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Wellesley 5S
5S - A great bunch of learners!
Friday, 5 February 2016
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Welcome to 5S
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the students and parents of Year 5S. I hope you have all had a wonderful break over the holidays and managed to get some rest and relaxation yourselves. I am sure that the boys will be fully charged and are ready to get stuck into the new year.
The main purpose of this letter is to introduce myself as your son’s teacher for 2016 and to outline our programme for the term.
My name is Veronica Stevens and I am thoroughly looking forward to working with your son. I have been teaching for over 20 years, with almost half of this time, being at Wellesley College.
We have a busy schedule planned for Term 1, but we will endeavour to keep you up to date through emails, class blog and the school and syndicate newsletters on a regular basis. Some of the main events and activities coming up in the next few weeks include:
• School Starts: Monday 1st February
• Parents Information Evening: Tuesday 2nd February
• Goal Setting Interviews: Week 2 (9th – 10th February)
• School Picnic: Friday 13th February
• Year 4-5 Camp: 18th – 20th February
The main areas of learning for this term are:
• Health – Fostering Resilience/Camp
• PE – Swimming, Cross Country, Summer Sports, Camp
• Social Science: Tiriti O Waitangi, Me & My World
• Science: Meandering Moments – A Stream Inquiry
• Reading – Kiwi Corkers – Fairy Tales with a Kiwi Twist
• Writing – Poetry, Recounts, Letters
• Maths – Introductory numeracy and number knowledge
The classroom programme will also be based around the timetable (this can be viewed under '5S Useful Information' link - found on the right-hand side of this blog.)
To complement the classroom programme, the boys will be required to complete regular nightly homework, with a homework sheet given out most Monday or Tuesdays, to be completed by the following Monday. It is expected that approximately 30 minutes a night (4 days a week) is spent on this. However, there is flexibility to allow for the boys to be involved in the many after school activities that they frequently partake in. In addition, Maths homework is usually given out each week by your son’s Maths teacher.
Homework is given for the following reasons:
• To provide an opportunity for parents to share and interact with their son.
• To revise and extend work covered in the classroom.
• To develop your sons’ organisational and time management skills as well as independent work habits.
• The main areas of emphasis will be:
- Spelling
- English – including reading/writing/language skills
- Topic work/Research/Inquiry
- Silent reading and discussion of newspaper items, television news, current events and documentaries are also worthwhile extension activities and should not be overlooked.
Our homework hint – please let your son carry out their own research and word processing, and simply offer encouraging guidance where needed. Too often we mark work that has been beautifully presented by Mum or Dad at the last minute. This makes it difficult to measure where your son is at, as well as defeating the purpose of the exercise.
Time management is a key tool for the boys so if you could encourage them in this area (eg: using a timetable) along with ‘brainstorming’ or ‘mind-mapping’ at the beginning of an assignment, it would be most helpful. Please don’t let homework cause any heartache or stressful times at home. A note to me highlighting a ‘rough night’ or an overload of extra commitments will hopefully alleviate any stress.
If your son experiences difficulties with the homework or you have any other concerns, feel free to contact me at any time. (It is expected that your son produces work at his ability level and endeavours to extend this even further.) I encourage you to use email as a good way of letting me know how things are going.
Your son will be given all of their stationery when they arrive at school on the first day. However, it can be useful to provide a pencil case, to ensure that belongings are easily kept together. The items provided, does not include additional extras such as colouring pencils etc. These are not compulsory, but you may wish to provide such items if you choose.
We do recommend that all stationery is taken home to be named and covering books does aid in keeping them in good condition. It is also a good idea to periodically check with your son from time to time, that they still have all of the necessary items such as pens, pencils, rubber and ruler, as they can be quite disadvantaged, when attempting to do work and they are lacking some of the equipment they require.
I look forward to meeting with you all soon,
Cheers Veronica
The main purpose of this letter is to introduce myself as your son’s teacher for 2016 and to outline our programme for the term.
My name is Veronica Stevens and I am thoroughly looking forward to working with your son. I have been teaching for over 20 years, with almost half of this time, being at Wellesley College.
We have a busy schedule planned for Term 1, but we will endeavour to keep you up to date through emails, class blog and the school and syndicate newsletters on a regular basis. Some of the main events and activities coming up in the next few weeks include:
• School Starts: Monday 1st February
• Parents Information Evening: Tuesday 2nd February
• Goal Setting Interviews: Week 2 (9th – 10th February)
• School Picnic: Friday 13th February
• Year 4-5 Camp: 18th – 20th February
The main areas of learning for this term are:
• Health – Fostering Resilience/Camp
• PE – Swimming, Cross Country, Summer Sports, Camp
• Social Science: Tiriti O Waitangi, Me & My World
• Science: Meandering Moments – A Stream Inquiry
• Reading – Kiwi Corkers – Fairy Tales with a Kiwi Twist
• Writing – Poetry, Recounts, Letters
• Maths – Introductory numeracy and number knowledge
The classroom programme will also be based around the timetable (this can be viewed under '5S Useful Information' link - found on the right-hand side of this blog.)
