LIVESTREAMING TOMORROW'S ASSEMBLIES
This is our last few days together in Kakano 1-3. It has been a pleasure teaching your little cherubs this year and we will all be sad on Thursday when they leave us. We will be keeping an eye on them next year to see how they are getting on! They'll always be "our kids". Big hugs and best wishes to Agnes and her family - Agnes is moving a little further away than Kahikatea team. We have loved having Agnes in our little whanau and know that she will find lots of new friends, and new adventures, at her new school.
We have lots going on this week. Are you ready for the sprint to the finish?
Duathlon
Tomorrow we have our Duathlon. Due to Covid restrictions we will not be allowing any spectators at the event. We will try to take some photos and put a post on Educa. Your child will need their togs and towel. They will be running around the astroturf and field. They may want to wear their sneakers too. They can wear their House colours or their P.E. kit for the event.
Meet the Teacher
Tomorrow your child will have the opportunity to meet their new teacher. This is an awesome and exciting opportunity to see their learning space for next year.
Prizegiving
Prize giving is on Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. Those children who will be receiving a prize have been notified in their reports. Due to Covid restrictions we will not be allowing any spectators at the event. We will try and take photos from the event and are hoping that we can live stream it - we'll let you know asap.
Thursday 12pm finish
Our last day of term is on Thursday. We finish early at 12p.m. Please can you pick up your child by this time. If you require child care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’ s contact number is : 347 0709 or 0211 215599
Swimming
Kakano 3 are back in the swimming pool this week at 8:45 a.m. Kakano 1 & 2 are welcome to join them. As it's the first slot your child can come in at 8:30 a.m. with the older kids. Remember to bring your swimming gear every day.
Readers and Resources
There are still a few books that need to be handed in. Please, check at home for any readers, library books or school resources and return these asap. Your Sunshine books online logins are still active for anyone wanting to use this instead. https://www.sunshineclassics.com.au/
Thanks for your understanding and support.
Magazine
We still have copies of the school magazine available for $10.00. Only 100 magazines have been printed and they're a great memento of 2021.
Save Our Babies Annual Christmas School Bag Kaupapa
Kahira Olley, the founder of Save Our Babies Charitable Trust, runs an annual Christmas school bag kaupapa. This means that children get a school bag full of gifts.
If any of the St Mary’s community would like to support this she is hoping for some school bags for 12-16 year olds.
You are welcome to donate a bag full or just a bag or just something to go in the bag.
Some ideas are - a dress (to wear Christmas Day)
- a pair of shorts and a t.shirt
- a pack of underwear
- toiletries and nice smellies
- game
- chocolates/lollies/goodies
- Lastly, don’t forget the school bag.
If you would like to see some of the other wonderful work that Kahira does please look at her facebook page.
Any questions please phone Rachel Schuster on -027 446 1351
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE ITEM/ITEMS PLEASE LEAVE THEM IN THE SCHOOL RECEPTION.
This week
Monday
- 11:30 a.m. Duathlon
- Meet the teacher 2 p.m.
Tuesday
Prizegiving 11:15 a.m.
Wednesday
Thursday
Early finish 12 p.m.
Our last full week for 2021. Wow! That went fast. Kakano 1 and 2 have swimming this week BUT there are Big Day In events all week so it’ll be a bit topsy turvy. Bring your togs everyday - just in case.
Readers and Resources
Our resource room is in desperate need of an overhaul. To allow our incredible support team to get this done we are trying to collect and shelve all of our readers and we will not be sending books home. Please, check at home for any readers, library books or school resources and return these asap. Your Sunshine books online logins are still active for anyone wanting to use this instead. https://www.sunshineclassics.com.au/
Thanks for your understanding and support.
Hour of Code
St Marys is participating in the Hour of Code this week. Computers are everywhere! We use them for work, to take photos, to keep in touch with our families and even to do the grocery shopping. Computational thinking helps nurture problem-solving skills, logic, and creativity. Anyone can learn the basics of coding and you don’t even need technology. https://www.csunplugged.org/en/
Big Day In
On Thursday, the Year 2 CREW will have a whole day of fun to celebrate a fabulous year of work and play. Children can come to school in mufti but, please make sure that they are dressed for a day in the sun - t-shirt with shoulders covered, sunhat… They will also need their togs and towel.
