WEEK 5

 

Week 5 - Term 4 - 2021

 

Welcome to Week 5 Term 4

November 14, 2021

 Aloha parents and whānau, welcome to week 5!

I hope you've had a wonderful weekend and managed to find time to relax with your family. We are over halfway through the term and the busyness is well and truly upon us. We had a fantastic day at Athletics on Monday. The kids all did so well and it was awesome to have some parent helpers as well. A huge congratulations to those students who competed in the gymnastics competition, I know you have been practising hard all year. 

Just a friendly reminder that all students need to bring their hats to school, we know how harsh our New Zealand sun is. Also, please continue checking that your child is bringing their device to school fully charged. We will be doing some assessments this week, which students will require their Chromebooks for. 

With Delta cases now in Rotorua, sanitising and staying home if unwell is more important than ever. Please do not send your child to school if they are sick. 

We have some exciting learning ahead this week, including the Making a Difference Swimming Programme (Tuesday - Friday) and a hands-on experience from the Rotorua Museum called The Outreach Taniwha Programme. 

Coming up this week:

Monday - No swimming. 

Tuesday - Swimming
            - Museum programme R12

Wednesday - Swimming

Thursday - Swimming, Library

Friday - Swimming 
                  - Golden Time. 

Stay safe and have a lovely Sunday evening, 

Week 4 - Term 4 - 2021

 - November 07, 2021

Warm and joyful greetings to you all as I write this post admiring the beautiful sunny weather we are having this Sunday morning.

Thank you for all your support with our Healthy Class Zespri, the kids have been striving for points to cross the world checkpoints. We have already walked over halfway across New Zealand. We get bonus points for eating fruit and veggies and drinking water. 

Congratulations to all the kids from room 12 that have been playing sports. It is wonderful to see so many kids giving Touch, Cricket and Futsal a go. Keep it up!

We would like to express our gratitude to all families that helped and supported our school with the working bee yesterday. It was a very successful day with such a great turnout. Plenty of jobs were completed. Thank you once again for your extra helping hands. It is great to see manaakitanga ( kindness) and kotahitanga ( unity) in action at our school.

Swimming this week is cancelled and we will swim again in week 5.

Special Mention: Congratulations to these families:

Thank you everyone for your support in this.

PTA Raffle Results

1st Prize Bye Family

2nd Prize Ruden Castillo

3rd Prize Grace Defensor

This week will be another busy week for our kids.

What's on this week:

Monday: Year 3-6 Athletics Day 8.45 - 2.30pm at the International Stadium Field 2

Please drop off your Y3-6 child/ren at the entrance to the Athletics ground (Field 2) at the International Stadium on Devon Street West between 8.30am and 8.45am. Children will return to the gate ready pick up at 2.30pm. Children must be collected from the ground by 3pm at the latest. The gate will be locked between 9am and 2.30pm this year. Parents can only enter the grounds if they are volunteer helpers assigned a set task.

Thursday:Rm 14 Library

Friday: Teacher only Day. No school

Cross fingers we will have some good weather this week especially for Athletics Day. I wish you all a wonderful week with many joyful blessings.

Term 4 - Week 3 - 2021

 

Weekly Notices. - Week 3, Term 4

October 31, 2021

Kia ora parents and whānau

Welcome to week 3 which is another busy week.  There is no swimming this week or next, and Kahikatea's next turn will be in Week 5.  Team Kahikatea did a great job of leading the school in the Rosary on Thursday.  This was live-streamed from the hall to the rest of the school. This week we will be leading the All Saints and All Souls Liturgy.

      

Reminders

RAFFLES: Thank you for your support with the selling of our PTA’s Raffle Books. The books must be returned immediately, sold or unsold. We cannot draw the raffle until all the tickets are in. Thank you.

EARLY FINISH FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF: Tuesday 2nd November at 2.30 pm, our staff, along with teachers from St Michael’s Rotorua, St Mary’s Putararu and Bishop Edward Gaines in Tokoroa are involved in Titiro Whakamuri kia haere whakamua Professional Development. We will need to finish school at 2.15 pm on that Tuesday so I ask that you pick your child up at 2.15pm. 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 this Saturday 6th November.  A letter has been sent home for you to fill in how you might be able to help. Please return these forms to school. I really appreciate the support we get from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch. 

ATHLETICS FOR YEAR 3 TO 6s:  Our annual Athletics Day will take place on Monday, November 8th. Please click on the form below to help us organise the event.

Athletics Day Form - must fill out so we know how your child is being picked up and dropped off.

LIbrary - Thursday please remember your books

Friday 12th November. Teacher Only Day. There will be no school on this day.

God bless and have a great week.

Mrs. Dinniss

Week 2 - Term 4 - 2021

 WEEK 2 TERM 4 2021.

Tokelau Language WeekTe vaiaho o te gagana TokelauMālo ni,

This year’s theme for Te vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau– Tokelau Language Week is Tokelau! Tapui tau gagana ma tau aganuku, i te manaola ma te lautupuola, which means Tokelau! Preserve your language and culture, to enhance spiritual and physical wellbeing.

