Week 5 blurb...

Kia ora everyone, I hope you all had a fab-tastic weekend! I could get used to these looooonnng weekends! This week we’re continuing with our learning, including, our procedural writing unit, "I Think That Means..." in reading and  our funky inquiry unit, ‘Going, Going, Gone!’ I’ve been so impressed with the children’s focus and enthusiasm for learning. A huge congratulations to Room 11’s first ever ‘Times Table Champion’, Mac. He successfully defended his title four times before the persistent McKenzie pounced. On Thursday, when Mrs. Fowler popped into Room 11, McKenzie was crowned the new ‘Times Table Champion’ of Room 11 by beating Mac in a closely fought match. Speaking of times tables, I can't stress how important it is for your child to know them. This knowledge is required across all strands of mathematics, so improving your child's accuracy and speed with them now will help them not only throughout the year, but their entire school life. I have many suggestions for helping you as parents so please, don't hesitate to ask. Also, below is one of many online numeracy resources (please click on the tab 'Numeracy Information & Websites' for more) that you can use with your child to support them with their learning.  Table Trees I'll always aim to put a summary of important news and information on the weekly home sheet (homework sheet). Have a great week, everyone! Mr. Ish