Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Welcome back to Term 3. 
 This term we will be working in these areas.
Literacy & Numeracy
Topic StudyWeeks 1-3; 5-10. Our focus will be on Living World : Minibeasts (Science)
Life Education: Week 4
Physical Education & Health:  Learning skills for Net/Wall Games.
 Te Reo Maori:  We will be learning waiata for some Te Reo Kori Activities plus counting and greetings in Te Reo.
.Visual Arts: We will be working on Print making with paint. 
Homework
For Homework your child will bring:
1.     His/her book bag home every day from Monday to Thursday.  Inside the book bag he/she will have one of the followings to do:
-          A book to read to/with you.
Please make time to listen to, talk with and praise your child for bringing his/her work home.  Before the book bag is returned to school the next day please sign on the folder so the book can be changed for the next day.
2.    Every Friday the book bag will be coming home with the poetry book.  Your child will be able to share with you the poems we have been working on at school.
3.    Once a week the IOL folder will be brought home. Inside the folder there will be stories that he/she worked on in their IOL groups.  There will also be a page with a picture for you and your child to work on.  Please help your child to write his / her story.  This folder has to come back to school every Friday.

Malo ‘aupito

Mrs. ‘Ana. Tonga         

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Room 10 Term 2 2015 class newsletter

Room 10’s Newsletter – Term 2    2015
Wesley Primary School

Greetings everyone and welcome back to Term 2.   This term we will be working in these areas.

Literacy & Numeracy
Topic StudyWeeks 1-11. Our focus will be on Heroes
Physical Education & Health:  Learning the skills for playing Invasion Games.
 Te Reo Maori:  We will be learning Te Reo Kori games.
.Visual Arts: We will work on Painting this term. 
Homework

There will be 2 types of Homework your child will bring home:

1.     Your child will bring his/her book bag home every day from Monday to Friday every week.  Inside the book bag he/she will have one of the followings to do:
-                     A book to read to/with you.
      Please make time to listen to, talk with and praise your child for bringing his/her work home.
     Before the book bag is returned to school the next day please sign on the folder so I can change           the book for the next day.
      Please make sure your child is bringing his/her book bag to school every morning. Every Friday         the book bag will be coming home with the poetry book.
      Your child will be able to share with you the poems we have been working on at school. 
    
2.    Once a week the IOL folder will be brought home. Inside the folder there will be stories that he/she worked on in their IOL groups.  There will also be a page with a picture for you and your child to work on.  Please help your child to write his / her story.  This folder has to come back to school the next day.

Thank you

     
Mrs. ‘Ana Tonga.

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Welcome back Room 10

Kiora koutou,

Welcome to Maori Language Week.  This week we are learning the stick dance song. On Friday 25th July we will be celebrating the Maori Language Week at our school by doing songs, art work, games and greetings.
You are welcome to join us.


Mrs. A. Tonga

Room 10's Term 3 2014 Newsletter

Room 10’s Newsletter - Term 3    2014
Wesley Primary School

Kiaora Koutou, Malo e lelei, Talofa lava, Fakalofa lahi atu, Namaste, Kia Orana.


Welcome back to Term 3.  This term we will be working in these areas:

Writing:  Our focus for this term will be on Personal Recount and Poetry writing.
Mathematics:  We will be working on Addition & Subtraction and in Statistics will be learning about probability
Topics: This Term our topics will be based on our Intensive Oral Language topics for every fortnight.
            Weeks 1 & 2: Poi making (Maori Language week), Weeks 3 & 4: Tivaevae (Cook Is Language week),
             Weeks 5 & 6:   Winter, Weeks 7 & 8: making lu (Tongan language week), Weeks 9 & 10:  Gingerbread
            Man.                
Physical Education & Health:  Learning the skills for “Gymnastics”.
Te Reo Maori:  We will be learning about Matariki and some simple Maori commands, Wiaita, greetings
Visual Arts: We will learn about Fabric & Fibre.

Last but not the least - Homework
Your child will bring his/her book bag home every day from Monday to Thursday every week.  Inside the book bag he/she will have one of the followings to do:
-          A  book to read to/with you
-          A spelling list to learn and write
Please make time to listen to, talk with and praise your child for bringing his/her work home.  Before the book bag is returned to school the next day please sign on the folder so I can change the book for the next day.
Every Friday the poetry book will come home.  Your child will be able to share with you the poems we have been working on at school.
Once again thank you for your support from home. 
Mrs. A. Tonga

Room 10

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Term 1 2014 Room 10 Newsletter

Room 10’s Newsletter - Term 1 2014
Wesley Primary School

Kiaora, Kiaorana, Fakalofa lahi atu, Talofa lava and Malo e lelei to all our parents, grandparents and caregivers.

Welcome back to Term 1. In Room 10, we will be learning about these areas during the Term.

Writing: Our focus for this term will be on Personal Recount and Letter Writing.

Mathematics: We will be working on Addition & Subtraction as well as Measurement.

Topic Study: Weeks 1-11. Our focus will be on Sustainability: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle.

Physical Education & Health: Learning the skills for “Striking and Fielding Games”.

Te Reo Maori: We will be learning simple action commands such as “e noho (sit); e tuu (stand); pakipaki (clap); whakarongo mai (listen to me); haere mai (come here); haere atu (go)”.

Visual Arts: we will be focussing on drawing and painting.

Last but not the least - Homework
Your child will bring his/her book bag home every day from Monday to Thursday every week. Inside the book bag he/she will have one of the followings to do:
- A book to read to/with you
- A spelling list to learn and write

Please make time to listen to, talk with and praise your child for bringing his/her work home. Before the book bag is returned to school the next day please sign on the folder so I can change the book for the next day.

Every Friday the book bag will be coming home with the poetry book. Your child will be able to share with you the poems we have been working on at school.

Thank you for your support from home.

Mrs. A. Tonga
Room 10

Breakfast Club

This week I was on breakfast duty.  It was great to meet the children again. They came in little groups like brothers and sisters or classmates.  One of the PTA came over to help me serve our children.  Thank you Pare for helping us, I really appreciate your help.  
Breakfast Club opens from 7.45 - 8.30 am. 
Everyone is welcome to come.

Thursday, 30 January 2014