Goodbye

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Week 10

Swimming: Room 14 will be swimming on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

Prize-giving: Tuesday 17 December at 9.00am in the Hall

Mass: Tuesday 17 December at 5.30am. Please meet your teacher at 5.10pm on the field by the pool.

Year 6 Missioning: Wednesday 18th of December at 11.30am in the Hall.

School closes: 12.00pm on Wednesday 18th of December

We wish you all a Merry Christmas, a happy New Year and a wonderful holiday. See you in 2014.

From Miss Andrews and Mrs Nieuwboer

Week 9 Notices

Thank you to all the parents who have helped out at school this year. We appreciate everything you do as we could not do many of the activities without your help. We wish you all a wonderful summer holiday. To those families who are moving on to new places and schools, we wish you a safe journey and all the best in your new locations.

Raffle Draw: Please send all books back on Monday.
This will be on Monday at 11.00am. Please note the change of time so that late raffle books can be processed.

Swimming:
Room 15 will be swimming this week.

Homework:
We have not set homework this week, but many children have not completed the homework from the last two weeks and this can be handed in this week for marking. We will be sending home a letter from Studyladder with the portfolios on Friday, which outlines activities that can be completed over the holidays.

Please keep up reading over the holidays as we find many children slip back in their reading levels over the summer if they have not kept up reading over the six week break.

Reports and Portfolios:
These will both be sent home on Friday this week.

Picnic:
Friday 13th at school. We will begin the day with a whole school special assembly at 9.00am, Room 15 will be presenting this assembly. After assembly, we will begin our middle school picnic and fun day. Our picnic will be at lunch time and all classes will have their own shared lunch. Rooms 14 and 15 will combine for their shared lunch. Children will eat their own morning tea. We have a selection of fun activities chosen by the children which each class will take part in throughout the day. If the weather is wet, we have back up activities to do inside.

Children can wear mufti and will need to bring swim wear, sun top for protection over togs, a towel, a water gun if you have one (named please as many look the same!), hat, sunscreen, morning tea (individual), drink and food for a shared lunch.

Week 10
Prize-giving: Tuesday 17th at 9.00am. There will be a note in your child's report if they are receiving a prize on Tuesday.
Mass: 5.30pm at St Mary's Church. Please meet you teacher at 5.15pm on the field by the pool. All children are expected to attend as this is a celebration of the year.
Year 6 Missioning: 11.30am in our school hall.
School ends at 12.00pm straight after missioning.

Week 8 Notices

Thank you to all children and parents who helped with the Santa Parade float in the weekend. You all looked great on and around the float.

Swimming: Room 14 will be swimming this week, including Golden Time on Friday.

Library Books: There are still a number of outstanding books. Please ensure all library books are returned as soon as possible.

Sun Hats: All children are to wear sun hats when outside. We have a large number of un-named sun hats in class. Please ensure that all clothing is named so that we can return clothing to the owners.

Picnic: Next week Friday 13th at school. We will be having shared lunch combined for Rooms 14 and 15 as well. More information will be posted next week.

Have a great week.

Week 7 Notices

Swimming:
Room 15 will be swimming this week.

Library:
All books are to be returned by the 27th of November. We will still visit the library this week although no new books can be issued.

Sun Hats:
These are to be worn during all breaks. Please ensure hats are named.

Homework:
New homework has been set for the next two weeks.

Parent meeting (IT for years 3 and 4 next year):
Tuesday at 6.30pm.

Santa Parade:
We would like as many children involved as possible on the float. Please let the office know if you are able to come. There was also a notice about the float in the last newsletter if you require more information.

End of Year Picnic:
This will be held at school on Friday 13th of December. Activities will be organised throughout the day. We will also be having a shared lunch that day.

Reminder

Reminder!!!

Tomorrow is Athletics Day.  Please have your child at Rotorua Stadium by no later than 8.45 am.
Children are to met their class teacher at the stadium.


Please ensure that your child has the following:

• Sunscreen
• Sunhat
• Lunch / Morning tea
• Plenty of water
• P.E gear

(Sausage sizzle is available, give the money to the class teacher in the morning).

Children to be picked up at 2.30 pm from the Stadium.

Week 6

Week 6

It was great to see so many Grandparents and Parents at school on Friday.  We are very lucky to have such supportive people in our community. 

A big thank you to all those who contributed to our shared lunch on Friday.  We had a lovely farewell for Sam from Room14 and Cody from Room 15.  We wish you boys all the best.

Just a reminder that hats need to be worn at playtime and lunchtime everyday.  We all need to be Sun Smart and protect ourselves from the sun's harmful rays. 