End of Year Mass
Due to Covid restrictions, our end of year celebrations are happening in-house. Our end of Year mass will be attended by our Totara Team (year 5/6) and, we hope, will be shared online. Next week's prize giving has also had to be made Red light friendly - stand by for more information about this, later.
Food Bank
The Young Vinnies are collecting food for the food bank. Thank you to the whanau who have already contributed. We welcome any donations of non-perishable food.
This week
Monday
- Kahikatea Big Day In
Tuesday
Year 0-1 Big Day In
Wednesday
Year 6 Big Day in
Thursday
Our Big day In
Friday
End of Year Mass
Next Week
Monday
- Duathlon (no bikes needed this year).
- Meet the New Classes
Tuesday
Prizegiving (sorry, no parents but we’ll find a way to share)
Wednesday
Scrub down and pack up (This should be a fun day)
Thursday
Missioning of the Year 6s
End of school
We have some very tired little workmates, at the moment. The changes in weather, the heat, the excitement of the coming holidays and a few niggly worries about moving to Year 3 are playing havoc on our emotions. We are working really hard with our Zones of Regulation but some days it’s really hard to stay in the green zone. We’ll probably need a little extra TLC and a few early nights over the next few weeks. Please, make sure your child has a water bottle at school - it really helps.
Magazine
We are publishing a school magazine again this year, and this will be available during the last week of this term. At this stage there are only to be 100 magazines printed. It will be a great memento of 2021. Orders are taken now with the cost for the magazine being $10.00.
Library
The library is now closed for stocktaking. Once the stocktake is completed, any outstanding books will be issued with an invoice to replace the book. We have just been issued with a list of outstanding books - we’ll be in touch if there are any books for you to keep an eye out for.
Swimming
Kakano 3 are swimming this week. K3 are swimming bright and early so feel free to come in the gates with the big kids at 8:30am.
Liturgy
Kakano 1, 2,3 are organising the Advent Liturgy, this week. Unfortunately, we still can’t have an audience but we will share this with you all on educa.
This week:
Literacy: We will be focusing on using simple and complex sentences, and different sentence starters in our writing. In our reading we will be focusing on noticing where the beginning and end of sentences are, and reading completely to the end of each sentence so that we understand what we are reading.
Numeracy: We will be focusing on division. We will explore how we can share equally to solve division problems.
Religious Education: The bible is a holy book that helps us get to know God. It also tells the story of Jesus' life.
Play: We have a Technology focus for the next 2 weeks. There are all sorts of exciting things planned.
Coming Up:
The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions
2 Dec: Advent Liturgy
7 Dec: Celebration of Learning Day
10 Dec: End of Year Mass
13 Dec: St Mary’s Tryathlon
14 Dec: Prizegiving
16 Dec: Missioning of Year 6 / School closes at 12midday for the year
It has been great to see our children happily playing in the sun with their hats on. The days are certainly getting hotter and many water bottles are being refilled from classroom taps. Lots of water helps keep us hydrated so that we can learn and play to our full potential.
Library BooksThere is no more issuing of books for the rest of this school year. This week classes will visit the library as normal, and will be returning books only. Please have a good hunt around the house for any library books from school. From week 7, the library will be closed for stocktake. Once the stocktake is completed, any outstanding books will be issued with an invoice to replace the book.
Swimming
Kakano 1&2 are back in the swimming pool this week. Kakano 3 will be back in the pool again next week - hopefully the sun will be back again.
Assembly
Kakano 1&3 are on assembly this week. Unfortunately due to our level 2 restrictions, we are unable to invite parents and family to join us. We will endeavour to get a link sent out so that you can join us virtually - and so the kids can see themselves performing.
This week:
Literacy: We will be focusing on using simple and complex sentences, and different sentence starters in our writing. In our reading we will be focusing on noticing where the beginning and end of sentences are, and reading completely to the end of each sentence so that we understand what we are reading.
