Week 6 Term 4

Hi Team,

I hope you've had a great start to your week. 


Please ensure you have paid your camp money by Wednesday. Raffle cards for the Christmas hampers went home today. Just a reminder that a 'tin' needs to be donated to the raffle and needs to be left at the office.

This week:
I am on release tomorrow (Tuesday) and will be doing MORE testing to gather information for reports and National Standard data. Mrs Donaldson will be teaching in Room 5.

Thursday:
We may be having a Maori Cultural experience where we will be learning about flax weaving and the history behind why things are done. The plan is to go to a flax bush, bless it, cut it and bring it back to school to have fun with weaving. I am still waiting for confirmation but I will let the children know as soon as I know if it's going ahead. The children will need to wear their sports uniforms and tracksuits/something warm (if they've already handed their tracksuits in) on Thursday.

Friday: 
Dress up as a Saint/Inspiring person day. We will be having a 'Celebrate a Saint' assembly at 2.30 which will be led by Room 1&2. Children will also need to bring their sports gear to school as it's also a walk n wheels Promo day. Bikes/scooters need to be brought to school on Friday too please :)

First Holy Communion:

This weekend our school has a number of students celebrating their First Holy Communion. Father Pat has asked that we all do our best to attend Sunday Mass this week to support these children and their families. They have been preparing at Sunday liturgies, in class and at home. It would be great to see you all their supporting them on this milestone.

Homework --- Week 6 & 7     

Bikes: Please ensure bikes are checked and ready for camp over the next two week; pump up tyres, check helmets fit properly. A quick trip to the bike shop wouldn’t hurt J

Eisteddfods: These will be presented in Week 9 (the Monday and Tuesday after camp). Please pick a song that you like and that you can present to the class. Make sure you know all of the words well. You will be scored on your introduction (5), pitch (5), dictation (5), suitability for the audience (5) and your preparation (5).  

You have two weeks and camp week to get your presentation ready.

Projects: We will be working on projects in class over the next few weeks in preparation for camp. Research can be done at home for homework to gather more information.

Camp: A gear list will go home in the next few days. You need to make sure you are starting to get organised so it’s not a mad rush the night before camp. 

I think that's all for now. Have a great week!

Jo :)