Swimming- Kahikitea will be swimming for the last 4 days of the week. It is very important that we take part in swimming, a note will be needed from home if the kids aren't swimming. Otherwise, they will be given spare togs. Swimming is part of our P.E. curriculum, the pool is warm and the kids will learn valuable swimming skills. 

Library - Thursdays.

FRIDAY- KIDS WILL DRESS UP IN COSTUME FOR THE AFTERNOON FOR SOME HALLOWEEN FUN.

THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY. This month is the month of the Rosary. Kahikitea is leading the Sorrowful Mysteries on Thursday.

 JPC staff members are here tomorrow to conduct the Entrance Test for those students going to JPC next year. Tables and chairs have been set up in the hall so the hall will be in use until lunchtime.

RAFFLES: Thank you for your support with the selling of our PTA’s Raffle Books. The books must be returned tomorrow Tuesday sold or unsold. Thank you.

EARLY FINISH FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF:Tuesday 2nd November at 2.30pm, our staff, along with teachers from St Michael’s Rotorua, St Mary’s Putararu and Bishop Edward Gaines in Tokoroa are involved in Titiro Whakamuri kia haere whakamua Professional Development. We will need to finish school at 2.15pm on that Tuesday so I ask that you pick your child up at 2.15pm. 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 third Saturday after the holidays, November 7th. 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. I have sent a letter home, if you are able to help please indicate on the sheet what you can help with and return the form to school.

ATHLETICS FOR YEAR 3 TO 6s

The sports coordinator has offered free fries to the class that has all their parents fill out the form below. Please take 5 min to fill it out.

Our annual Athletics Day will take place on Monday, November 8th. Please click on the form below to help us organize the event.

Athletics Day Form

 Reminder

Friday 13th November. Teacher Only Day. There will be no school on this day.

Have a good week.

Mrs. D and the Kahikatea Team

Welcome back to Term 4

Weekly Notices, Term 4, Week 1

October 17, 2021

  

Welcome back to Term 4 all parents, caregivers and children. We hope that children had a refreshing break and you are enjoying the nice Spring weather (on most days). It is going to be a very busy term with a lot of things happening, including the St Mary's RE Review in Week One. We will have special visitors checking out our lovely Catholic School on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The library for us this term will be on Thursdays.

Covid-19 

As you are no doubt aware NZ is in the midst of a Covid-19 Delta variant outbreak. St Mary's will continue to operate under Level 2 restrictions. We are continuing to ask parents not to enter the school except for essential matters. If you do need to come in you must wear a mask and sign in at the school office (or use the NZ covid tracer app). We will need to continue to use basic hygiene measures such as handwashing, use of sanitiser, cough and sneeze etiquette and regularly cleaning and disinfecting high touch surfaces. We will continue to make sure everyone sanitises or wash hands as they enter inside spaces. Please help us by encouraging children to use these practices at home and at school.

THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY

This month is the month of the Rosary and we would normally, as a school, come together to pray. We will be doing things a bit differently due to Level 2 covid-19 protocols so most activities will happen within classes or teams.

Early Finish - Notice from Mr Macmillan

 Tuesday 2nd November at 2.30pm, our staff, along with teachers from St Michael’s Rotorua, St Mary’s Putararu and Bishop Edward Gaines in Tokoroa are involved in Titiro Whakamuri kia haere whakamua Professional Development. We will need to finish school at 2.15pm on that Tuesday so I ask that you pick your child up at 2.15pm. 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 - Notice from Mr Macmillan

We intend to have a working bee on the third Saturday after the holidays, October 30th. 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.

ATHLETICS FOR YEAR 3 TO 6s

Interhouse Athletics Day 2021

Our annual Athletics Day will take place on Monday, November 8th. Please click on the form below to help us organise the event.

Athletics Day Form

Swimming Term 4

The pool is in perfect condition for swimming. Thanks to Richard for preparing the pool. The water temperature is around 30 degrees, so it is warm. The pool is a great facility and we expect that all children will have their swimming togs with them when our class is timetabled for swimming. Room 12 will be swimming every day on weeks 2, 5,6 and 8. All students are expécted to swim and will need a notice explaining why they will not be swimming. Those without togs will be given a pair of spare togs.

SUMMER UNIFORM

Summer Uniform is to be worn from Monday. Please make sure children are not wearing part summer, part winter uniform. 

Lots of parents have been in to sort out summer uniforms. Students are to start Term 4 in full summer uniform. 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 also sell school uniforms via our school website. You can order and pay online and pick up your uniform from the school reception after you have been notified by email that the uniform is ready to pick up. Hopefully, this will be easier for those parents who find it difficult to get to our uniform shop.

Mrs. Dinniss

jilld@stmarysrotorua.school.nz

Week 10 Assembly

Here is the Week 10 Assembly.

Have an enjoyable holiday, stay safe and we will see you all in Term 4. Remember you need your summer uniform.

Mrs D