Term 3, 2015 Newsletter for Puketapapa Team, The Gardens School, New Zealand

1. P.E.
This term students will
be playing invasion games
in team sports such as
s o c c e r , b a s k e t b a l l ,
football, rugby and
hockey, to learn and
p r a c t i s e s k i l l s a n d
strategy. These include:
maintaining possession,
attacking and defending
a goal, winning the ball.
There are more inter-
s c h o o l s p o r t
competitions happening
this term. If you’re
interested, listen out for
n o t i c e s f r o m M r s
Cosford. These are:
netball, girls soccer,
c r o s s - c o u n t r y a n d
basketball
Students are encouraged
t o b r i n g t h e i r P . E .
uniform daily, as P.E.
lessons are known to
change. They should also
change into their P.E.
gear to play on the field,
to keep their uniform
clean.
Our P.E. sessions are
scheduled for:
Pukeko 1 - Tuesday
Ruru 3 - Wednesday
Tui 3 - Wednesday
Takahe 2 - Wednesday
Tui 2 - Wednesday
Welcome to Term 3 after the winter break. We have another busy
and fun-filled term upon us, beginning with the ending of our Term
1 & 2 inquiry and technology focus of Wearable Arts. The kids have
worked hard on their designs in Term 2 and are excited to show
their creations off.
It was wonderful to see so many parents attend our Parent-Teacher
Interviews at the end of Term 2. If you have any thing you would
like to follow up, or any concerns,
please contact your child’s
teacher.
Tui 3 - Ms Julia Delany
Yr5/6 e-Learning (Team Leader)
juliad@thegardens.school.nz
Takahe 1 - Mrs Tracey Kuba,
Yr 5/6 e-Learning
traceyk@thegardens.school.nz
Ruru 3 - Mrs Carly Kidd,
Yr 5/6 e-Learning
carlyk@thegardens.school.nz
Tui 2 - Mrs Lily Bradshaw,Yr 4
lilyb@thegardens.school.nz
S T R I V E F O R T H E B E S T
PUKETAPAPA newsletter
T E R M 3 , 2 0 1 5
SCHOOL UNIFORM
Students are expected to enter and leave school in full school uniform.
This includes wearing their shoes. This also applies to students attending
an inter-school sports event.
Plain black school shoes are expected to be worn with white or black
ankle socks, shoes should be appropriate for school and not a “fashion”
shoe.
All uniform items can be purchased from the school. A price list is
available from the school office.
Please ensure all items are clearly named. If found, they are returned by
the office ladies.
If a student loses a hat or another piece of uniform they need to bring in a
note for a Uniform Pass which will be issued by Ms Gifford or Mrs Fowler.
Pukeko 1 - Mrs Yolande Mathlay,
Yr 4/5
yolandem@thegardens.school.nz
Reminders
• eLearning students to
b r i n g h e a d p h o n e s
everyday
• Kidz Cafe ordering is
now outside Poutama
• the Library has moved
to Kotuku 3

2. H O M E W O R K
There were some wonderful dioramas, slideshows, quizzes and other Homework handed in last term.
We can’t wait to be surprised by more outstanding pieces and share them with the class and team at our
assemblies. Please continue to encourage your child to complete their homework.
Our homework expectations are:
★ SPELLING - Each week, the student will have a new spelling list of a minimum of 10 words.
These need to be practised each night.
★ MATHS – 1000+ points per week on Mathletics. Teachers will check this on Friday morning.
★ READING - Read for 20 minutes each weeknight. Students may choose from a variety of
reading material e.g. comic book, magazine, website etc.
★ HOW MUCH TO DO? All students will complete all the above plus one activity per week
selected from the grid or an assignment provided by their teacher. Year 4 students are to
complete one activity per fortnight, however if they or any other Year level wishes to do
more they are welcome, as long as they do their best work.
Teachers expect students to do the same quality of work at home as is expected at school. Work should
follow our Book Standards. e-Learning students turn their Homework in online. Please check their
Homework Guidelines if you are unsure as these may be slightly different. These have been sent home
and can be found on their Wikispace.
This semester will be learning about Financial Literacy. We hope to make our students more aware of
what money is and how to earn, save and spend it, developing good habits for their future. In Term 3 we
will be having a ‘make and bake’ Culture Day, with stalls set up around the field.. Later in Term 4 we will
be having a Market Day to sell products we have made ourselves. In keeping with the money theme,
students will be designing and making their very own ‘money trap’, when working with Mr Fowler, in the
Hard Materials room for Technology.
In Maths students will be solving measurement problems, including area and perimeter and learning and
practising multiplication and division strategies, appropriate to their ability. level Number knowledge will be
taught concurrently. Maths Week is on in Week 4, so students may be doing something a little different
in their Maths classes, with challenges to solve individually and in teams. For Writing, students are learning
how to describe, by writing information reports, menus, job applications etc.
What are we learning this term?
FOLLOW US ONLINE!
Keep up to date with your child’s class and
check out their Wikispaces and blogs!
Tui 2: http://2015bradshaw.blogspot.co.nz
Pukeko 1: http://2015lia.wikispaces.com
Takahe 1: brightsparx.wikispaces.com
Tui 3: http://superstarlearning.wikispaces.com
Ruru 3: http://kiddslearningspace.wikispace.com
DATES TO REMEMBER
7/8 - ANZAC Assembly
14/8 - Whole School Assembly
21/8 - Red Nose Day
1/9 - Culture Day
10 & 11/9 - School Photos