week 7 2015

MONDAY 31^st AUGUST

10.30am Church choir in room 15. Years 2 and up.

TUESDAY 1^st SEPTEMBER.

12.30pm Gym Club in the hall.

WEDNESDAY 2^nd SEPTEMBER.

8.45am School Singing

Kapa Haka group performing at Citizens’ Ceromony. 

THURSDAY 3^RD  SEPTEMBER.

12.30pm Gym Club in the hall

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FRIDAY 4^TH  SEPTEMBER

9.00am  Mother of Mary Birthday Mass

12.30pm Pasifika Practice in Room 15 at lunchtime. 

1:30 Golden Time - Treasure Hunt

KAPA HAKA - CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY

Rosa and Isaiah need to meet Mrs Dunkley at 12.30pm with their lunch, they will bus there and back and will return to school by 2.20pm.  As there is a limit on numbers all other Kapa Haka children will be staying at school with me.

BIRTHDAY OF MARY MASS

All parents are most welcome to join us for this mass.  If you are not Catholic and are interested but feel a little nervous, please come and see me so I can help you out.  School masses are really quite lovely. 

ENROLMENT FOR THE SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME

At St Mary’s Catholic Church, 7.00 pm the 14th October and or 21st October there will be an information session. Dates will be given and for those who are not baptised in Rotorua, please bring a baptismal certificate. The children are required to be 8 by the 1st November 2015. Children who are not baptised and would like to become Catholic are also very welcome to be a part of this Sacramental Programme.

CALENDAR ART

We are going to start our calendar art this week.  It's going to be spectacular!  We will keep you posted as our wee artists complete their masterpieces. 

HELP.

I'm going to need some help this week. On Wednesday (fingers crossed) we will have finished some fabulous writing about a famous artist.  I need 1-2 computer savvy adults to type some stories up for me, please.  I will 'translate' the writing before you get them but we'll need the books back on Thursday.  If you are willing and able can you let me know?

Week 6 Term 3

Mon: School Photos
Tue:
Wed: Maths Night
Thurs:
Fri: Golden Time

School Photos
Children must be in correct uniform and may need their red, woollen jerseys.  Long hair needs to be tied up so we can see your gorgeous faces, please.

Maths Night
A note went home about this last week.  It is a very relaxed evening to give you a bit of information about maths teaching and to give you some quick and easy ideas for supporting learning at home.  We won't put you on the spot and ask you maths problems - promise.

Golden Time
 This week we will have "Bring a Toy" (preferably not one with a million tiny pieces). The children gave me a list of ideas for Golden Time activities at the beginning of the term.  We ranked the first 5 but I haven't consulted them on the next few weeks yet - I hope I don't have it wrong.

Stacy Gregg

 

What a clever lady. She has written 20 books! Some of her books have won children's choice awards. We are keen to read some and see what all of the fuss is all about. Rosa and Tilde have already read a Stacy Gregg book - they recommend them.

Week 5

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Mon: Staff Only. Glenholme after school care is available by arrangement.  Check the school newsletter for details.

Tue:  Gymnastics club at lunchtime

Wed: Singing Practice 8:45am

         Author Visit - Stacey Gregg 

Thu: Gymnastics club at lunchtime

Fri:   Golden Time = Wheels Day (Weather Permitting)

         Library 

                      The secret message is: dewey decimal

Week 4 Term 3

You can now access information about our school through the ‘find us’ App, which can be downloaded onto your phones. This app can also be used to notify us of absences. There will be more information in the newsletter this week.

Mon:

Tue:

Wed:

Thu: Disco

Fri: Assumption Liturgy

      Library

      Golden Time = PJ Party

Disco FUNKY FLUORO FIESTA!

The PTA are organising a disco for Thursday.  NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

Thursday 13 August 5.30pm to 7.00pm, Door entry $2.00.

If any parents are available to assist during the evening please phone Heidi on 021 911305.

Happiness is...

We have just finished some very thoughtful writing about happiness.  It was a big process - Mrs T said we are just too smart for simple, unplanned writing.

First we wrote words to describe what happiness looks like, sounds like and feels like inside.  Then we drew pictures of something that always makes us feel happy and why it makes us feel happy.  Then we had to think about everything we had discussed, written and drawn and think about a way that we could make someone else feel happy. Now we were ready to write.  Once we had drafted and fixed our stories we made a good copy to share with others.  Just for fun, and because we had earned a reward, Mrs T took us out on the playground to take 'Happy Photos" for our writing display.  Mrs T is putting up our stories soon - make sure you come in and have a read.


Happiness is... on PhotoPeach

Mary MacKillop Day

Mary MacKillop on PhotoPeach

Nearly there

Wahoooooo!   Go Room 10!!!!

Our little star

Go Jaime!
Our little reading and writing star made it into the paper - again.

Article here

We did it!!!!!!!!

Reading Logs = 100% on PhotoPeach

The NED Show

Never give up
Encourage others
Do your best


The NED Show on PhotoPeach

Donovan Bixley Visited School

Donovan Bixley on PhotoPeach

Week 3 Term 3

We have a wonderful week ahead - nothing to break our routine until Friday. 

Friday:
Mary MacKillop Day
This is our school's feast day and we have a wonderful day of celebration ahead.
We start with mass at 9am which all parents, family and friends are welcome to.
After morning tea we have some great activities based on the life and work of Mary MacKillop.

We also have a shared lunch.  Please, bring a plate of food to share with our Year 2 classes. Preferably something a little bit healthy that children can pick up easily.  We won't have knives, forks, spoons, etc.  

We have a few kids at school with serious allergies. PLEASE, DO NOT SEND ANYTHING THAT CONTAINS, OR HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH NUTS.