Hello all,
Two weeks left until the holidays! I don't know about you, but this term seems to have flown by. Over the next two weeks we have whole school mass, golf lessons, cultural assembly and an eisteddfod assembly.
Whole School Mass: See you there on Sunday.
Golf: We had a clash with our first golf lesson and the rippa tournament last Thursday so we'll have a catch up one at some point. The dates for golf are June 26th, 28th, 3rd July and 5th of July. Sports uniform is to be worn on these days please.
Cultural assembly - Please come along to join us for our cultural assembly this Thursday at 1:30pm.
Pat on the back to all of you for being great parents - We are having lots of laughs in Room 5 at the moment. I feel so privileged to be teaching your lovely children - they all bring their own little spark to our room and with a small-ish number, we really get to know each other well - accepting that we're all different and celebrating this fact also!
Have a great week,
Mrs Lyon
Sunday, 24 June 2018
Monday, 18 June 2018
Term 2, Week 8
Hi there folks,
This week we have a mixed bag of activities happening.
Wednesday - wig day/mufti/gold coin donation.
Paid Union Meeting: If possible your child will need to be picked up from school by 1:15pm on Wednesday as staff are attending a paid union meeting at 1:30pm. Please let us know if you are unable to pick up your child.
Thursday - Rippa Tournament: 13 of Room 5 will be playing in the inter school Rippa Tournament this week. Please make arrangements for your child to come directly to the sports ground at the back of Molyneux Park on Thursday. They will also need to sort how they will be getting home from here. Myself and Mr Yeoman will both be at the event on the day.
Golf starts soon. The dates for this again are June 26, 28, July 3, and July 5. There will be one other catch up day as our first date clashed with the Rippa this week. Please ensure your child wears their sports uniform on these dates.
That's all folks,
Have a great week.
Mrs Lyon
This week we have a mixed bag of activities happening.
Wednesday - wig day/mufti/gold coin donation.
Paid Union Meeting: If possible your child will need to be picked up from school by 1:15pm on Wednesday as staff are attending a paid union meeting at 1:30pm. Please let us know if you are unable to pick up your child.
Thursday - Rippa Tournament: 13 of Room 5 will be playing in the inter school Rippa Tournament this week. Please make arrangements for your child to come directly to the sports ground at the back of Molyneux Park on Thursday. They will also need to sort how they will be getting home from here. Myself and Mr Yeoman will both be at the event on the day.
Golf starts soon. The dates for this again are June 26, 28, July 3, and July 5. There will be one other catch up day as our first date clashed with the Rippa this week. Please ensure your child wears their sports uniform on these dates.
That's all folks,
Have a great week.
Mrs Lyon
Sunday, 10 June 2018
Term 2, Week 7
Hi there folks,
Nothing too major to report this week. Last week we had an excellent week at school. I love settling into terms 2 and 3 where the interruptions to class learning time are minimal and we can really get into some regular work time in class. Our routines are well and truly set and the expectations around learning and classroom behaviour seem to come together so well at this time of year.
We've been doing some inside yoga/go noodle sessions as the weather has been fairly miserable for our fitness time. This is great though as we are introduced to some fairly gently yoga type practice by way of a blue cartoon monkey called Maximo - get your kids to show you if you want to know more - he's great.
Rippa Tournament: Please remember to register your children on the www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/62313 site if they are registered to play in the up and coming rippa tournament. This will need to be done asap. We have updated news that if your child is registered as a rugby player already, they won't need to be registered twice.
We're also after a parent to help with a team - please let me know if you are available to help on the day - June 21st.
Keep up the good work with the basic facts and times tables folks. I've had some good feedback from parents letting me know about the efforts your kids are making to remember these facts.
Basic Facts are all addition and subtraction facts using all numbers up to 20. For example 4+7 = 11 and 19-6=13. They are basic but essential little facts that will take us a long way in everyday maths. Helping your child learn these will also help them progress through school maths with much more ease than if they were still having to figure these sums out moving forward.
