Year 2 Newsletter, Term 3, 2015 We welcome back everyone for an awesome term. A special welcome to new students and families joining the Elm Park family. | Important dates this term:
Maori language week
Maths week (Maths Olympiad TBC)
Art exhibition
Last day of the term |
Our learning focus for the term: This term we will continue focussing on the concept of well-being. In particular, we will be learning skills and knowledge needed to grow and harvest our own food by maintaining the vegetable gardens that we planted last term. We look forward to harvesting our vegetables at the end of the term. We would like to thank Mrs Jessup and Mr Burrowes for helping us with the planting. You can keep up to date with our learning on our Year 2 well-being blog. The students will be very excited to share their art pieces with you at the art exhibition to be held in the middle of the term. We hope you can come in and support their efforts and make the exhibition a success. |
The students will be participating in gymnastics as part of the PE programme. For safety reasons, we request that girls wear socks not tights on days that their class has gymnastics. | We will be continuing with e-Portfolios as a means of keeping you up to date with your child’s learning. It would be fantastic if you log on and comment on what you see, using your parent login. See the office personnel if you are unsure of your login details. |
Other information |
Your contact details Please advise the office staff if you have changed your address or telephone number and update the information about the other people we are to contact should we need to. It is distressing for all concerned when the information we have is not correct. Sickness It seems that winter has finally struck. Children have bad colds and coughs. Please teach your child to cough into their elbow, they also need to know how to blow their nose. If you are sending them to school with a cold it would be appreciated if you could supply them with tissues. Head lice We have the re-occurring problem with head lice. If your child comes home with a notice informing you that head lice have been seen in a child’s hair then you need to check your child. If you find head lice, the hair needs to be treated, all the hair utensils and bedding need to be treated too. Head lice can survive in water so washing hair is not the answer. Have a look online for the natural and homemade remedies. |
Keeping in contact |
Contact with and from school There are many ways we can contact you and you can contact the school. It is vital that school has your latest contact details in case of an emergency. Website Blog http://elmparkschool.blogspot.co.nz/ Smart phone app - ask the office about this app Skoolbag |