Over the past week, Team 2 has been secretly practicing our item for Mrs Brownlie's farewell assembly. On Friday Mrs Brownlie got to see what we had been up to and BOY was she surprised.
For those of you who were unable to make it, we have put our item into a movie for your viewing pleasure! Sit back and see us in action!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Newsletter Week 9 Term 4
Hi all,
Wow! It is hard to believe that we now only have 2 weeks of school left! Thanks for ensuring all your child’s clothing is named as this has made getting ready for swimming much easier.
FAREWELL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
This Friday, there will be a farewell assembly for the staff who are leaving Fendalton at the end of the year. We (Room 2) will be performing a short item to say goodbye to Kirsty and to wish her good luck at Cashmere next year. It would be lovely to se those who can make it.
CAROLS BY TWIGHLIGHT
This is this Thursday 9th December at school. Bring along a picnic dinner and some Christmas attire (optional of course!) to the area by the big tree from 5pm onwards.
The Junior Team will sing some Christmas carols at 5.45pm in the new lunch area in the Junior playground. So, bring along some Christmas attire and join in with the festivities! We look forward to seeing you all there.
CATHEDRAL SINGING
This in on Thursday 17th December at 2pm. We will leave school at 1.30pm. It will be great to see you and any Grandparents or other family members there!
READING PROGRAMME
This will be our last week of our reading programme. I would love to take this time to say a HUGE thank you to Angela House who has religiously put the mountains of books away each week. We really appreciate the time you have given to do this Ang! Thanks
CAKE STALL FUNDRAISING
Thank you all so much for you wonderful support with our cake stall on Friday. We managed to raise $413.00! This money will go towards a new sunshade for the playhouse area. We will be talking to the P.T.A tomorrow night to see if they are able to help with this project too.
We couldn’t have done this without your help especially Katrina Dunn who set up the stall and Mila Vevey who stayed to help ALL DAY!.
Thank you so very much for supporting our learning here at school.
You are FANTASTIC!
BOOK AMNESTY
Keep those books coming on in to school! Have a hunt around home for any that might have strayed they can turn up in the most peculiar places! They cost around $6 each, so it is great if they can come back as it helps us to purchase more new titles.
CHRISTMAS SHARED LUNCH
We are going to have a Christmas shared lunch on Wednesday 15th December at 12.30pm as a final fun lunch for the children. If you could bring along a named plate of food for this, it will be greatly appreciated. Try to include some yummy healthy options too. If you want to join us for this lunch you are most welcome.
Well I think that is it for now…
Paulette and Kirsty
Wow! It is hard to believe that we now only have 2 weeks of school left! Thanks for ensuring all your child’s clothing is named as this has made getting ready for swimming much easier.
FAREWELL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
This Friday, there will be a farewell assembly for the staff who are leaving Fendalton at the end of the year. We (Room 2) will be performing a short item to say goodbye to Kirsty and to wish her good luck at Cashmere next year. It would be lovely to se those who can make it.
CAROLS BY TWIGHLIGHT
This is this Thursday 9th December at school. Bring along a picnic dinner and some Christmas attire (optional of course!) to the area by the big tree from 5pm onwards.
The Junior Team will sing some Christmas carols at 5.45pm in the new lunch area in the Junior playground. So, bring along some Christmas attire and join in with the festivities! We look forward to seeing you all there.
CATHEDRAL SINGING
This in on Thursday 17th December at 2pm. We will leave school at 1.30pm. It will be great to see you and any Grandparents or other family members there!
READING PROGRAMME
This will be our last week of our reading programme. I would love to take this time to say a HUGE thank you to Angela House who has religiously put the mountains of books away each week. We really appreciate the time you have given to do this Ang! Thanks
CAKE STALL FUNDRAISING
Thank you all so much for you wonderful support with our cake stall on Friday. We managed to raise $413.00! This money will go towards a new sunshade for the playhouse area. We will be talking to the P.T.A tomorrow night to see if they are able to help with this project too.
