Bike Park and Pool Tomorrow

Children are to wear sports uniform, sunhat and trainers.

Also:-

bike and helmet
togs and towel
lunch and water bottle
sunscreen

Any other parent helpers most welcome.

Thank You

Term 4 Week 9

Good Morning

What a hot and busy week we've had. Let's pray its a bit cooler for our final full week, next week!!

Monday 11th - Room 7 on prayers at 9am. Everybody welcome at Church. Third session with Harold in the Life Education Classroom.

Tuesday 12th - Bike park and Swimming Pool. Please check bikes are all ready to go and don't forget a helmet too please. $3 for pool entry.  Please pick up children from the pool after 2.40pm

Wednesday 13th- Obstacle Course Afternoon, designed and run by the seniors. Wear sports uniform.

Thursday 14th - Graduation Mass 6pm, full school uniform please.

Friday 15th - 12.00 Picnic Lunch everybody welcome. 1.00pm School Prizegiving

Thank you to those who have offered to help out on Tuesday biking to the bike park. Anybody else is most welcome.

Regards
Neroli

HELP - Clock walk

HELP!

WE NEED YOU!

We really need help for our walk to the clock and park tomorrow. We are now leaving at 9am because of the heat!!

We will be back at 12.30pm.

If you can help can you please email ASAP or text.

If we don't get more parents we will have to cancel.

julieflannery@stgerards.school.nz

Suewright@stgerards.school.nz

nerolilaidlaw@stgerards.school.nz

Term 4 Week 8

Hi Everyone

Hope you all have your newsletter about next weeks Education Outside the Classroom activities.

On Monday all children will present their Eisteddfod song to the class and we will select 3 to go forward to the final assembly on Thursday.

Tuesday we would love some helpers to walk with us to the Clock.

Wednesday, dig out the water pistols and paddling pools.

And on Friday we have 2 sessions in the Life Ed truck with Harold!!

Have a great weekend
Regards
Neroli

EOTC

Room 1, 2 and 7 EOTC activities

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Next week our Outdoor Education programme begins.

Here is a timetable of what we are doing and when. This also has information about what to bring.

Week 8
Monday 4 December	Tuesday 5 December	Wednesday 6 December	Thursday 7 December	Friday 8 December
All children to present their songs for the Eisteddfod to the class.	11am walk to clock and lunch at new playground. Wear sports gear and school hat and bring a big drink, and a packed lunch. We need parents for this, please.	Water day 1.30pm. Slide, water guns, pools, water measuring If anyone has paddling pools they could bring, that would be great. All children welcome to bring any form of water gun.(Please name these.)	Eisteddfod singing Assembly 1.30pm in the hall.	Life Education School Assembly 2.15pm
Week 9
Monday 11 December	Tuesday 12 December	Wednesday 13 December	Thursday 14	Friday 15
Life Education	Bike park day and Pool Leaving school at 10am Wear mufti and bring bike, helmet, togs, packed lunch, hat and a drink. Cost for this $3 We need parents for this, please. (If you have any concerns about your child’s ability to ride a bike to the park, please let us know.) Children are to be picked up from the pool between 2.40-2.55pm	Senior School to plan and run an obstacle course. This will start at 1.30pm. Children to wear sports uniform.	Graduation Mass 6pm at Church Children to wear school uniform.	Prizegiving 1pm, with all children involved in telling the Christmas Story. Parents welcome to join us for a picnic lunch at 12pm.

We need parents for the walk and the bike trip/swim. If you are able to help please let Sue know via email. (suewright@stgerards.school.nz)

The only cost for our EOTC activities is the pool, which is $3. Please pay this by Thursday 7 December.

Julie, Sue and Neroli

Term 4 Week 6

Hi Everyone

We started the week with Kapahaka this morning.

Wednesday morning the children have jewellery making with Mrs Chamberlain.

And FRIDAY is PET DAY!!!!! Look back at last weeks post for details.