Doubles to 20 are also a part of your basic facts eg 2+2=4, 6+6=12, 8+8=16.
If there any updates to our timetable I'll flick you all a message on Seesaw.
Have a great week,
Mrs Lyon
Nothing too major to report this week. Last week we had an excellent week at school. I love settling into terms 2 and 3 where the interruptions to class learning time are minimal and we can really get into some regular work time in class. Our routines are well and truly set and the expectations around learning and classroom behaviour seem to come together so well at this time of year.
We've been doing some inside yoga/go noodle sessions as the weather has been fairly miserable for our fitness time. This is great though as we are introduced to some fairly gently yoga type practice by way of a blue cartoon monkey called Maximo - get your kids to show you if you want to know more - he's great.
Rippa Tournament: Please remember to register your children on the www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/62313 site if they are registered to play in the up and coming rippa tournament. This will need to be done asap. We have updated news that if your child is registered as a rugby player already, they won't need to be registered twice.
We're also after a parent to help with a team - please let me know if you are available to help on the day - June 21st.
Keep up the good work with the basic facts and times tables folks. I've had some good feedback from parents letting me know about the efforts your kids are making to remember these facts.
Basic Facts are all addition and subtraction facts using all numbers up to 20. For example 4+7 = 11 and 19-6=13. They are basic but essential little facts that will take us a long way in everyday maths. Helping your child learn these will also help them progress through school maths with much more ease than if they were still having to figure these sums out moving forward.
Doubles to 20 are also a part of your basic facts eg 2+2=4, 6+6=12, 8+8=16.
If there any updates to our timetable I'll flick you all a message on Seesaw.
Have a great week,
Mrs Lyon
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Term 2, Week 6
Hi there folks,
I thought i'd get in early this week with the blog post for next week. I've been trialling using SeeSaw as a method of communication and it seems to be working for reminders about what's going on at school. Anyway, this week I'm back on the blog.
Today we made soup to eat together for a shared lunch. The learning involved with this included - Soup Making 101, Recipe Following 101, Flavour talks, Knife Safety, Food Safety - washing hands, cleaning, no sneezing, coughing etc. We all shared a karakia before we ate and the end result was - that THE SOUP WAS DELICIOUS!
Rhianna "It was a lot of fun, because we learned how to make soup and cut veges and it tasted delicioius."
Joshua "I like it a lot - the vegetables and the flavour were yum. I like chopping too!'
Angus "My Mum cooks as good as this, I wish soup everywhere was this good!"
Charlie "It was fun making it, it was out of the normal. My uncle has already taught me how to use a knife like that."
Dilan "I did the chopping, but I'm not confident. I'd like to do it again. The soup tastes so nice."
Dani "I like it how I didn't get my fingers chopped off, the soup tasted nice and unfortunately I was trapped in onion jail - my nose was like aaagggghhhhh!"
Frans "I chop vegetables at home and can peel veges really well too."
Cait "I liked the soup, the flavour was good. I learned the bendy finger thing when cutting with a knife."
Week 6: Monday is Queen's Birthday - Enjoy your extra weekend day!
Not much else is on the agenda for next week.
Golf: Lessons for Golf will begin later in June. On the days we have golf your child will need to wear their sports uniform to school. The dates for golf are June 21st, 26th, 28th, 3rd July and 5th of July.
Before you read the next part of the notice - you need to be aware that for your child to play in the rippa tournament they must be registered with NZ rugby asap. Otherwise they will not be playing. Please click on the link below and register your child.
www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/62313
Rippa Tournament: The teams for the interschool Rippa Tournament on June 21st (cancellation day being 22nd) are as follows...
Did you click on the above link???
Good job!
Have a great weekend.
Mrs Lyon
I thought i'd get in early this week with the blog post for next week. I've been trialling using SeeSaw as a method of communication and it seems to be working for reminders about what's going on at school. Anyway, this week I'm back on the blog.
