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** Term 2 of the Year 2011 ** Welcome back to PIS for the 2nd term in 2011! And Welcome parents and caregivers to our page. On the home page you will find everything we will be doing in Room 11 this year. You can look at some of Room11's past accomplishments by clicking the buttons on the side. Past Room 11 activities can be seen on our past website by going to http://pukeroom11.wikispaces.com/ or []. I look forward to helping each and everyone of you achieving your goals and developing new ones. We will be reaching for the stars in 2011, cause even if we miss...we will land on the moon!

Please if you need to contact me: j_wolochaty@pukekoheint.school.nz

** Interviews ** A BIG Thank you to all the wonderful parents and caregivers I had the pleasure of meeting in Term 1. I enjoyed the giving and receiving of information and feedback that was exchanged and I look forward to continuing the open door policy with **all** parents and students.

For those of you who passed on the interview this time, I look forward to meeting you in Term 3 for our 3 way conference. At which time we will have plenty of information to share.

For those who are interested in coming in at another time, please Email me at my above address and we can set up a time that suits you. I am available in the mornings before school, or after school any day. If you require a later time (After 5) just propose a time and we will make it fit. ** Term 2 ** Another busy Term with the focus on Science Fair and then Major Production. Please make sure you are seeing the information given to students to take home in regards to the upcoming events and their dead lines. Sport tends to ease off due to the weather, but Zones are still a go with Orienteering, Soccer, Hockey and AIMS training.

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**As for the academic side of Room 11 for Term 2:** Maths: Fractions, decimals and percentages for the first 5 weeks, then moving along with Statistic Strand to tie in with Science. Reading: We are starting a new program called AVAILLL is a __[|research based]__ literacy programme for the classroom. It uses popular films in a series of scripted lessons to teach skills in three key areas of literacy:=====

-the need for teaching to be explicit and contextually based so that the learning becomes embedded.
For more information please check out the web site: []

Writing: Linking with Reading and Science, we will be writing for a specific purpose and a specific audience. We will focus on Explanation writing and Procedure writing to link in with Science Fair, which will be due around week 7...specific date will be out soon.

Other Activities: Starting Week 5 this term is Major Production, along with this is opportunities to be involved on stage or behind the scenes. Think of areas you are interested in and get involved. scenery (building and/or painting), props, costumes, make up, back stage and many more. Kapa Haka, Choir, Music, and Sport will still continue, and don't forget our mascot T-Bone is up for adventures too!

Homework: Weekly homework for Term 2 may slow down as we head closer to science fair, due to many of the projects will need extra time at home to complete. But the nightly reading should still be continuing. I will be asking that each student show me 2 chapter books/novels that they will finish over the term and do a comparison/contrast activity on them. Looking closely at setting and character development.

READ! READ!READ! 20 mins each night.

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