What we will do this week:

Monday
Chinese and ESL
Math
Reading
Games (40 min)
D.E.A.R
Science (The Sun, The Sun and Shadows)

Tuesday
Music
P.E.
Grade 6 Presentations
Lunch (Victoria's party)
Water play
D.E.A.R

Wednesday
Computers
Math
Snack and Movies
Lunch
End of year party

Thursday
Math
PE
Picnic
Clean up the classroom
Lunch
SUMMER begins :-)

The school year is coming to an end :-(

Dear Parents

As the school year draws to a close and we enter our final two weeks of school before the summer holiday, I would like to take this opportunity to inform you about what will happen in the week that lies ahead and the week that follows that. As we finish off our curriculum we will spend part of the day exploring different themes and the activities that we do each day will evolve around the theme for that day.

This week we will continue with school as usual as we finish off our work.

Monday, 20th - Game day (Your child may bring their favourite game to school, so that they can share the fun with their friends)

Tuesday, 21st - Water Fun (All students should pack a bag with the following things: their swim suits, sunglasses, caps, beach towels, water bottle, sunscreen, water gun, flip flops or sandals) If your child has a beach ball they may bring it as well, clearly marked with their name.

Wednesday, 22nd- Drive-In Movie day (We will make popcorn the old fashioned way.) We will end our year with a fun movie! If you would your child would like to bring their favourite DVD to school, please can you clearly mark it with their name so that we can return it to them at the end of the day. On Tuesday afternoon we will also have our end of year party, please join us from 13:30.

Thursday, 23rd - Clean up day and Picnic (We will be going to the track and spending time enjoying our snack.) This will replace your child’s normal snack so please can you pack your child a yummy snack as well as a drink. I won’t mind if your child brings some candy but please keep it in moderation

School will end after lunch on June 23rd. Buses will leave school at 1.00pm - non-bus children should also be collected from school at this time.

I will not be returning to HIS next year and it is with a sad heart that I say goodbye. I will be returning to the African continent to take up a teaching position at an International School in Luanda, Angola. During my time at HIS I have grown, been challenged, worked hard, played, and laughed. Thank you for the opportunity I have had to teach your child as well as learn from them. I will miss each one of them for very different reasons and will look back on my time at HIS with fond memories. I would like to thank Mrs Lines for including me in such a great school. 

I am sure that your children will have a great last week of Grade 1. I am certainly looking forward to the week that lies ahead.
Ms Wood

Music Show week

Dear Parents,

Over the past two weeks we covered the following work:

Reading
Finish Them Up – Complete Sentences
Rhyming Words – Vowel Pairs oi, oy, aw and au
A New Home for Duck - Vowel Pairs oi, oy, aw and au
Words with –ful, -ly and –y – Suffixes
Words to Know – only, together, watched, baby, edge, enough, garden, sharp, boy, pointed, saw, hawk, taught, fluffy, fuzzy
Our Chickens – Story Vocabulary
Alike and Different – Comprehension Check
The Vowel Sound in Coin
Puzzle Fun – Possessive Pronouns
Color, Number, Size and Shape – Describing What We See
Compare Them! – Writing a Comparison

English
ABC Order
Using a Dictionary
Using a Library
Parts of a Computer
Picture Dictionary

Science
Weather and Seasons vocabulary – weather, thermometer, cloud, season
What is Weather? – Recording weather
Kinds of Weather
Weather Changes
A Tool for Temperature - thermometer
Tools for Wind and Rain – wind vane, wind sock and rain guage
Water Cycle
Kinds of Clouds


Work for next week:

Spelling Words
Can’t, don’t, won’t, wasn’t, I’ll, we’ll, you’ll, you’d, we’d, we’ve, hasn’t, doesn’t

Words for sentences
Merry-go-round, birthday party, student, yelled, window, neighbor, robot, laundry

Dictation
On Saturday it’s my sister’s birthday party and we’ll hire a merry-go-round but don’t worry, you won’t get hurt, you’ll be looked after.

