Term 4!

Wow I can't believe we are already into Term 4.  There is about 10 weeks until Christmas, which I can't even begin to think about! haha
I hope you all had an amazing holiday. I was lucky enough to head over to Hong Kong with my family to visit friends and to experience the culture. We had an awesome 11 days away. One of the highlights was going to Disney Land.

This term is only 9 weeks and will fly by. Our inquiry is sustainability and we will be focusing on athletics as well as other ball sports involving catching and throwing for eg rippa/tag. Maths will have a focus on shape, symmetry and tessellation's as well as continuing to learn strategies to help us solve problems. In reading we will continue to focus on reading strategies to help with comprehension and our writing programme will have a mix of reports and poetry.

I look forward to this term and all that it has to bring. Please don't hesitate to contact me should you have any queries or concerns.

Term 3 has arrived...

WOW - Term 3 is here!  Term 3 is my favourite term. Lots of interesting, fun and adventurous things will happen during the term which I am excited about! 

Camp and EOTC week will happen from September 4th - 8th. Please keep an eye out for emails and notices regarding these two events!

We are also into our cross country training. Monday, Wednesday and Friday will be our training days. Please send a note in or email me on cmaurice@wgp.school.nz should your child not be able to participate in training for the cross country. 

Our inquiry this term is movement. An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.

We will continue to focus on reading comprehension and our maths focus will be time, fractions and mapping and orientation.

I'm looking forward to an action packed term. Please feel free to contact me should you have any queries.

Week 10 - Last week before the holidays!

Check out these two certificate winners from Friday's VLC Shearer assembly. Well done Indi and Charlie. You two deserve these! Keep up the great work.

Friday's mufti day was in honour of Team NZ. Charlie created and built the "Old Mug" out of tinfoil and cardboard. Awesome Charlie!

New L5 Ambassadors and Certificate Winners

L5 students who were interested in becoming a class ambassador put forward reasons as to why they thought they would be a good class ambassador. It was a difficult decision but the next two ambassadors for L5 are Indiana Dunn and Pita Sandor. Awesome girls!

 During our VLC Shearer assembly on Friday the following 4 students received a certificate! Well done - you all deserve these!

Mufti Day Supporting Westpac Helicopter Appeal

Mufti Day - L5

James (Daniels dad) flies the Westpac helicopter and came in to tell use some stories and answer some questions we had :)

Term 2!

Term 2

Welcome back everyone!  I'm looking forward to an action packed term with lots of exciting and new things happening. 

We'll be getting straight back into our reading and maths programme focussing on reading strategies to help us understand what we are reading and we will be moving forward and learning new mathematic strategies. In maths we will also be focussing on measurement. 

Our inquiry this term is around properties and changes of matter. In L5 we are going to observe, describe and compare physical and chemical properties of common materials and change that occur when these materials are mixed, heated or cooled. We will be doing some awesome experiments!!

Our writing programme will be based around our inquiry.

This term we are going to focus on striking, catching and throwing for PE. We will be getting out in the winter months to practise these skills.

Watch this space as L5 embarks on their learning journey.

End of term already!

WOW I can't believe this is the last week of Term 1!  L5 students have worked incredibly hard this term and I have enjoyed getting to know each and everyone of them.

Check out the rest of our blog to see what we have been up to :)