 Kawau Team Year 3 
Team Leader - Joanne Northover Room 15 jnorthover@torbay.school.nz
Rebecca Buchanan Room 16 rbuchanan@torbay.school.nz
Sarah Kilkolly Room 17 skilkolly@torbay.school.nz
Sam Boriboun Room 18 sboriboun@torbay.school.nz
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Dates to remember
8/11 Tuck Shop re-opens
1/12 Mufti Day fundraising for Year 6 Graduation
1/12 BOT Voting closes
4/12 Parent Helper Morning Tea @ 10.30am
4/12 BOT Meeting @ 7pm
7/12 Awards Assembly @ 2pm
7/12 BOT votes counted
8/12 New BOT take office
8/12 Family Fun Evening 3-7pm
14/12 Y6 Graduation @ 6pm
15/12 Last day of Term - School finishes @ 12.30pm
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Wow, term 3 was fantastic! We visited local streams and the zoo to learn about the importance of caring for New Zealand endemic species and their environments.
We investigated, reported and presented our findings about an animal of our choice. We enjoyed the Year 4-6 production. And we celebrated achievements and farewelled our principal, Wendy Sandifer.
Term 4 has had a smooth start beginning with conservation week, healthy eating and a focus on reading and maths.
Kawau Team’s Learning for Term 4
Inquiry - Healthy living, making good food choices, sustainable living
Literacy – Persuasive writing and other genre when appropriate.
Reading - The reading programmes are based around the individual learning needs of students in each class.
Maths – Number knowledge, maths problems, financial literacy and volume.
· The Arts – Sketching and watercolours - drawing healthy food Also possibly - sculpture from recycled items
· Health and Physical Education – Athletics and Tennis.
· Te Reo- Introducing ourselves and responding to other’s introductions. Communicating about the weather.
· Spelling – Smart Words
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Read on… for information about The Great Kiwi Morning Tea
Thank you to those parents who came to our Information Evening - B.Y.O. Device in Year 4 on
Thursday 26th October. We have since sent home an information booklet.
Also we had a record number of parents visit the school on our open day.
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The Great Kiwi Morning Tea
 
Thank you for supporting our Kiwi Morning Tea. It was a lovely event that raised over $1400.00. This money will help raise 14 kiwis.
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REMINDERS
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR SCHOOL HAT. IF YOU HAVE NOT GOT ONE PLEASE PURCHASE A HAT. NAME EVERYTHING CLEARLY.
Remember to send wai water bottles, appropriate kai for brainfood, bookbag and spelling notebook to school EVERYDAY
Please check the school website if you are unsure about our school uniform. Do not allow children to wear jewellery or bands including sleepers in ears (studs only). When wearing a long top underneath PLEASE make sure this is school colours (plain black, blue or white)
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Sharing our inquiries about native animals with our team and on Seesaw.
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Our inquiry learning process was very successful and children learnt a lot about planning, questioning, researching and investigating and presenting their finished work. Well done Year 3 and many thanks to all those parents who responded on Seesaw.
 Kawau Team Year 3, Term 2 
Team Leader - Joanne Northover Room 15 jnorthover@torbay.school.nz
Rebecca Buchanan Room 16 rbuchanan@torbay.school.nz
Sarah Kilkolly Room 17 skilkolly@torbay.school.nz
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Children have settled well into another term packed full of fun learning topics and experiences.
Please check Class Blogs for news, photos, homework, oral language reporting days and topics etc. This term we are involved in creating an item per class for our Year 1-3 production. Please look out for notices on blogs about what to start collecting. Please send any old newspapers to school.
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Our big idea this term is Investigating the Elements - Earth, Wind/Air, Fire & Water.
Maths Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and division
Measurement
Writing Focus - Narratives and Explanations
Spelling Smart Words
Inquiry Science, Health and Literacy.
Investigating Earth, Wind/Air, Fire
& Water. Demonstrate curiosity
and develop a personal question
to investigate and answer.
Performing Arts - Year 1-3 Production
P.E. Ball Skills (hockey, football, netball
and basketball)
Fitness Training for our Cross Country Race
Health Life Education
EOTC Life Education and the Science Vans
are visiting us at school.
Learning Powers RIC
Resilience Reflective
Innovative
Curious Collaborative
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Please help us to promote...
Dates that are important to us…
Week 4 - 22nd-26th May
25th Yr 1-4 Cross Country
Week 5th - 29th May - 2 June
Week 6 - 5th-9th June
5th Queen’s Birthday - School Closed
6th Teacher Only Day - School Closed
7th Sailor The Pufferfish
Week 7 - 12th- 16th
Week 8 - 19th-23rd
Week 9 - 3rd-7th July
Lights, camera, ACTION! Year 1-3 Production
Life Education Trust - Health
Week 10 -10th-14th July
Life Education Trust - Health
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Brainfood in bite size pieces please!