To complement the classroom programme, the boys will be required to complete regular nightly homework, with a homework sheet given out most Monday or Tuesdays, to be completed by the following Monday. It is expected that approximately 30 minutes a night (4 days a week) is spent on this. However, there is flexibility to allow for the boys to be involved in the many after school activities that they frequently partake in. In addition, Maths homework is usually given out each week by your son’s Maths teacher.
Homework is given for the following reasons:
• To provide an opportunity for parents to share and interact with their son.
• To revise and extend work covered in the classroom.
• To develop your sons’ organisational and time management skills as well as independent work habits.
• The main areas of emphasis will be:
- Spelling
- English – including reading/writing/language skills
- Topic work/Research/Inquiry
- Silent reading and discussion of newspaper items, television news, current events and documentaries are also worthwhile extension activities and should not be overlooked.
Our homework hint – please let your son carry out their own research and word processing, and simply offer encouraging guidance where needed. Too often we mark work that has been beautifully presented by Mum or Dad at the last minute. This makes it difficult to measure where your son is at, as well as defeating the purpose of the exercise.
Time management is a key tool for the boys so if you could encourage them in this area (eg: using a timetable) along with ‘brainstorming’ or ‘mind-mapping’ at the beginning of an assignment, it would be most helpful. Please don’t let homework cause any heartache or stressful times at home. A note to me highlighting a ‘rough night’ or an overload of extra commitments will hopefully alleviate any stress.
If your son experiences difficulties with the homework or you have any other concerns, feel free to contact me at any time. (It is expected that your son produces work at his ability level and endeavours to extend this even further.) I encourage you to use email as a good way of letting me know how things are going.
Your son will be given all of their stationery when they arrive at school on the first day. However, it can be useful to provide a pencil case, to ensure that belongings are easily kept together. The items provided, does not include additional extras such as colouring pencils etc. These are not compulsory, but you may wish to provide such items if you choose.
We do recommend that all stationery is taken home to be named and covering books does aid in keeping them in good condition. It is also a good idea to periodically check with your son from time to time, that they still have all of the necessary items such as pens, pencils, rubber and ruler, as they can be quite disadvantaged, when attempting to do work and they are lacking some of the equipment they require.
I look forward to meeting with you all soon,
Cheers Veronica
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Y5 Cricket Match
Year 5 Cricket Match 2015 Summary
Stevens XI v Parker XI
Played at Wellesley, Monday 7th Dec, 11:15 – 2:45pm, breaking for lunch at 12:45pm.
Batsmen have 4 overs each, in pairs, with 4 runs being subtracted for each ‘out’.
Bowlers have a maximum of 4 overs each, bowled in spells of 2 at a time.
The Stevens XI won the toss, and elected to bowl.
Runs from Gaurav (16), Eddie (15), James (15) & Ben (9), along with around 60 extras, gave the Parker XI a score of 137.
Best bowling figures came from Efe, with 2 wickets for 9 runs, off 4 overs.
Tight bowling and excellent fielding from the Parker XI kept their opponents penned in, and despite runs from Ari (21) and Efe (13), they managed 30.
Pick of the bowlers were James, with 3 wickets, 1 Maiden, for 1 net run, off 4 overs, and Xandi with 3 wickets, 1 Wicket Maiden, for net -5 runs (!) off 4 overs. Pairs of wickets also for Jack, Ben and Captain Gaurav added pressure on the batsmen.
The game was won by the Parker XI, by 107 runs.
It was a most enjoyable day of cricket, with the game being played in excellent spirit by both teams. The parent spectators were complimentary of the boys, and of the fixture, which has become a tradition.
Many thanks to Matt, Jacob and William from the First XI, as well as Harry Pegg, for their assistance on the field as Umpires, and with the scoreboard.
Year 5 Cricket Match - 2015 on PhotoPeach
Friday, 4 December 2015
Year 5 Market Day - 2015
The Year 5 Market Day this year was another great success.
What an amazing array of products and all to a very high standard.
The boys had a fabulous time, producing, promoting and selling to their customers.
Year 5 Market - 2015 on PhotoPeach
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Samuel Had A Little Lamb, Little Lamb, Little Lamb!!
There was much excitement in 5S last week, when Samuel bought his pet lamb into school!
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Grandparents' and Special Friend's Day
Once again, this proved to be a wonderful Wellesley event with so many special people coming along to spend time with the boys and enjoying being with us here at school.
Here are just a few of the special guests we had a chance to meet:
Grandparents' and Special Friend's Day on PhotoPeach
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