Music Day
On Wednesday we enjoyed a fun after in B1. I would like to thank those who took the time to spend your afternoon with us. I am certain that your children had a wonderful day. Well done to each child that performed.

Below are the Youtube links for the videos that were taken yesterday. They have been saved as "Unlisted" which means that only people who know the link to the video can view it.

Grade 1
Heal the World - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybHfV9CnWA
I just can't wait to be king - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl3ZS3Rg-GY

Grade 3
Hakuna Matata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3ajm8n0TvQ
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3xC6XM80nQ

The HIS orchestra
Canon in D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWew5YV6bXs
Eine Kleine Nachtmusic -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCxkQ7fTI3M
The Entertainer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd0_xGyUXlE
The Cuckoo Song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVKj7iAjwUs

Dragon Boat
On Monday, 6 June, we will be celebrating Dragon Boat Festival. The school has entered teams which will compete against other foreign teams. Unfortunately Grade One is too small to compete but it will be great to see you at NanLiao to share in the festive experience. There will be no school on Monday. We hope that you enjoy this time with your loved ones at home. For those of you going away, we wish you a safe and relaxing journey.

Change of clothes
As the weather is heating up, please could you send a change of clothes for your child to school, especially on a Tuesday and Thursday, so that they can change after PE.

Transfer Reports
If your child will be leave us at the end of the year and you require a transfer report, please can you let me know, so that we can have them ready for you on time.

End of Year Party
Our last party for the year will be help on Wednesday, 22 June. It would be great if you could join us in celebrating a great year in Grade 1.

Some Important Dates
6 June – No school
8 June – Oral Presentation, “My best and worst memory/aspect of Grade 1”
9 June – Math Test Unit 16
10 June – Science Test, Chapter 8

As the year draws to a close I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support this year. It has been a great year filled with many learning experiences and great memories.

Regards,
Robyn Wood

Dear Parents,

This week we covered the following work:

English
Comparing Media
Designing a poster

Reading
At the pond – Noting details
The long i sound, spelled y
Words to know: around, dance, else, open, talk, ever, ocean, though, by, my, try, cry, any, Grandaddy
We read – When I am Old with you

Math
Lesson 15.4 – Ordering property
Lesson 18.2 – Cups, Pints and Quarts
Lesson 18.3 – Liters

Science
Reuse, Recycle, and Reduce
Seasons

Project
In Science we learnt about the 3 R’s, reduce, reuse and recycle. Reusing objects can be lots of fun. Reuse some household items to make a creative new recyclable crafts! And bring it to school on Monday, 30 May.

Work for next week:

Spelling Words
Bedroom, into, bulldog, cupcake, without, sometime, maybe, myself, football, softball, bathroom, anything

Dictation
The afternoon of Thanksgiving we went in a hot-air balloon

Music Show
Wednesday, 1 June we will be having a music show and art exhibition from 1pm – 3pm. I am sure that you child would appreciate your support.

Spelling Bee
Today we had our Annual Spelling Bee; thank you to all the moms who attended. Well done to everyone, especially to Evelyn, Wilson and Makoto who came out as the top spellers in Grade One. Congratulations!

Regards,
Robyn Wood

Dear Parents,

Mid-term
On Monday and Tuesday there will be no school as it is Mid-term break.

Spelling Bee
We will have our annual Spelling Bee on Friday. The word lists were handed out during the week. Please can you practice with your child at home? When its your child’s turn they will need to stand in front of the microphone, Mr Harpster will give them a word to spell and they will have to say the word, spell the word and then say it again. For example, Spelling, S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G, spelling. If they get it right they go to the next round, if they miss spell the word they are eliminated. We will continue until the winner is found. The Spelling Bee will be held in B1 from 11.00 - 11.30, I am sure that your child would appreciate your support!

Work for Next Week:

Spelling Words:
flip, flop, flew, muffin, five, four, far, cliff, stuff, off, family, cough

Words for Sentences:
Caterpillars, washing machine, New Years, Character, float, outer-space, locations, ancient

Dictation:
Cliff and his four family members celebrated New Years, with muffins, as they flew into outer-space.

