through storytelling, humour and amazing yo-yo tricks!
NED stands for:
Never give up
Encourage others
Do your best
These positive messages support resilience, kindness and a growth mindset, and we'll continue referring to them throughout the year.

Learning: Weeks 1–2

Mathematics
We are beginning the term with Geometry (and some measurement), focusing on:
Area and perimeter
3D shapes
Coordinates
Symmetry
Alongside this, students will continue daily Number Maintenance to build fluency with:
Addition and subtraction facts
Times tables
Division facts
Mental maths strategies

Reading
Our reading focus this week is Non-fiction.
Students will learn how to:
Identify the purpose of non-fiction texts
Use headings, diagrams, captions, glossaries and indexes
Locate and summarise important information
Make connections between text features and meaning
Build vocabulary and comprehension using factual texts
These skills help students become confident readers who can find, understand and evaluate information.

Writing
This term we are developing strong writing habits by focusing on:
Presentation
Author's purpose
Sentence structure
Editing and improving our work

Students will also complete two writing units:
Narrative Writing
Tell Me an Adventure Story
Planning exciting stories using picture prompts, story maps and rich vocabulary.
Writing to Inform
Animal Fact Files
Students will explore examples of quality information reports before creating their own using picture prompts, planning templates and sentence frames.
Writing to Persuade
Later in the term, students will learn how to write persuasive texts. They will explore how authors use strong reasons, supporting evidence and persuasive language to convince their audience. Students will practise expressing their opinions clearly and writing for a purpose.

The Code – Spelling
The Code, a structured spelling programme that teaches students how English spelling works rather than simply memorising word lists.
Students learn spelling patterns, sounds and rules, then apply these in reading and writing.
This week's focus:
R-controlled vowels
The letter Y making the long I sound

Class Novel – The Wild Robot
Our class chapter book this term is The Wild Robot by Peter Brown.
The story follows a robot named Roz who unexpectedly finds herself alone on a remote island. As she learns to survive in the wilderness, she discovers friendship, kindness, belonging and what it truly means to be alive.
The novel provides excellent opportunities for rich discussions, vocabulary development and comprehension.

We Thinkers Programme
Next week we begin the We Thinkers programme.
We Thinkers is a social and emotional learning programme that helps students develop the skills needed to build positive relationships and work successfully with others.
Students learn about:
Understanding their own thoughts and feelings
Recognising how others may be thinking and feeling
Problem solving
Teamwork
Flexible thinking
Communication skills
These lessons support our classroom values and help create a positive learning environment.

School-Wide Theme: Creativity
This term our school-wide theme is Creativity.
Students will be encouraged to think creatively every day by:
Solving problems in different ways
Designing and creating
Sharing original ideas
Working collaboratively
Taking risks in their learning
Reflecting on and improving their work
Creativity will be woven throughout all curriculum areas, encouraging students to explore, imagine and innovate.

Extra-Curricular
Tuesday (Odd Weeks)
Art (after lunch)
Wednesday
Sport (late afternoon)
Friday
Whaea Kirstin

Production
This term we will begin preparing for our school production.
Whārangi will be working alongside Manuka (Mr Hagan's class) as we rehearse and prepare our class performance. 

Looking forward to another fantastic term of learning together!
Ngā mihi,
Anna Davies

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back for term 3

It was great seeing the kids arrive back to school this morning with smiles on their faces and lots of stories to tell from the holidays.  There is quite a bit happening this term with swimming and production.  Please see the dates below.

July 31st Friday - Ned's Resiliency Ride. 

Hi, I'm NED!  My name stands for Never give up, Encourage others, and Do your best!

For 32 years, I’ve been on stage with incredible live performers. Together, we’ve impacted millions of kids with messages like showing kindness, doing your best, and having an awesome mindset for learning. When we do a school-wide assembly, we make it so entertaining and fun that kids remember and talk about it forever! We also make hundreds of printable resources for teachers and parents. I hope you’ll check it all out!

We will be spending the day in town, bussing from Lagmhor at 9am and returning in time for the afternoon bus.  I have attached a flyer for the afternoon show as there will be yo-yos for sale.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

August 24th Monday - Teacher Only Day.  No school for students.

August 31st to September 4th - Swim Week.  We will be bussing to town each day for swim lessons at EA Networks.

September 14th to 18th - Production Week.  More details to come.

Many thanks

Jason