Today we made soup to eat together for a shared lunch. The learning involved with this included - Soup Making 101, Recipe Following 101, Flavour talks, Knife Safety, Food Safety - washing hands, cleaning, no sneezing, coughing etc. We all shared a karakia before we ate and the end result was - that THE SOUP WAS DELICIOUS!
Rhianna "It was a lot of fun, because we learned how to make soup and cut veges and it tasted delicioius."
Joshua "I like it a lot - the vegetables and the flavour were yum. I like chopping too!'
Angus "My Mum cooks as good as this, I wish soup everywhere was this good!"
Charlie "It was fun making it, it was out of the normal. My uncle has already taught me how to use a knife like that."
Dilan "I did the chopping, but I'm not confident. I'd like to do it again. The soup tastes so nice."
Dani "I like it how I didn't get my fingers chopped off, the soup tasted nice and unfortunately I was trapped in onion jail - my nose was like aaagggghhhhh!"
Frans "I chop vegetables at home and can peel veges really well too."
Cait "I liked the soup, the flavour was good. I learned the bendy finger thing when cutting with a knife."
Week 6: Monday is Queen's Birthday - Enjoy your extra weekend day!
Not much else is on the agenda for next week.
Golf: Lessons for Golf will begin later in June. On the days we have golf your child will need to wear their sports uniform to school. The dates for golf are June 21st, 26th, 28th, 3rd July and 5th of July.
Before you read the next part of the notice - you need to be aware that for your child to play in the rippa tournament they must be registered with NZ rugby asap. Otherwise they will not be playing. Please click on the link below and register your child.
www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/62313
Rippa Tournament: The teams for the interschool Rippa Tournament on June 21st (cancellation day being 22nd) are as follows...
Year 5-6 teams
Team Name: St Gerard’s Warriors
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Team Name: St Gerard’s Rockets
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Coach/Manager:
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Coach/Manager:
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Tadgh
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Jack O
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Lachie
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Jack S
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Dylan
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Otis
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Bobbie
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Sully
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Hayvin
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Charlie D
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Mason B
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Keira
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Jelena
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Jacqui
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Sophie
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Ana
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Zaria
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Rhianna
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Annajhay
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Alia
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Did you click on the above link???
Good job!
Have a great weekend.
Mrs Lyon
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Pink Shirt Day
Pink Shirt Day
On Thursday 17th of May The Sticks n Stones Ambassadors here at St Gerard’s
Primary will be having a Pink Shirt Day, this coincides with NZ Bully Free Week.
Pink Shirt Day is to show our support and stand up to bullying .
It would be awesome if you could dress up in pink to show your support.
There will be Best Dressed prizes for each class and an Overall Winner.
If you would like you can bring a gold coin donation.
The money will be donated to the Mental Health Foundation and Sticks n Stones
to help run programmes here at school.
Primary will be having a Pink Shirt Day, this coincides with NZ Bully Free Week.
Pink Shirt Day is to show our support and stand up to bullying .
It would be awesome if you could dress up in pink to show your support.
There will be Best Dressed prizes for each class and an Overall Winner.
If you would like you can bring a gold coin donation.
The money will be donated to the Mental Health Foundation and Sticks n Stones
to help run programmes here at school.
There will also be a baking competition - we would like this to be student prepared
(as much as possible). The three different categories will be for the pinkest, best
tasting and best presentation.
(as much as possible). The three different categories will be for the pinkest, best
tasting and best presentation.
Sunday, 29 April 2018
Term 2, Week 1
HI all,
Welcome back to school everyone. Here are the goings on for the week.
Netball: Over the next two weeks we'll be having some netball lessons leading towards a house Netball tournament on the 14th of May. Please ensure your child wears their sports uniforms on Mondays and Wednesdays over the next two weeks (and also Monday 14th).
