Term 3
This term is going to be a very busy
one with plenty of opportunities for students to continue to achieve. There
will be a Lost Civilisations inquiry unit, speeches, ICAS Mathematics and
English, Arts Splash choir, gymnastics, the Wearable Arts and also netball and
hockey sporting competitions. Students will need to continue to display the
CARE code, making the most of these opportunities.
Wearable Arts
This
years Wearable Arts is connected to our inquiry; Lost Civilisations. We have 3
different themes that will be thoroughly introduced to the students this week.
The making of the wearable arts will be
a mixture of at home and school. We will have a full mask making week as well
as 2 finishing off days later in the term for costumes. The following is the
current timetable for this process:
By the end of Week1
Students
will have chosen a theme.
By the end of Week2
Students will have designed a
Wearable Art and know what materials they need.
By the end of Week3
Have created their mask in class.
By the end of Week5
They will have started their costume
at home.
By the end of Week6
Have finished their costume.
Inquiry
This terms inquiry is Lost
Civilisations. Over the term we will be completing a number of pieces of work
that will be compiled into a typed and bound finished product. Each week
students will have an expectation to complete certain pieces of work that might
need to be finished at home. This
inquiry links to the wearable arts show and is designed to create wonderment
and excitement in the mystical world around them.
Homework
The homework structure this term
will be a mixture of speech homework (research, development and preparation)
and also wearable arts. Hope they can keep up with the basics.
Please note there is no assigned homework this week as this is the
reward that the students have earned.
Speeches
Our literacy focus will be on
speeches. This year the students will also be doing a mihimihi/pepeha to
introduce themselves before their speech. The following is the current
timetable for this process:
By the end of Week1
Students
will have chosen a speech topic. Students will have written an interesting and
catchy introduction in class. Students will have an understanding of what goes
into their pepeha.
By the end of Week3
Students need to have developed
research questions and done the research that will help them in their speech. Students
will have written the main part of their speech.
By the end of Week4
Students will have everything
prepared and have thoroughly practiced their speech.
By the end of Week5
Students will have performed their
speech in class.
Stationary
Now that we are half way through the
year there are a number of students who require more stationery. The students
have all done a stocktake of their current stationary and know what items they
require. Please discuss with your child whether they have the required
stationery to be prepared for each lesson.
