Week 2 - Term 3 - 2021

 

Weekly Notices, Week 2 Term 3

August 01, 2021

Kia orana ( MAY YOU LIVE A LONG AND FULFILLING LIFE)

It is Cook Island Language Week this week.  Our Pasifika group have given us a class challenge -  to learn a prayer they gave us and then to stand up and say it in front of the school at singing time on Thursday before we go out to lunch.

Library Term 3 -will be on a Thursday as we have been bumped from our normal day of a Tuesday.

3-way conferences

Three Way Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Tuesday 3rd August from 3.10 to 6.00 pm and Wednesday 4th August 3.10 - 6.00 pm. You need to go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter the event code aemzc.

The time allowed for each conference is 10 minutes. Please be considerate of the teacher (who needs to keep to the appointment schedule) and other parents who have made bookings. If you feel you need more time for discussion, please organise another time to meet with the teacher.

The purpose of the conference is so parents/student/teacher can co-construct a literacy goal, maths goal and a values/key competency goal.

Reports were sent home with your child on Friday. With the reports is a whanau sheet for you to rate your child’s progress against the key competency area.

The Key Competencies are capabilities that help your child learn. Using the scale you tick the appropriate box that you think best describes your child. Please return the form to your classroom teacher on Monday the 2nd of August. This document will form part of the discussion, in order to co-construct your child’s next learning goals, at the learning conferences.

Novena in Preparation for the Assumption of Mary

Middle School: 06-08-21  Week 2 Friday

11:00am -12:00am Adoration, Rosary (led by Kahikitea) then Novena and Benediction followed by 12:05 Mass. Rm 12,14 and 15 at all and Rms 16&17 are to come to the Mass only.

Life Education

We enjoyed our first session of Life Education with Katie and of course Harold the Giraffe. All Kahikatea Middle School classes will have another opportunity this week to visit the Life Education van for lessons. You may wish to ask your child about what they have been learning in Life Education. Harold even joined us for assembly on Friday.

KEEPING OURSELVES SAFE: from Viv 

Kia ora koutou.

I would like to acknowledge St Mary’s school for its ongoing commitment to delivering the Keeping Ourselves Safe (KOS) programme. KOS is a personal safety programme that teaches students vital interpersonal skills in different situations. You can find out about the programme at: https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/personal-community-safety/school-portal/resources/successful-relationships/kos

The programme will be delivered by classroom teachers from 23rd August. There will be a community hui at St Mary's School on Monday 9 August, 5.15-6pm, in Room 14, where I will explain what the programme entails, and share some tips about keeping your young ones safe. You are encouraged to attend.

Please take time to speak with your children about what they are learning in the programme. It will also give you an opportunity to reinforce your family’s values and expectations.

If you have any questions please contact me Vivienne.Sutton@police.govt.nz

E mihi ana

Viv Sutton

School Community Officer, Rotorua Police

Milo

Have a great week, we look forward to meeting with you on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Mrs Dinniss Team Kahikatea

3 Way Interviews

 Next week we will have Three-Way Goal Setting Conferences for Parent/Student/Teacher.

Students and their parent(s) need to make an appointment to attend a 10-minute conference with the child's teacher on one of these two days. 

Appointments available

Tuesday 3 August 3.10pm - 6pm

Wednesday 4 August 3.10pm - 6pm

How to make a booking

Bookings are now open. How do parents make a booking for their child's Three-Way Conference?

Via the following link and enter the code aemzc

Via the links button on our School App - select School Interviews - enter the code aemzc

Please note: If you are late for your appointment you might be asked to rebook for another time. This is because the class teacher needs to consider the bookings made by other families and keep to the times they have booked for. 

We look forward to seeing you and your child at the conference.

Life Education - Building Relationships - Information on the Keeping us Safe Programme

 On Tuesday we attended the Life Education Bus and met with Katie and Harold.

We talked a lot about whether we are reactive = Red, yellow or Blue zone or responsive.

We looked at what the following terms meant:

Rude - is when you react inappropriately (like a burp) or say something that is disrespectful but unintentional.

Mean - You intentionally hurt someone with your behaviour. Like someone telling you 'you are ugly' this is one-off.

Bully - When you are trying to gain power, by making others feel bad with repeated behaviour. Cyberbullying, emotional bullying is what we see at school and on the internet.

