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...

Year 5-6 teams

Team Name:   St Gerard’s Warriors	Team Name: St Gerard’s Rockets
Coach/Manager:	Coach/Manager:
Tadgh	Jack O
Lachie	Jack S
Dylan	Otis
Bobbie	Sully
Hayvin	Charlie D
Mason B	Keira
Jelena	Jacqui
Sophie	Ana
Zaria	Rhianna
Annajhay	Alia

Did you click on the above link???

Good job! 

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Lyon

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.

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.

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? "

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

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

Term 1, Week 8

CAMP WEEK!!!


Church Car Park by 8:30 am please - pack swimming gear and warm clothes!

Yay!  I am super excited about camp for this week.  Mrs Chamberlain and myself have sorted most things now and there's just a few last minute jobs needing done before Wednesday morning and we'll be good to go.
Mr Eastwood has kindly offered his services on Wednesday so that we have enough cars for everyone when we're off the trail.

Pump those tyres people!


See you Wednesday morning - please have your child at the church car park by 8:30 am at the latest.  We'll aim for a 9:00am departure - if it's wet, we'll have some activities up our sleeves!

Mrs Lyon

Head Lice

Just please be aware these are about!!

Here is a link to a Clip about head lice!!

They are very hard to spot!!

Itching is the very easy to see!!!

Please all check!!


Clip on Nits!! 

Term 1, Week 7

HI Folks,

Not long now until CAMP!!!   We are so lucky to live in such a great part of the world and it's nice for our kids to become a little more familiar with their own backyard!  Another gentle reminder to you for your child's bike to be sorted before our departure.

The Playhouse Theatre will visit our school on Thursday this week.  We are also making room for Omakau School to join us for the show. 

PAT's will be happening in class this week.  These provide some good data for me and the information from them helps me to build an overall picture of where your child is at academically.  We will have 4 tests over the week - Maths, Reading Comprehension, Reading Vocabulary and Listening Comprehension.

Stop Ball is a game we play most days during fitness time.  The kids all seem to enjoy themselves and they learn so much about team dynamics, improve their ball handling skills, quick thinking and strategy all while just getting out of the classroom for a breather.  It's such a neat part of our day - myself and the children look forward to it.  I'm pretty sure it's helped a good number of kids in our room to really develop their ball handling skills too.  Just thought you'd like to know!

There's not too much to pop on the blog for this week - really just sorting bits and pieces for camp and making sure all is in order.  If you're a parent attending camp, expect a notice home/email from Bridget and myself with a few more details for you all. 

Have a great week,

Mrs Lyon