Kia Ora and Welcome to our Week 3 Blog Post!
We have had another great week in Year 2, below are some highlights and some messages for the week. Don't forget you can also check out our Timatanga blog (click here to go straight to it)
Welcome to Aeden and Moustafa!
We are lucky enough to have two new students join us in Year 2. We welcome Aeden and Moustafa. They have made a great start at Thorrington School and in Year 2. Below are the two boys with their Welcome Certificates.
El Gregoe
Check out our Timatanga Blog for some pictures of the El Gregoe show we saw last week to support our 'Being Brave' Inquiry.
Daily 5
Our Daily 5 training is going really well and students are learning to manage their learning by choosing great spaces to read to them selves and to work on their writing. After a week of training we will be running parts of our Daily 5 for real as we start our guided reading program.
Messages for this week
Reading Books
Reading Books will come home this week as we start our rotations. As in previous years we appreciate you signing the note book along side the book that is read each night. Students will have reading groups three days a week between Monday and Thursday. They will take a book home on the day they read in a guided group. On the fourth day they will have an opportunity to read online as part of our 'Bug Club' program, this can be also be read at home, as can a range of books on the website.
The 'Bug club' is a digital reading program we use that will be up an running next week. Students will have a QR code link and log in details glued into their note book. Below is a YouTube clip telling you a little more about how Bug Club works.
Poetry Books
Each Friday students get to explore a new poem and take it home in their poetry books for sharing. On Monday these poetry books can be returned to the red poetry box in the book trolly by the wooden bench.
Library Day
Each Friday students get to explore a new poem and take it home in their poetry books for sharing. On Monday these poetry books can be returned to the red poetry box in the book trolly by the wooden bench.
Library Day
Our Library day in Year 2 will be on a Tuesday. Students will need to bring their Library folder on this day in order to bring library books back home. The Library bag is an important part of the process to ensure our books are kept in good condition. If there is no library bag then we will not be able to send books home.
For the first week library folders should be in class as we collected them in week 1.
Tuhura Time
Tuhura time is going really well and we are seeing some wonderful examples of creativity and social skills being developed. If anyone has any items they think would be great to make, build and role play with then feel free to drop them off to us.
Assembly
Thanks to those who attended our assembly last week it was a great occasion in a new venue. Well done to those who got a Certificate this week! We have posted their photo on the Timatanga Blog This week assembly will be hosted by Year 1. See below for a reminder of the time and place details. As always all parents are welcome to attend.
Day: Every Friday
Time: 12pm
Place: School Hall
Cyber Safety Notices to sign and return
If you have not done so already please return the cyber safety notices given out at the Whanau Connect meetings at the beginning of term. If you need a form please ask at the office.
Cyber Safety Notices to sign and return
If you have not done so already please return the cyber safety notices given out at the Whanau Connect meetings at the beginning of term. If you need a form please ask at the office.
Have a great week and we hope to see some of you at the Whanau Picnic on Tuesday!
Thanks Mr Scuur.... great start to the year and welcoming at the first assembly. The hall is a terrific venue.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to the picnic on Tuesday night :)
Catherine
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DeleteThanks Catherine, yes it was a great start. Nice to hear what you think about the new venue. Thanks for leaving a comment! See you at the picnic!
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