Friday, January 31, 2020

WELCOME TO LZ1- 2020



WELCOME TO LZ1

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Forlong, Mr Grice and Mrs Sutherland are looking forward to teaching your child in LZ1 (Learning Zone 1) this year. 
To find out what is happening in LZ1 please refer to:
 * Dairy Flat School Public Calendar
* School Newsletter

Swimming togs: Children should bring their togs every Monday and Friday. We are working towards our Interhouse Swimming Sports in Week 7 - Thursday19th March.

Stationery: Please bring your stationery to school in week 1.

School hats: Compulsory in Term 1.

Permission Slips: We have two class trips in the first weeks of this term - Waterwise and the Auckland Art Gallery. We are also going to Camp Marsden in week 6. Therefore, there will be a number of important permission and information notices arriving home over the next few weeks, these can also be accessed on our team blog, which can be found on the Dairy Flat Website http://lz1dfs.blogspot.co.nz/ under Notices.  Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. 

Home Learning:  Will begin next week with our Homework Bingo, Mathletics, Basic Facts and Reading, to be handed in every Friday.


Digital devices: are encouraged and welcome from day two. These are not to be used before school, morning tea, lunch or after school.
Our learning for Term 1:
INQUIRY:   Identity: Who Am I? ...so I can learn to work well with others and be the best person I can be .
Integrated into our Inquiry:
Maths:
Growth Mindset
Problem solving
Place Value
Basic Facts
Measurement
Strategies
Literacy:
Writing - Bio Poem
Persuasive & Report
Reading:
Treaty of Waitangi
Pepeha
Purposes & Audiences
Ideas
Art:
Portraiture
Colin McCahon- words

Digital Technologies:
Robotics
Coding
Digital Ciizenship
Outdoor Education:
PE
Fitness
Waterwise
Camp - Marsden Bay
Many thanks
Penny Jefferson (Team Leader) pjefferson@dairyflat.school.nz

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