We hope you have all had a great week, and you are ready to put your feet up (a little at least!) over the weekend. Winter is beginning to make itself known, and it is a good time to curl up with a good book and a beverage of your choice!
This week we have been flat out developing our foundation for speech writing, and this week we will pick our topics and begin independently researching the information we need to create an entertaining speech!
In Week 3 we are looking forward to our annual Cross Country at Silver Stream on Tuesday. Please, if you can spare a couple of hours, we would love you to offer your assistance of parent help! The jotform is HERE. We will be all done and dusted and back at school before 1pm.
VALUES TOPS -
We have our FIRST whole school assembly for the year ON THURSDAY at 9:10am. In readiness for this, please have a scout round home, and return any of our school values tops, that may have been hidden under beds etc! We would like these to present on Thursday.
KAIAPOI HIGH SCHOOL -
Yesterday we enjoyed a wonderfully entertaining and informative presentation from the Kaiapoi High School Head Boy and Girl. Kaiapoi High School have an open night coming up, on TUESDAY 24th MAY from 5:00 - 7:30pm, and I highly recommend going along to have a look.
In Matawara we are HUGE READERS! We designate time everyday for personal reading, and our team are actively encouraged to engage with complex texts. Part of this is book selling! Each child 'sells' their book to the team, by means of discussing the engaging parts of the book. Each week I will share a couple of these here, so, if you are ever at a loss of what your child might like to read, you may gain some insight to some age appropriate texts!
SPEECH COMPETITION -
We have started our preparation for our speeches! This is a major focus for us for the first half of this term, with the three Year 8 finalists competing against Ohoka School in Week 6 for the right to compete in the Rotary Speech Competition at the Rangiora Town Hall on Monday 13th June! All Year 7's will go through the same process, with them presenting to our whole team, as training for next year.
Our whole team watch the inter-school competition, as it is a super experience to learn some of the finer skills of presentation at a high level.
ALL Year 8's will present their speech to our Team on THURSDAY 2nd JUNE at 11am. From here we will select the top 3, to compete against Ohoka School on TUESDAY 7th JUNE at 1:30pm.
Of course a large portion of our timetable is dedicated to this aspect of our Literacy program, however there will be a necessity for all children to work on their speeches at home also, in order to feel prepared. Get ready, as you will no doubt be asked to be an audience at home for the many hours of practise!
LEADERSHIP -
Our Leadership programme in Matawara are the 'homework' that all of our Team should be completing. There is timetabled class time for Leadership Learning, with both the Year 7 and Year 8 Leadership projects being self managed learning.
Our Leadership programme in Matawara are the 'homework' that all of our Team should be completing. There is timetabled class time for Leadership Learning, with both the Year 7 and Year 8 Leadership projects being self managed learning.
Year 8's should be developing their Research and Skill Building around their projects. This is where they are completing all of the LEARNING they need to do, so they can successfully carryout their project. The things that could be included (but should NOT be limited to) - lesson planning, emailing and securing bookings, designing dance routines, visiting experts, maintaining their Leadership diary and much more. Remember, Year 8's should be spending at least 1.5 hours per week on their project.
Year 7's should be continuing their learning around 'The Elements of Colour' which is building their understanding of concepts needed to create the Year 8 Leavers book, by the end of the year.
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Take care,
Kristie, Linda, Jenny and Helen.
LOOKING FORWARD...
WEEK 3 -
* TUESDAY - Clarkville Cross Country (more info to come!)
* THURSDAY - School Assembly in the MPF - 9:10am
WEEK 4 -
* TUESDAY - PCT Police Competition - good luck to our Year 7 and 8 Team!
* TUESDAY - School Silver Stream Trip (Morning)
* THURSDAY - Camp Wellington Pizza Fundraiser! (Lois Monteba and Debbie McLaughlin are doing this one - please be set up in the Library by 8:30am)
* THURSDAY - Camp Wellington Pizza Fundraiser! (Lois Monteba and Debbie McLaughlin are doing this one - please be set up in the Library by 8:30am)
* FRIDAY - Tech - ALL DAY - Bus leaves at 9:15am SHARP!
* FRIDAY - Camp Wellington Chocolate at the Gate Fundraiser! (Long Family - please be set up outside the main gate by 2:45pm)
WEEK 5 -
* WEDNESDAY - Maths No Problem Parent Workshop 7pm - 8pm
* THURSDAY - Year 8 Speech Presentations (Round 1 - Class)
* THURSDAY - School Assembly in the MPF - 9:10am
* FRIDAY - Kahui Ako Teacher Only Day
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