We couldn’t have done this without your help especially Katrina Dunn who set up the stall and Mila Vevey who stayed to help ALL DAY!.
Thank you so very much for supporting our learning here at school.
You are FANTASTIC!
BOOK AMNESTY
Keep those books coming on in to school! Have a hunt around home for any that might have strayed they can turn up in the most peculiar places! They cost around $6 each, so it is great if they can come back as it helps us to purchase more new titles.
CHRISTMAS SHARED LUNCH
We are going to have a Christmas shared lunch on Wednesday 15th December at 12.30pm as a final fun lunch for the children. If you could bring along a named plate of food for this, it will be greatly appreciated. Try to include some yummy healthy options too. If you want to join us for this lunch you are most welcome.
Well I think that is it for now…
Paulette and Kirsty
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Newsletter 15 November 2010
TEAM 2 NEWS – Week 6 – 15 November 2010
Dear Parents
What an amazing weekend of beautiful weather! We hope you had a wonderful time enjoying the sunshine. This is such a busy time of year for everyone and school is pretty hectic at the moment. The children are loving their swimming lessons at Wharenui, they are also starting to prepare for our Run Jump Throw Day (Junior Athletics), they are learning Christmas Carols in preparation for our Cathedral visit in December and are preparing for their Student Led Conference this week. Phew!
Some News…
After 15 years at Fendalton School, I (Kirsty) have finally decided to move on. I have won a position teaching New Entrants at Cashmere Primary School in 2011. Two of my children go to Cashmere Primary (my eldest will start High School next year), and it will be so much easier for me to be at the same school as them. Instead of sending my children off in one direction, while I head off in another other each morning, we will be able to go to school together! It has been a really hard decision for me to make as I have loved working at Fendalton – the children are gorgeous, the parents so supportive and the staff are fantastic. And of course Paulette is just amazing to work with and I’ll really miss her. So I am a bit sad about it, but excited at the same time.
What’s coming up…
Week 6
Student Led Conferences - Wednesday 17th November and Thursday 18th November.
This week we will be holding Student Led Conferences on Wednesday and Thursday. Your child should have brought home a timetable last week so that you know which day your conference will be on. If you didn’t receive a timetable, please check the timetable in the classroom, or ask Kirsty or Paulette. The Student-Led Conferences are run by the children - with some guidance from us! The children will share with you what they are doing in class at present and will show you work that they did when they first started school. Please celebrate the progress your child has made. The children will also share their Learning Report with you. The Learning Report is a portfolio containing assessments and comments about pupil progress and samples of your child’s work. Learning Reports have replaced the formal school report that used to be sent home at the end of the year. You will be able to take the Learning Reports home at the end of the conference. Please take it home for the week and then return it to school. The Learning Reports will continue to be added to throughout your child’s time at Fendalton School, so it is important that it is returned to school in Week 7. The Student-Led Conference is a celebration of your child’s learning in a relaxed setting. Several families will be present at the same time. It is not a formal Parent-Teacher interview. Please make sure your child comes to the conference! And please ensure that he/she is wearing school uniform. We look forward to seeing you there!
Swimming
This is our last week of swimming at Wharenui. Please ensure your child has their swimming gear at school every day this week. Many thanks to our parent helpers who have been assisting with this.
The school pool is now officially open. We won’t use it while we are still attending lessons at Wharenui, however we will begin using it (if the weather is good) from next week, onwards. Our swimming days will be Mon, Tues, Wed, and Thurs. Please send along swimming gear on these days and ensure that ALL school clothes (and undies!) are named. Many thanks
Week 7
Orchestra Demo Concert Friday 26 November - The school orchestra will demonstrate all the instruments that will be available to learn next year. Should you wish your child to learn an instrument, a form will go home following this concert for you to fill in for next year's tuition.
