Week 5 Term 3

Hi everyone,

Wow where is this term going?? We are almost half way through the term, which is very scary!!

I hope you all had a good week last week. This week is one of the last 'normal' ones before the madness hits us.

The children have been given their homework for this week. Spelling, reading, maths (division) and a new project for the next two weeks - cooking you and your family a delicious meal :)

Room 5 is on assembly this week and the whole school will be attending Mass at 12 as well. We are busy practicing the musical songs at 2.30 most afternoons. Things will start to come together a bit more in the next few weeks when children begin to practice their speaking parts together.

We have been out skipping for P.E and fitness as we are participating in The Heart Foundations 'Jump Rope for Heart' programme. If your child has their own skipping rope at home they are more than welcome to bring it into school, as we don't have enough for one each. More information about this will come out in the next few days.

Next week is going to be busy with the Catholic ERO team doing a review on the school from Tuesday - Thursday. The C.O Cross Country is on Tuesday - I will be going to Arrowtown with the children competing and the rest of Room 5 will be at school with Mr Yeoman for the day. 

SWIMMING:
Beginning next week Room 5 will be swimming every Thursday from 9.15-10.15. This is a tricky time as we wont have enough time to walk to the pool and get organised before the lesson begins. I will be at the pool at 9.00 and children can get dropped directly to the pool instead of coming to school first. If your child comes to school on the bus Mrs Eastwood will take them to the pool. We will be walking back to school after the lesson. Can you please email or text me to let me know how your child will be getting to the swimming pool on Thursdays as I need to ensure they all get there safely. 

They will need to get there no later than 9.00am!

If for any reason your child/ren can not swim on a particular day I need a note to explain this and they will still need to come to the pool.

Please get in touch with me if you have any questions or concerns about anything.

Have a great week.

Jo :)

Week 4 Term 3

Hi everyone,

What a fantastic week we had last week! The Cross Country was awesome and all of the children participated well. It was great to see all of the hard work paid off as everyone was able to finish the course with a smile. I was very impressed with the running skills that Room 5 showed! :) Thank you to all the parents who helped out on the day - we couldn't have done it without you!!

The dress up day on Friday was great. It was lots of fun and there were some outstanding outfits! Well done to everyone.

The St Gerard's open day is on Wednesday starting at 1.30 - the Choir and Kapa Haka groups will be performing as well as two other children from Room 5 who are taking on special jobs in the opening welcome.

On Friday we are having a Liturgy for the Feast of the Assumption at 9am. You are all welcome to join us.

We are starting to get into the swing of things for the musical. Room 5 has a few children with speaking parts so scripts will be coming home soon if they don't already have one. We are having singing practice most days at 2.30. Exciting times ahead!!

Children who have qualified for the C.O Cross Country will be bringing information home this week. The date for this event is Tuesday 26th August.

Homework for this week:
Project - completing 'current events' project which is due in on Friday
Spelling - working on conducting words correctly
Reading - daily please, anything from home or there is a range of journals at school that children can take home
Maths - times tables facts

Thanks,

Jo :)

Week 3 Term 3

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend! It's so nice to see the sunshine.

Sorry for the delay in posting today, I wanted to wait until after our staff meeting to ensure I didn't forget anything. :)

This week is busy, busy, busy. It's Book Fair Week so please don't forget to check out the awesome range of books on offer in the school Library.

Monday: homework handed out, Kapa Haka
Tuesday: Choir and singing (pm)
Wednesday: Wastebusters talk 9.30-10, Cross Country (starting 1pm)
Thursday: Back into full school uniform 
Friday: Dress up day - book character (Lorax) or bugs, there will be a parade at 11am. No assembly or mass this week. Otago V Southland pre-season game - Curtain raiser 1pm, main game starting at 2.30.

Homework this week is the same as last week - spelling, basic facts and reading. This fortnights project is 'current events'. More information is in your child's homework book.

Cross Country - Thank you to those who have offered to help on Wednesday. Lets hope all of our training will pay off on Wednesday and we will have a beautiful sunny afternoon. Please read through the information in the previous blog, if you have any questions please get in touch with me ASAP. :)

Rugby game on Friday - I have asked in class and it appears that a lot of the children are going to be leaving school to watch this game. Can you please let me know by email or text if you are intending on taking your child to the rugby. There is a possibility that I will take the rest of the class to the game (if they want to) but I will discuss this with the class and get a consent form home tomorrow if the class decides to go. It's not every day we have the best rugby players from the lower part of the South Island playing in Alex so we have to make the most of it. Obviously it is not everyones cup of tea so children who don't want to go will have the option to stay at school. Please get in touch with me if you have any concerns about this.

I hope you all have a great week. I'm sure I will see lots of you on Wednesday at the Cross Country cheering on the children.

Jo :)