NEWSPAPER

We need lots of newspaper. If you have any spare at home, please could you send it to school.

Thank you.

Term 2

Welcome back to Term 2 of 2016.

I trust you were all able to enjoy some quality time during some of the holidays with your child/children.

The weather was amazing which certainly helps!

A class newsletter will be sent home during the first week back to let you know more information about some of our class activities for this term. 

Suitable footwear for cross country training will be required as this starts immediately and we do need newspaper for the classroom if you have any to spare.

Cheers

Sue

Tidiest Shoes In The School!

At Birchwood School we leave all our shoes outside the classroom at the door. They are usually reasonably messy but today Josh N and Nick decided in there lunch time to organise everyones shoes neatly at the door. It was a massive surprise for Room 10 to find these tidy shoes. We were so shocked to see those shoes like that when we came back from lunch we thought we would write a blog about our beautiful shoes.

THANK YOU  BOYS!    

TOTARA Whanau Class

Enjoying our Pasifika activity together.

Rotation Learning in Action

Another TOTARA Champion Swimmer

Congratulations Hollie!!! Silvers and a gold, well done!

TOTARA Champions in swimming

Congratulations to Nick and Caitlyn achieving places in the Nelson/Malborough Age Group Champs.

8 gold medals and the boys trophy for 10/U for Nick and a bronze ans silver for Caitlyn. 

We're very proud of you both!!!

2016 in TOTARA

Welcome to TOTARA for 2016.

A reminder that 'Meet the Teacher' evening is this week on Thursday at 5.45pm, starting in the hall.

If you are unable to attend, there will be a newsletter to follow to explain what I covered.

A great first week over with both students and myself enjoying getting to know each other as a new group.

Syndicate swim day

A reminder that the senior syndicate are having lunch and a swim at Nayland pool on Monday 12.30 - 2.30. Remember your swimwear and $1.20 if you haven't paid yet. :)

Chinese with Mrs Chang!

Every Wednesday we have Mrs Chang, she is our Chinese teacher and she has been with us for all of this term. She has been very motivating and encouraging teaching us many words that we had no clue what they meant. Also she taught us numbers up to 100! 

Did you know that Chinese use pictures instead of words. Chinese is something that you can't stop learning, there are many things you can learn and as Mrs Chang says, you can't be shy if you raise your hand, and you get it wrong it's ok, thats how you learn. We have to overcome being shy and it's ok to make a mistake.

Chinese has not only taught us a second language but has shown us a new culture. thanks Mrs Chang!!