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Please label everything clearly!
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Supporting learning at home…
Maths
Board Games:
Playing board games is not just great family fun it is also a wonderful way for you child to increase their math skills.
● Fantastic games include:
● Monopoly and Monopoly Junior
● Snakes and Ladders
● Yahtzee
● Dominoes/Triominoes
● Ludo
● Connect 4
Dice Games
Throw 2 dice (you can change the numbers on the dice by putting stickers on each side to make higher numbers)
● Add them together 3 + 6 6 + 3
● Subtract them 6 - 3
● Double them 3 + 3 6 + 6 5 + 5
● How many more to make 10?
● How many more to make 20?
● Add 10 to the number
Card Games:
Discard Joker and picture cards.
Ace = 1
Shuffle cards and then turn them over one at a time.
● Add or subtract 1, 2, 3, etc
● Double the number
● Make 10 (if 7 is turned up they need to say 3)
● Make 20 (if 7 is turned up they need to say 13)
● Say the number before
● Say the number after
● Add 10 to the number
● Turn over 2 cards and add them together or take the small number away from the big number
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Websites:
The following websites can be used at home to develop maths and basic facts knowledge. www.nzmaths.co.nz/families
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Day Three -Waiake Beach Walk - Friday 31st March
10.30am, returning around 2.30pm.
Children will need...
- morning tea and lunch (no lunch orders)
- a bottle of water
- Uniform for safety reasons please send children to school in uniform
- school hat and sun block
- polar fleece (optional)
- Togs and towel
- Sensible shoes for walking to the beach and exploring rock pools (NO JANDALS or BAREFEET)
TORBAY SCHOOL
YEAR 3 – EOTC (Education Outside The Classroom)
Rooms 15, 16, 17 and 18
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
As part of the EOTC programme the Year 3 students will be participating in a range of activities including the Year 3 sleepover at school. The children will benefit from learning and developing skills, like working collaboratively, being resilient and most importantly having fun.
DAY ONE - Wednesday 29th March (WEATHER PERMITTING)
- Bring a bike or scooter and a helmet (a well fitted helmet)
- Please support your child to bring their bike or scooter to school as Year 3 children are not
allowed to ride to school without adult supervision.
As not all children get the opportunity of learning to ride a bike. We are asking that if your child brings a bike or scooter, please can another child without, use your child’s while it is not being used. If you are opposed to this please sign the statement on the return page.
Thursday 30th March
If the weather is not good on Wednesday we may swap around activities on Wednesday and Thursday. Please check the classroom blogs.
Waiake Beach Walk - Friday 31st March (WEATHER PERMITTING)
- We will be walking to Waiake Beach.
- The students will be doing a range of outdoor activities.
- There will be supervised swimming at the beach for students (if we have enough parent help).
- Mufti clothes
We will need a number of parent helpers (unfortunately we can’t take pre-schoolers) who will be able to go with us. Parents who help on this trip must be able to walk to the beach and back and be available to get into the sea to help supervise children while swimming. We will leave at approximately 10.30am, returning around 2pm. Please indicate on the return sheet if you are able to be a parent helper.
Sleepover Friday 31st March and Saturday 1st April
We would love every child to participate in our sleepover. This is a great experience and helps prepare students for future school camps. On this day the students will come to school as a normal day then go home at 3pm. They will return to school at 4.30pm with their sleepover gear for a range of activities and the sleepover.
EOTC activities will cost $20 per student which will cover the cost of Friday night dinner and activities during the evening. We are all looking forward to a very successful EOTC experience.
Thank you for your support.
Joanne Northover (Kawau Team Leader), Sarah Kilkolly, Sam Boriboun and Rebecca Buchanan
All students must be collected by 8.00am 1st April and taken home for breakfast
Please return by Tuesday, 21st March, 2017
I give permission for __________________________ Room _____________
to participate in EOTC activities and sleepover. Please fill in the medical form.
My name is: ______________________________ Phone __________________________
My email address ______________________________________________________________
I agree to another child riding ___________________bike or scooter from Room _____
Please sign ____________________
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Please indicate below where you able to help.
Wednesday 29th March: Supervising bike or scooter riding and/or helping with other activities.
Wednesday 29th March:
8.45 - 10.30
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Wednesday 29th March:
10.45 - 12.30
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Wednesday 29th March:
1.15 - 3.10pm
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Waiake Beach Trip
Friday 31st March: 10.30am - 2pm approx
I am able to walk to and from the beach, get in the water if needed.
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Friday 31st March - 1st April - Sleepover
Sleepover
From 5pm Friday 31st March until 8.15am Saturday 1st April
(This also includes sleeping overnight)
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Friday 31st March:
Prepare food and BBQ
Organise for Dinner
and help clean up afterwards.
