The 10 Things We Should Say More Often

We have hit the ground running this term! We have launched straight into speeches and we are basing our first speech off the video "20 Things We Should Say More Often" by the Kid President. In case you haven't seen the Kid President here he is;



We were so inspired by his awesome style and hilarious speech that we decided to come up with our own list. Each Room 10 kid is writing their own speech but as a whole class we came up with the things we should all say more often.

1. Please.
2. You're nice.
3. How're you feeling today?
4. I love you!
5. Thank you.
6. Do you want to play with me? (Miss Park loves this one! She loves it when we play together nicely!)
7. Sorry.
8. You're a great friend.
9. Excuse me.
10. Do you want to build a snowman?

All these things are great but they are only worth the effort if you really mean them. Don't ask someone to play if you're going to run away from them, that will just make them really sad. We hope you enjoyed our list!  To finish off this post we will leave you with an awesome song that you should sing more often.




Love from Room 10 and Miss Park

Jumping into Term 3!

We are back into it with our awesome enthusiasm and energy! We got straight into some activity with Football this sunny Monday morning!

We are Football experts!

Lexus, Jayden and Teagan are
all awesome footballers!

Controlling the ball...

Megan is a shark! Look out!

Phew we made it! 

We have had a great first morning back! We hope you aren't missing us too much! Miss Park is so pleased to be back at school with us! Check back again soon!

Love from Room 10 and Miss Park

Welcome Back to Term 3!

Welcome back Term 3! This year is just flying by – I hope you had time to relax and unwind during the holidays! I was lucky enough to attend a Maths Symposium in the second week of the holidays which has given me lots of ideas to try out with Room 10!

Art

We will be exploring collage this term. If you have some bits and pieces you think may be useful and you no longer need please feel free to send them along for use in this.

Duty

My duty day is Wednesday/Thursday so on Wednesday afternoons the class will be released from 2:50 p.m. They will be either left to play, colour or read in the classroom or send onto the playground if it is fine. You are welcome to collect them at this earlier time but they are not permitted to leave school grounds without their parent or guardian until the bell goes at 3 p.m.

Important dates

Ned Show: July 29^th

Cheese Roll Making (PTA fundraiser): 6 p.m., July 31^st, Hampstead School Hall

Book Fair: August 4^th–8^th

Ski Day: August 29^th

End of Term: September 26^th

Library

Our Library day is Wednesday, we have been pretty good at getting books returned on time but please remind your child to bring their library books on Wednesday too.

Performance

We are very lucky to have the Ned Show visiting on July 29^th. This is a free show.

Religious Education

We are very lucky to have Mrs Coulter come for half an hour each Thursday morning for Religious Education. If you do not wish your child to participate in Religious Education please let me know. If your child has already opted out this will continue for this term. If you have any questions about this please feel free to ask.

Stationary

This is a great time to check your child’s stationary. Please make sure everything is named. Your child needs two sharp pencils, one rubber, one ruler, one glue stick and one pencil sharpener. Tissues are a very important part of our classroom and it is very much appreciated if you are able to send a box of tissues along for the class. We have a few boxes on reserve thanks to some kind donations last term, thank you for those!

Topics for Term 3

Reading – Instructions and Guided Reading

Writing – Speech Writing and Recounts

P.E. – Gymnastics and Run, Jump, Throw

Music – Reading Music and Playing Un-tuned Instruments

Art – Collage

Maths – Measurement (Capacity, Volume, Area and Perimeter) and Fractions

Topic – Wastebusters and Technology

Te Reo Māori – Classroom Objects, and Myths and Legends

Toys and electronics

Please do not allow your child to bring any toys or electronic devices (e.g. tablets) to school. We cannot take responsibility for the safety of these devices, and toys often cause arguments and confusion in the playground. Children have access to laptops and tablets at school.

Uniform

The Hampstead School uniform is compulsory and need to be kept clean and tidy. Please make sure everything your child wears is named. It makes it much easier for things to find their way back their owner (particularly jerseys!) Please make sure the shoes your child wears to school are black with no other colours. If in doubt feel free to come in and check.

As always, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

Kind regards,

Stacey Park