Important Dates:
Wednesday, 18 May – Invention Research project due and presentation
Friday 20 May – Spelling test, Math test

Regards,
Robyn

IOWA tests

Monday:Vocabulary and Word Analysis, Reading
Tuesday:Listening and Language
Wednesday:Maths Concepts, Maths Problems and Maths Computation
Thursday:Social Studies and Science
Friday:Source of Information

Custard Tart

Make a Gram cracker and butter base.

1. Mix 2 cups of milk and 1 tin of condensed milk and heat it in the microwave.
2. Mix 2 tablespoons of custard with a little bit of milk
3. Add custard to milk/condensed milk mixture
4. Cook in the microwave until it is thick, stirring regularly (about 10 - 12min)
5. Pour over crust

Dear Parents,

With just 30 days left of school, the year is quickly coming to an end!

FIELD TRIP
Last Friday we enjoyed the day at the Science Museum. This is what some of the children had to say about the day:

What did you learn”
“I learned that space is very beautiful.”
“I learned that Mars is a red planet in the Solar System”

What did you like?
“I like to see the moving dinosaurs.”
“I liked the I-Max move that we watched.”
“I liked the movie, it was very interesting.”
“I liked seeing the tornado””

What did you not like?
“The stay was too short”
“I did not like the ride to Taichung, it was too long.”
“I didn’t like nothing”
“”One day trip is not enough. I want to go more times.”
“I wanted to watch a movie about dinosaurs”
“I didn’t like too hear the dinosaur’s voices”

SPORTS DAY
On Wednesday we enjoyed a fun day in the sun on the sports track. I would like to thank those who took the time to spend your afternoon with us. I am certain that your children had a wonderful day. Well done to each child that won their race, as well as the Blue team who won the day.

IOWA TESTS
A few reminders for the Iowa test:
1. Iowa testing will begin on 9 May and continue all week.
2. Students must be unpacked and at their desks by 8:30. Students that arrive late will be sent to the library to wait until the class has finished the section. Missed sections of Iowa cannot be taken at another time.
3. Please, make sure that your child has a healthy breakfast to provide them with the energy they will need to give their best effort on Iowa. Also, make sure your child has a healthy snack.
4. The Iowa test can be very tiring for students, so students will receive less homework this week.
5. Make sure your child has an early bedtime this week.

Regards,
Robyn Wood

Dear Parents,



This week we covered the following work:



English:

· Cumulative Review – Unit 1: The Sentence

· Cumulative Review – Unit 3: Nouns and Pronouns

· Cumulative Review – Unit 5: Verbs

· Cumulative Review – Unit 7: Adjectives

· Cumulative Review – Unit 9: More Capitalization and Punctuation

· Writing Instructions



Reading:

· Gramp’s Stories – Story Vocabulary

· Apples, Apples, Apples – Comprehension Check

· Sounds the Same – Homophones

· Writing Acrostic Poems

· Words to know – carry, kind, put, saw, butter, were, work, person, liked, stopped,

moving

· We read: Johnny Appleseed



Maths:

· Lesson 17.3 – Inches

· Lesson 17.4 – Centimeters

· Lesson 17.5 – Compare Weight

· Lesson 17.8 – Logical Reasoning



Science:

· Review for the test

· The Water Cycle



Work for Next Week:



Spelling Words:

To, too, two, buy, bye, here, hear, tail, tale, no, know



Words for Sentences:

Thought, taught, porch, grandfather, grandchild, experiment, neighborhood, homeless



Dictation:

Two people, a grandfather and grandchild, sat on their porch, while a homeless person came by and asked them if the know about a fun experiment with water.



Sports Day

On Wednesday afternoon, starting at 12:00, we will be having Sports Day. There may be some alterations to the teams, so I will let your child know on Monday what color team they are on. I am sure your child would appreciate your support.



