ROOM 1
Welcome to Room 1s Webpage. You'll find helpful homework links and classroom notices. Scroll down to find information you require.
Please find our plan of learning for the term here: Curriculum Outline! This is also sent out in week 2 of each term.
NOTICES:
🤺STAFF IN ROOM 1 - 2025
Bryan Theobald - remains the main class teacher. Any questions or concerns should go to him.
Cathy Ullyett - will be taking Art Classes every Wednesday. She will also be the release teacher for Mr Theobald for one day every week. This will be either a Tuesday or Thursday.
Anna Dobbs - continues to be our Music Teacher, but, for Term 2, she will be taking on the role of Student Teacher for several weeks (in all subjects) in Room 1.
🧑💻TECHNOLOGY CLASSES
For Term Two, we are focussing on Textiles - learning foundational techniques for basic sewing to grow life skills. We incorporate practical mathematics, material science, and problem solving throughout the programme, with opportunities to learn about reducing and recycling materials to help with being good stewards of our environment.
🏃PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Students are required to have full PE gear every day, so having two interchangeable kits is best practice. This includes shorts and a shirt. Sports shoes are advised for athletics, but not required. For the time being, we have PE on Monday and Thursday afternoons with a focus on encouraging participation in athletics. Watch this space for updates on timetable changes.
🏆SPORTS
Winter Large Ball Team Sports - Football/Soccer, Rippa Rugby skills, Basketball, Netball/Tapu ae.
Surf and Beach Safety - this shall be one of the many activities provided for at Camp Raglan in Term 3. Taking part of this is necessary for safety in an island nation like NZ.
📚LIBRARY
Students attend the Library each week. This will be rotated in groups during session 4 on Thursdays. The expectation is that they must take out two suitable books each time. If a student hasn’t finished a book, it may be re-issued. A book bag is required to take out a book, as it protects books from spillages in bags.
HOMEWORK
If you are here because of a lost homework sheet, no worries, you've come to the right place!
A major part of my job is to prepare your child for High School. The routine of Homework is a big part of the programme in Room 1. It is intentionally designed to support major learning throughout the year, which helps to develop good study habits needed for success. Full encouragement and support is valuable in this process. It is intended that it is done every school afternoon…which is greatly appreciated! As the parent, you are not expected to help teach the concepts…but rather to help to check with memorising or retelling facts such as scripture or spellings is also invaluable for your child’s best chance of success. Thank you for your support!
1) Reading is a big part of homework, as is scripture and spelling. Just read a book...preferably a chapter book is best for Year 7 & 8.
2) Scripture Memorisation and Spelling sheets are all here. I'm sure it will be easy to recall which level is being done. If not, something is better than nothing.
3) Any completed homework can simply be recorded into the homework book, with a parent signature next to the listed books that have been read that week.
4) Reading Review - I'll accept a review that includes the author's name, title, summary, favourite sentence/phrase with a reason and a justified recommendation (e.g. the story was hilarious because the knight kept losing his horse and making mistakes).
5) Only topic and Mathematics questions aren't available. But these can be picked up on Monday, and completed over the next two school nights.
Links for Homework!
Homework Documents