Dear Parents/Caregivers
A warm welcome to Woodstock School for the 2016 year. We hope you have all had a fantastic break with your family. We have a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable team of teachers to work alongside your children this year.
Our Rimu Teaching Team:
Mrs Tracey Frost - Room 1 (Reception Room)
Mrs Susan Johnson - Room 1 then Room 2 later in term (Year 1)
Miss Caitlin Wheeler - Room 3 (Year 1)
Miss Abbey Greenwell - Room 4 (Year 1)
Miss Danni Macpherson - Room 8 (Year 2)
Miss Sarah Menzies - Room 9 (Year 1/2)
Our Learning in Term One
The Woodstock Learner focus for 2016 is Building Positive Relationships
This involves the children learning about ideas such as:
#accepting differences
#helping others
#developing leadership
#sharing ideas
#listening
Our overall learning focus for this term is Science and is called ‘Wai (Why)Water’. The children will learn the science behind the water cycle and the importance of water conservation. They will also develop an awareness of ways they can positively contribute to water conservation in our society. The children will be using basic scientific vocabulary to explain their understanding throughout this learning.
Health Education: Healthy Lunchboxes
Maths: Statistics; Numeracy
Oral Language: Expanding children’s vocabulary and think, pair, share
Written Language: Conveying a clear message to an audience
Reading: Reading for meaning
Physical Education: Swimming and Motor skills
Maori Language: Pronunciation and Greetings; Mihi; Karakia;
Waiata
CHILDREN’S SELF-MANAGING GOALS
1. Establishing Routines - To be organised to start the school day and being able to organise our belongings at the end of the day.
e.g. Be on time, put book bags away independently.
2. To build positive relationships with each other, (e.g. including
others in our games, making appropriate choices.)
In our classrooms we are supporting and encouraging the development of your child's skills of independence and perseverance with the tasks and challenges that they encounter during their school day. You can help your child by allowing them to come into their classroom by themselves. This encourages independence and allows them the opportunity to socialise and establish friendships. We also ask that at the end of the school day, you wait outside the classroom and let your child organise their own belongings.
SCHOOL START TIME: For your child’s benefit it is extremely important that they arrive at school BEFORE 8.45am. This allows them time for socialisation and prevents disruption to the class programme. Children are not allowed inside the classroom before 8.15am and are asked to wait under the covered walkway until the 8.15am bell. Parents are asked to leave the classroom by the 8.45am bell. If your child is upset when they are dropped off, it is best to say goodbye quickly and leave them in care of their classroom teacher.
AFTER SCHOOL: All parents are to wait outside the class until your child has been dismissed.
ABSENCES: If your child is going to be absent from school please notify the office before 8.45 am. The phone number is 855 6686. If your child should arrive late to school please ensure they report to the office.
RIMU BLOG : Please join our Blog
From this Blog you can access websites and activities to support your child’s learning in the classroom.
There will be a separate Blog page for Room 8 and 9.
SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE
Like us on Facebook to keep up-to-date with all newsletters and happenings at Woodstock. Find the links on our web page; www.woodstock.school.nz
SUNSAFE POLICY: In accordance with our sun safe policy ALL children MUST wear a hat with a brim whenever they are outside. Hats can be purchased from the school office. Please name your child’s hat. Children without a hat MUST sit under the large trees by the courts. Sunblock is best applied before your child leaves the house. Should your child bring sunblock to school they are encouraged not to share it. Teachers are unable to apply sun block to students.
We need your help!
This year we are focusing on extending our student’s oral language through play and discovery time. To make this exciting and rewarding for all students we are in need of dress ups, crafts, objects for ‘shops’, construction tools etc. If you have any unwanted items then Rimu Syndicate would greatly appreciate them.
This year we are focusing on extending our student’s oral language through play and discovery time. To make this exciting and rewarding for all students we are in need of dress ups, crafts, objects for ‘shops’, construction tools etc. If you have any unwanted items then Rimu Syndicate would greatly appreciate them.
TISSUES: A box of tissues from each child donated to their classroom is always greatly appreciated.
TOYS: Toys are not allowed at school. Toys are a distraction in the classroom and in the playground. We are not able to ensure the safety of toys at school.
SPARE CLOTHING: Please keep a spare set of clothes in your child’s bag at all times. We do not have any spare clothing to cope with ‘wee’ accidents or when the children get mucky during the day. If your child does not have spare clothing you will be contacted to come into school to bring some.
NAMING CLOTHING: Please name clothing to prevent it being lost. As our policy is to remove footwear to prevent carpets being soiled, please name all footwear. Should your child misplace any items of clothing there is a lost property trundler situated in B block, outside the boy’s toilet.
LUNCHES: LUNCHES: Thursday - SubWay lunch, orders need to be in an envelope that is named, has the room number and the order itself included, with the correct money. This needs to be placed in a box in the office foyer before 8.45am.
Mon/Wed/Fri - Lunch orders online www.lunchorders.co.nz. All information is detailed on the website.
At lunchtimes we are encouraging the children to eat their sandwiches first plus place any uneaten food back in their lunchboxes so that you are able to monitor what they are eating. This is due to the large amounts of food ending up in the bin uneaten with parents being unaware of this. Lollies are not permitted at school.
scraps are put in our classroom Worm Bins. Thank you to all the parents who are packing ‘waste-free’ lunch boxes for your children.
LIBRARY TIMES: Your child’s class visits the library once a week. For your child to be issued with a book they need to bring back their previous book and have their book bag.
Room 1/2: Thursday Room 3: Tuesday Room 4: Room 8: Monday Room 9: Room 9—Thursday
SWIMMING: As we are swimming this term please ensure that on the days your
child is swimming that they bring their togs and towel in a plastic bag. It is very
helpful if togs, towels and undies are named.
Rooms 1 /2: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Room 8: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
Room 3/4: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday Room 9: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Readers - The readers your child will bring home will be at an easier level than
those being read during instruction time in class. For your child to be issued with a
new reader, they must return their previous book and have their book bag at school. There is a reading log in our pre-printed homework booklets for you to sign. This
informs the teacher that the book has been read to an adult. Teachers will tick
the booklet when books are returned to school. All children will have books home by week 3.
Spelling - Your child will have 2 weeks to consolidate their learning of their
letter sounds and spelling words. For your child to be given new sounds, or words,
they need to be able to recall their letter sounds or spelling words correctly
for two weeks in a row.
Poem Books - These will go home each Friday.
Numeracy - There is a list of knowledge items in the front of the homework book
to work through and practice with your chid.
Please check your child’s book bag daily for homework and notices.
Please check your child’s book bag daily for homework and notices.
APPOINTMENTS WITH TEACHERS:
If you need to discuss any concerns you may have. PLEASE make an appointment with the teacher. We have duties to fulfil before and after school so an appointment is necessary to give you and the teacher quality time to talk.
If you need to discuss any concerns you may have. PLEASE make an appointment with the teacher. We have duties to fulfil before and after school so an appointment is necessary to give you and the teacher quality time to talk.
Please do not hesitate to approach your child’s teacher if you have an enquiry, question, concern or positive comment to share. We look forward to meeting with you all for our parent-teacher conferences soon.
Thank you for your support.
The Rimu Syndicate Teaching Team:
Tracey Frost, Susan Johnson, Caitlin Wheeler, Abbey Greenwell, Danni Macpherson and Sarah Menzies
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