Week 8
Junior Athletics Day - Run, Jump Throw day, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Thursday 2nd December. This is the Junior version of Athletics Day and the focus is on participation rather than competition. This is only for the Junior School and parents are welcome to come and watch and then share lunch with them afterwards. Sport uniforms to be worn on this day. (Postponement day is the 6th December)
Read, Feed, Speed Day – Friday 3rd December - This is a day for the Dads to come in and have some fun with their children. They will come to the classrooms and read with their children, then share in a sausage sizzle and then partake in some physical activity on the fields. It really is the most wonderful day and we encourage all fathers or other significant males to attend if possible.
National Standards Reports – National Standards Reports go home Friday 3 December.
Week 10
Cathedral Visit - Thursday 16th December 1:30 -2:30. Come and listen to the lovely singing voices of the Junior Team as they sing Christmas Carols at the Christchurch Cathedral.
Final School Assembly - Friday 17 December – Last day of school. This is a shortened school day and most parents attend the final assembly at 9:30, and then leave with their children after the assembly has finished 10:30 (approximately).
That’s all for now, but expect more things to follow as we continue with this busy term!
Kind regards
Kirsty and Paulette
Dear Parents
What an amazing weekend of beautiful weather! We hope you had a wonderful time enjoying the sunshine. This is such a busy time of year for everyone and school is pretty hectic at the moment. The children are loving their swimming lessons at Wharenui, they are also starting to prepare for our Run Jump Throw Day (Junior Athletics), they are learning Christmas Carols in preparation for our Cathedral visit in December and are preparing for their Student Led Conference this week. Phew!
Some News…
After 15 years at Fendalton School, I (Kirsty) have finally decided to move on. I have won a position teaching New Entrants at Cashmere Primary School in 2011. Two of my children go to Cashmere Primary (my eldest will start High School next year), and it will be so much easier for me to be at the same school as them. Instead of sending my children off in one direction, while I head off in another other each morning, we will be able to go to school together! It has been a really hard decision for me to make as I have loved working at Fendalton – the children are gorgeous, the parents so supportive and the staff are fantastic. And of course Paulette is just amazing to work with and I’ll really miss her. So I am a bit sad about it, but excited at the same time.
What’s coming up…
Week 6
Student Led Conferences - Wednesday 17th November and Thursday 18th November.
This week we will be holding Student Led Conferences on Wednesday and Thursday. Your child should have brought home a timetable last week so that you know which day your conference will be on. If you didn’t receive a timetable, please check the timetable in the classroom, or ask Kirsty or Paulette. The Student-Led Conferences are run by the children - with some guidance from us! The children will share with you what they are doing in class at present and will show you work that they did when they first started school. Please celebrate the progress your child has made. The children will also share their Learning Report with you. The Learning Report is a portfolio containing assessments and comments about pupil progress and samples of your child’s work. Learning Reports have replaced the formal school report that used to be sent home at the end of the year. You will be able to take the Learning Reports home at the end of the conference. Please take it home for the week and then return it to school. The Learning Reports will continue to be added to throughout your child’s time at Fendalton School, so it is important that it is returned to school in Week 7. The Student-Led Conference is a celebration of your child’s learning in a relaxed setting. Several families will be present at the same time. It is not a formal Parent-Teacher interview. Please make sure your child comes to the conference! And please ensure that he/she is wearing school uniform. We look forward to seeing you there!
Swimming
This is our last week of swimming at Wharenui. Please ensure your child has their swimming gear at school every day this week. Many thanks to our parent helpers who have been assisting with this.
The school pool is now officially open. We won’t use it while we are still attending lessons at Wharenui, however we will begin using it (if the weather is good) from next week, onwards. Our swimming days will be Mon, Tues, Wed, and Thurs. Please send along swimming gear on these days and ensure that ALL school clothes (and undies!) are named. Many thanks
Week 7
Orchestra Demo Concert Friday 26 November - The school orchestra will demonstrate all the instruments that will be available to learn next year. Should you wish your child to learn an instrument, a form will go home following this concert for you to fill in for next year's tuition.