Oral Presentations

Your child needs to stand in front of the class and give us instruction on how to do something. It can be as simple as making a cup of tea or a sandwich. Using words such as first, next, then, second, third, then, now, finally and last, may help.



Important Dates:

29 April: Field Trip

4 May: Oral Presentation – Instructions

4 May: Sports Day

6 May: Mother’s Day Tea from 14:00

9 – 13 May: IOWA

14 – 17 May: Mid-term break, no school


Social Networks
Social Networks, such as Facebook, recommend that anyone under 13 should not attempt to register. If your child is registered please can you monitor the information that they are uploading. Mr Harris, has kindly provided this helpful link: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.connectsafely.org%2Fpdfs%2Ffbparents.pdf



If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me. Have a good weekend.

Robyn Wood

Some Important Dates

Dear Parents,

Thank you to Mrs Adachi, Mrs Fujimoto and Mrs Kono, who prepared great games and candy yesterday for our Easter celebration.
 

As the end of the year draws near, I have listed some important dates below.  Please be sure to diarize them.
 
28 April – Science Test

 
29 April - Field Trip
We are very excited and looking forward to our field trip on Friday to the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung.  Here are just a few reminders for Friday:
 
1. All children need to wear their blue HIS t-shirt to school.
2. All students need to report to their classroom in the morning by 8:20.
3. The departure time is 8:30.
4. A small snack and lunch needs to be packed.  
5. All students need to stay with the class.  If a parent would like to take their child to explore by themselves, the teacher must be informed. 
6. The bus ride there will last about 45 mins, students will be told that they can bring electronic games and books to entertain themselves but staff of HIS will not be held responsible should anything happen to them. 


6 May - Mother’s Day
On Friday, May 6, we will be having a small Mother’s Day Tea and it would be great if you could join us from 14:00.

 
9 – 13 - May IOWA TEST
Some of you might be aware that your child will be writing the Iowa Test from 9 – 13 May. Here is a definition of the Iowa Test from wikipedia.org:

 
The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, often known simply as the Iowa Tests, are a standardized test administered by the University of Iowa and used across the United States. It tests K–12students on various subjects, such as mathematics and the language arts. Each test subject is scored with a percentile score, comparing him or her to the overall national results, and a grade equivalent, indicating the student's progress within a hypothetical 15-year academic curriculum.

 
A few reminders for Iowa:
1.      Iowa testing will begin on 9 May and continue all week.
2.      Students must be unpacked and at their desks by 8:30.  Students that arrive late will be sent to the library to wait until the class has finished the section.  Missed sections of Iowa cannot be taken at another time.
3.      Please, make sure that your student has a healthy breakfast to provide them with the energy they will need to give their best effort on Iowa.  Also, make sure your child has a healthy snack. 
4.      The Iowa test can be very tiring for students, so students will receive less homework this week. 
5.      Make sure your child has an early bedtime this week.


14 – 17 - May Mid-term Break
There will be no school from 14 – 17 May, I hope you enjoy the time together with your child


20 May – Spelling Bee
We will be having our Annual Spelling Bee on Friday 20 May.  Details will follow.


1 June – Art and Music Exhibition
We will be having our Art and Music Exhibition on Wednesday, 1 June.  Details will follow.


6 June – Dragon Boat Festival
There will be no school on 6 June.  If you are new to Hsinchu, there will be a celebration at the NanLiao Harbor


22 June – End of Year Class Party
We will be having our class party on 22 June.  Details will follow.


23 June – Last Day of School
Our last day of school is a half day.  We will finish at 13:00l


If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.    


Thank you for your continued support. 

Regards,
Ms. Wood
wood.his@gmail.com

First week back after Spring Break

Dear Parents,

I hope that you had a relaxing holiday with your child!