Great to hear a few children practising their Eisteddfod songs today, ready for week 8.

We have a couple of songs to learn for the end of year assembly. These are pasted into the Poetry books and will come home each night to learn please.

Have a great week.

Term 4 Week 5

Hi Everyone

On Wednesday we have soccer coaching in the morning and Mrs Chamberlain taking jewellery making in the afternoon. 


Also please remember to collect any last few pieces of art from the Art Auction. Chrissy is collecting the money at the office.

It is only three weeks until our last Eisteddfod for the year and for this term it is a song.  
The children will be singing a song to the class in Week 8, so now is a good time to start practising.  The criteria used for selecting those to perform at the Eisteddfod Assembly will be;

• knowing the song by heart
• tunefulness
• volume
• suitability of song choice.

Have a great week
Thanks
Neroli

St Gerards Pet Day

Pet Day - Fri 24th November 2017

Activities- bring materials to school to be made in the morning at 9am.

· Soft toy section: Room 1

· Sand saucer bring flowers and a saucer: Room 2

· Decorated hats: Room 3

· Small pets: Room 5  NOT DOGS

· Dogs on fence along Tarbert Street

· Veggie animals: Room 7

·     Baking: Best cake Room 6

· Cats: Room 4

· Obstacle course near sandpit, dogs must be on a lead and times will be taken.

Rules

All pets must be on a lead and have someone with them at all times

All making activities must be completed by 10.30am

Prizes Judge Vets

1st 2nd 3rd obstacle course

1st 2nd 3rd Dog section

1st 2nd 3rd Cat Section

1st 2nd 3rd Small animals

1st 2nd 3rd Farm animals

Most unusual animal

1st 2nd 3rd Best-dressed animal and owner

1st 2nd 3rd Sand saucer

1st 2nd 3rd Hats

1st 2nd 3rd Veggie animals

1st 2nd 3rd Soft toys

Special awards Principal’s choice awards

Judging at 10.30am

Grand parade at 11.30pm

All pets must be collected by 12.30pm at the latest.

Prize giving to follow Grand parade

Term 4 Week 4

Hi everyone

What's on this week?

We are leading school mass at 9.00am on Wednesday with Rooms 1 and 2.  Please join us if you are able.

Also on Wednesday afternoon 2.15 - 2.45 pm we are helping plant trees and plants in our native school garden.  If you are able to help with this planting at any time during the day, please let Mr Yeoman know.

Please don't forget to collect and pay for your art work from the Auction.

Have a great week

Regards
Neroli

Term 4 Week 3

Thank you very very much for all those who contributed and helped at the School Fair. What a successful day it was all round.

Don't forget to pop in and collect the artwork you have purchased please.

This week;-

Wednesday - Thyme Festival Concert. We are leaving school at 11.35 to walk down to the Town Centre. The Juniors will perform their Kapahaka routine. We will take our lunch and be back mid afternoon.

Thursday- All Souls Day. The whole school will have early lunch then walk over to the Cemetery for a liturgy. Children are welcome to bring flowers and we will also be taking Rosemary which is a flower of Remembrance. 

Thank you

Term 3 Week 10

Whats on this week??

Monday - Kapahaka and Athletics
Tuesday - Eisteddfod Speeches in class. My apologies for the late notice

WALTs:

·      Write a speech using the hamburger structure

·      Speak clearly so that the audience can hear all that is said

·      Use expression in our voice

·      Look at our audience

The hamburger has:

1.     An exciting first sentence to grab the audience’s attention (the top of the hamburger).

2.    Some interesting information in the middle (the hamburger fillings).

3.    A sentence to end the speech – could be an interesting thought or a statement about what has been talked about (the bottom part of the bun – means that the filling doesn’t fall out).

Wednesday - Athletics and WOW night,  picnic tea starts 5pm
Thursday - Maori Concert in the Church 
Friday - Eisteddfod School Assembly - LAST DAY OF TERM