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media type="custom" key="12244674" media type="custom" key="12217538" align="right" media type="custom" key="12218628" align="right" ====Kia Ora - we are Room 42! Motivated, enthusiastic and just plain awesome. This is our time, our space and our wiki which we are keen to share with the world. Check out what we are up to in our class by clicking on Student Work. ====

Welcome parents, caregivers and students to our page. On the home page you will find everything we will be doing in Room 42 this year. You can look at some of my prior Class' accomplishments on our past website by going to: http://pukeroom11.wikispaces.com/ http://pukeroom11-2011.wikispaces.com/ []. 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 2012, cause even if we miss...we will land on the moon!

Please if you need to contact me: j_wolochaty@pukekoheint.school.nz
= =  Welcome back to PIS for Term 3!
 * Term 3 **

=**__ Student Led Conference __**= = Your child took the lead role, providing evidence to demonstrate not only that learning has taken place, but also, how this learning had taken place, with emphasis on their role in the process. = It is hoped that this enabled your student to take a more active role in their learning and greater ownership of their work. It is also hoped that it will encourage students to actively evaluate their academic progress and to feel motivated to act on personal goals to improve their learning.

Students have worked hard up to this point in the year and have many things to talk about and share. If you did not have a chance to come in, I am look for 100% contact with each family. So if you personally could not make it please contact me, have an older sibling, aunt or uncle, or even close family friend come and listen to all the progress achieved and goals set.

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. media type="custom" key="20377068"

media type="custom" key="20377072" Another busy Term with the focus still on Community is Bigger than Me. We will be taking an active role in the community targeting the elderly. Every Monday morning a small group will be visiting and helping out at the senior centre down the road. Students will be interacting by playing games, talking and helping serve and clean up morning tea and lunch. Sport still tends to ease off due to the weather, but Zones are still a go with Badminton, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, more Hockey and a huge emphasis on: AIMS Week 9 10 Sep – 14 Sep. Japan Week 11 22 Sept – 08 Oct
 * Term 3 - What to look forward to.... **

Term 3 has us working with our Buddy class (Room 45) we are going to develop and write or re-write children's books, then go to or have local daycare centers visit. At which time we will test out our creations on the kiddies. We will keep you posted on the results.


 * As for the academic side of Room 42 for Term 3: **

Math: Continuing on with percentages, decimals and fractions...getting into ratio and proportion, the strand we will look at later on in the term is Geometry.

Reading: In our Reading Centers this term, we having different learning intentions explored weekly. The students will be looking at test taking skills to help with the stress some have about high school and year-end exams.

Writing: Linking with reading and Learning Pathways, we will be writing for a purpose and a specific audience. Looking at descriptive writing (Literary and Factual) and narrative to tie in with our Rewritten Children's Books.

Learning Pathway: Olympics and how history has impacted our present.

Other: AIMS, Zone Sports, Care Bears and our mascot Little Jimmy!

Homework: Weekly homework for Term 3 will pick up again. Still reading 20min a night. Complete your partner’s novel and answer their "Six Levels of Quesioning" questions in complete sentances and or paragraphs. Once Finished choose a Novel of your choice (oked by the teacher) and complete the Book Bag Presentation. Due Wednesday of Week 10.