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 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)
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