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

Week 5 - Term 2 - 2021

 

Week 5 Notices

- May 30, 2021

Talofa Room 12 fānau

Week 4 was busy with some really awesome events. Students participated in a successful Cross Country and were able to experience their fitness training pay off. On Thursday we had a wonderful Pentecost liturgy run by the Kākano team. 

We have a classroom challenge after our healthy eating fruit and veg taste test. All kids are challenged to have at least two pieces of fruit or vegetables in their lunch. 

What's happening this week:

It is Samoan Language Week. On Wednesday and Friday lunchtime, Mr. MacMillan will be in Kakano with some Samoan-related activities for all students to have a go at. 

Tuesday: Library. 

Wednesday: Kapa Haka.

Thursday: Singing practice

Fri: Health and Wellbeing Concept day. Samoan Language Week Activities at Lunchtime.

Friendly Reminders:

- 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, I 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.

The temperature is getting colder which means there are more coughs and sniffles. Hope you can all keep toastie and warm and healthy for this week.

Have a wonderful Sunday.

Week 4 - Term 2 - 2021

 

Week 4 Notices

- May 23, 2021

Tena Koutou, to all our students and parents.

We had a wonderful Ascension liturgy on Thursday run by the Kahikatea team. Thank you to all our parents who came to watch. This week we are growing on our concept of healthy lifestyles. On Friday we will be looking at eating healthily, exercising through games, and the ability to self-regulate through mindfulness.

We also have Cross country this Wednesday in the afternoon. Children will get changed into their P.E. gear at the school before being transported to the Red Woods. More info below. Pick up needs to be at 2:30pm. 

Last week the students from rooms 12, 14, &15 all attended a morning Parish Mass. Was an excellent experience after mass we were joined by the parishioners and father for the shared morning tea in the church hall.  

What's happening this week:

Tues: Library

Wednesday: Cross Country 

Thursday: Pentecost Liturgy 12:15 in the hall all parents are welcome

Fri: Health and Wellbeing Concept day

Reminders:

Week 6:

Mon: Queens Birthday No School

Fri: Feast of Sacred Heart Mass (Kahikatea Leading)

Please remind your child to charge their Chromebooks each night.

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)

 Cross Country Cross Country 2021 CHILDREN IN KAHIKITEA AND TOTARA TEAMS. 

Just a reminder that we have our annual Cross Country this Wednesday May26th 2021. All children are to be picked up from their classroom at 12:30. 12:30pm Transporting children from school to the Redwoods Visitor Centre 1:00pm – 2:20pm 

Marshalling in the forest on the day 2:30pm Transporting those children who catch a bus or require after school care back to school Children come to school in full uniform and change into P.E. gear for the afternoon events. 

For the event, students will need: ● Running shoes & P.E. gear ● Jersey ● Drink bottle ● Any medication required

 Event outline: 1:00pm 9 yr old Girls 1:10pm 9 yr old Boys 1:20pm 

7 & 8 year old Girls 1:30pm 7 & 8 Year old Boys 1:40pm 

10 year old Girls 1:50pm 10 year old Boys 2:00pm 

11 year old Girls 2:10pm 11 year old Boys 

All children are to be picked up from the Redwoods by 2:30pm please.

Have a great week.

Kahikatea Team

Healthy Lifestyles

 We have been working hard to learn about making some healthy changes in our lifestyle through exercise, looking at what we eat, and proper hydration. We figured out approximately how much water we should be drinking every day. We have been running or walking every day.  This week we have been looking at writing directions in groups kids created a basic cake recipe which we made this am, they then researched some substitute healthy choice items.  Some of the changes for these healthy choices were: sugar was changed with apple sauce or bananas. Some of the learning that took place this week and today, we wrote recipes, measured ingredients, took part in some science (thanks Noah, Ian, Kieran and Junior) as well as learning life skills like cooking, washing dishes, and vacuuming. Fantastic day. More photos to follow tomorrow, iPad died.