Week 4 Learning

 The highlight of this week has to be our Kahui Ako Ahurei festival on Friday. I had the pleasure of taking 60 kids to JPC to participate in a day of Kapahaka fun. Our kids performed spectacularly and I was so proud of them. A huge thanks to

Koro Tini and Matua Wiki for preparing the students so well. Both teina and tuakana groups will perform on Monday during assembly, so come along and see them. 

We had a short week of swimming lessons with Tara and her crew, but she was really impressed with how well the kids are going with their technique and endurance. We are so lucky to have a heated pool, so there is no excuse (unless medical) not to have your togs each day.

We managed to fit in some cricket coaching and a Science Kit lesson on aerodynamics this week as well!

Enjoy the photos of our week.

Week 4

 

I hope you are all enjoying your long weekend.

The students involved in our Ahurei Kapahaka Festival with our Faith-Based Kahui ako should all have received a notice with information about the day. Please all come along to watch and support us in our first Kahui ako festival. Our senior group is on stage at 12:00 and the junior group performs just before 10am.

Please check at home for a school hat, we are missing one from our class.

BRING YOUR TOGS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK

What's on this week....

Tuesday 

• swimming 
• cricket
• kapahaka practice

Wednesday

• swimming
• kapahaka practice

Thursday

• swimming
• kapahaka practice/dress rehursal

Friday

• Ahurei at JPC
• sausage sizzle

Week 3 Learning

 The students will be ready for their long weekend, as it's been another full week.

We had our first camp meeting on Monday and they sorted out their cabin/lodge buddies.

Our All Saints/All Souls liturgy on Thursday was beautifully led by the Year 4 team. Friday was busy with Yr 6 retreat (I heard there was lots of walking!) and Yr 5 Leadership day. Our kapahaka fitted in 3 practices this week as well as we prepare for Ahurei on Friday. Oh and don't forget some maths! Maybe you can try some of these logic puzzles.

Enjoy the photos.

Week 3

 

This week, our big event is the Yr 6 Retreat, a notice went home last week about this.

The Yr 5's will have a Leadership Day at school. Please come to school in your uniform as usual.

What's On This Week...

Monday

• Camp Chat 1:45

Tuesday

Wednesday

• Library
• RATS Duathlon
• Chess and Bowls at lunchtime

Thursday

• Kapahaka
• All Saints All Souls liturgy

Friday

• Yr 6 Retreat
• Yr 5 Leadership Day

Swimming for us next week with our Swimming Instructor 

Welcome Back to Caleb

We have a student returning to school on Monday who has had cancer.  He has been away since 2021.

His immunity has been compromised due to the treatment he has received and he is particularly susceptible to chickenpox and measles. 

Any cases of chickenpox or measles, in the school community, needs to be reported to the school office immediately to ensure his health is not compromised. 

He is looking forward to coming back to school as are his friends.

Grandparents Day

 Thank you to parents for being so generous with the Grandparent's/Friends' morning tea. It was lovely seeing so many people at mass and staying on afterwards for a cuppa.

Colour Fun Run - Order your prize

The last day to order your prize is Monday 31 October, please log in to your profile at https://app.schoolfundraising.co.nz and order it. 

Teachers’ Only Day

We have a Teachers’ Only Day on Monday 7th November. There will be no school for children on this day. If you require after-school care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’s contact number is 347 0709 or 0211 215599

Holiday Reading Logs are due now.  We will have a lucky draw at our next assembly.

TERM 4 DATES.

Friday 4th November Year 6 Retreat Day

Monday 7th November. Teacher Only Day

Friday11th November. Kahui Ako Ahurei at JPC. Junior and Senior  Kapa Haka performing 

Friday 18th November. JPC Orientation Day for Year 6s

21st -25th November.  Camps in Taupo for Totara students ( 5 & 6)

Tuesday 6th December Junior Tryathlon 11.00 am Year 0 to 3 at school

Thursday 8th December Tryathlon/Swimming Sports for Years 4 to 6 at Aquatic Centre

Monday 12th December End of year Mass. 9.00 am

Tuesday 13th December Big Day In (Y6) 

Wednesday 14th December Prizegiving - 9:30-11:30 

Thursday 15th December Missioning - 11-12:00

Thursday 15th December Last Day of the term

Week 2 Learning

What a fabulous week. From Athletics on Tuesday to Grandparents Day and Andrew Chinn today, it's been a jam-packed week of fun.