This week we covered the following work:

English:

• Months of the Year
• Holidays
• Commas in Dates

Reading:

• Downtown! – Vowel Pairs ou and ow
• A Hike in the Woods - Vowel Pairs ou and ow
• Words to Know – High-Frequency Words
• Growing and Changing – Comprehension Check
• The Vowel Sounds in cow
• What Am I? – Science Words
• Spelling Spree - The Vowel Sounds in cow
• Words to Know – always, eight, arms, seven, warm, ready, body, yellow, now, how, flower, pouch, out, about

Maths:

• Lesson 14.5 Quarters

· Lesson 14.7 – Problem Solving: Using a Picture

· Chapter Review/Test

Science:

• Soil
• Saving soil
• Caring for Our Earth Vocabulary, air pollution, water pollution, reuse, recycle, reduce

Music

Ever Tuesday and Friday your child will get Music homework, please ensure that it is completed

Work for Next Week:

Spelling Words:

Different, color, sick, what, thank you, flower, there, their, people, friend

Words for Sentences:

Terrible, tractor, ugly, watch, wheel chair, weave, whisper, zip

Dictation:

The people sat on the colorful tractor and they went past the flowers and a group of friends, one of them in a wheel chair, weaving their baskets.

Pottery Day

On Wednesday we got our hands dirty, creating with pottery. It will be returned to school the first week in May Thank you for sending an apron for your child.

Oral Presentations

Share with the class your favorite hobby.

Important Dates:

19 April: Parent Teach Meetings - Allyson, Mami, Victoria, Clement, Aoi

20 April: Parent Teach Meetings -Makoto, Ayane, Yvette, Michael, Wilson, Masa, Finn, Evelyn

21 April: Oral Presentation - My favorite hobby

22 April: Easter Party from 1:30 you are welcome to join us

22 April: Math and Spelling Test

29 April: Field Trip

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me. Have a good weekend.

Robyn Wood

Dear Parents

I would like to start by thanking you for joining us in our Mexican celebrations yesterday. The children looked great in their sombreros and their tummies were filled with yummy burritos. Thank you for those who brought in food and drinks and made it a day to remember.


This week we covered the following work:

English
· Book Titles
· Days of the Week

Reading
· Pig Knew What to Do – Vowel Pairs oo, ew, ue, ou
· Something New! – oo, ew, ue, ou
· A Ride on the Slide – Long i: ight and ie
· Words to know – High-Frequency Words
· A Cake for Little Pig – Comprehension Check
· Real or Make-Believe – Comprehension, Fantasy and Realism
· Words with oo as in moon – Spelling oo

Maths
· Lesson 14.1 – Hands-On: Value of Coins

· Lesson 14.2 – Hands-On: Nickels and Pennies

· Lesson 14.3 – Hands-On: Dimes and Pennies

· Lesson 14.4 – Hands-On Count Coins


Social Studies
We did a number of activities relating to Mexico

Work for Two Weeks Time:
Spelling Words:
Doing, going, clicking, looking, meeting, greeting, singing, jumping, running, sitting, getting, thinking

Words for Sentences:
Sunshine, sweaty, telephone, television, thirsty, tree house, tweezers, wheel barrow

Dictation
We went running, singing and jumping out in the sunshine. We became sweaty and thirsty, so we went into our small tree house for a cold drink.

Import Dates:
11 April – School starts
13 April – Pottery Day
15 April – Spelling Test
19 and 20 April – Parent Teacher conferences (appointment letters will be sent home when we get back)
22 April – Easter Party
29 April - Field Trip

Farewell
Sadly, on Thursday, we said good-bye to the Balley family. Imogen, together with her parents will move back to Singapore. We wish the Balley family well in their move and hope to remain in contact with them.

If you are going away for the vacation, we wish you a safe journey; if you are staying in Taiwan, we wish you a great time with your child - before you know it they are all grown up. We look forward to seeing you again next Monday.

