Welcome Finn

We welcome Finn to Edgewater 3

Nice news Finn!

See you in class.

On Monday I went to Edgewater College. I looked around at school. I looked at my new school. The students are friendly. I am excited about the big library. I played basketball outside.

by Finn

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This Week we will …

This Week we will …

• Film good and bad choices for our class video “Brad Choice”.

• On Thursday we will visit the Sommerville School Office to learn about the office equipment and machines for our Headway Techno Tools Unit.

• On Thursday we will visit the Sommerville Café to enjoy a social time and the nice food prepared by the Senior students.

• On “Fitness Friday” we will practice our basketball skills with Edgewater 1 and 2. We are getting ready for the Basketball Ribbon Day it is on Tuesday 16 September. Come along and see us at the Trust Stadium Henderson.

• We will also go to the Llyod Elsmore Pool and LeisureCentre.http://www.manukauleisure.co.nz/lloyd-elsmore-pool-and-leisure We will go to the gym to do our workout and then have a swim with our friends from the Community Class.

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Edgewater 3 Class Reward Trip Monday 11 August 2014

The Edgewater 3 Students have voted to spend some of their Class Reward Points on a trip to the

Auckland Botanic Gardens 
102 Hill Road 
Manurewa 
Auckland 
New Zealand

We will have lunch at the gardens, enjoy some social time and look at the gardens. Parents are welcome to meet us at the gardens.

Interested Students may wish to investigate the Agent Ani Trail…

Join super-spy Agent Ani on a trail around the Gardens and collect a free pack of seeds!

Pick up an 'Agent Ani Botanic Gardens Adventure' booklet as you enter the Visitor Centre and follow the clues around the Gardens. It's a great opportunity for kids to learn and explore in a fun, interactive way. The booklet guides children around the Gardens and gives them interesting facts, figures and jokes.

The trail visits:

·         the Edible Garden

·         the Threatened Native Plant Garden where you can discover one of the rarest trees in the world

·         the lake to learn about oxygen weed

·         the Potter Childrens Garden, Rock Garden and more!

The guide also gives kids tips on how they can protect the planet and become an eco super-spies like Agent Ani. On return to the Visitor Centre, they can even pick up a free bag of seeds to take home to grow a botanic garden of their own!

Please bring:

Your lunch, a drink, walking shoes and a jacket to keep you warm and dry.

To learn more look at the Botanic Garden Web Site: 

 

http://www.aucklandbotanicgardens.co.nz

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Edgewater 3 Term 3 Class News

Edgewater 3 Term 3 Class News

Dear Friends and Families

The Edgewater 3 Students have made a fantastic start to the Terms work. We have a lot of cool activities and trips planned. We are going to the Central Library this week, Auckland Airport on Monday 8 September and to the Basketball Ribbon Day on Tuesday 16 September. Keep reading our blog for more information about our learning activities.

Occupational Therapy/Cooking lessons are going really well. Students are now enjoying making small snacks, drink and meals independently. This Term we hope to make some more complicated recipes but we are running out of the Term 1 Cooking money. Could families please send in $25 Cooking money for this Term.

Fitness Friday – Basketball Training – Headway Sports Unit

Every Friday we train for the Basketball Ribbon Day with the Edgewater 1, and 2 classes. Then we do some work before heading off to the Lloyd Elsmore Pools and Leisure Centre for our gym workout and swim.

Please bring your drink bottle, sports shoes, clothes

and your swimming gear every Friday.

Library visit and lunchtime concert Thursday 7 August. Auckland Libraries: your place of imagination, learning and connection.

On Thursday 7 August we are going to explore the Central City Library and attend a lunchtime concert. We hope to learn about the many resources and services the library offers and to enjoy some great music. The talented music students from Rangitoto College will start off the Spring Concert Series with a breath taking show of classical favourites. 

Please bring a packed lunch and a drink as we will not be able to buy, reheat or cook lunches on this day. Students will return home in their normal taxi.

Regards,

Kevin Mellon (kevin@sommervillespecial.school.nz)

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Fynn visited class on Thursday and Friday.

It was great to see Fynn at school on Thursday and Friday.

We enjoyed working on the computers, listening to your news,  training for football and playing with you at break time.

Check out the Fynn photo slideshow!

