Bucket HatsDuring Term 1 and 4, all students must have a school bucket hat. These are available for purchase at the School Office.

AbsencesIf your child is going to absent for the day, or part of the day, you can log their absence through our school app.Children absent with no explanation with be coded as ‘truant’, as required by the MoE.

Newsletters and notices are pushed out through our school app. You will find the school calendar, term dates, newsletters and useful links all in the one place.

To download the app go to the app store on your Apple or Android device and search 'SchoolAppsNZ'.Once downloaded, search 'Westmere School' to find our school. Make sure to select your child's studio as well as year group to receive the correct notifications.

School App

Meet the Studio

Hello!Who we are

BindyMurphy

JaneKeely

NicoleSherburd

NedPhillips

NickiFord

A Day in Studio LS4Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8.55-10.30 Roll/ KaiawhinaTinana

Number Knowledge

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Number Knowledge

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Knowledge

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Knowledge

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10.30- 11.00 Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea

11.00-12.40 Phonics

Literacy

Literacy Tinana

Literacy

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Literacy

Literacy Tinana

Literacy

Kapa Haka/ Te Reo

12.40 - 1.30 Lunch Time Lunch Time Lunch Time Lunch Time Lunch Time

1.30 - 3.00 Concept Curriculum

Self DirectedLearning

Concept Curriculum

Concept Curriculum

PE

Mathematics﹡ We are currently focussing on building the

childrens’ number knowledge. ﹡﹡ We will be introducing problem solving groups

over the term.

Literacy﹡ We do literacy from 11-12:40.﹡ We begin with phonics. ﹡ Some children go to STEPs.﹡ We cover both reading and writing during this time.﹡ We have 4 teachers working in the studio for

groups for literacy - Bindy/JA join us for the block.﹡ Our library day is Thursday. Children are

encouraged to have a library book at home for nightly reading and one for school for quiet reading.

Concept Curriculum

Our theme for the term is ‘What Lies Beneath.’

We will be doing a range of activities and learning related to this throughout the

term.

PE and SportsWe have begun the term with kiwiball taught by Marcus from Sport Auckland.We will be doing team building games next.

Over the year there will be a range of sporting activities available to middle schoolers eg netball, flippaball, touch. Keep an eye out for notices about upcoming opportunities.

Home Learning● The expectation around home learning this

year is that your child reads at home and works on basic facts.

● Your child will being home library books from school, those on the colour wheel will bring books home.

● We will send home instructions on how to access a home learning google classroom for those of you who want support.

School App

● Newsletters and notices will be pushed out through the app.● You will have choice about the alerts you recieve.● The app includes:

○ School calendar○ Term dates○ Logging absences ○ Helpful links○ Staff contact details

Linc-Ed progress updates will still come through the email address you have registered with school.

To download the app go to the app store on your Apple or Android device and search 'SchoolAppsNZ'.Once downloaded, search 'Westmere School' to find our school. Make sure to select your child's studio as well as year group to receive the correct notifications.

Linc-EdWhile you will receive an email when a post is published on your child’s Linc-Ed page, you need to log-in to Linc-Ed to view their progression wheels. These illustrate the goals that are set and have been achieved by your child, and also show the year level associated with these goals.