my 2013 poster

In 2013 I would like to write about songs and plays because its going to be fun and I like doing them.I want to write on the computer because it's easy and fun.

swimming is

                                                                        SWIMMING  IS   


Swimming is diving into the pool from the steps.  

Swimming is awesome. 

Swimming is freestyle.

Swimming is backstroke.

The boy how ate to much burgers

There was once a little boy who ate 60 burgers a day he was as fat as an elephant.
Until one day he got a letter I wonder who this is from "said the boy.he opened the letter it said
dear son me and your mother have lost our jobs there will be no more burgers for you
Sincerely your mother and father. p.s your actually getting really fat. I guess I'll never be getting any burgers
"said the boy. Late that day the boy said I'm bored. I know I'll go get some burgers wait I cant get any more burgers. After that the boy started to get angry and angrier and angrier until he burst burgers came flying out of him. Now he had to have burger surgery. is parents were happy because they got there jobs back but they only let him have 1 burger a week.

swimming

swimming is swimming super
swimming is slipy slide

swimming is summer time surfing
swimming is splashing awesome
swimming is shivering shhhhhaking
swimming is super super super super super super super super super
splashing super!!!

blue :)

blue is the colour of the ocean the of the sea
the colour of a beautiful lily in spring                        
blue is the colour of your eyes                        
the colour that catches my surprise                         
blue is the colour of a sad polar bear
blue is the colour's happy again                                           
but blue is the colour that is nature
but blue is the colour that's my favourite

Learning how to write a post

Choose a text to publish and write it out quickly with a basic font. At the end use, the spellcheck to check for mistakes.
Write your first name as your label.
Before you press publish, you need to show me (Mrs Rehmann).
When I have approved it, you can click on publish.

Week 4 Newsletter

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Thank you to those of you who could make it to the “Meet the Teacher” afternoon or evening last week. I will type up the few bits of information I told those who were present and will send it home sometime this week.

Swimming Sports
On Tuesday at 10.00 we will have our Senior Swimming Sports. You are welcome to come and watch your child as they take part in a variety of width or length races, depending on their swimming level.

Can the children please bring a spare t-shirt along to wear while they are waiting for their races? That way we won’t get a huge mix-up again with the big number of unnamed red tops.

There is a dress-up race at the end of the sports. If the children want to take part in that, they need a t-shirt and a hat which can get wet. It is also a good idea to pack two towels because they do get very wet.

Homework

The children are getting used to doing their homework every day. They need to write their words out three times every day, and complete a basic fact sheet which is in the back of their homework book. Reading diaries need to be filled in as well. It would be good to see the Year 5s write in their own comment.

Generallly, if homework is not done, they need to stay in at playtime. If your child can’t complete their homework, I would appreciate a note. Thank you.

Email

You are welcome to get in touch with me by email if you have any questions or concerns. I try to check them every morning. If your child is absent it is best to ring or text the office.

My email address is arehmann@centennial.school.nz

Have a great week,

Annie Rehmann

Week 3 Newsletter

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

It’s week 3, and we are well into it as you can see by the many extra-curricular activities that are coming up:

Kiwi Can
This is a weekly session with Dom and Richie which focusses on respect. This term’s theme is “Positive Relationships”. The sessions are run in the hall and will take place on Tuesdays. 

Swimming
On Thursday and Friday we are going to the town pool from 11-12 to practice for our Senior Swimming Sports which will be on Tuesday 19^th February.

Daily swimming in the school pool is going very well. There are no issues with children forgetting their togs at home this year. Well done!

Safe cycling

Keri Brown is going to take two sessions with the Senior classes. One will be a theory session tomorrow, and one will be a practical bike safety session. This coincides well with the “Go by bike” day on Wednesday.

Could children please bring a bike and a helmet to school on Wednesday. If they don’t have one, it would be great if they could borrow one from someone else.

Meet the Teachers
On Wednesday, there will be two sessions available for you to come and hear about the Senior school and Ruma Kakapo. First session is at 3.15 pm, and the second one at 7.00 pm. I look forward to seeing you then.  

 

Homework
This week we are starting spelling homework. The children need to write out their spelling words three times into their homework. Let me know if the words are too hard. It will take a bit of time to get the level right for each child.

