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A major aim this year is to provide enrichment opportunities to Stage 3. This will maximise the learning opportunities for every child by the provision of a Stage 3 learning centre. To facilitate this Mrs Di Geraghty will team teach grades 5 and 6 for three days each week. The enrichment activities provided will be for children who demonstrate mastery of the expected stage outcomes. As usual these groups will be fluid, to cater for the natural varying attainments of each learner.  Students will stop for a short fruit break each morning at 10.15am this being our transition time from literacy to maths groups. I encourage all students to bring in a piece of fruit each day.  Students are required to wear their sports uniform on **Tuesdays ** and **Fridays ** each week. PSSA teams in this term are for netball and soccer. Mr Davies will be taking soccer and Miss Upton and Miss Stuart will take netball. PSSA requirements, training and draws will be sent out.  This term our class library session is on **Thursday ** . I encourage all students to borrow each week from the vast range of books available in the school library.  Homework will commence next week. This year 5S will continue to use the grid – style homework form as most parents and children perceived this to offer some variety and choice. There will be the provision of more rigorous and challenging activities via research and special interest projects, oral and written presentations as well as the usual focus on drill and practice of table facts, spelling activities and mentals computation. Homework will be given out every **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">and to be returned the following **Thursday**. It is important that both students and parents are aware that Mr Davies and I expect every student to complete and hand in their homework. Any student who fails to do so will require a letter of explanation from their parents or lunchtimes will be used to complete unfinished tasks. <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;"> It would be greatly appreciated if the following items were purchased for your child (all items to be clearly labelled with the child’s name);
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fruit Break ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sport ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Library ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Class Stationary List ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pens and pencils
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coloured pencils
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Glue and scissors
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ruler
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sharpener, eraser, highlighter
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Optional geometry set
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dictionary/Thesaurus
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An A4 book for homework and plastic envelope
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tissues
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4 display folders
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 cardboard sheet


 * Angharad Stuart**