Have a great Spring Break!
Robyn Wood

Week 7

Dear Parents,

This week we covered the following work:

English:

· Listening to Poems

· Writing Poems

· Writing Correct Sentences

· Exclamations

· Titles for People

Reading:

· A Fine Time! – Base words with ending –s, -ed and –ing

· Words to know - High-Frequency Words

· Words to know: about, because, draw, happy, teacher, part, tiny, tells, loves, planted, added

· Interesting Plants – Story Vocabulary

· A Forest Visit – Comprehension Check

· Forest Life – Categorize and Classify

· Adding –s to Naming Words

· Match It Up! – Compound Words

· Busy Times – Grammar, Action Words

· We read: The forest, by Isidro Sanchez

· Grade One did really well on their Reading Assessment this week!!! J

Maths:

· Lesson 13.8 – Months

· Lesson 13.9 – Using a table

· Chapter Review/Test

· Introduction to money

Science:

· Readers’ Theater – Rock Stars

Music Treasure Hunt

On Tuesday Grade One competed against Grade Two in the Music Treasure Hunt. Unfortunately the Grade 2’s came out victorious but Grade One gave their best and I am proud of them.

Work for Next Week:

Spelling Words:

How, now, brown, cows, snow, mow, show, low, glow, grow, slow, house

Words for Sentences:

Secret, snack, solo, spine, slash, squirrel, steer, breeze

Dictation:

The brown cows mowed the lawn while the squirrel sang a solo in the breeze.

International Day:

On Thursday, March 31^st, 2011, we will be celebrating International Day at school. Every class has chosen a country and will celebrate the day in their own special way. Grade 1 has chosen Mexico and the class is very excited which has resulted in them putting in a lot of effort to make it a great day. Richard and Evelyn’s mom will be joining us on Thursday to help us make some yummy Mexican food. We have rehearsed a short dance, so it will be great if you could join us from 12:00 of Thursday. Come learn something about Mexico with us! It is going to be FUN, FUN, FUN!

Oral Presentations

This week your child presented their "Ocean/Forest/Desert" posters. When you are helping your child prepare for their presentation, please remind them to look at the class and not at the poster. A number of children looked at their posters during their presentation. By doing this, they project their voice straight into the white-board and it is difficult to hear. Please avoid giving your child a piece of paper to read from, again they focus on the paper and they do not project their voices. I grade them on their spoken English and not their reading ability. They are more than welcome to bring a small card, with a few key words written down. Please ensure that your child has their presentation at school on the appropriate day, as there is not always extra time in the week for them to do it after the allocated time. From this week your child will not be given a second chance should they not have their presentation ready on the appropriate day. Those that presented on Thursday, I have video clips of their presentation, if you would like me to e-mail it to you.

Important Dates:

29 March: Mexico Project and Presentation

31 March: International Day

31 March: Spelling and Dictation Test

1 – 10 April: Spring Break, No school

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me. Have a good weekend.

Robyn

Week 6

Dear Parents,

Spirit week added an extra exciting dimension to our week this week.

This week we covered the following work:

English

· Writing a Description

· What Makes a Great Description?

· Using Your Senses

· Topic Sentences

Reading

· That Looks Like Fun! – Sounds for oo as in book

· A Good Cook – Sounds for oo as in book

· Help Bear Find the Way – Compound Words

· Who Was Lost? – Comprehension Check

· Where Are We? – Comprehensions, Sequence of Events

· The Vowel Sound in book – Spelling

· Many Meanings – Vocabulary, Multiple Meaning Words

· Name It! – Grammar, Proper Nouns for Places and Things

· Words to Know – afraid, any, bear, follow, most, tall, water, idea, look, good, books, someone, anything, inside, outside

· We read: Lost!

Maths

Lesson 13.1 – Order Events

Lesson 13.2 – Estimate a Minute

Lesson 13.3 – Hour

Lesson 13.4 – Half-hour

Lesson 13.5 – Elapsed Time

Lesson 13.6 – Practice Telling Time

Science – Looking at Our Earth

· Vocabulary – natural resource, mineral, soil, humus

· Water Resources

· Land and Air Resources

· Comparing Rocks and Minerals

Work for next week:

Spelling words – Test 25 March:

After, camper, shower, over, mother, father, hurt, burn, turn, furry, hurry, person

Words for Sentences:

Pitcher, pottery, really, report, rescue, sandbox, scar, scissors

Dictation:

After I played in the sandbox, I took a quick shower and then my mother poured me some sour lemonade out of the colorful pitcher.