Data squares

We made predictions about our class data. Now we are going to check if they were correct.

Me-poster

Have a look at the wonderful children of Ruma Kakapo and find out more about them from their Me-posters.

Same or different?

Week 2

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

It has been a wonderful start to the new year with “my” new Ruma Kakapo class. Thank you for getting the stationery organised so quickly. I think this was a new record in speediness.

 

Swimming

With the wonderful weather we have had some great swimming sessions. The children have been excellent in bringing their togs to school. This week we will continue swimming instruction in groups which allows me to work on specific skills with each group.

 

Homework

Thank you for helping with filling in reading diaries. Every morning by before 8.55, the children put their reading diary into a box in the classroom. They get to move their name up on our class star chart if the diary is filled in and signed.

 This week we will start Basic Facts homework. This is a programme which Mrs Constable used very successfully last year.

 Each child has a set list of Basic Facts to learn for the week. There are four sheets for the children to fill in, one for every day.

Day 1: Complete the facts and get them checked. Take as long as you like. Study the ones you got wrong. Why were they wrong?

Day 2: Practise the facts, trying to get all correct. Rewrite the wrong ones.

Day 3: Time yourself to complete all facts.

Day 4: Time yourself to see if you can complete them within 4 minutes.

 

At this stage, the facts should rather be too easy than too hard as I want the children to experience success.

If you find that the facts are too hard, or your child is fretting over the time pressure, please let me know. The whole Basic Facts programme should be enjoyable with a rewarding feeling after the Friday test when, hopefully, all facts were completed in four minutes and the next level can be started on the following Monday.

The last thing I want is for your child (or you) to feel anxious and stressed about learning Basic Facts.

 

Have a good week,

Annie Rehmann

Welcome to 2013

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome back to a new school year! I hope that you and your family have had a good holiday. I spent four weeks with my family in Switzerland, meeting my nephew for the first time and going skiing for a couple of days. It seems I missed all the wild weather and came back for some real kiwi summer weather!
It is always exciting to start Term 1 with a new class. I hope that your child is excited about coming back to school, even if it means getting up early again…
This year’s overarching focus (like we had citizenship last year) will be globalisation. It will be an interesting learning curve to see what we can learn about globalisation through this term’s curriculum area health.
We will be spending the first few weeks getting to know each other and creating a positive learning environment.

 Stationery

You can buy stationery packs at the office. If you still have items from last year (rulers, colouring pencils etc.) that you don’t need to purchase, you can tell Lenore at the office, and she can take them out of the box.
Can you make sure all stationery is named please, including each coloured pencil. If your child still has a reading folder and/or spell-write booklet at home could they please bring it back. Thank you.

Swimming

From tomorrow on, we will be swimming every day at 10.30 am, weather permitting. Please make sure that your child has his/her togs every day, even if the weather does not look promising in the morning. If your child is unable to swim could you please send a note along. Thank you.

Homework

For this week, Homework will be reading from the children’s browsing boxes. We will add spelling and basic facts to our homework over the next couple of weeks as I learn more about their spelling and Maths levels.

It would be nice to meet you sometime in the next couple of weeks. Please feel free to pop in any time to introduce yourself. You are always welcome to come in and see your child ‘at work’.

 

Have a great first week,

Annie Rehmann

Merry Christmas

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

This past term has been very busy with many activities happening at school. I hope you enjoyed last week’s school production as much as I did. I thought the children did very well and looked fantastic in their colourful costumes.

This term has been challenging for me personally with all of my family catching whooping cough after Labour weekend. The effects of this illness are still lingering after seven weeks. We were all affected in different ways with my husband being the sickest of all of us. Thank you for all your kind words and understanding over this time.

I am very fortunate to be able to visit my family in Switzerland over Christmas with our daughter June. We  will be leaving on Monday, flying to Shanghai, and then on to Zurich.  It is hard to imagine going into winter now that we have had a few warm days, but at least there is hope for a white Christmas after fifteen years of summer Christmases.

Thank you for all your support and interest this year. I have thoroughly enjoyed Ruma Kakapo this year, and I wish you and your children a Merry Christmas and a wonderful break.

Annie Rehmann