Assault - Is when you use violence this can be one-off or bulling. Assault isn't ok.

From Mrs.Cato

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Kia ora koutou. I would like to acknowledge St Mary’s school for their ongoing commitment to delivering the Keeping Ourselves Safe (KOS) programme. KOS is a personal safety programme that teaches students vital interpersonal skills in different situations. You can find out about the programme at: https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/personal-community-safety/school-portal/resources/successful-relationships/kos

THE WINNERS ARE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Aiah and Adrianna

 Thank you to all the kids that took part in the Mrs. Dinniss Reading Log. Today we had the draw for two students to come for lunch @ Guidoughs. This will happen next Wednesday Week 2.

Congratulations to all the children who participated and especially Aiah and Adrianna.

Class Photo

 Today we got a sneak peek of the class photo, more info to come soon on ordering.

Term 3 - Week 1- 2021

 

Weekly Notices, Term 3, Week 1

July 25, 2021

 Weekly Notices, Term 3, Week 1

Winners of the Maths unlock the Math Codes

Namaste and welcome back to the commencement of Term 3 2021.

 I hope all children enjoyed a lovely deserved break from school and are prepared for another term of important learning. Please if you are competing in the Mrs. Dinniss Reading Log bring it in before Wednesday.

 It is a good time for a reminder that the world is still in the midst of a serious pandemic and that we should feel privileged to live in a country with no community transmission. We will be reminding children to still take basic health precautions like washing hands regularly, using hand sanitizer, tissues and coughing or sneezing into the inside of elbows. We ask you to reinforce this message at home as well and to please keep your child home if they are sick.

Life Education begins at St Mary's on Monday, featuring Katie and of course Harold the Giraffe. All Kahikatea Middle School classes will have an opportunity to visit the Life Education van for lessons around the building of relationships. You may wish to ask your child about what they have been learning in Life Education.

Reports are due to go home this Friday the 30th of July. The 3-way conferences, between parents, teachers and children are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday of Week 2 (next week). Bookings will be possible soon. There will be 10-minute slots available until 6.00pm on each day. This week will be reflection week for our students. A reflection sheet for parents, where you will be able to rate your child against key competencies, will be sent home with the reports. Parents are kindly asked to send these sheets back to school on the Monday prior to the interviews.

On Thursday, at 12.15pm, we will have our first Liturgy for the term and it has a Matariki theme. All parents and caregivers are welcome. Please make sure that you are in the hall by 12.10 pm.

The children learned about Meditation Prayer last term from two Catholic sisters. Classes school wide will be meditating each day starting this term for 10 minutes from 12:30pm. Meditative Prayer has a very calming effect on children.

Room 13 (the upstairs room in the hall) has been transformed into our Learning Support space and it does look excellent.

PTA AGM The PTA AGM is scheduled for  7pm Wednesday 28 July - first week back Term Three - in the school staffroom. All are welcome to attend. There will be drinks and nibbles provided!!

Please come into the school via the Carnot Street gate and enter the building through the student entrance alongside the school office.

Have a great week.

Mrs. Dinniss

and Team Kahikatea

DNA - Open Day

 

Shared Lunch

 Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the very short notice we would like to do a shared morning tea for Harry who is leaving us to go to Napier.

Just bring a plate to share.

Thanks

Mrs. Dinniss

DISCO Correction

 

Week 10 - Term 2 - 2021

 WEEK 10 TERM 2 2021

It is hard to believe that we are halfway through our school year and when we return from the Winter Holidays we will have passed the halfway mark in the Winter Season. Roll on the Spring months.

We were very fortunate to have Sister Rachel and Ema with us for the week teaching us to meditate. Mindfulness is an important part of managing and teaching children to breathe as part of calming themselves down. 

This week we say farewell to Harry, he will be moving to Napier and we wish Harry and his family all the best.

Please remember that we have library on Tuesday it is important for children to bring back their books so that they can issue new ones for the holidays. I will be running my Reading Log again over the holidays. The students have been working so hard, that it is important to keep up the progress. Students can read to themselves, listen online, or be read to. 

Heads Up there is a teacher-only day on Friday July 9th 2021.

Thursday night the PTA is hosting a disco which is going to be held from 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm.