Loom Band Craft

We may get a chance to create some stars for Matariki. I have found a cool tutorial on how to make stars out of loom bands. If you have them at home, bring them into school this week please!

Final week for Term 2

Wowsers, where did that term go? We are in our final week for the term, it will be full of assessments for portfolios, hopefully we can squeeze in some fun activities too!
I would like to thank all parents who have supported their children in their home learning this term. It really is the key to the progress they make over the year. A Big thank you also to all those parents who have helped in any way to make my job easier in the class, whether it be through transportation or supervision on trips or photocopying etc. An extra pair of hands definitely makes lighter work for me!
We celebrated a beautiful mass for the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Check out the prayers below that some of our children prepared!

This week:

Wednesday: Library
Thursday: School Disco with "a camper's" theme.
Friday: Golden Time Assembly.

Great News....no homework on the last week of the Term!!! Spread the word!

Just add to our wall wisher!!

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This is a bit late!

Here are some photos that were taken from our trips to Whakarewarewa and Buried Village.

Whakarewarewa and Buried Village on PhotoPeach Whakarewarewa and Buried Village Part 2 on PhotoPeach Whakarewarewa and Buried Village Part 3 on PhotoPeach

A prayer to the sacred hart of Jesus

A prayer to the sacred hart of Jesus 

Dear Jesus thank you for sacrificing you're life

To forgive our sins give us the ability to do our

Best as we can do to something in return 

Amen 

Prayer to the Sacred Heart

Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Jesus help me to be more like you, 

With a sacred heart like you,

Make me the best. Person I can be,

And I will love others as you have told me,

From Gargi

Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Lord Jesus

Please help me and my family to always stay safe and happy at all times.Thank you Lord for giving the money we need and the food to eat.Please help everyone survive and be safe,and please help the poor stay clean and to give them food to eat Amen. By Ceana

Week 8

Hello Everyone! No one got the mystery tasks last week! See if you can find it for this week!
A big big thank you to all our wonderful parents who were able to help with transport and supervision last week for our trips. They were all successful, it was a shame that some children fell ill and had to miss out!
You have all been so fantastic I have decided to let you have an extra day at home on Monday! Here's what's happening this week.

Monday: Teacher Only Day
Tuesday: Hit It
Wednesday: We have our library time back now! Don't forget your library books. Singing Practice. Hit It
Thursday: Mufti Day, so come dressed as your favourite sports person. Bring in $1 which goes towards Young Vinnies fundraising group. Junior School Cross Country.Hit It 
Friday:Feast of the Sacred Heart Mass at 9am. All are welcome.
Home Reading and Home Learning Due!

Please follow this link to complete the survey on Student Led Conferences. There will be a lucky winner if you compete the form.

Museum Times

Museum Trip is now in the morning from 9.30 to 11am.

Week 7

Bonjour everyone. I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate all children who did a wonderful job with their student led conference. I will include at the end of this post the comments that parents made on the nights that their children presented.
Remember that next Monday is a Teacher Only Day.
We have a busy week ahead... our trips are on Thursday and Friday, I'm pretty sure we have plenty of transport now, if you haven't made your $14 payment, please do so this week.

Monday: Middle School lego competition at lunch time, don't forget your pieces.

Wednesday: No Library I have swapped again with Mrs Dunkley, so we will go on Thursday. Sorry for any confusion.

Thursday: Museum Trip. If we get back in time we will go to the library on this day.

Friday: Trip to Whakarewarewa and Buried Village.


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Chrome Book options

Cyclone Computers and Noel Leeming Cyclone Computers now have us listed on their web portal store. Parents can purchase online from https://www.cyclone.co.nz

 Go to the store and then select St Mary's Catholic School and use login STM2014. ( They have a very good deal for HP 11.6 inch Chromebook, with a hard case sleeve and 3 year warranty for $449 inc GST ( Special deal available until 30 June) They also have some other options as well.

Week 6

Ahoj (Ahoi) to all our wonderful learners! Quite a lot going on this week!
Student Led Conferences (SLC's) Wednesday and Thursday, please ensure you have made a booking . Phone calls will be made to all parents who have not made a booking. This is a great opportunity to see your child in action, presenting what they have been learning this year! Don't miss out! See the information below for the making a booking.

Next week ( Week 7 Thursday and Friday) we will be going on our trips. $14.00 can be paid to the office for students and $3.50 for any adult helpers who will be coming to the Whakarewarewa and Buried Village trips.

Tuesday: Interschool Cross Country. All the best to Recco and all other St Mary's students who will be competing for our school.
Wednesday: SLC 1.30pm to 6pm. School will finish at 12.30pm.
Thursday: Library ( We have swapped just for this week with Rm 4). SLC's 4pm-7pm
Friday: Golden Time. Assembly. Home Readers, don't forget your books!

Notices from other Staff:
Next Monday there will be a lego building competition for middle school kids. This has been organised by Mrs O' Leary. This will take place at lunch time. Rules are, bring in 200 pieces of lego, 10 special pieces ( eg windows, doors, mini-figures) You may work in a group, but only 200 pieces to be used within the group. Your children have already been informed of the rules.

Mrs Hall would like any recycled materials ( cardboard cereal boxes, ice cream containers) for making instruments for your lessons with her. Please send to Rm 10.

CHeck out our certificates for IXL: Well done Rm 15

Student Led Conferences

The children have been learning about how they will be presenting to their parents for next Wednesday or Thursday. Please ensure you have booked by this Friday!

Has your child given you  the information about Student Led Conferences?  Appointments can be made by following the instructions in last week's newsletter.  A copy of that information is here:

 

How to book a time for your conference on-line :
1. Access Internet Explorer
2. Choose www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
3. Book School Interview
4. St Mary ’ s Event Code VBXWT
5. Follow steps 1, 2, 3 to make your booking

 Although the booking schedule will show blocks of 5 minute
 intervals, you have 20—25 minutes available in the classroom
 per conference.
 If you are unable to make your booking on-line or have any
 queries please contact Mr Volschenk during school hours.

Week 5

Bonjour everyone! What lovely long weekend we had! We have a few events to look forward to, Student Led Conferences and our team trip in Week 7. Just a reminder about the payment of this trip. We got the notice out early so families can start saving for this. If you think you can transport and help with supervision, please fill in the newsletter that was sent out!
 Last week all the children got a username and password to take home to help them get onto a maths website called IXL. We will be using this in class and your child can access it at home too. If you don't have your username and password please let me know. 
I have been trialling out doing our spelling tests online via our blog, your child will bring home their results and you can see which words they need to focus on.
Here's what's happening this week.

Wednesday: Library

Friday: Pentecost Mass at 9am 11am.( Sorry got the wrong time) All are welcome to attend. Golden Time.