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 6th. 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 1st,
2:00-2:30pm
Week 2 = Wed Feb 7th,
1:30-2:00pm
Week 3 = Thurs Feb 15th,
11:00-11:30am
Week 4 = Tues Feb 20th,
11:00-11:30am. AND Wed Feb 21st, 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 14th Feb with Ash
Wednesday.
School mass: Will be confirmed asap
Public Library Visit: Thurs 8th 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 11th March until Fri 16th March. More info will be
coming home very soon.
Have a great week!
Kia ora!
Mr Yeoman
