The weeks are flying past and I am loving every moment with my awesome 22'ers. Last weeks visit to the Mindlab was really enjoyable and myself and our class thank all of our parents as well as Matua Quentin for transporting us there and back. We have decided to postpone our impending Marine Reserve trip until term 4 so that we can have warmer weather and so that we do not have to ask for further transportation this term.
This week the children will be receiving their first project of the year which is going to be on an influential person of their choice and whanau taonga. All students will be given a success criteria sheet and we will be covering the different skills needed to complete these inquiry projects during class time. I will give the students at least one research project a term as these skills are very important in preparation for high school. I would encourage you all to take an interest in what your child is doing and support them with finding information if you are able. The influential person could be someone in their whanau, a coach, an idol, someone famous or someone who has had a huge influence on history both in NZ and abroad. These projects will be due in week 11 and we will have a whanau day where you can come in and celebrate your childs learning for term 1 - this will coincide with our week 11 learning conferences. Your child should also be focused on reading each night, completing set and self selected mathletics workshops (Ideally around statistics and Number at this stage) and taking an interest in current events. We still have a few assessments to complete but are definitely settling into normal work routines. We also have tech twice this week so the children will need to ensure they have all of their gear this Tuesday and Wednesday.
Congratulations to Amorangi Standish and Lena Baty-Akurangi who received our class awards at assembly on Friday. Both Lena and Amorangi are making the most of the opportunities at Gisint, are focused on their work and are helpful and kind to their peers.
We also congratulate Tamati Ingram and Kia Manuel who are our first students to be inducted into our syndicate leadership group. Both Tamati and Kia are excellent role models who practice our school and syndicate values. They are excellent role models for their peers. There are a number of other students in our room who are actively working hard toward being a member of this leadership group.
I am really impressed with the amount of students in our room who are trialling for various teams across the school. Many of the teams are named this week so fingers crossed we have some favourable results. Whatever the outcome I am proud of every 22'er who gave it a go.
Congratulations to Sonny who is our first leadership badge recipient for 2016. Sonny received his badge on Friday for being our first student of the week recipient. Who will be next?
A number of our class indicated that they were keen to sign up for the have a go at sailing lessons next week - if your child is keen they must have these notices and money back tomorrow.
If you have any queries please email me.
Have a wonderful week
Ana
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