Hi team,
Sorry I didn't get a post up last week. It's been a hectic time since returning from camp and last week just flew by! As I'm sure you've all heard, we had a fantastic time at camp and the children shared some of their highlights at our assembly on Friday. Another massive thank you for all of your help in getting your child ready for camp and also a huge THANKS to the parents who attended camp. You all made my job so much easier and helped make our camp Awesome!!
School Mass:
Thanks you to all those that attended this morning. It was great to see so many of you there!
This week:
Tuesday and Wednesday - I am away on the Year 3/4 camp to the Ski Farm. Mrs Eastwood will be teaching in Room 5 for these two days.
Thursday - Inquiry afternoon - this will be the last day for our building groups to get their creations completed. We have Rippa Rugby coaching on Thursday 11.40-12.45. Sports uniforms can be worn on Thursday :)
Friday - we are having our catch up swimming session (River Safety) on Friday afternoon (1.30-2.30). Children will need pants (NOT jeans), a long sleeved top and socks to swim in as well as their togs. Sports uniforms can be worn to school on Friday too :)
Friday is also the Otago Cross Country champs in Dunedin. We have 3 Room 5 children attending and we wish them luck for their races on Friday.
Homework:
Spelling, maths and reading. Eisteddfods are fast approaching so children need to start thinking about and planning their speeches. Mrs Eastwood will be working on speech writing while she is in class so hopefully your child will be able to write their speech independently. I will send home the marking sheet with WALTS and success criteria next week.
Have a great week!
Jo
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Thursday, 13 August 2015
Ski Camp
Hi team,
We had our parent (those attending camp) meeting for camp last night and finalised everything. This is hopefully the last camp update for you all :)
We will be meeting at 5.30pm on Tuesday night at the church carpark to pack the vehicles and trailer with over night bags, sleeping bags, pillows and food. If you are unable to be there at this time, please let me know so we can sort something else for you.
On Wednesday we will meet at 5.45am at the church carpark with day packs. We will hopefully be ready to leave at 6am sharp. Please try to be there on time as we have to be at the ski field by 8am to get our gear!
Baking can be brought in either on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
We will be getting off the mountain at approx 3pm on Friday so are expecting to be back at the church carpark by 5pm. Please keep an eye on the Facebook page as I will get this updated when we are leaving the ski field.
Please ensure your child has their day pack packed with a good lunch and a bag of scroggin. They will also need all of their ski gear on Wednesday (I would suggest putting it in day packs if it fits or just carry it as it will be too hot to wear travelling) -please don't pack the ski gear in their over night bags :) They will also need two drink bottles with water in their day packs to keep them going for the day.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Have a great weekend with your very excited and nervous children!
Jo
We had our parent (those attending camp) meeting for camp last night and finalised everything. This is hopefully the last camp update for you all :)
We will be meeting at 5.30pm on Tuesday night at the church carpark to pack the vehicles and trailer with over night bags, sleeping bags, pillows and food. If you are unable to be there at this time, please let me know so we can sort something else for you.
On Wednesday we will meet at 5.45am at the church carpark with day packs. We will hopefully be ready to leave at 6am sharp. Please try to be there on time as we have to be at the ski field by 8am to get our gear!
Baking can be brought in either on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
We will be getting off the mountain at approx 3pm on Friday so are expecting to be back at the church carpark by 5pm. Please keep an eye on the Facebook page as I will get this updated when we are leaving the ski field.
Please ensure your child has their day pack packed with a good lunch and a bag of scroggin. They will also need all of their ski gear on Wednesday (I would suggest putting it in day packs if it fits or just carry it as it will be too hot to wear travelling) -please don't pack the ski gear in their over night bags :) They will also need two drink bottles with water in their day packs to keep them going for the day.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Have a great weekend with your very excited and nervous children!
Jo
Thursday, 6 August 2015
Camp meeting
The meeting for parents attending camp is on Thursday 13th at 5.30pm. Please note this time has moved forward an hour.
See you all there
Jo :)
See you all there
Jo :)
Sunday, 2 August 2015
Term 3 Week 3
Hi everyone,
Welcome to another full on week of learning!! As you probably know this week we have the Education Review Office (ERO) in our school this week. A reminder that if your child is sick to please keep them at home as there are some really nasty bugs going around and it would be great if we can go into camp 'bug free'!!
A big thank you to those parents who camp along to interviews to clarify their child's report. I hope your questions were answered and you know now next learning steps and what you can do to help them. If you did;t make an interview time and would like some questions answered, please get in touch to make a time to discuss your child's learning.
On a Wednesday afternoons Room 5 and Room 6 are having an 'Inquiry afternoon'. This is where our envirogroup get a chance to work on our school gardens and our 'building' team will complete their building challenges. As the building team need to find resources for their projects it has become part of their homework for the next few weeks. If you are able to help in anyway please let Mr Yeoman or myself know.
