Week 9, Term 2 2018

Hi everyone

Thank you to those parents who brought their children along to school Mass yesterday to support Sefton making his Baptism.  A big congratulations to Sefton! The children were very interested in watching the Baptisms, as for some it was the first time they had ever seen anyone being baptised.

Also, thank you for your support for Wig Wednesday, where we raised over $200 towards child cancer.

Please note we currently have head lice in Room 7.  Please check your child's hair and treat if necessary. 

What's Coming Up?

Ice-skating on Tuesday and Thursday - please remember helmets and gloves.

This Thursday 28 June is our cultural assembly organised by some senior pupils where we celebrate all the different cultures in our school.  Room 7 is performing "Alimango", a Filipino song taught to us by Chyna Javier. Please come along and support this assembly if you are free.

Please make sure that your child has a poem ready to present to the class for our school Eisteddfod. If you can not find a poem, they can choose one from their poetry book. We will probably be listening to these either later in the week or next Monday or Tuesday.

The Poetry Marking Schedule

Introduction  5
Say the name of your poem
Say the name of the poet
Say why you chose the poem

Presentation 10
Say your poem with expression
Make eye contact with the audience
Try not to rush
Look like you are enjoying sharing your favourite poem

Preparation 5
Know your poem off by heart
Choose a poem that the Year 2 audience will like 

Voice 5
Use a loud voice so that we can all hear

Have a great week, 

Sue and Kate

Wig Wednesday

Action Station Focus Children Weeks 7 and 8

Reminder - School Mass this Sunday

Hi everyone

Just a reminder that this Sunday is the Feast of St John the Baptist and it is our school mass at 9.00am.  Six children from St Gerards are going to be baptised and Sefton is one of these.  All children are expected to attend in school uniform and please bring a plate to share for morning tea afterwards or an item for the food bank to be placed in the basket at the back of the church.  If you are not able to make it please let us know. Hopefully most children will be there to support Sefton on this special day.

Thanks

Sue and Kate

Week 8 Term 2

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a lovely weekend. It was great to see a little bit of sun!

What's Coming Up?

This Wednesday 20th June the teachers will be leaving school at 1.15pm to attend their paid union meeting which starts at 1.30 pm.  Could you please make arrangements to pick your child(ren) up from school by 1.15pm. If you are unable to pick your children up, please advise us so that your children can be supervised until the end of the day. Mrs Eastwood and Mrs Gilbert will be the supervisors for the afternoon.

WACKY WIG  DAY- Wednesday 20th June am To support Child cancer foundation- please wear a wig! Homemade wigs are great and there are Wig templates available on wigwednesday.org.nz  Please bring a gold coin for the foundation. Mufti is optional. OUR GOAL IS $200. If we reach this goal Mrs Eastwood MUST wear a wig of our choice for 2 school days!!! 11am - parade with prizes- participation, best homemade wig , craziest wig, most colourful. (If you don't have a wig you can wear wacky hair).

Thursday 21 June is our first day of ice skating. Children will need jackets, hats, waterproof pants if possible, gloves or mittens and a helmet. If you are free, please come to help as we always need parents to help with getting ice-skates on and off. Our other sessions are Tuesday 26 June, Thursday 28 June, Tuesday 3 July and Thursday 5 July.


The Matariki breakfast that was to be this Friday 22 June has been postponed to Week 1, Term 3 as Matariki is not visible in Central Otago at the moment but hopefully will be then.

Next Thursday 28 June is our school cultural assembly.  Room 7 will be singing a song from the Phillipines, with the help of Chyna Javier.  You are welcome to come along if you can make it.

The children will be presenting their Eisteddfod poem to the class next week.  Please help your child to choose a poem (it can be one from their poetry book), and start practising it soon. I have included the marking schedule:

Introduction  5
Say the name of your poem
Say the name of the poet
Say why you chose the poem

Presentation 10
Say your poem with expression
Make eye contact with the audience
Try not to rush
Look like you are enjoying sharing your favourite poem

Preparation 5
Know your poem off by heart
Choose a poem that the Year 2 audience will like 

Voice 5
Use a loud voice so that we can all hear

Also, we currently have head lice in Room 7.  Please check your child's hair thoroughly and treat if necessary.

Have a great week,

 Sue and Kate

Week 7, Term 2

Hi everyone

Hope you all had a good weekend.

What's Coming Up?

Next week Wednesday 20 June is Crazy Wig Wednesday.

Thursday 21 June is our first day of ice skating.

Friday 22 June is our Matariki breakfast.

There will be more details about these events in the newsletter.

Also remember our poetry Eisteddfod is only three weeks away.  Please help your child to choose a poem (it can be one from their poetry book), and start practising it soon. I have included the marking schedule:


Introduction  5
Say the name of your poem
Say the name of the poet
Say why you chose the poem

Presentation 10
Say your poem with expression
Make eye contact with the audience
Try not to rush
Look like you are enjoying sharing your favourite poem

Preparation 5
Know your poem off by heart
Choose a poem that the Year 2 audience will like 

Voice 5
Use a loud voice so that we can all hear

I have included some photos from our Firefighter Charlie's visit.  Some children were dressed up as firefighters and had to wave the "smoke" up and down. Others had to get down, get low and get out to escape the imaginary fire.  Firefighter Charlie had to go back in and rescue Quinn who was stuck inside.

Have a great week,

Sue and Kate

Photos of focus children from Week 5 of Action Stations:

Week 6 Term 2

Hi everyone
Hope you all had an enjoyable Queen's Birthday weekend.  Here's hoping the sun reappears this week!

Just a quiet week this week.  We are starting a Firewise unit this week beginning tomorrow.

I will be testing this week on Tuesday and Wednesday prior to writing reports so will not be taking Guided Reading. Children will bring home a browsing book on these days.

Have included some photos from the last week of swimming where children had to swim in their pyjamas in deep water and practise throwing flotation aids to their buddies.

Please remember to get your child to read their poem to you and sign it, as this is their weekend reading.

Also as these days are very cold, it would be a good idea for your child to bring a jacket to school and wear tights (girls) or long pants (boys).  The children are sometimes outside at Action Stations and are often sitting eating their lunch outside. When we were at the playground last week before swimming, some children were very cold, especially boys in shorts.

Have a good week and stay warm,

Sue and Kate