Welcome to Room 6 2018

Hi everyone and welcome to Room 6 for 2018. As with every new year 2018 comes with a huge number of opportunities and challenges, I really look forward to working with you all - learning, playing, singing, laughing, sharing, relaxing, exploring, creating, growing, contributing and working hard! Below are some things coming up and some expectations within Room 6.

Class culture

Together over the first days and weeks of school we’ll be completing some activities and discussions that will help us develop our expectations. Once we have all agreed to these expectations these will be shared with parents.

Blog

All classes at St Gerards have a blog that is linked from the school website. This will be updated weekly (usually by Monday) with homework tasks, notices and upcoming events, plus some examples of student work, activities, learning and achievements.

Self management and Homework expectation

Now that students are in Year 7-8 we expect them to be becoming increasingly self-motivated, well organized, and disciplined. Room 6 is run using a ‘Must Dos’ and ‘Can Dos’ system, where every two weeks we organize work tasks for the next two week period. Students will then attend small group ‘workshops’ relevant to their learning, and will be expected to complete all their relevant tasks on time. Homework is basically a time to ensure that all ‘Must Dos’ are completed to a high standard. This system will be new to Year 7 students and we will be working hard (particularly throughout Term 1) to ensure students understand the expectation, are developing the necessary personal skills to work in this way, and to ensure that students feel well supported. Students will be given a diary to help with their personal organization and will be expected to use this each week  to plan.

Library Cards

We will regularly visit the public library and students will be expected to use this great public resource to extend their reading and to help them in any inquiry work they’re doing. Everyone will need to have their own library card, and I will notify when this needs to be at school. If you don’t have a library card please organize this immediately as we will be visiting the library on Thurs Feb 8th.

Contact

Feel free to contact me. Contact by email is best ollieyeoman@stgerards.school.nz

Dates coming up:

Technology: Begins at the Terrace this Friday Feb 2nd and will be happening every second Friday for Year 7-8s. We will continue to attend tech on the odd weeks throughout Term 1 (Week 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11). Please bring covered shoes and long hair tied back.

Waitangi Day: Observed on Tuesday Feb 6^th. A holiday already!

Swimming & Swimming sports: Please bring togs, towel and goggles. We will be walking to the pool for these sessions.

Week 1 = Thurs Feb 1^st, 2:00-2:30pm

Week 2 = Wed Feb 7^th, 1:30-2:00pm

Week 3 = Thurs Feb 15^th, 11:00-11:30am

Week 4 = Tues Feb 20^th, 11:00-11:30am. AND Wed Feb 21^st, 11:00-11:30am.

School swimming sports are also in week 4 on Thurs Feb 22, 9:00-12noon.

Wednesday Masses: Please feel welcome to join us every second Wed 9am in the church, beginning Wed 14^th Feb with Ash Wednesday.

School mass: Will be confirmed asap

Public Library Visit: Thurs 8^th Feb. Please organize a library card before then if you don’t have one already. Make sure you bring your library card to school on this day! Everyone is expected to have books to read!

School camp: Rakiura Stewart Island Adventure and Conservation Camp!! Sunday 11^th March until Fri 16^th March. More info will be coming home very soon.

Have a great week!

Kia ora!

Mr Yeoman