Welcome to Room 17. Here you will find notices and links to other great sites!

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TERM 4 LIBRARY- will be on WEDNESDAY!!!

Brain Food - Children enjoy and need to eat regular snacks. Reminder, brain food snacks include small bite size pieces of pre-cut fruit and vegetables, dried fruit, plain unsalted popcorn.  It should be able to popped into mouths straight away so children can continue working.  Brain food needs to be in named small sealed containers or re-sealable plastic bags in the classroom before the 8.55am bell each morning.  

Water - Water is very important.  Please ensure your child has a named water bottle.    

Uniform and personal belongings - Please check and rename everything clearly.

Special welcome to Allee Overmyer, a student teacher from the U.S.A. who is joining our team this term and will be based in Room 17.

Remember that school begins at 8.55am.  Please ensure your child is there at least 5-10  minutesbefore this so they can prepare for the day and chat with their friends.  

Homework on class blogs – Fortnightly

Please check our class blogs for notices, information and what is happening in classrooms. We have loads of lovely photos.  

Oral Language Reporting - Term timetable and topic on class blogs

Learning in Rangitoto Team for Term 4

This term, the big idea behind all our learning is Reading Around the World.  What are the similarities or differences between books/stories from around the world?  

Mathematics    -  Addition, Subtraction, multiplication, division (as

                          Appropriate for child’s level)

                          Proportions and ratio

                          Measurement (mass and capacity)

                          Reviewing fractions, length and Geometry.                                

Writing            -  Recounts and Instructional writing

Reading          -   Reading skills, fluency, retelling and understanding

Oral Language -  Presenting poems and News reporting (see class blog).

Inquiry Topic     -  Reading Around the world.  Children will be exposed to

Social Science  - Stories from a wide range of cultures and complete

& Literacy            Activities based on these.        

P.E.                     -  Gymnastics and athletics.  Fitness skipping and running.

• Keeping Ourselves Safe - Great link for Keeping Ourselves Safe
• TV Station - 
• Rangitoto Assembly - click here for all our Torbay News!
• Week 3 Term 2 - Thursday @ 2pm
• Term 2 Rangitoto Newsletter - click here Term 1 Week 1 - Welcome Parents letter - click here
• Swimming Timetable Term 1 - click here
• Oral language Rotation - Term 1 - Click here
• Year 3 only - EOTC and Sleepover - click here for EOTC letter.  
• 31st Beach trip/ Sleepover 1st April (for year 3 students)