Week 8
Junior Athletics Day - Run, Jump Throw day, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Thursday 2nd December. This is the Junior version of Athletics Day and the focus is on participation rather than competition. This is only for the Junior School and parents are welcome to come and watch and then share lunch with them afterwards. Sport uniforms to be worn on this day. (Postponement day is the 6th December)
Read, Feed, Speed Day – Friday 3rd December - This is a day for the Dads to come in and have some fun with their children. They will come to the classrooms and read with their children, then share in a sausage sizzle and then partake in some physical activity on the fields. It really is the most wonderful day and we encourage all fathers or other significant males to attend if possible.
National Standards Reports – National Standards Reports go home Friday 3 December.
Week 10
Cathedral Visit - Thursday 16th December 1:30 -2:30. Come and listen to the lovely singing voices of the Junior Team as they sing Christmas Carols at the Christchurch Cathedral.
Final School Assembly - Friday 17 December – Last day of school. This is a shortened school day and most parents attend the final assembly at 9:30, and then leave with their children after the assembly has finished 10:30 (approximately).
That’s all for now, but expect more things to follow as we continue with this busy term!
Kind regards
Kirsty and Paulette
Thursday, November 18, 2010
The King is Stuck With the Dragon by Eunseo
The king is siav woos the gagn haw do we sav the king the jagn is f id and the gadn is iwing to cii the king we haf too sav the giv teh tow id gags the king is sic upthfeu
The king is stuck up with the dragon. How do we save the king?
The dragon was trying to kill the King. We have to save the King !
We need to send the two dragons a message. By Eunseo
The king is stuck up with the dragon. How do we save the king?
The dragon was trying to kill the King. We have to save the King !
We need to send the two dragons a message. By Eunseo
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The Escaping Gingerbread Man -By Abby
The Gingerbread Man ran away from the bakery woman and he ran out of the house. A fox saw the gingergbread man and he tried to take him over the river. The gingerbread man kicked the fox on the face! So he ran behind the bush and the fox couldn't get the Gingerbread Man. By Abby
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
My Magic Backpack
Published writing
I have a magical backpack and it has an animal on it. It gives me favourite things that I want to have.
By Eunseo
I have a magical backpack and it has an animal on it. It gives me favourite things that I want to have.
By Eunseo
My Good Sunhat
I lik .my snhat.it is goad. I mad it.
I like my sunhat. It is good. I made it.
By Bing Da
I like my sunhat. It is good. I made it.
By Bing Da
My Fancy Sunhat
i made a fns sun hat at of kad crd bod. It is grat.
I made a fancy sunhat out of cardboard. It is great!
By Toby
I made a fancy sunhat out of cardboard. It is great!
By Toby
Monday, November 8, 2010
machcool Pinpc sbrcol bag.
I have a machool Pink sparcl bag it Can givfs me a cat and givfs me a dog it can givfs me anefin.
By Haayley
By Haayley
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Amazing Writers in Room 2
I am very impressed to see how hard the children work in Room 2 with writing busy stories. How can the teacher, Mrs Brownlie understand everything! Thank you for your wonderful job. You are all amazing. From Mila Senosain (Hayley's Mum)
The Scary Troll
I like the troll. He is scary and I am scared of him. He has a big head and big eyes like a ball. He lives under a bridge. By Liam
SCARY TROLL by Reilly
I Saw a troll,she was scary i was scare she roer I run away from her she chase me .
I saw a troll. She was scary. I was scared. She roared so I ran away from her. She chased me. By Reilly
I saw a troll. She was scary. I was scared. She roared so I ran away from her. She chased me. By Reilly
The Short Hairy Troll by Ruby
The troll lives under the bridge in a big house. It eats squirrels. He is short and hairy and he looks like a bird because he has a beak.
By Ruby
By Ruby
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