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Whats happening?

This term we will....

 Learn dance with Sam every Thursday.

 Learn computer skills with Fiona every Thursday.

 Learn about "Safe Traveling for our Headway unit.

 The first trip is to the Maritime Museum on Tuesday 20 May. We will travel in a van, train and ferry.

Practice large ball skills every Friday and get ready to compete in the Football Ribbon Day.

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Today we learnt about April Fools Day

Today we learnt about April Fools Day

April Fools' Day (sometimes called All Fools' Day) is celebrated on 1 April every year. It is not a national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated in various countries as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other called April fools.

We played practical jokes on each other

It was very funny when I went to Val's class to ask for "Free Money." Val laughed and she said I don't have any free money but I have free lollies. By Natasha

It was funny when someone had stolen our chairs. We had to sit or lay down on the floor. By Vikki

It took us a long time to find them

All of Edgewater College had a fire drill. 

We had to evacuate the building.

There was no fire!

I really liked it when Bradley said the soap was empty and fooled Kevin. By Allan

It was jokes. I thought it was amazing. By Nathan.

I liked it when I went to Val's class to ask for "Free Money" it made me laugh. By Brenann.

Well done Kevin. You pranked me from when I got out of the taxi. Since you pranked me I started to set off a chain of pranks by myself. By Bradley

Click on these April Fool links:

Google Pokemon April Fool

Australian News April Fool

Pocket Lint April Fool

Ten Fun Facts

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Tuesday 1 April 2014 Edgewater 3 Class Cancelled

Tuesday 1 April 2014 Edgewater 3 Class Cancelled 

Kevin won lotto so class is cancelled today.

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Edgewater 3 Seniors Class Newsletter

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 eight students they are Bradley, Natasha, Allan, Fynn, Vikki, Brennan, Nathan and Aidian. We have four staff members they are Mary, Elly, Riaan and Kevin.

If you would like to contact us…

ü  Please write a note in the Home/School Communication 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 year our Senior School Key Competency focus is “Managing Self”.

This competency is associated with self-motivation, a “can-do” attitude, and with students seeing themselves as capable learners.

Students who manage themselves are enterprising, resourceful, reliable, and resilient. They establish personal goals, make plans, manage projects, and set high standards. They have strategies for meeting challenges. They know when to lead, when to follow, and when and how to act independently.

As part of the “Managing Self” focus the Edgewater 3 students have worked together to plan which “Headway” learning units they would like to study. We have picked four units to study. (This is double the minimum requirement!)

Our students chose:

Headway Leisure: Art

Headway Life Skills: Safe Traveling

Headway Leisure: Sports

Headway Vocational: Techno Tools

The students have also worked individually with staff to identify some “Personal Goals” and they are currently talking with Kevin and the Therapy Team to identify the best 2014 I.E.P (Individual Educational Plan) goals.

Kevin would like to meet with families to discuss your students’ progress and to hear your ideas about the 2014 I.E.P goals. Please fill in the appointment form at the end of this newsletter and send it back to school or email your preferred times to Kevin.

Special Thursdays:

Kevin will be visiting other schools to support students on Thursday mornings. Gabrielle will be the teacher every Thursday morning and for several Thursday afternoons this term when Kevin has classroom release to do other school jobs.

                   

Every Thursday our Special Music Teacher Steve will give us a music lesson to start the day then we will travel to Sommerville’s Tamaki Campus to use the I.C.T Room with Fiona our Special Google computer tutor and then our Specialist Art teacher Gabrielle will open up her Art Room for us.

Our Class Timetable is attached to let you know what else is happening at school.

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 events: 

Athletics Ribbon Day @ Mt Smart Tuesday 18 March

Ten Pin Bowling either Mondays 12,19 and 26 May or Wednesdays 14, 21 and 28 May at Panmure Superbowl.

Football Ribbon Day Thursday 19 June Neil Ave Te Atatu Peninsular or at TheTrusts Stadium Henderson if wet.

Basketball Ribbon Day Tuesday 16 September at The Trusts Stadium Henderson

Aquatics Ribbon Day Tuesday 4 November 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 ask for money for the Headway/Spec units, Ten Pin Bowling and perhaps money for a small class trip.

This Term we ask 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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