WEEK 1 TERM 1

Welcome back all Middle School pupils and their families for what will be an exciting year of learning at St Mary's in 2017.

Please read the notice 'Information for Parents' posted on this blog, which will answer many general questions you may have about St Mary's School.

We would like to welcome Mrs Athlene Wallbank to St Mary's. Mrs Wallbank will be teaching in Room 15 alongside Mrs Nielsen. Mrs Hall has shifted to Room 17 and will work alongside Mr Bach. Mrs Bye has said bye to Room 17 and will now team teach with Mrs Dinniss in Room 12.

On Wednesday 1st February, the first day back at school, there will be a Welcome Liturgy in the hall at 10:00am.

On Friday 3rd February there will be a Waitangi Day Liturgy at 10:00am.

Thanks to Mrs Strathern and Jamie for the work they have done in readying the school for the start of the year. The grounds look magnificent. Thanks to Jelish too for cleaning the carpets over the holidays.

MONDAY 30TH JANUARY.

Auckland Anniversary weekend.

TUESDAY 31ST JANUARY.

Teacher only Day JPC.

WEDNESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY.

Term 1 Day 1. Children will come to classes at the start of day. New children to hall at 8.30 and they will be brought to the classes.

10.00am    Welcome Liturgy.

THURSDAY 2ND FEBRUARY.

MLA powhiri.

Swimming Rooms 14, 15, and 17 please bring togs, towel, and goggles (not required )

FRIDAY 3RD FEBRUARY.

10.00am  Waitangi Day Liturgy

11.00am  School Band practice.

2.05pm   Assembly

With the start of the year we will be using Maori names for our teams.

1. Ko te Whānau Kākano (Kakano Yr 0/1)

E kore au e ngaro, he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea - I will never be lost, for I am a seed sown in Rangiātea

2. Ko te Whānau Mānuka (Manuka Yr 2)

Whakapūpūtia mai ō mānuka, kia kore ai e whati - Find Strength in Unity

3. 4. Ko te Whānau Kahikatea (Year 3/4)

He iti te mokoroa, nāna te kahikatea i kakati - Even the small can make a big impact

4. Ko te Whānau Tōtara (Totara Yr 5/6)

He tōtara wāhi rua he kai nā te ahi - Stand Together

Room 16 Notices

Rooms 16 and 17 will still be operating as one class, Ruma Weta, to quite a large extent this year and increasingly so as we progress through the year and Mr Bach and Mrs Hall learn to work with each other. We will not however be learning together 100% of the time from day one as Mr Bach and Mrs Rush trialled in 2016.