 

NOTICES

Swimming :
Room 14

Tuesday:   
9.45-10.30   Athletics practise on field.  (Bring your P.E gear)

10:45am-12:45pm» Year 3/4 Enrichment class trip to Museum

Wednesday: 
8.45               Singing in the hall

9.45-10.30   Athletics practise on field.  (Bring your P.E gear)

Library- remember to return your books so you can issue new ones.  Also look at home for any overdue library books.

 

Friday:

 

Inter House Athletics - Senior and Middle School

• Being held at the Athletic Track at the Stadium. 
• We ask that parents/caregivers drop their child at the athletic track by 8.45am on Friday 22nd November.
• If you are able to assist on the day please advise Lizzy, our sports co-ordinator(THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION LATER ON IN THE WEEK).

Home Reading: Due on Friday. Please ensure your books are returned so that new ones can be issued.

Homework: Homework to be handed in on Friday of this week.
 

REMINDERS FOR PARENTS
This week the school is hosting some community meetings.  The discussion will be on some aspects of our charter and also e-learning developments for the school for next year.  The meetings will be held in Room 15 and are scheduled for:

Wednesday 20 November          General Meeting     3.15 pm 
                                                    Whanau Group       5.30 pm  

Thursday 21 November              General Meeting     8.45 am (meeting in Hall)          
                                                    Filipino Community  3.15 pm
                                                    Pasifika Fono         5.30 pm
                                                    General Meeting    7.00pm

Tuesday 26  November              Indian Community   6.30 pm


There is a range of times, anyone is welcome to attend any meeting time slot that suits.  It would be good if everyone could try to come to a meeting particularly parents of children who are currently in Year 2 or 3.  This is because the school is planning to allow students in Year 3/4 in 2014 to bring a Chromebook to school if they wish (probably from start of Term 2).
 
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!

 

 

Week 5 Notices

Swimming: Room 15

Library: Wednesday

Home Reading: Due on Friday. Please ensure your books are returned so that new ones can be issued.

Grandparent's Mass: Friday at 9am. Please invite your grandparents to attend.

Homework: New homework has been set for two weeks.

Week 4 Notices

Andrew Chin: Andrew Chin will be at our school on Tuesday. Children will be singing with Andrew at various times during the day. There will be a concert at 6.30 - 7.30pm at St Mary's Church. Children are to meet their teacher on the school field at 6.15pm.

Swimming: Room 14 will be swimming every day this week.

Library: Wednesday

Home Reading: Due on Friday. Please make sure children read every day.

Homework: Due this Friday. It's great to see some posters already arriving.

The Health Promoting Schools team are organising a Fruit Friday on Friday 8 November, to encourage students to bring fresh fruit and veges in their lunchbox each day.

Students are invited to bring a piece of fruit or raw vegetable to the collection box (outside the hall by the Junior Playground) before school on Friday. Some of the parents on the Health Promoting Schools team will then prepare the fruit and veges for shared platters which will be available outside the hall at morning tea time. Please send a piece of fruit or a vegetable that can be eaten raw (e.g. carrot/ celery/tomato/broccoli/ cauliflower) to school on Friday if you are able to. Thank you.

Week 3 Notices

We hope that you all had a great long weekend.

Homework has been set for the next two weeks. Please note that there are tasks set for different classes.

Swimming: Room 15 are swimming this week.

Assembly: Room 14 are on assembly this week - Friday at 2.05 pm.

Summer uniforms and sun hats are to be worn from now on. Please make sure that your child has a named sun hat.

Singing: Wednesday 8.45 am in Hall.

Library: Wednesday afternoon.

Rosary:  Thursday 8.45 am in Hall.

All Saints Day  Friday.

NEXT WEEK:  On Tuesday November 5th we have Andrew Chinn running singing workshops during the day. A concert is planned between  6.30 pm and 7.30 pm on the Tuesday evening at our church. All children are expected to attend.  (Past events I have attended have been amazing, with all the kids getting involved. It is a great evening with  fantastic singing.)

Week 2 Notices

Swimming: Room 14 will be swimming on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Please bring your togs and towel each day.

Reminder: No pie warmers days this term. We will do this again in the winter terms.

Sun Hats: Although sun hats are only compulsory after Labour Weekend, this coming week is going to be quite hot. It will be a good idea for all children to wear their sun hats and sun screen this week.

Thank you to all parents and caregivers who supplied their children with pencils, pens and rulers last week. It means less time is wasted trying to find the correct equipment.

Library: Every Wednesday this term.

Clothing: Please name all clothing including sandals so that we can return lost items to the correct children. All unnamed clothing is placed in the 'Lost Property' box outside Room 6 if not claimed by children in the surrounding classes.

Homework: Homework has been set on the class blog.

Cake Stall: The Young Vinnies will be holding a cake stall on Wednesday at 10.30am outside Room 3. Cakes will be 50 cents and $1.00 each.

Enjoy the beautiful weather this week...soon it will be summer!