Important dates for this week:

· 22 March - Music Treasure Hunt. For more information please visit Ms Fay’s blog at http://his-musicclass.blogspot.com/

· 24 March – Present Forest, Desert or Ocean poster. If you would like me to send your child’s poster home for them to practice with it, please can you e-mail (wood.his@gmail.com)

· 25 March – Spelling Test

· 25 March – Math Test

· 1 -10 April – Spring Break

· 13 April – Pottery Day

Sports Day

Sports Day was cancelled for the following reasons:

1. Fear of radiation

2. The weather

3. There are a number of teachers and students who are sick.

Sports Day will be held at a later date.
Thank you for all the trouble and your support.

Spirit Week

Thank you for all the effort that you put into helping your child dress up each day, there was great excitement each morning, when the children compared outfits. There were six children who dressed up everyday. Hopefully next year the whole class will dress up everyday.

I am sure that you all received the e-mail on Friday from Ms Lines. Mrs Lines and Ms ShuFen are unable to be at school due to family issues. During this period Mr Clint Harris will move into an administrative role in the elementary office, alongside Ms. Debbie. Mr. Lines will be in when he is not at the hospital. The school has already contacted a substitute PE teacher so your child will continue to have PE and Computers. If you have any questions please feel free to ask Mr Harris, Ms Debbie or myself.

Regards,

Robyn Wood

Week 5

Dear Parents,

This week we covered the following work:

English

· Adjectives: Taste and Smell

· Adjectives: Sound and Texture

· Adjectives with er and est

· Opposites

Reading

· Words with oa and ow

· Words to know:again, both, gone, or, want, turn, hard, toad, road, hoptoad, know

· Sort it Out! – Story vocabulary

· And Then What? – Comprehension Check

Math

· Lesson 12.3 – Algerbra Readiness: More Than, Less Than

· Lesson 12.4 – Even and Odd Numbers

· Lesson 12.5 – Find a Pattern

· Chapter 10 Test

· Chapter 11 Review/Test

Science

· Introduction to Where Plants and Animals Live

· Lesson 1 – What lives in a Forest?

· Lesson 2 – What Lives in Oceans and Wetlands?

· Lesson 3 – What Lives in a Dessert?

Important Dates for this week

· Friday, 18 March – Spelling Test

· Friday, 18 March – Science Test

Work for next week:

Spelling words – Test, 18 March

Use, cute, lucky, up, pump, grump, ugly, dunk, come, from, some, munches

Dictation:

When I am grumpy my mom tells me that I am cute and gives me some muffins and peaches to munch. I also drink lemonade.

Words for sentences:

· Hydrant, ignore, lemonade, mantel, mix, muffins, peaches, pilot

Sports Day:

Sports Day is coming up on Saturday 19 April. Students have been divided into three teams (RED, BLUE and GREEN). They have to wear their team color (RED, BLUE or GREEN t-shirt) on Sports Day.

Please could you look at the list below and make sure that your child has that color t-shirt for sports day.

· Red Team – Masatoshi, Finn, Imogen, Evelyn, Victoria

· Blue Team – Michael, Wilson, Makoto, Allyson, Yvette

· Green Team – Richard, Aoi, Clément, Mami, Ayane

Please ensure that you child is at school by 8.00

Thank you

· Thank you for sending the money for pottery to school. J We look forward to the day.

SPIRIT WEEK:

We will be celebrating Spirit Week from March 14 – 18. Please dress your child appropriately each day, (see below). Although this is not a compulsory event, in the past the children have enjoyed dressing up.

· Monday: Funky Hair/Most Colorful Clothes

· Tuesday: Nerd Day

· Wednesday: Students be your teacher/Teachers be your student

· Thursday: Green Day (St. Patrick’s Day)

· Friday: Favorite Character – from book, movie, your hero… you choose

Regards,
Robyn Wood