Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Grandparents Day This Friday

Grandparents Friends Day This Friday! All Welcome!

10th November: Grandparents/Friends Day
  • 9:00 Mass
Class numbers on seats for where to sit, ushers to direct your class.
New students welcomed at end of Mass and Room 9 to come forward as a group.
School to sing as they come up and receive beads, then a blessing.
  • 10:00 Back to classes to show visitors around and shared morning tea in classes. Classes to provide.
  • 10:30 Performing groups to get dressed
  • 10:30 Cuppa provided by PTA-Hall if wet or outside hall if not.
  • 11:00 Mini concert begins (5-10 mins per group)
Outside on stage if fine, otherwise in the hall.
  • 12:30 Visitors free to roam or go home.
  • This year for something different we would like to add a ‘photo booth’ opportunity. Students with visitors to have their family photo taken with a cool backdrop to remember Grandparents /Friends Day 2017!
Order-so kids in 2 groups have time to change.

1st
Gymnastics Club
2nd
Pasifika Group
3rd
Lyp Sync
4th
Filipino Group
5th
Choir
6th
Kapa Haka Middles/Seniors
7th
Kapa Haka Juniors

Sunday, 5 November 2017

Week 4


Grandparents Day this Friday. Mass at 9:00 followed by classroom visits and a shared morning tea in classrooms. Our concert will begin at 11:00am outside on the field if fine otherwise in the hall. If you are able to help with the set up on the field of picnic tables before school or before 10:00 that would be wonderful!!
All most welcome.

Ruma Weta will perform their Lyp Sync again for grandparents day so can students please bring their clothes they wore to the assembly.

Swimming for Ruma Weta this week.

Athletics Day Thursday 9th November, weather permitting - any adults able to help on the day would be appreciated. All students to be in PE gear or house colours and arrive at the stadium by 8:45 am. Please see the notice that went home last week for more detailed information or check the newsletter.

Thanks to those parents who turned up for the student led conferences last week. It was great to see so many children able to talk about their learning with parents.

Mrs Pinfold had her morning tea with her PPP children last week. We need to acknowledge the awesome progress the children made. Thanks to Mrs Pinfold and her reading tutor helpers for their work with our children.


Mr Bach will be taking 10 Ruma Weta children to the Hands on Water Expo on Wednesday at Rainbow Farm Paengaroa. I nearly have all of the permission forms back from those children attending.


Have a great week!

Mrs Hall

Friday, 3 November 2017

All Saints /Souls Day Liturgy

Once again Ruma Weta hosted a delightful Liturgy. Well done kids..all involved.









Athletics postponed today

Athletics Day postponed until Thursday next week. 
School as usual.

Sunday, 29 October 2017

Week 3, Term 4









Week 3, Room 17


Ruma Weta’s assembly went really well last Friday. Thanks to Mrs Hall for running the practices for the lip sync show and to the children for their excellent performances.

Well Done Class!!! You performed extremely well in front of a large audience!
Great risk taking!
Congratulations to Lilly and Markus for very deserving Principal’s awards.

Important Update:
We have some students experiencing skin rashes and skin infections. Please remind your child to wash their hands and keep their nails short. With so many students in one space it is easy for bugs to pass on!!
Please be vigilent!!


Click on the link for Religious Education reminders from Mrs Hall for RE
Grandparents/Friends Mass and Picnic is week 4 Friday 10th November. 
Starts with Mass at 9:00, then refreshments at the school, then a mini concert from our various school groups. Weather permitting it will be outside on the field. Newbies welcomed also-Room 10.

All Souls/Saint Liturgy is this Thursday at 10:00 in the hall. Please can you invite your students to write names of their loved ones who have died. Bring the names to the liturgy and place in the basket as you enter. These names will be taken to the Church where they will continue to be prayed for. Let your kids know this:-)

Emmaus Icon Visits St Mary's Church this Thursday. The icon is travelling around the Diocese as part of Bishop Steve's 'Hearts Burning' focus. Father has invited and urged for classes and families to visit it while it is here and say a short prayer before it. 
Classes only need visit for a 15 minute slot sometime during the day. 
Encourage families to view it maybe before school at drop off or at pick up time at the end of the day!

Thursday 2nd November at 10:00am All Souls Liturgy in the hall - all welcome.

Thursday 2nd November at 10:00am HPP and PPP reading children’s celebration in the staffroom.

Calendar Art fundraiser and ScentCO fundraising for scented pens - last day for orders was 27th but orders will now be accepted until Monday 30th October.


Thank you to all parents, caregivers, grandparents and children that helped out at the Working Bee last Saturday. There was so much community help that lots of jobs were able to be completed.


Student Led Conferences:
Student Led Conferences are being held on Tuesday 31 October 3.15pm to 6.00pm.
Please make your booking as all children in Rooms 16 & 17 (Ruma Weta) are expected to participate.
HERE IS HOW PARENTS BOOK:
To book an interview please follow this process -
parent/teacher interview school bookings
event code hmm6n
*Please note that bookings are at 5 minute intervals - expect the Student Led Conference to take approximately 15 minutes. If you wish to discuss any other aspects of your child's performance at length, please make an appointment with the class teacher for another time.
* Please note that if you make a booking and are no longer able to attend, please follow the Reschedule and/or cancel a booking process as outlined on the School Interview website.


School Athletics for Year 3-6:       
Year 3-6 Inter House Athletics is this Friday 3rd November 8:45-2:30pm
We are still looking for parents to assist us on the day. If you are able to help please email Lorna Dobson in Room 6. lornad@stmarysrotorua.school.nz
If your child requires a sausage and juicy lunch they will need to be ordered on Thursday with their teacher.
It would be wonderful to have you spend the day with us.









Ngawai's Holiday Pics!!






Wednesday, 25 October 2017

More children's holiday pics

Samuel's holiday pics from the October holidays.



Billie's holiday photos explained by her below.

First is at an apartment complex we stayed at in Mt Maunganui
Next is a street art exhibition in Auckland
Lastly is the end result of the girls experimenting with ‘wash out’ hair colour