WELCOME BACK !!!! TERM 4

Welcome back to school, I hope everybody has had a fantastic break.
We are looking forward to another busy term filled with lots of hard work, some dancing, swimming and lots more.....

***NOTICES***

Uniform

We are in transition between wearing summer and winter uniforms. We expect all children to be in summer uniforms by the week after Labour weekend. We will not accept children wearing part of summer and winter uniform. They must be in one or the other. Sunhats will also need to be worn from Labour weekend too.

 

Swimming

The school pool is now open and classes will be swimming every alternate week. 

Swimming is part of our learning so it is expected that all children take part.  (If your child can not participate please send a note or email their teacher.)

Room 15 swimming this week.

Room 14 next week.

 

Reading Logs  

Hopefully lots of reading happened in the holidays.  Reading logs need to be returned to school this week.  Prizes will be handed out on Friday at assembly.  The class that returns the most reading logs will win a prize.   (Come on Room 14/15 it would be fantastic for one of us to win it.)

 

Concept

This term we will be learning about Symbolism.  We will be looking at symbolism in dance and culture.  If you are a talented dancer and would like to share your expertise with the children please let us know.

 

*There will be no pie warmer days this term*

This Week
Room 15 swimming this week. Please bring your togs.

WEDNESDAY.

8.45 am Singing in the hall.

9.00 am Weetbix Kid promo. Very short.

 

Library  (Remember to bring your book back to school so you can issue a new one.)

7.00 pm Whanau group making poi in hall

THURSDAY.

1.30 pm Kapa Haka. (For children taking part)

 

FRIDAY.

2.05 pm   Assembly

 

Our innocent/guilty goldilocks debating

Today we had a debating session about goldilocks being a criminal or being innocent. We were put into 2 groups and the guilty team won!

!!!!!!!!REMINDERS!!!!!!!

Orders for Calendar Art need to be into the school office by this Friday.  If you wish to view your child's art it is in a green folder in the classroom.  Your child will show you where it is.

Reading!! A reading log will be sent home with your child this week.  They are encouraged to read over the holidays and record what they have read, it also needs to be signed by an adult.  If every student in their class returns their reading log after the holidays, there will be a special reward for that class. 
It is so important to keep up with the reading as students can fall behind if they have two weeks of no reading.  Maybe schedule a trip to the town library in the holidays.

Poetry Finals

Today we had the Middle School Poetry Finals.  Well done to all the students who participated in  the finals.  I would not have liked to have been the judge as they were all so good and there was only 1 point difference separating the winners in the Year 4 category.  The children spoke so confidently and they all had memorised their poems.  An amazing effort by all. You should all feel proud.

 

 

Jasmine First Place in Year 4 Poetry Recitals.

 

Lawrence Third Place in Year 4 Poetry Recitals

 

Troy Year 4 Poetry Finalist

 

Nevis Year 3 Poetry Finalist

 

Joshua B Poetry Finalist.

 

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Week 9 Notices

A big THANK YOU to all those parents and grandparents who have helped out in our classrooms this term. You have made such a huge difference to our children's learning. Many activities would not be possible without your help.

Poetry Finals: This Wednesday at 11.00am in the hall. Families most welcome. Those children who have gone through to the finals have been told on Friday. Congratulations to all children for giving poetry recitals a go.

Children's work from the enterprise concept will be on display in the hall on Wednesday after the poetry finals and after school until 4.00pm.

Pie Warmer Day: Thursday

Library: Wednesday

Homework and Home Reading due on Friday.

Congratulations to all children for working so hard this term. Miss Andrews and Mrs Nieuwboer are very proud of you all.

Week 8 Notices

Pie Warmer Day on Thursday. Please bring food wrapped in tin foil.

Library on Wednesday.

Homework is due this Friday 20th of September.

Home Reading: All books are to be returned on Fridays so that a new set of books can be organised for the following week.

Week 7

Week 7 Notices
There are still lots of colds and flus going around, please remember to talk to your child about basic hygiene and if they are sick please keep them at home.

Enterprising Topic work This Week 

Activities are on Tuesday (afternoon) and Wednesday (Middle block).

Singing Practice

8.45 Wednesday

Class Library
This Wednesday afternoon we have class library, please remember to return your library books so you can issue new ones.

Pie Warmer Day
This Thursday, children may bring something to heat for lunch. All items must be wrapped in tin foil at home, with their names clearly written on it.


Golden Time on Friday
Hide and Seek with Cameras.

 !!!!!!!REMINDERS !!!!!!
Practise your poem for Poetry Recitals.

Children doing Home Reading remember to read your books and return them to school on Friday.

 

Golden Time Milk Carton Folding Competition

Milk folding competition

Today for golden time we had a milk folding competition and the winner for the competition was Alex