Week 3 Term 4 2022

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL WHANAU 

Kia ora whanau,

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.

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A huge thank you for your support of Grandparents Day. We had a great day! There was standing room only in the Church for mass, morning tea was incredibly busy (but delicious) and our sessions with Andrew Chinn were so much fun.  Photos coming.

We also had an amazing time at athletics day. Mr Macmillan has put a folder of photos on Facebook (Thanks Leidy - they are gorgeous!). I was so proud of our Year 4 kids. I spent the day with the 8 year olds - there were 3 sore tummys, a headache and a sore foot before the first event but all were miraculously healed once we got started and everyone gave every event a really good go. It sounds like the 9 year olds were just as involved and excited to have a go. Even better than that, the kids were cheering for each other, supporting each other and were always polite to the adults helping - what cool kids we have. The Interschool team will be announced soon - it's a lot of work.

This week:

Bring your togs all week - we have a swim programme 

All Saints Liturgy - Thursday

Library - Monday

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. 

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.

Monday 7th November. Teacher Only Day

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

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

Monday 12th December End of year Mass. 9.00 am

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 term 4

 Mālo ni,

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.

Below are some resources you could use:

Pacific Language Weeks 2022

I hope you’ve enjoyed the good weather for the long weekend. We are somewhere on SH 1 and I'm trying to put this together on my phone so please forgive mistakes and omissions.

Athletic Sports are on Tuesday at the stadium. Fingers crossed for fine weather. At the entry gate will be trestles with the class rolls set up on them. There will be an adult there supervising the entry. Children sign in as they arrive and then move to their designated age group area ready to start the 800m. 

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.

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.

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/

Colour Run

 TWO DAYS TO GO: Keep collecting sponsors for you.  If you haven’t made a profile yet, there is still time.  We can keep going right to Friday and then the fun will begin. https://schoolfundraising.co.nz/ Please bring cash to the office by Friday morning.

After the event, the children will be able to order their prizes online. Orders need to be done by 31 October.

Colouring Competition: Need to be in by Friday. Bring to the office, Room 3 or to your classroom teacher. Don’t forget to put your name, room number and year group on the back.

Organisation of the Day

The Colour Run is finally upon us!! 

The students have done an AMAZING job fundraising and it is now in the last days to get sponsors.  The colour run will take place this Friday afternoon the 21st October starting at 1.30pm

 

Kids cannot use their sports uniform or their school uniform when taking part so don't forget your gear. Students must wear old clothes for the run…they will be covered in coloured chalk by the end of it!  As there is a water activity they will also need a towel and either togs or dry underwear to put on after the run.

We invite you all to come along and watch the fun unfold!

If you would like to be a parent helper on the day please let Brigitte Holmes know.  

brigitteh@stmarysrotorua.school.nz or text 0272121206.

The PTA helpers will be about but we will need more hands to help with safety, please volunteer if you can.

Term 4 - Let's Go!

 We have an exciting term ahead - are you ready to get started?

Week 1: Colour Fun Run, swimming starts

Week 2: Athletics Day, Rosary, Grandparents day and Andrew Chinn

Week 3: All Saints Day Mass

Week 4: Teacher Only Day, Cricket & Kuhui Ako Kapa Haka

Week 5: Cricket

Week 6: Mystery Trip, Cricket, Assembly

Week 7: Advent liturgy

Week 8: Swimming Sports

Week 9: End of Year Mass and Farewells

See - I told you it was exciting. Make sure you keep checking the class blog and the school notices to make sure you don't miss anything important. 

Our Term 4 Learning

RE: We are learning about what it means to belong to our Church family

Literacy: We are looking at narratives (more accounts of events than Once upon a time)

Maths: We're exploring some statistics and measurement and having a really good review of number knowledge and strategies to cement our earning before the holidays

Reminders:

We are in summer uniform this term. Yes, the mornings can be a little chilly but don't be tempted to layer your children up. The days are getting quite warm, we are running around a lot AND our classroom is thermally heated (we had windows open mid-winter - it's really warm).  Our Uniform Shop is open Mondays (8.30-9.00am), Wednesdays (2.30-3.00pm) & Fridays (8.30-9.00am) during term time. The girls’ summer dresses are currently only available from our school uniform shop. Please don’t forget children need to wear the school sun hats in term 4.

We are swimming this term. Our swimming days are in even weeks. Yes, we will start swimming next week. Again, the pool is heated to a gorgeous temperature and we go back to a cosy classroom. Bring your togs - it's much nicer in the water than in the cold beside the pool.

Term 4 seems to see kids getting more hungry and thirsty than any other time of the year. Talk to your kid about the fuel they need for learning and make sure they have their water bottle with them. Water bottles are allowed in class during the day - it's so important for health, wellbeing and learning to stay hydrated.

Colour Fun Run

It is the final week to get sponsors. Please continue in getting sponsors.  If you haven’t made a profile yet, there is still time.  We can keep going right to Friday and then the fun will begin. https://schoolfundraising.co.nz/  After the event the children will be able to order their prizes online. Orders need to be done by 31 October.

 

The organisation of the Day

 

The Colour Run is finally upon us!! 

The students have done an AMAZING job fundraising and it is now in the final week for getting sponsors.  The colour run will take place this Friday afternoon the 21st of October starting at 1.30 pm

 

Students must wear old clothes for the run…they will be covered in coloured chalk by the end of it!  (Rest assured it does wash out). Please send a change of clothes and a towel as there will be a water activity. They cannot use their sports uniform or their school uniform when taking part. 

 

We invite you all to come along and watch the fun unfold!

If you would like to be a parent helper on the day please let Brigitte Holmes know.  

brigitteh@stmarysrotorua.school.nz or text 0272121206.

The PTA helpers will be about but we will need more hands to help with safety, please volunteer if you can. 

 

ATHLETICS FOR YEARS 4 TO 6.   

Interhouse Athletics Day 2022 Our annual Athletics Day will take place on Tuesday, October 8th - that's only a week away. Please click on the form below to help us organise the event. We need this information urgently please. If you haven't already filled this in please click on the link and do it now. Room 14 are missing details for about 6 more kids. Athletics Day Form

GRANDPARENTS/GRANDFRIENDS MASS; 

Friday, October 28th at 9.30 am 

Join us for Mass with Catholic songwriter and singer, Andrew Chinn leading our singing. We would love to see as many Grandparents/Grandfriends as possible there with us.

 

TEACHER ONLY DAY:

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

 

WORKING BEE.

We intend to have a working bee on the second Saturday after the holidays, October 29th. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. I really appreciate the support we get from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch.