Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Parent Information Evening

 

On Monday we had a Parent Information evening. For those who missed it, here is the presentation.




Thursday, February 18, 2021

Junk Box Huts - Treaty

 We have learned about the Treaty of Waitangi and how there was confusion and disagreement about what was agreed. We read a story called The Treehouse Treaty and a play about following the rules. We found that rules need to be fair and after writing our own rules for our Junkbox Huts we found that sometimes rules need to be changed to suit new situations. It was great fun building the huts.









Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Welcome to LZ1 - 2021

 WELCOME TO LZ1

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Forlong, Mr Grice, Miss Huntingford 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

* LZ1 Blog


Swimming togs: Children should bring their togs every Monday, Tuesday and Friday. We are working towards our Interhouse Swimming Sports in Week 5 - Wednesday 3rd March.


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


School hats: Compulsory in Term 1.


Permission Slips:  We will be visiting Pak n’ Save Albany in week 3 for a hands-on learning experience to investigate nutrition labels and healthy eating options. We are also going to Camp Marsden in week 7. 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 reading logs and expectations, basic facts and times tables to practice. Students can put themselves forward to be tested each Friday to move to a new level. Spelling List will follow shortly.

Digital devices: are encouraged and welcome from day two. These are not to be used before school, morning tea, lunch or after school, or for communication to and from home during the school day. (Please contact the office or their teacher if urgent)

Our learning for Term 1:

INQUIRY:   NOW: Who Am I Now? How can I be the best me? 

Integrated into our Inquiry:

Maths:

YouCubed

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



Digital Technologies:

Robotics

Coding

Outdoor Education:

PE

Fitness

Camp - Marsden Bay

Many thanks

Penny Jefferson (Team Leader) pjefferson@dairyflat.school.nz

Jenny Forlong jforlong@dairyflat.school.nz

Shayne Grice sgrice@dairyflat.school.nz

Kayla Huntingford khuntingford@dairyflat.school.nz

Fiona Sutherland fsutherland@dairyflat.school.nz