Kia ora whānau,

Interviews: Thank you to everyone who made the time to come along to school last week to hear about your child’s learning progress. It was great to meet some of you for the first time and share what we have been up to in class. 

Sausage Sizzle: Every Friday, there will be a sausage sizzle at school, fundraising for the Borough Bus. You should have received a form last week. They are due before each Tuesday 9am for a sausage this week. You are welcome to pre-order for the rest of the term. Please drop the form and money into the office.

Pink Shirt Day: This Friday (15 May) is Pink Shirt Day in support of a bully free community. If your tamariki would like to wear pink they are welcome to, however if not they should be in normal school uniform.

Lucky Book Club: Orders are due by 29th May.

News:
News topics for this term are as follows. 

Week 4 - What is your favourite animal? Draw a picture and tell us why it is your favourite. Add two interesting facts about it that your classmates might not know.
Week 5 - Share your favourite recipe. Why is it your favourite? What ingredients does it use? Is it difficult or easy to make?
Week 6 - Can you speak more than one language? Share something you can say in another language! OR Learn how to say ‘hello’ in a different language. Let us know which language you have learnt, and share that new greeting with us all!
Week 7 - What makes you feel proud? Think of a moment when you felt really proud of yourself and share that experience with the class.
Week 8 - What makes you awesome? Share three things about yourself that make you unique!
Week 9 - Could you share with us your favourite song? Can you tell us the artist and title of the song? Why is it your favourite? How does it make you feel?
Week 10 - It’s the end of the term! What has been your favourite thing about term 2?
Week 11 - No news

Have a great week!

Ngā mihi,
Amy

Upcoming dates:
1st June- Kings Birthday- no school
2nd June- Teacher Only Day

This Friday (15 May) is Pink Shirt Day in support of a bully free community. If your tamariki would like to wear pink they are welcome to, however if not they should be in normal school uniform.

Good afternoon everyone,

Interviews - Thank you to everyone who made the time to come along to school last week to hear about your child’s learning progress. It was great to meet some of you for the first time and share what we have been up to in class. Once again feel free to come and see me or email me at another time if you have any questions or concerns.

Sausage Sizzle - Every Friday, there will be a sausage sizzle at school, fundraising for the Borough Bus. You should have received a form last week. They are due back tomorrow for a sausage this week. You are welcome to pre-order for the rest of the term. Please drop the form and money into the office.

Lucky Book Club - Don't forget about the Lucky Book Club orders - due by the 29th May.

I am on a course on Wednesday so Mr Hooper will be in class.

Have a great week!

Ngā Mihi

Eirinn

eirinn.maclean@ashborough.school.nz

Upcoming dates:

1st June- Kings Birthday- no school
2nd June- Teacher Only Day- no school
3rd July- Last day of Term 2.

Kia ora whānau,

Over the next 3 days, students will be completing the SMART assessments. (Sorry, I think I said Week 5 initially).

Please don’t stress about these assessments at home — they are designed to help show students’ current understanding and identify next steps for learning. They are to help support progress in the classroom.

Today we spent time practising how to use the SMART Tool features on the iPads, including navigating questions, using the tools and understanding the layout. The students coped really well and adapted quickly — they are definitely a very tech-savvy group!

Science & Writing

As part of our Curiosity theme this term, students have begun researching famous inventors and scientists linked to forces, motion, and energy in science.
Students are using their research to support our focus on writing to inform, where they are learning how to organise facts, explain ideas clearly and write for an audience. Over the next few weeks, students will also take part in some hands-on science investigations and experiments. These activities will help students explore scientific ideas in practical and engaging ways while encouraging curiosity, problem solving and teamwork.

Maths

We will be exploring number, financial maths, measurement and probability until the end of term. As well as keeping up with our fact families (times, division, add/sub).

Key Dates Coming Up

Monday 1 June – King’s Birthday (School Closed)
Tuesday 2 June – Staff Only Day
Friday 3 July – Last Day of Term 2 / School Holidays Begin

Ngā mihi,
Anna Davies

Kia ora,

Sausage Sizzle order forms for this week order are due tomorrow. (Sorry that the dates were Sundays - I made the form late at night and never proofread my work) 

Please make sure orders are in by 9am every Tuesday to get in by FRIDAY! 

Thanks

Ella