Next learning steps for Writing: Over the next week I'll be setting new learning goals for each child in Room 5 with regards to their writing. Last term they completed a recount writing assessment and from this sample I have come up with some goals for them to move forward with. I'll have the children write these goals in their homework books so that you can talk with them at home about how they'll work towards achieving them. Even a simple conversation like..."Tarquin, tell me about your next learning steps for writing...Mrs Lyon has said that you have some new goals to work towards. What do you need to do next time you work on your writing? "
Welcome back to school everyone. Here are the goings on for the week.
Netball: Over the next two weeks we'll be having some netball lessons leading towards a house Netball tournament on the 14th of May. Please ensure your child wears their sports uniforms on Mondays and Wednesdays over the next two weeks (and also Monday 14th).
Next learning steps for Writing: Over the next week I'll be setting new learning goals for each child in Room 5 with regards to their writing. Last term they completed a recount writing assessment and from this sample I have come up with some goals for them to move forward with. I'll have the children write these goals in their homework books so that you can talk with them at home about how they'll work towards achieving them. Even a simple conversation like..."Tarquin, tell me about your next learning steps for writing...Mrs Lyon has said that you have some new goals to work towards. What do you need to do next time you work on your writing? "
Keeping Warm: As the weather cools down, please ensure your child is wearing enough clothing to keep warm at school. I myself will be bringing my beloved ugg boots into class as they are nice and toasty, so if you're child has some slippers you don't mind them bringing in - I'm ok if they wear them IN CLASS ONLY.
Winter Sniffles: Please have a chat with your child about being extra vigilant with hand washing, nose blowing and the spreading of winter cold/flu viruses. With Frans in our classroom it's really important that we are taking into consideration the fact that his low immunity makes him susceptible to catching anything floating around our classroom. Sniffles and runny noses can be very common at this time of year and for the most part are harmless however if your child has anything viral or infectious, please keep them at home for the safety of all others at school.
I'm pretty sure that's it for now. Keep reading and learning those basic maths facts and times tables!
Mrs Lyon
Monday, 2 April 2018
Term 1, Week 10
Hi all,
I imagine you are all feeling well rested after a nice Easter break. I had two busy days followed by 3 of just relaxing!
Eisteddfod - Next week the children will be presenting their Eisteddfod Scriptures. Please have these ready to be presented by Friday this week so that we are able to sort those children who will read theirs in front of the school next week.
Goal Setting Interviews - Hopefully you have all slotted yourselves in with a time to see me next week. These interviews are a nice time for us all to have a chat about your child's learning so far and their next steps at school
Times Tables - how's it going? I'd love to hear some feedback from parents regarding how the learning of times tables is happening at home. This year I've shifted the focus from rote learning basic facts at school to this being encouraged at home. The reason behind this is to enable more maths 'thinking and problem solving' learning at school. Feel free to drop me an email or send me a message on Seesaw - esp if you need some support in this area.
Homework books and diaries should be in the children's bags each day. Please ensure you remind your child to check there whereabouts.
Have a great week,
Mrs Lyon
I imagine you are all feeling well rested after a nice Easter break. I had two busy days followed by 3 of just relaxing!
Eisteddfod - Next week the children will be presenting their Eisteddfod Scriptures. Please have these ready to be presented by Friday this week so that we are able to sort those children who will read theirs in front of the school next week.
Goal Setting Interviews - Hopefully you have all slotted yourselves in with a time to see me next week. These interviews are a nice time for us all to have a chat about your child's learning so far and their next steps at school
Times Tables - how's it going? I'd love to hear some feedback from parents regarding how the learning of times tables is happening at home. This year I've shifted the focus from rote learning basic facts at school to this being encouraged at home. The reason behind this is to enable more maths 'thinking and problem solving' learning at school. Feel free to drop me an email or send me a message on Seesaw - esp if you need some support in this area.
Homework books and diaries should be in the children's bags each day. Please ensure you remind your child to check there whereabouts.
Have a great week,
Mrs Lyon
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