Camp isn't far away now. It's important that you are starting to gather clothing and talking to your children about camp. If you have any questions or need any skiing gear please et me know ASAP so i can try to find what you need.
Cross Country is next week - Children can wear their sports uniforms and tracksuits to school each day until the Cross Country.
Homework:
~Enviro planning and finding resources (if needed)
~Cross Country training - It would be great if your child could be going for a run each night to prepare them for the cross country next week.
~Maths - basic facts (Multiplication)
~Reading every night for at least 15 minutes - this needs to be recorded into their reading logs please
~Spelling from their Monday test. Your child will have between 0-15 spelling words for this term - I will be testing them on a Monday and what they get wrong will become their spelling words for the week.
Upcoming dates:
Thursday 6th & 13th August - Swimming. Meet at the pool or come to school and catch a ride :)
Wednesday 12th August - Cross Country (pm)
Wednesday 19th - Friday 21st August - Room 5 Camp :)
Sunday 30th August - School Mass
Thanks for all of your support and help. Have a great week.
Jo
Welcome to another full on week of learning!! As you probably know this week we have the Education Review Office (ERO) in our school this week. A reminder that if your child is sick to please keep them at home as there are some really nasty bugs going around and it would be great if we can go into camp 'bug free'!!
A big thank you to those parents who camp along to interviews to clarify their child's report. I hope your questions were answered and you know now next learning steps and what you can do to help them. If you did;t make an interview time and would like some questions answered, please get in touch to make a time to discuss your child's learning.
On a Wednesday afternoons Room 5 and Room 6 are having an 'Inquiry afternoon'. This is where our envirogroup get a chance to work on our school gardens and our 'building' team will complete their building challenges. As the building team need to find resources for their projects it has become part of their homework for the next few weeks. If you are able to help in anyway please let Mr Yeoman or myself know.
Camp isn't far away now. It's important that you are starting to gather clothing and talking to your children about camp. If you have any questions or need any skiing gear please et me know ASAP so i can try to find what you need.
Cross Country is next week - Children can wear their sports uniforms and tracksuits to school each day until the Cross Country.
Homework:
~Enviro planning and finding resources (if needed)
~Cross Country training - It would be great if your child could be going for a run each night to prepare them for the cross country next week.
~Maths - basic facts (Multiplication)
~Reading every night for at least 15 minutes - this needs to be recorded into their reading logs please
~Spelling from their Monday test. Your child will have between 0-15 spelling words for this term - I will be testing them on a Monday and what they get wrong will become their spelling words for the week.
Upcoming dates:
Thursday 6th & 13th August - Swimming. Meet at the pool or come to school and catch a ride :)
Wednesday 12th August - Cross Country (pm)
Wednesday 19th - Friday 21st August - Room 5 Camp :)
Sunday 30th August - School Mass
Thanks for all of your support and help. Have a great week.
Jo
Sunday, 26 July 2015
Camp Meeting
For the parents attending camp there will be a meeting on Thursday 13th August at 6.30pm.
Please let me know if this time does not suit as it would be great to see all parents who are coming on camp at this meeting to ensure we are all on the same page :)
Cheers
Jo
Please let me know if this time does not suit as it would be great to see all parents who are coming on camp at this meeting to ensure we are all on the same page :)
Cheers
Jo
Week 2 Term 3
Hi everyone,
I hope you all had a great weekend. I managed to get to the 7 a-side Rugby tournament in Alex on Saturday and enjoyed watching some awesome St Gerard's boys playing rugby. A big Congrats to the Alex Prem Rugby team who won the Central Otago competition on Saturday!! It was a very exciting game!
This week:
I have release on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning which means Mr Hogue will be in Room 5 teaching science.
Thursday - swimming 9.15-10.15. Thanks to those parents who helped by taking children to the pool. It would be great if children could take a jacket and or warm hat to put on once we leave the pool as it was a freezing morning last week.
Friday - Assembly led by Room 1 &2 and Mass led by Room 3 - please come along and join us.
Interviews:
These are based on your child's report that you received at the end of last term. I will have a copy of your child's report for the interview. These interviews will be directed by the parent to discuss any questions or concerns that you have from the information I gave in the report.
Camp:
Thank you to those of you who promptly returned the risk disclosure form for camp last week. If this hasn't been returned, please ensure it is handed in this week. If you have any questions or concerns about camp please don't hesitate to contact me.
Have a great week
Jo
I hope you all had a great weekend. I managed to get to the 7 a-side Rugby tournament in Alex on Saturday and enjoyed watching some awesome St Gerard's boys playing rugby. A big Congrats to the Alex Prem Rugby team who won the Central Otago competition on Saturday!! It was a very exciting game!
This week:
I have release on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning which means Mr Hogue will be in Room 5 teaching science.
