The term has begun!

Hello,

Welcome to Learning Community One's blog, coming to you straight from West Melton School. I hope all have enjoyed their holidays, and the first week of school. As many of you know, there have been a few changes to LC1 since last term. First and foremost, I'd like to introduce myself to you, especially for those of you I haven't yet had the chance to meet. My name is Bradly "Mr." Hill, and I am your child's new teacher for the rest of the year. I'm very excited about this class, and see loads of potential and ability in each and every student.

This is my first teaching position in New Zealand, having just graduated from the graduate programme at the College of Education in here in Christchurch. Prior to coming to New Zealand, I taught the equivalent of New Entrants in the United States and taught English as a foreign language in Morocco and South Korea.

My goals for the class for the remainder of the year are to strengthen what your children are capable of and extending their abilities in reading, maths, and writing. We will also have ample opportunity to explore performing arts with our inquiry unit this term, culminating in two productions at the end of the term.

This will be a very busy term for us in LC1. In addition to our academic activities, we also have the zones tournament for winter sport in early August, a ski trip planned for 19 August, and the productions scheduled for September.

My plan s for this blog are to keep you updated on what we are doing here in LC1 and allowing the children to publish their work if they choose to.

If you have any specific questions, concerns or general inquiries, please feel free to contact me here at school or via email, which is bradly@westmelton.school.nz.

Kind regards,
Bradly Hill