Week 9

Week 9 Room 17 2017

Well the last week of the school year is here!

I would like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you and many blessings to you and yours over the Christmas break.

It has been an absolute pleasure to teach your child and have the privilege of getting to know your child's strengths and personality. The children in Room 17 are unique! 
All of them have a wonderful personality and you can be very proud of their achievements this year. I have really enjoyed my time with this year's year 3 and 4's. They truely are such neat kids.
Thanks for all your support over the year and I wish you and your family safe travels, happy times and all the best for 2018.

Thank you to the Bradley's who supplied lunch last Thursday for the whole class!
Yummy!!!

You would have received your child's report if they were at school on Friday. 
Again all the best for next year and well done children!

Blessings,

Bernie Hall

This week:

School magazines are available for $5 at the office.

Schools starts for Term 2018: Wednesday 7th February.

All  books, sports uniforms and gear need to be returned this week.

9.30-10.00 am Wednesday Students visit 2018 classrooms.  Students to promptly go and line up  outside the classroom they will be in for 2018.


Monday:

• Christmas on the Field!
  

At 11:00am all classes will be singing Christmas carols on the field. Please join us if you have time. Ruma Weta are singing 2nd, concert starts at 11:15am.

• Principal Morning Tea for those students who have been invited from each class. Room 17 students are: Melody, Madeline, and Aydin.

Well done kids!

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Tuesday:

• School prize giving is at 9-10:30 in the hall.

Wednesday:

• Ruma Weta are on the move. All gear has to be moved out of our rooms and the gear from junior classes put in. So we will have our class helping to move part of the day.
• Junior Athletics Day on the field at 11:00am.

Thursday:

• School Tryathalon. All students to participate and have a go at swimming, biking and running around the school grounds. All a bit of fun. Students to bring bikes, scooters.
  

Friday:

• The Year 6 Missioning at 11:00 in the hall.
• This is when we say good bye to all our year 6 students as they leave us for JPC!We remember their time, service and journey here at St Mary's School and wish them well for their next steps.
• School finishes at 12:00 so you will need to arrange to have your child collected then.
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Week 8

There are now 2 weeks to go - plenty of things happening over the next couple of weeks in Ruma Weta - Bernie.


No sausage sizzle on the last 2 Fridays of the year - finished for the year.

The whole Middle School (rooms 12, 14, 15, 16 & 17) are having an end of year picnic on Wednesday. Children to bring a plate of food to share. Children to also bring their togs, towel and a water gun if they have one. Parents are welcome to join us - picnic will start at 1.15pm on the field.

Children to wear Mufti..(sorry for late addition..only clarified today!)

SWIMMING ALL WEEK! BRING THOSE TOGS.




On Thursday we will have the poetry recital finals for the Middle School - Team Kahikatea. The children will be reading their poems in class early this week and a lucky few will go through to the finals. The children have not had long to learn them this year but it is good they get a little practice reading in front of an audience, with some expression.

We are looking for help from parents for the school’s tryathlon on Thursday 14th December. All children will be involved. Lets us know please.

The Young Vinnies are collecting for the foodbank. We will donate the goods at our Mass on Friday. Children will get House Points.

The building programme is in full swing and the concrete foundations for the new block will hopefully be completed before Christmas. Please help us by reminding children to stay away from the construction area and its many hazards. The main back driveway gate can no longer be used to enter the school, only the small side gate and through the astroturf.

Ruma Weta has been given a stack of stars or Christmas tree cutouts for children to write a prayer to Jesus on. They have been hung on the Christmas Tree in the foyer.

A reminder that children are writing letters to Santa and can even finish these at home. The children who write will get a reply from him. The red Santa letterboxes are in the student foyer.

The Christmas Parade was a great success on Saturday. We had a huge number of children who joined in the fun. It is a huge undertaking preparing for the day and I want to thank Michelle for running around collecting bales of hay, organising the building of the stable, picking up the palms, making another star for the stable and coming in on Saturday to help prepare the float for the parade and the dismantling of it. Thanks to Tom too. Thanks to Mary who stencilled and painted the Christmas designs on the hessian which went around the truck. Thanks also to Bernie who coordinated the costumes on the day and accompanied the float. And of course Shannelle who popped on her wedding dress and was on the float supervising children, dressed as an angel. THANK YOU  ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DID OVER THE WEEK.

Next Week - St Mary’s Christmas on the Field!

To get into the spirit of Christmas we are going to have a school edition of Christmas in the Park.

This will take place on Monday 11th December (week 9) during the middle block. Each syndicate is going to prepare two or three Christmas songs to perform

We will finish the show/concert with the whole school singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”.