Thursday - swimming 9.15-10.15. Thanks to those parents who helped by taking children to the pool. It would be great if children could take a jacket and or warm hat to put on once we leave the pool as it was a freezing morning last week.
Friday - Assembly led by Room 1 &2 and Mass led by Room 3 - please come along and join us.
Interviews:
These are based on your child's report that you received at the end of last term. I will have a copy of your child's report for the interview. These interviews will be directed by the parent to discuss any questions or concerns that you have from the information I gave in the report.
Camp:
Thank you to those of you who promptly returned the risk disclosure form for camp last week. If this hasn't been returned, please ensure it is handed in this week. If you have any questions or concerns about camp please don't hesitate to contact me.
Have a great week
Jo
Monday, 20 July 2015
Term 3 week 1
Hi everyone
Welcome back to the third term!! It's crazy that we are half way through the year already! I hope you all had a great break and managed to keep warm.
Room 5 continues to grow - this term we welcome Max back from Queenstown. We now have 21 children in our class.
Camp:
A notice went home yesterday with all of the information for camp. Week 5 is going to be upon us in no time so please ensure you are beginning to gather and organise gear for camp. If you need to borrow anything please let me know and I will get it put onto the class blog and in the newsletter. Please ensure payment is either paid or sorted (fundraising) at the office as I need to pay most of our expenses before we head off to camp. If your child will be needing medication or if they have a medical condition, please let me know ASAP. If you have any questions or concerns about camp please get in touch with me.
Swimming:
We have our river safety swimming in the first 4 weeks of this term. We swim on a Thursday from 9.15-10.15. The dates are as follows; Thurs 23rd July, Thurs 30th July, Thurs 6th August, Thurs 13th August, and FRIDAY 4th September. This is a tricky time to get everyone to the pool so I ask that children are dropped at the pool or are allowed to walk directly there. If your child will be at school or will be coming on a bus we will get them to the pool either by Mrs Eastwood or any parents who are dropping off other children to school and then heading to the pool (if you are happy to pick up kids from school and drop them at the pool, it would be fantastic). I will be at the pool from about 8.45am. We will walk back to school after swimming. Thursday mornings for the first part of the term will be a bit messy, but it all seems to work out perfectly!!
If you child will not be swimming, I need to be informed either by a note or email please.
Homework:
Maths homework, reading and an in class project (that can be worked on at home if your child chooses). Homework due in on Friday :)
Interviews:
The upcoming interviews will be based around the report you received at the end of last term. If you need clarification about anything on your child's report, this will be discussed at your interview. Please see the link below for bookings.
Welcome back to the third term!! It's crazy that we are half way through the year already! I hope you all had a great break and managed to keep warm.
Room 5 continues to grow - this term we welcome Max back from Queenstown. We now have 21 children in our class.
Camp:
A notice went home yesterday with all of the information for camp. Week 5 is going to be upon us in no time so please ensure you are beginning to gather and organise gear for camp. If you need to borrow anything please let me know and I will get it put onto the class blog and in the newsletter. Please ensure payment is either paid or sorted (fundraising) at the office as I need to pay most of our expenses before we head off to camp. If your child will be needing medication or if they have a medical condition, please let me know ASAP. If you have any questions or concerns about camp please get in touch with me.
Swimming:
We have our river safety swimming in the first 4 weeks of this term. We swim on a Thursday from 9.15-10.15. The dates are as follows; Thurs 23rd July, Thurs 30th July, Thurs 6th August, Thurs 13th August, and FRIDAY 4th September. This is a tricky time to get everyone to the pool so I ask that children are dropped at the pool or are allowed to walk directly there. If your child will be at school or will be coming on a bus we will get them to the pool either by Mrs Eastwood or any parents who are dropping off other children to school and then heading to the pool (if you are happy to pick up kids from school and drop them at the pool, it would be fantastic). I will be at the pool from about 8.45am. We will walk back to school after swimming. Thursday mornings for the first part of the term will be a bit messy, but it all seems to work out perfectly!!
If you child will not be swimming, I need to be informed either by a note or email please.
Homework:
Maths homework, reading and an in class project (that can be worked on at home if your child chooses). Homework due in on Friday :)
Interviews:
The upcoming interviews will be based around the report you received at the end of last term. If you need clarification about anything on your child's report, this will be discussed at your interview. Please see the link below for bookings.
Upcoming dates:
~ Thursday 23rd -- Swimming - Children to wear their full tracksuits please
~ Week 2 -- Book Week 27th–31st July.
~ 28th-29th July --Year 4-8 Parent Interviews - Tuesday and Wednesday 3.15-5 pm. If you haven’t booked already please go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz, enter the code FJVGF, and choose a time and day that suits you.
~ Wednesday 12th August (afternoon) – School Cross Country.
Have a great week!
Jo
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