Welcome back Room 2 to Term 3

Kia Ora Te Whanau,

Welcome back to Term Three in Room Two and a special welcome to the families of our newest children: Tama, Paige, Femka, Daisy and Xanthe. Watch this space for photos (having a slight technical hitch!).

Everyone is settling in really well and all seem happy and confident and keen to share their ideas, which is wonderful.

We are starting the term with a focus on the Olympic Games being held in London from 27^th July. We have some whole school activities planned and have been looking at some old footage in class on the data projector. Please encourage your child to do some research of his/her own into the Olympics and to notice any coverage in the newspaper or on the news.

 Some children have already done some research which they have shared with the class which has been really interesting. We have also been discussing our favourite indoor and outdoor games and I would like the children to bring in one favourite card game or board game which we can share for a Games Afternoon on Tuesday (24^th July). We will be focusing on taking turns and playing by the rules. Of course we will make sure the games are well looked after and that no pieces get lost!

Following the Olympics we are planning a Bird Study and we have a trip to the Waimarama Brooke Sanctuary booked for later in the term, which will be a real highlight.

We are always open to input from parents and whanau so if you have an activity you would like to share with the class i.e. baking, gardening or an art project we would love to hear from you.

Thanks Sally and Melissa