Notices

Emmanuel Christian School Room 3 Term 1 Newsletter 2012

Welcome back to school for the start of another year. A big welcome to parents of new children. No doubt you will soon feel very much part of our school community.

Hopefully everyone has had a very relaxing holiday and the pre Christmas shakes didn’t cause anyone too much excitement!! Even though the weather was not the best it was still great to have time to get out and enjoy God’s wonderful creation.

If possible please keep **Friday February 24th from 12 -3pm** free as there will be a school picnic/BBQ. This will be an opportunity to move around the classes and meet informally with staff and other parents. There will also be three way (child, parent, teacher ) conferences on **Tuesday 20th March**. Of course you are most welcome to arrange a meeting at any time. After school is probably the best time to catch up with me, or you can send a note requesting an appointment.

Our topic studies this term will include a Social Science topic based on recycling. It is always very special when parents, family or friends are able to make contributions towards the class programme. This could be anything from offering to be a guest speaker if you have some interest or expertise in our current topic study, to supervising of trips, doing admin tasks in the classroom, or assisting children with their learning within the classroom on a regular basis.
 * We are also always in need of grocery packets for creative work in our class.**

Please note the class homework routines, that should be on a sheet in the back of your child’s homework folder. Perhaps the most challenging part of the homework is getting the folders back on the right days!!!!! The h**omework** folder (containing spelling and memory verse homework) needs to come back to school on **Friday,** then it is taken home on Monday, and can stay at home until Friday. The **poem** folder comes home on Friday and needs to be back at school on **Monday**. Please feel free to chat to me about this if you have any questions. Reading homework will start this week, and spelling and memory verse homework in week 2. **__Unless notified otherwise, your child should always have homework each night.__** Reading books are sent home Monday to Thursday, (unless the school week ends on a Thursday) then a poem on Friday. If your child is away on a Friday or Monday please encourage them to get their homework when they return to school. //If completing homework has been difficult for any reason, just sign the sheet or notebook, so we know you are aware that the homework has not been completed.//

Our class memory verse for the year is //Always try to be kind to each other, and to everyone else,// 1 Thess 5:15 We will endeavour to put this into practice!!! God bless, Patsy Hawke