Numeracy: We will be focusing on skip counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to solve number problems. You can help me at home by skip counting with me. See if you can get all the way to 50 in 2s, 100 in 5s and 500 in 10s.
Religious Education: We are looking at how God is fair and just to everyone, and wants us to live like that too.
Mon:
Tues: Kakano 2 Library
Wed: Kakano 1 Library
Thu: Kakano 3 Library
Fri:
Coming Up:
The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions
2 Dec: Advent Liturgy
7 Dec: Celebration of Learning Day
10 Dec: End of Year Mass
13 Dec: St Mary’s Tryathlon
14 Dec: Prizegiving
16 Dec: Missioning of Year 6 / School closes at 12midday for the year
Week 5 already! Time is flying by this term. After a few busy weeks, this week is relatively quiet. It has been great to see so many of you remember your sunhats every day so that you can play outside. Remember to keep bringing your water bottles, filled with water, as our school fountains are sealed off with Level 2 restrictions. The kids are getting really thirsty at the moment and our brains and bodies need to stay hydrated.
This week:
Literacy: Structure - how is the book/story made up (Beginning / middle / end). You can help by asking simple questions about books that you read together “What happened at the beginning of the story?” “What happened next?” “Then what happened?” “What happened last?”. This will also help with their understanding of the story
Numeracy: We will be focussing on counting on, or back, from any number in tens e.g. 43 + 30 = 43...53, 63, 73. (Look for key words. Words like left, more, gave, took, lost, bought, ... tell us if we should add or subtract).
Religious Education: We are looking at how God is fair and just to everyone, and wants us to live like that too.
Mon:
Tues: Kakano 2 Library
Wed: Kakano 1 Library
Thu: Kakano 3 Library
Fri:
Coming Up:
The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions
2 Dec: Advent Liturgy
7 Dec: Celebration of Learning Day
10 Dec: End of Year Mass
13 Dec: St Mary’s Tryathlon
14 Dec: Prizegiving
16 Dec: Missioning of Year 6 / School closes at 12midday for the year
Just a reminder this is a 4 day week. Friday 12th November is a Teacher Only Day. There will be no school on this day. If you require child care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’ s contact number is : 347 0709 or 0211 215599
On Monday this week Kakano 1,2 and 3 will all be swimming.
Year 3-6 students will be away at Athletics so we have the school to ourselves! This is the only day K1-3 will swim for the next 2 weeks as Y3-6 teams have a Swim safety programme running in our pool.
PTA Raffle Results
Thanks to everyone who bought or returned their raffle tickets. This is one of the P.T.A.’s biggest fundraisers.
1st Prize Bye Family
2nd Prize Ruden Castillo
3rd Prize Grace Defensor
Winners have been contacted. Thanks everyone for your support.
Working BeeThanks to the parents who helped out at the working bee on Saturday. Lots of jobs were completed. Our school looks great and it is only with your support we can ensure jobs get done. We are so grateful for your support.
This week:
Literacy: Structure - how is the book/story made up (Beginning / middle / end). You can help by asking simple questions about books that you read together “What happened at the beginning of the story?” “What happened next?” “Then what happened?” “What happened last?”. This will also help with their understanding of the story
Numeracy: We will be focussing on Strand elements which include: Making patterns, following simple directions and measuring.
Religious Education: We are looking at how God created our beautiful world and the ways in which we need to look after it.
Mon: K1,2,3 Swimming (one day only this week)
Tues: Kakano 2 Library
Wed: Kakano 1 Library
Thu: Kakano 3 Library
Fri:
Teacher Only Day
Gym Competition Migs Gym
Coming Up:
The organisation for some of these events may change due to covid restrictions
12 Nov: Teacher Only Day
2 Dec: Advent Liturgy
7 Dec: Celebration of Learning Day
10 Dec: End of Year Mass
13 Dec: St Mary’s Tryathlon
14 Dec: Prizegiving
16 Dec: Missioning of Year 6
LIVESTREAMING TOMORROW'S ASSEMBLIES 9:15am Totara Prizegiving https://youtu.be/ uK68b_gXrOw 11:15am Kakano Prizegiving https://youtu...
