St Albans School Term 2, 2017

WAIMAKARIRI HUB
NEWSLETTER

Key Dates for Term 2: Tn koutou Parents, Whnau and Caregivers,

Welcome to Term 2 for Waimakariri Hub! Term 1 very quickly passed us by
1 May First Day Term 2
with our highlights being the Big Day Out to Spencer Park, Aquagym, Food
10 May Cross Country for Thought programme, collaborative teaching and learning and the very
successful MKR competitions. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who
15 May Year 6 Cycle Safety contributed to the success of Term 1 and we look forward to working with
you all in Term 2.
22 May Hagley Sports Starts
Whats on top for Term 2, is the exciting move into our new space. We look
23 May Zone Cross Country
(Quarry) forward to sharing more information regarding dates and timings as this
becomes available.
30 May ICAS - Science Exam
Firstly, a huge thank you to all the children for making our Waimakariri
5 June Queens Birthday Hub MKR competition absolutely outstanding. To parents/caregivers who
supported by sending equipment and ingredients to school or helping out
14 June ICAS Spelling Exam with your time and culinary skills. This culminated a great end to our term
focus of Building and Structures where we had focused on building
15 June ICAS Writing Exam
positive relationships, getting to know each other across the hub and
20/21 June Art Gallery Trips learning to work together in a variety of ways. MKR gave the children
multiple opportunities to display these foci through their learning.
21 June Canterbury Cross
Country In Reading, our focus continues to be on using a variety of comprehension
strategies to help us understand what we are reading and to develop
30 June Hagley Sport Ends breadth and depth in our knowledge. This term the children will work
collaboratively across the hub and most children with remain with the
5/6 July Interviews
same reading teacher.
7 July Term 2 Ends
In Writing, our focus is Transactional Writing with a focus on explanation
writing. Students will understand the purpose of an explanation and learn
Reminders:
to write with the appropriate structure and language features. The
If your child is late to school in the children were pre tested at the end of Term 1 to determine appropriate
morning, they must first report to the groupings to develop their writing experiences further. As such your child
school office at the end of Waimakariri
may be in a different home base for writing. Mrs Loriann Wakefield is a
21, to get a late pass. Those children
not in the class by 9.00am will be fourth teacher in our hub for writing.
marked as late. It is really important for
your child to be at school with enough In Mathematics, our initial focus is on multiplication and division with
time to unpack their bags and get number knowledge and strategy learning. The children have been
organised, so they are ready for their regrouped based on their multiplication and division knowledge and
day of learning.
strategy use. Mrs Howison is the fourth maths teacher and these children
work in a mixed group with tkaro.
Parent notices and communication - our
Waimakariri blog is the main source of
information for parents and families. Mid year assessment will begin mid Term 2, this includes assessment of
Please ensure you bookmark this page learning prior to reports and interviews at the end of this term.
to stay up to date.
Our topic for 2017 is Buildings and Structures, and this term we will focus
http://waimakariri2017.weebly.com/ on the new building and space that Waimakariri will move into. To extend
on Term 1s learning, we will think about how the space can be used, what
are some of the physical features of the building that promote learning,
the process of the moving from one building to another with its similarities
and differences. This is a very exciting time and we look forward to

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Learning Experiences
Term 2
Cycle Safety
In Week 4, our Year 6 students will
participate in the CCC Cycle Safety
programme being held for free at
school. There are a number of
sequenced modules that the children
will complete to gain and achieve cycle
confidence. Information was sent home
on Monday.
Art Gallery
In Te Reo Mori, the students will be
learning about their pepeha to develop
their oral language skills to present
information about themselves across a
variety of contexts. This term the Art
Gallery is offering a learning experience
called All aboard the waka and in
Week 8 Waimakariri will go to the Art
Gallery for a tour and art lesson. We
will require parent helpers to support us
on this trip. Details to come later in the
term.
Big Day Out
Details of our Big Day Out are still
being confirmed. A reminder that
students need to maintain a high
standard of behaviour by showing the
St Albans Values in order to attend the
Big Day Out.
Zone Team Cross Country
This year there is not much time
between the school cross country
competition and the zones competition,
so Mrs Worthington is looking to do a
training run at Halswell Quarry at 2pm
on Sunday 14th May. If your child
makes the team, could you please keep
this date in mind. More details will
follow after the school competition next
week.
Scholastic Lucky Books
Catalogues will go home this week. If
you wish to order please have these
into the office by 12 May 2017.
Alternatively you can order online using
the LOOP system.
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sharing more information about this
in the coming weeks.
General Information for Year 5 and 6
Students & Families
E-Learning
Thank you to those families who have
invested in a device for students
during Term 1. We now have 50% of our hub BYOD. We have
approximately ten school devices in each home base to be shared
between those children who do not have access to their own device.
Please remind your child to ensure they bring their charged device to
school daily ready for learning.
Camp Runathon Fundraiser
Thank you for your efforts in collecting sponsors for our camp fundraiser.
All money should have been collected over the holidays and please return
all monies to school as soon as possible. A reminder our Year 5/6, 3 day
camp will take place in Wainui. The activities are designed to really
challenge our students with kayaking, orienteering, coasteering and many
more. Information including dates, fundraising and price will be provided
well in advance.
Winter Sport
Most terms we compete in a local sports competition on a Friday afternoon
(12:45 - 3pm). This terms sports are Rugby, Football, Netball and Hockey.
Trials were started at the end of Term 1 and teams will be confirmed early
this term. All sports travel to Hagley via bus with the exception of hockey
who will go to Nunweek Park. It is very important that students listen
carefully to the daily notices for information regarding sports. Those who
do not participate in the teams competition will participate in a Sports
programme at school.
Home Fun Expectations - We expect children to read every day where
possible. There are several great novels available, many of which can be
found in the library. A weekly home learning sheet will be sent home with
spelling words, optional extras and notices. Basic facts and times tables
always need practise and anything you can do at home is greatly
appreciated.
Please feel free to make contact, call in or speak to your childs Homebase
teacher should you have anything you wish to discuss.
Kind regards,
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Carmen Aldridge, Bridget McGrath and

Andrea Dykstra

Homebase winners from

across the hub, well done
there were lots of amazing
dishes served. Thank you to
our guest judges for their
help.

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