This document provides information for parents and students in Room 4, including the class goal of allowing equal learning for all students and taking responsibility for learning. It announces a meet the teacher night and swimming carnival. It assigns students homework to create an eye-catching presentation about kotahitanga (collaboration), exploring listening skills, tolerance, resilience, initiative, self-management, group work, and cooperative decision making. Students have the option of two homework assignments or can do both for an extra week to complete.

1. Capture Knowledge, Share the Wisdom
(This is our inquiry learning theme for this year)
Class Goal for Term 1: To allow everyone in the class an equal chance to learn. To take
responsibility of our learning
Parent Notices:
Meet the Teacher Thursday evening 7pm at the library
Swimming carnival this Friday – all invited.
We have two options for homework this week. Children can select which ever option
they prefer. If they are really keen they can do both!!!
Homework Week 3 Term 1 Room 4 Due Monday 23rd
Feb
Kotahitanga
We have been busy in class exploring who we are and how we, together move forward as
a team working and supporting each other collaboratively – ‘kotahitanga’
So.......
Your task is to make an eye-catching, informative, visually appealing presentation
explaining the importance of Kotahitanga.
Think about
1. Listening skills
2. Tolerance
3. Resilience
4. Initiative
5. Managing self
6. Working in a small group
7. Co-operative decision making
If you wish to present this in a way that uses lots of new skills and the Sheena
Cameron book, you get an extra week to complete you work