Wednesday 18 February 2015

Edgewater 3 Seniors Class Newsletter February 2015


Edgewater 3 Seniors Class Newsletter

Dear Friends and Families

We have made an absolutely fabulous start to the school year. The staff and students have settled in quickly. We are all working hard and having fun.

The Edgewater Senior Satellite Class has ten students they are Bradley, Natasha, Finn, Brennan, Jordan, Joseph, Michael, Lauren, Keenen and Aidan. We have three staff members they are Elly, Naki and Kevin.


If you would like to contact us…
ü  Please write a note in the Home/School Book
ü  Call our Class Cell Phone: 0272513891
ü  Leave a message at Sommerville Special School. Phone: 5709787
ü  Email: kevin@sommervillespecial.school.nz (our email is not very reliable at this time)
ü  Or write a comment on our new class and individual blog sites. We would love to read your comments about our work. Class Blog: http://ssskevinm.blogspot.co.nz/


This term our Senior School Key Competency focus is “Relating to Others”.
Edgewater 3 students have worked together to plan which “Headway” learning units they would like to study. We have picked two units to study. We chose:
Headway Leisure: Keep Fit 
Headway Life Skills: Health & Hygiene


Our other Topics this term include learning about Google Docs on our Chromebook Computers, The  Treaty of  Waitangi and The Cricket World Cup.


The students are now working individually with staff to identify some “Personal Goals” and next week we will start talking with Kevin and the Sommerville Therapy Team to identify the best 2015 I.E.P (Individual Educational Plan) goals.


After meeting with the Sommerville Therapists Kevin would like to meet with families to discuss your students’ progress and to hear your ideas about the 2015 I.E.P goals. We will send an invitation/appointment form home soon.

Special Days: 

Every Day = Fitness – Please bring/wear a T Shirt for morning fitness.

Wednesday is Speech Therapy and Library day.
                    
Every Thursday we have P.E at the Edgewater Gym (Bring your Sports Gear) then Monty the Musical Dog and Steve will teach us ukulele, keeping the beat and singing.

On Friday we have O.T (Occupational Therapy) Cooking and Life skills activities.

Our Class Timetablehas been sent home to let you know what else is happening at school. If you didn't get it ask and we can send you another.

Absences: Please call, text or email if your student is going to be late or absent. We worry if we don’t know where they are. Please advise the Taxi drivers if they are not required.

Sign in/Sign out: All students need to see the duty/taxi teacher in the morning and afternoon to sign in to school and sign out. (We need to know where you are.)

We will participate in these Special Olympic events: 

Athletics Ribbon Day @ Mt Smart  26/3/15
Football Ribbon Day Thursday 18/6/15 at The Trusts Stadium Henderson
Basketball Ribbon Day 15/9/15 at The Trusts Stadium Henderson
Aquatics Ribbon Day 3/11/15 at West Wave Aquatics Henderson.

  

Money: We will try to keep all costs as low as possible. Payments for items can be spread over several weeks to make your budgeting easier.

During this year Sommerville School will also ask for money for the Headway/Spec units, and perhaps money for a small class trip.


This Term our class asks if families could please contribute $25 for Stationery and $25 for Cooking/Occupational Therapy Supplies. (Total cost $50) Students will be supplied with all stationery supplies they require.(Pens, pencils, rubbers, folders, felts, books, paper, pads etc) The Cooking money will cover all the materials for their Life Skills, Cooking and Occupational Therapy work. Please pay when it suits your budget. Your student will not miss out on anything if you have not paid yet.



Regards,











Kevin Mellon (Class Teacher)


1 comment:

  1. That's great. I live in Viet Nam. I have two daughter, I want to them join in school. How do I application process school? Do you give me your information

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