4.30 - 7pm approx
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Saturday 1st April
Help clean and tidy areas that we have used.
7.30am - 8.15am
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I have enclosed $20 I have used internet banking to pay $20
Must be paid before the EOTC activities and sleepover.
Sign:___________________________________
What we will need…
Day One - Wednesday 29th March
- a bike or scooter and a helmet (if available)
- adult supervision getting these to school and home again.
Day Three -Waiake Beach Walk - Friday 31st March
10.30am, returning around 2.30pm.
Children will need...
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Requirements for Sleepover
(majority to be packed into a named bag)
Please name everything you send to our sleepover
In
✓
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Out ✓
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Sleepover
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1 water bottle
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Foam Mat or camping bed (not their home mattress)
or air bed (at your risk). Parents to inflate
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1 Sleeping bag or blankets/duvet (to sleep in)
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1 Pillow
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1 soft toy (optional)
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Book to read
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Toothbrush & toothpaste
damp facecloth in a sealed plastic bag
(and any other required toiletries)
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Pyjamas
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Warm jersey or sweatshirt
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Sensible shoes for sport activities
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All students must be collected by 8.00am 1st April and taken home for breakfast
 Kawau Team Year 3 
Team Leader - Joanne Northover Room 15 jnorthover@torbay.school.nz
Rebecca Buchanan Room 16 rbuchanan@torbay.school.nz
Sarah Kilkolly Room 17 skilkolly@torbay.school.nz
Sam Boriboun Room 18 sboriboun@torbay.school.nz
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Term 1, 2017
Welcome back to another school year. We hope you enjoyed the summer break (even though the weather hasn’t been magnificent!), it is great to have some time off from normal routines and of course the beautiful weather comes once we come back to school. For the next few weeks, we will be establishing class routines. We have lots of great learning experiences planned and are looking forward to getting to know your child/children. For the first two weeks, swimming will be on Friday. Once we have assessed and grouped children we will inform you of swimming days. Homework will begin in week 3. Please come to our Meet the Teacher Evening on Friday 10th February.
Each class will have a blog. Please check these regularly as they are the way we share what is happening inside the classroom. These can be found on our school website.
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Our big idea this term is Heroes. This will help support the idea of How can I become a Super Learner? The curriculum areas covered this term are as follows:
Maths Addition and Subtraction
Statistics.
Measurement - Volume
Writing Focus - Recounts & Poetry
Spelling Smart Words
Inquiry Social Studies, Health and
Literacy.
Heroes Why do we call people
heroes?
How can I be a Super Learner?
Kia Kaha (be strong, get stuck
in, keep going). C.A.R.E.
values, Learning Powers and
our school Identity.
Visual Art Pop Art
P.E. Swimming and Ball Skills
Science Flight
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We are learning to show C.A.R.E.
Commitment
Aroha
Respect/Responsibility
Excellence
USE YOUR WITS
Walk away
Ignore them
Tell someone
Say how you feel
Learning Powers
Curious Reflective Innovative
Resilience Collaborative
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Don’t forget brainfood and water bottles.
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Please label everything clearly!
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Dates that are important to us...
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February 6th Waitangi Day - Public Holiday
February 10th Meet the Teachers picnic 5pm -7pm
Session 1 6.00pm & Session 2 6.30-7pm
March 16th Kawau Team Lead assembly 2.15pm
Come along and watch your child on stage
March 27th Kawau Team Outdoor Education Week
Activities to be confirmed
March 31st Kawau Team Sleepover in the school hall
April 13th Last day of Term 1
April 14th Good Friday
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Reading is essential!
We all read everyday whether it is road signs, emails or a good book.
We read for work, to find information or to take time out and relax. Your child is learning to read. To become a fluent and accurate reader, your child needs to spend time practising reading. As children become confident readers, they build a wider vocabulary which is transferred into their writing.
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We understand that life is busy! If you can’t do homework, please try to read with and or to your child.
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Let’s talk about …
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Learning basic facts is a key Maths skill in Year 3. Children are at varying abilities with these like everything else they learn. Basic Facts need to be instant! As soon as children repeat the question or pause when answering, they are using a strategy to work it out. With your help we are aiming to improve children’s basic facts. The quickest way to do this is by practising. We will be focusing Maths homework this term on this and giving you ideas to help support this at your child’s current level and beyond.
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Brain Food - Children need to eat regularly. Brain food snacks include small bite size pieces of pre-cut fruit and vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, plain unsalted popcorn. Brain food needs to be in named small sealed containers or re-sealable plastic bags and in the classroom before the 8.55am bell each morning. Each teacher will organise this to fit in with their morning programme.
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