TERM 3 2012

Hi there all,
Welcome back to you all. I hope you all had good holidays.
I thought a quick run down of the term is in order.
We start with with the Olympics. This will be taught under the Inquiry  Social Science Model. At the moment it is the Tuning In stage so in class they are learning about them, the stories, the problems and the history. After this stage they will be developing their own personal questions. We will finish this topic  at the end of Week 4, when the Olympics stop. You Tube is a fantastic Olympic resource to use and discuss. I have attached a video we looked at in class as part of a "What do the Olympics mean?" discussion.

As part of the Olympics we have an Olympic Day at school. More information will be provided as it comes to light.

Weeks 5/6/7 will see us tackle Puberty. This is always interesting through the conservations and giggles. Before we start this topic I will be sending out information so you are well informed about what will be covered.

Of course in Week 8 we are off to Dunedin on our camp. Planning is well underway with activities being booked, transport being organised and camps being visited. It should be a great week. With lots of fun had by all. As with other topics you will b getting more information the closer we get to the date.

Winter Tournament practice has begun today for the tournament on September 18th. We are offering Soccer, Hockey, Netball and Rugby (thanks to the Rugby Union).

First football run for winter tournament

Getting set for the first hockey practice of the term.

The final topic this term will be Life Skills (the old DARE course) . It is run by the Police with Keri Brown coming in to take us.

Enrichment this term is very interesting as we are involving all the Year 7 & 8's in a scientific experimentation programme. This will see them visit Mrs Franklyn one a week for 5 weeks to undertake experiments. It is a great chance for them to enhance their skills and really enjoy science.

Don't forget Week 3 (Tuesday and Wednesday) is parent, teacher, student interviews. The booking site is not up yet but you will be given plenty of notice. If you can't come during this time, just contact me and we will sort something out. I encourage the students to be there as it is their education. It will be a student involved interview not a student led interview.

That's all for now.

But as always if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me.

Cheers

Hamish