Week 9 - Term 2 -2021

 

Week 9 Notices

- June 27, 2021

Kia ora,

 Hard to believe that we are finishing June this week and that we are almost done completed term 2.  Thank you to all of the whanau who participated in the Matariki Supper it was a great success. With the wet weather and tired kids, we have had lots of sick kids. Please make sure that the children have their jerseys or polar fleece jackets in the morning. If your child has miss placed theirs, check the lost and found as it is very full. 

Last week we took part in a digital wellness programme teaching children the importance of staying safe on the internet. I have a big surprise for R 12 tomorrow afternoon.

Congratulations to Bourneton who took part in the interschool cross country. 

We had a great week last week writing comic strips with the focus of our Golden Rules. Please ask your kids about them.

We have another busy week ahead. School photos are on Monday. We will be having our photos at 10:15. Boys are to wear their winter wool jerseys. We also will be participating in Mrs. Dinniss surprise Monday and Tuesday afternoons. On Thursday we have the privilege of having Sister Rachel visiting our class. 

Week Ahead:

Monday - School Photos 10:15

               1:45- Mrs. D suprise

Tuesday -  is our library please encourage the kids to bring back their books.

                Mrs. D suprise

Thursday - Sister Racheal's visit

Friday - Assembly

Looking to Week 10

Thursday - School Disco

Friday - Teacher ONLY Day

Photos from Our Fun Day

Have a wonderful week, Mrs. Dinniss

Week 8 - Term 2 - 2021

 

Week 8 Notices

- June 20, 2021

Malo Ni and welcome to our 8th week of the term. The weather has been very wet lately. I hope you managed to spend your weekend taking some rest and having some quality time with your loved ones. It was good to hear that sports still went ahead. Do share photos of your child in their sports, we would love to see them.

Congratulations to Zack on getting a place in the talent show finals. You were amazing!!

We had a great week last week writing comic strips. Please ask your kids about them.

We have another busy week ahead. This week we have a team of people visiting our school to support our staff and students around Digital Well-Being.

Monday - Digital Well - Being, ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE HEADPHONES as we will be doing our Easttle reading test. We have lots of kids still that don't have working or headphones. Please make sure that your kids headphones are still working. Thanks

Tuesday is our library please encourage the kids to bring back their books.

This Thursday there will be lots going on. Some staff will be attending an NZEI meeting. So we have decided to have this:

And then later in the evening, there is this:

We would love to see you at dinner if you can make it.

Reminders:

- Please send your child's RE book back with a positive comment.

-TOD Friday 9th July ( Week 10 of the term)

We hope the weather is kind to us this week with more sunshine. Have a great one.

Nga mihi nui

Kahikatea Team

Week 7 - Term 2 - 2021

 

Week 7, Term 2 Notices

June 13, 2021

 Sunday 13 June

Goeie more almal (Afrikaans)

Time flies when you're having fun they say!  It's hard to believe it's already week 7 and we only have four weeks left of this term.  Last week we spent a great deal of time testing children individually and it's always so exciting and rewarding to see the progress made.  Well done to everyone for striving for excellence and doing your best.  We had a great Mass on Friday with lovely reading, prayers and beautiful singing.  Thanks to parents who came along to support.  Well done too to the Ripper rugby teams who went to the tournament and played well.  Good luck to those participating in a Chess Tournament on Monday in Tauranga and Tuesday in Rotorua, we know you will enjoy the experience.

What's Happening this Week

Tuesday - Library

            Talent show auditions in Room 5

Wednesday - Gymnastics in Hall - 12:45pm, lunchtime

Wednesday -  Kapa Haka

Thursday - Mrs. Dinniss is out for CRT release - Mrs. Bye is in

Friday - Pasifika, 11am    Talent show finals 11:30.     Choir - 12pm

School notices

Our Matariki Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, June 24th in our school hall at 5.30pm. Parents and caregivers are cordially invited to come and share food from their country of origin, if you wish, otherwise just bring a plate of food. 

Please vote for us:

We are a finalist in the Education Category of the Access Alliance National Awards. Voting closes at midnight on Sunday 13 June. 

 

Please can you vote for us. The link to go to is here. It all looks quite daunting when you go to the link - all we need you to do though is just vote for us - see the Education Category. 

 

Anyone who has their own email address can vote - if you have a Y3-6 child at school remember to ask them to vote for us too.

 

It would be wonderful if you have friends and family who might be willing to vote for us too. Thanks for your support.

Chromebooks need to come to school charged. As we are a BYOD school, many of our learning activities now require devices. Headphones are essential, please. If your child's Chromebook is not working, we recommend contacting Paul (see contact details below).

Please LABEL your children's clothing, we have quite a few issues with jerseys/fleeces ending up on the wrong body.

Please check with your child that their headphones are working. We still have some children without, it was on the stationery list for this year and very important to have at school. They can be purchased reasonably priced at Kmart, or the school ($8)

Have a week filled with joy.

Lovely Prayer Table

This morning the boy prayer leaders made a lovely Prayer table. Each week a new three leaders lead us in our daily prayers we have a challenge to learn and write a new prayer. Thanks boys.

We Need Your Vote

 

We need your vote, please

June 09, 2021

 We are a finalist in the Education category of the National Access Alliance Awards.. We need people to vote for us this week.  The link people need to go to is: https://www.accessalliance.org.nz/2021pcaba_winners_voting?utm_campaign=2021_pcaba_winv_dsmedfin_rg9&utm_medium=email&utm_source=accessalliance

Can you please vote for us and help us to promote this. You don't have to vote for all categories - just Education will be fine.

Week 6 - Term 2 2021

 

Weekly Notices, Term 2, Week 6

June 07, 2021

 Kamusta and Welcome to Week 6.

We are already halfway through Term 2 and feeling many of the effects of Winter, namely dark mornings, cold gloomy days and viruses. There are a number of cold viruses going around at the moment. Please remember that if your child is feeling sick we ask you to keep them at home to recover.

Over the next couple of weeks, all Middle School children will be tested in Reading, Writing and Maths in preparation for Mid-Year reports. 

What's Happening this Week

Wednesday - Gymnastics in Hall - 12:45pm, lunchtime

Tuesday - Library Room 12

Friday - Pasifika, 11am    Choir - 12pm

On Friday we have a school Mass celebrating the feast of the Sacred Heart. All parents and caregivers are invited to attend.

Our Matariki Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, June 24th in our school hall at 5.30pm. Parents and caregivers are cordially invited to come and share food from their country of origin, if you wish, otherwise just bring a plate of food. 

It is Support Staff Week this week and at St Mary's we will be acknowledging and thanking our support staff who do a magnificent job for teachers and our children. 

It is our Kaumatua Rangi’s 85th birthday and we will be acknowledging this by putting on a morning tea for him this Thursday. 

We wish all the best to our students involved in Showquest who are performing this Wednesday in Mt Maunganui. Thanks to Mrs Trask and Mrs Hall for all the work they have put into preparing the children. A number of parents have been helping too.

A Ripper Rugby team, coached by Mrs Dinniss, is also competing in the schools’ competition on Wednesday. The postponement day is Friday.

Chromebooks need to come to school charged. We also MUST have headphones. As we are a BYOD school, many of our learning activities now require devices. Headphones are essential, please. If your child's Chromebook is not working, we recommend contacting Paul (see contact details below).

Please LABEL your children's clothing, we have quite a few issues with jerseys/fleeces ending up on the wrong body.

Please check with your child that their headphones are working. We still have some children without, it was on the stationery list for this year and very important to have at school. They can be purchased reasonably priced at Kmart, or the school ($8)

Have a stupendous week