Week 4 Term 1 2019

Hi everyone

We hope you all had a lovely weekend.  Thank you to those families who supported the School Mass yesterday.

Junior Camp
Please remember to fill in the camp form and return it to school by tomorrow. Also we need to know if there are any parents who can supply a tent for the camp, erect it and take it down.  Thank you to those parents who have returned theirs already.

School Swimming Sports
The swimming sports are this Thursday morning 28th February.  Please drop off your child at the pool at 9.00am.
Children dress in their house colours. (If you are not sure of the colour of your child's house, please ask me or send me an email. If your child has an older brother or sister, then they will be in the same house as them. Brightly coloured clothing is great, but please no crepe paper – this marks the pool surroundings when it gets wet. Please make sure that your child has two towels – one for sitting on and using after races and the other to dry down with at the end of the sports. As it is very hot inside the pool, plenty of water should be packed along with a good sized morning tea. Children will be sitting with their houses.

Timetable: championship and non-championship races will begin as soon after 9 am as possible.

9:00 – 10:00 (approximately) championship & non-championship full length races.

10:15 – 10:30ish break for morning tea

10:15 – 11 Junior school sports in the therapeutic pool.

11 – 12 Completion of championship and non-championship full length races. House relays – plus a lane for teachers and staff. 

Note: Parents of Junior school students wishing to watch their children we suggest you come 10 – 11.

Children will travel back to school after 12 by bus.

Alphabet Books

Thank you for working with your child on their alphabet knowledge. All children are making good progress.

Seesaw

Thank you to those parents who have joined Seesaw - we hope this will be a valuable tool in sharing your child's learning with you.

Have a great week,

Sue and Julie

Week 3 Term 1 2019

Hi everyone

We hope you all had a relaxing weekend.

This week we have swimming at the pool :

Tuesday 19th Swimming Practice Day

Children in Rooms 3, 4, 6 and 7 are to be dropped at the pool by 8:55am. Please do not go into the pool, wait for your teacher. If you are coming to school by bus and need to be taken to the pool, let your classroom teacher know by Monday, so that transport can be arranged. Rooms 7, 3 & 4 will return to school by bus at 11:10.

We would welcome any parents willing to get into the water  with the children, and to assist with dressing afterwards.

School Swimming Sports

Thank you to the 5 people who have offered help as timekeepers on this day. We are looking for 18, so if you haven’t already made contact we look forward to your help.

chrisbeilby@stgerards.school.nz

Also this Sunday 24 February there is the school Mass and picnic outside at 10.00am at Pioneer Park. Families are to bring a salad or dessert and there will be picnic games before lunch. Children who started school this year will be presented with their Bible at Mass.

You will have noticed that children are bringing home their alphabet books every night. Once letters have 5 ticks more will be added. Remember the children need to name the letter, the picture, and the sound the letter makes.

Thank you to those families that have followed the instructions and joined up to Seesaw. It is a learning curve for the teachers too, but hopefully this will prove to be a valuable link between home and school.

We now have a definite date for our Room 7, 3 and 4 Camp, which is Thursday 7th/Friday 8th March. We are camping overnight at school on the Thursday and doing various activities on the Friday. We will need 4-6 person tents for the overnight camp, parents to help erect these, some parents to stay overnight and/or join us for the activities on Friday. A camp notice will be sent home this week.

This week in Religious Education we are starting to learn about Jesus. There will be an overview pasted in your child's homework book.

Also we are starting a class Prayer Bag this week. Children will have turns bringing the prayer bag home each Thursday and will keep it at home for the week. This is to encourage the children to pray together with their family. There is a sheet of suggestions to help with this inside the bag.

Have a great week,

Sue and Julie

Week 2, Term 1, 2019

Hi everyone

We hope your child is happy and that they enjoyed their first week of school.

This week we are talking about our families.  If you have a family photo could you please send it along to school or email it to suewright@stgerards.school.nz

Some important dates to remember are:
12 Feb Meet the Teacher Evening
19 February School Swimming
24  February School Mass and picnic
28 February School Swimming Sports 9.00am-12.00am
21 March School triathlon 12.00 - 2,30pm

Please come along to the Meet the Teacher evening if you can, as the classroom routines and homework expectations will be outlined. The time for Room 7 is 5.00-5.15. Children generally just play outside during this short meeting.  This is followed by a bring-your-own picnic tea at 5.30. (Some people just bring a packed tea for their family, others bring takeaways, although I realise you would have to go away after the meeting to get these.) This is followed at 6.00 by the BOT chairperson, Ellen Middendorf, addressing the parents. If you just wish to come for the Room 7 Meet the Teacher, and then take your little ones home for tea, then this is fine too.

Have a great week,

Sue and Julie

Welcome to Room 7

Hi everyone
We hope that you have all had a wonderful holiday and have enjoyed this beautiful Central Otago weather!

We are looking forward to getting to know your children and hope that they are excited about starting/returning to school. There are seven children in Room 7 at the beginning of the year which will provide these children with a wonderful start to school!

Our learning for the first few weeks is going to be focused on setting classroom routines and getting to know each other.

Some important dates to remember are:
12 Feb Meet the Teacher Evening
19 February School Swimming
24  February School Mass and picnic
28 February School Swimming Sports 9.00am-12.00am
21 March School triathlon 12.00 - 2,30pm

There will also be a junior one-night camp this term, but the date is still to be confirmed.

Please feel free to email us or make a time to talk if you have any concerns regarding your child.
Our email addresses are:
suewright@stgerards.school.nz
julieflannery@stgerards.school.nz

Sue will be teaching Monday -Thursdays and Julie will be teaching on Fridays.

We are looking forward to a great year!

Sue and Julie