Dear Parents/caregivers,
This year Ara Teina will be focusing on is Sustainability as our topic. We hope to explore different facets of this
very important concept each term during the year.
During Term 1 the children will be learning that they
are unique and talented individuals, each having a part to play in the
classroom and within our school. The
concept of being unique will be explored through Visual Art with the children
creating a piece of ‘assemblage art’ that reflects their likes and
passions. (Assemblage art is when an
artist collects used objects and assembles them into a 2 or 3 dimensional work
of art.) We are excited to promote the
idea of reusing and recycling items to generate good quality art. Here is an example of the kind of artwork we
will be making this term and more examples can be found on our class blog.
How you can help…
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Firstly, please help your child to complete the ‘My Favourite
Things’ worksheet. This will help your child identify the things they really
love and what they could use in their assemblage artwork. Children can return
this sheet to me by the 10th of Feb.
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Next, we need your help to collect the following items ...
· small boxes (shoe boxes
or slightly larger boxes are perfect), & little boxes that can fit inside
it
· ribbons,
scrap fabric (such as flat fats/fat quarters), beads, old jewellery, acrylic
paint... in fact, any craft materials would be useful!
· 5 or 6
little items that could be displayed inside the box that reflect your child’s
interests, for example, a toy car, a wrapper from a favourite lolly, a piece of
lego, a Barbie doll, an outgrown item of clothing, an old headband, a loved
toy, a photo of your family...
We are aiming to start painting our boxes early next
week so if these items can be sent to school by the 10th of Feb, it
would be most appreciated. Thank you for your help! We look forward to seeing some amazing
artwork later this term!
Please be in touch if you have any questions.
Regards,
Adele Park
Swimming – Due to Waitangi Day, we will have swimming on
Tuesday (4th of Feb) this week.
Children will need to have
their swimming suit, swimming cap and a towel in their swimming bag. Swimming
cap is not compulsory but it prevents children from getting head lice in the
pool. All of these items will need to be named. Please make sure that your
child knows how to get changed and dressed by themselves.
Home reading book (Readers) – Children will be bringing home two books on most
days. One of these books will be at their reading level and the other
approximately at two reading colours below (i.e. if your child is reading at
orange/turquoise level, he/she will be taking a blue/green book). The book at
their reading level is the book that I will be reading with them at school
during guided reading lessons. The other book is for children to increase their
reading fluency and develop their love for reading. Please help us by making reading
an enjoyable experience. It is perfectly fine for them to use the pictures as prompts and you
could encourage your child to check the beginning sounds of words before using
the picture. Please initial your child’s notebook after they have read to you. Children
can colour (up to) the number of times read.
Homework – Homework book will be given
out earlier in the week, please return it in children’s book bag on Monday.
Please help me make this experience enjoyable and easy for children. At
this stage, we want children to find homework easy and fun. If you prefer your
child not getting homework, please let me know.
How you can help us -We would love some helpers
to sharpen pencils, put the chairs down, wipe the tables, open/close windows in
the cloak bay, put reading books away and volunteers to listen to children
read. We would also like to hear from you if you are a keen gardener. Please fill out the enclosed form.
Thank
you to all the parents who have already shown interest in dedicating some of
your valuable time to help us. We are grateful for your help.
Toys – Children are to leave toys or valuables at
home as they can be easily lost or broken at school.
School website – Please check the school
website regularly to be informed of what is happening school-wide. It also
gives information about before-school or lunchtime activities available to
junior students. The best way to be informed is to sign up for the school
newsletter on the school website. Room
15 is part of the Ara Teina syndicate (Year 0-2 classes).
Email – if
you have something to discuss, feel free to approach me after school and we can
organise a time to have a chat. If you wish to email me, I will endeavour to
reply as soon as possible but please allow up to 2 business working days.
Below is a link for you to
leave your email address. This will help your emails to get through to my inbox
without going into spam. This link can be found on our class blog as well.
Thank you
for your cooperation.
Adele Park
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