Totara Times – Week 2
Term 2 has started really
well with everybody feeling rested and refreshed after the holidays. During
Week 1 we had our swimming sports – this was a very exciting day with lots of
enthusiastic participation and fun. Then, there was the very successful House
Day with different games for everyone to enjoy. In between these two events, we
got straight back into learning and working hard.
Learning in Totara
We have added in a new Key
Competency goal this term and that is ‘Relating to Others’. We are working on
co-operating in teams and being kind to each other. This will lead to another
token that we can add to our kete.
Maths
We are continuing with
work on Basic Facts, Number Investigations and Word Problems, and we have a new
focus on Fractions for the next two weeks. We also have one session a week on
Growth mind-set Maths where the children are encouraged to look at maths
problems in different ways. We are continuing to run workshops to meet the
differentiated needs of students. Mathletics is always an option for some extra
work at home.
Reading
We are working on
non-fiction texts and information reports to tie in with our writing focus. We
will continue to reinforce strategies to help with our decoding and
comprehension. Don’t forget that Reading Eggs can be done at home.
Writing
For the first three weeks
of this term we are focusing on procedural writing and expressing ourselves
clearly and precisely. Then we will move onto writing Information Reports to
fit in with our Science Inquiry.
Inquiry
We are coming to the end
of our Inquiry into Art in the Community and are working on the ‘Action/Celebration’
part of our Inquiry cycle. This takes the form of printmaking and recording our
journey digitally through the medium of ‘Sway’, which can be accessed through
Office 365.
Sausage Sizzle
Tomorrow will be the first of our fortnightly
sausage sizzle. Every two weeks the councilors
will run a sausage sizzle for Bayfield students. It will always be the same day
that we have assembly.
Important Dates
Wednesday 17th
May – School Cross Country
Wednesday 21st
June – Totara Team trip to Stardome