I shared the maths e-asTTle results with the students this week so hopefully, they can tell you how they are going and what their next steps in learning are for Mathematics. Later this term we will do a Reading e-asTTle and a writing sample for narrative writing.

I hope you enjoy the photos this week. I wish I could capture the joy on the kid's faces today singing their hearts out with Andrew Chinn. Congratulations to all the students who gained placings in Athletics and to the choir and readers at mass today. Oh, and thanks to everyone who provided a plate for morning tea today.

Week 2

 

I trust you all had a wonderful long weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Fingers crossed that our chess players had a fun tournament on Saturday too.

What's on this week?

Tuesday - Athletics Day

Wednesday - Whaea Lynette, Library

Thursday - 

Friday - Grandparents Mass 9 am, Shared Morning Tea, Andrew Chin workshop, and concert, sausage sizzle

Tokelau Language Week

Celebrate: Sunday 23 October – Saturday 29 October.

This year's theme for Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau – Tokelau Language Week is "Halahala ki vavau, kae ke mau ki pale o Tokelau" which means "To plan for the future is to understand the past."

The theme connects to the overall theme for this year’s Pacific language weeks ‘sustainability’ and the launch of the UNESCO Decade of Indigenous Languages.

Colour Fun Run Thank you everyone for your support for our Colour Run. It was an awesome event and lots of fun. There are lots of photos on our Facebook page You are able to go online now and order the prizes.   This needs to be done by October 31st.    Prizes will be delivered to school. https://schoolfundraising.co.nz/

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Rotorua Interhouse Athletics 9:00 am – 2:30 pm  Tuesday 25th October 2022 International Stadium, Ground 2, Devon Street West, Rotorua Event Overview The Interhouse Athletics is for our middle and senior school students - Years 4, 5 & 6. The Interhouse Athletic Sports will be held at Field 2 by the stadium in Rotorua. Years 4 – 6 students need to be taken to / dropped off at the  International Stadium, ground 2 Devon Street West Rotorua on Tuesday 25th October Students sign in at the stadium gate and then go to their appropriate age group area. Interhouse Athletics will finish at approximately 2:30 pm on Tuesday. Children need to be collected from the International Stadium, ground 2 by 3:00 pm at the latest. Children may come to Interhouse Athletics in their house colours or their school PE gear. Children will need – sunhat, sunblock, warm clothes, lunch & a drink. Should the event need to be cancelled, this information will be put on Educa/App/Facebook by 7:30 am

GRANDPARENTS/GRANDFRIENDS MASS;  Friday, October 28th at 9.00 am (PLEASE NOTE TIME) This Friday we have our Grandparents / Grandfriends Mass, 9am at St Mary's Church, we ask that you find a seat at the church prior to 9 am as children will be sitting with their classes.  We would love to have all our special Grandparents and Grandfriends at school with us on this day.   After Mass, Grandparents are invited back to the classes to share in morning tea with their grandchildren (there will be tea and coffee provided in the hall)  We ask all children to bring a plate to share for morning tea.

WORKING BEE We intend to have a working bee this Saturday, October 29th. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. If you are willing to help, can you please let the office know? The projects include painting, spraying the cobbles, painting wooden  Christmas Trees, building two picnic tables, playground equipment maintenance, replacing a damaged panel on a classroom wall and maintenance work on our unicycles and putting together new unicycles. I’ve been amazed at the support we receive for our working bees and I would really appreciate your support with this one too, please.  Come along and meet other parents and enjoy morning tea and a delicious lunch. Children are welcome also. For catering purposes please let Shanelle know in the office if you can assist, even if it is just for an hour or two.

We have a Teachers’ Only Day on Monday 7th November. There will be no school for children. If you require after-school care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’s contact number is 347 0709 or 0211 215599