Term 3 Week 8

This week is both Social Justice Week and Maori Language Week. 

We welcome the Catholic Review team to the school this week. They will be in classrooms and about the school watching lessons and talking to children and teachers. Please make them feel welcome.

Uniform: a reminder that either summer or winter uniform can be worn, but not a mixture of both. Remember that colourful runners are not part of the regular school uniform.

Tuesday: Confirmation - 6pm in the church with Bishop Colin: please support our Year 4 students who are taking their next step in their faith journey.

Sports Uniform Friday: We have our final gymnastics session on Friday. Last week Sharelle and I assessed the skills that have been taught over the last 8 weeks. So many people have gained confidence and skills in a range of physical activities. Forward and backward rolls are one area that some of us need to work on in the future.  Thank you Sharelle for your lessons along with the awesome warm up games.

Wednesday Parish Mass at 9am. 

Friday Assembly: 2:10 in the hall led by Room 5.

Next Tuesday 19th September: Bike trip to Koura Farm - see separate post. This information will also come home as a had copy on Monday.

Friday 22 September: The Gathering - all staff will attend a professional development day for teachers in catholic schools. School will be open on this day - please let Mrs Turnhout know if your child will be at school on this day. 

Koura Farm Visit - Tuesday 19 September

Koura Farm Visit - Tuesday 19th September

Rooms 7 and 3 Koura Farm Visit

Tuesday 19 September 2017

As part of this term’s inquiry, “What’s it like to be a Fish?” Room 7, and “What’s it like to be a ______?” Room 3, we are biking to the Diver’s Koura Farm on Waldron Road. (This is halfway between Chicago Street and the road to the airport.) There is a $4 charge per child (adults free) for the tour of the farm. This covers a 45 minute lesson of the farm with live crayfish to study and other activities to follow this. The children will also see the crayfish in their natural environment. If you are interested in having a look their website is: www.sweetkoura.co.nz

We will have an early playtime at 10:30 and leave on our bikes at 11am, returning to school by 2:45pm.  All children will wear their school sports uniform and trainers. They will also need:

• a bike - now is the time to check that tyres, brakes etc are all in good order

• a well fitted helmet
• rain jacket
• gumboots to put on at the farm
• a good sized packed lunch
• water bottle
• sunscreen & a school sunhat

Hi Viz jackets will be provided.

To allow us to confirm this trip we need about 10 parent helpers who can bike with us. Mrs Stratford will drive an emergency vehicle. Please let your child’s teacher know as soon as possible if you are available to help on this day. No preschoolers on this trip please.

Looking forward to this learning experience.

Neroli Laidlaw & Chris Beilby

Term 3 Week 6

What's on this week?

Monday 28 - Kapahaka

Tuesday 29 - Gymnastics (wear sports uniform)

Wednesday 30 - School/ Parish  Mass - all welcome

                        - Gardening in the afternoon. Children may wear sports uniform and bring some gardening gloves to wear.

Thursday 31 - Dance session (sports uniform)

Friday 1 Sept - Extra Dance session (sports uniform)

Regards

Neroli

Term 3 Week 5

Half way through the term already!!

Tuesday - gymnastics- wear sports uniform

Thursday - Dance session - wear sports uniform

School Fair: let's get behind our PTA who do so much for us all. Mystery bottles are now being collected and can be left in the foyer. Please no alcohol but old bottles can be refilled with something exciting and wrapped or a bottle of something gift wrapped. It would be amazing if we could get one per family in the foyer by the end of the week. I'm sure that some have already been sent in. Thank you all so much.

Matisse Art

All concentrating hard today!!

Cross Country

St Gerard’s School Cross Country
Wednesday 16th August
12.00pm – Early Lunch
12.30pm – Leave School and walk together to the course
12.45pm – Walk the Course
Children will walk the course at approximately 12.45pm and races will begin
immediately following this. The race order will be as follows.
1.00pm (approximately) Races Begin
Race order as follows (Distances may change if the course needs to altered due
to weather conditions/mud):
Year 7 & 8 Boys (2 big laps and 2 short laps)
Year 7 & 8 Girls (2 big laps and 2 short laps)
Year 5 & 6 Boys (2 big laps)
Year 5 & 6 Girls (2 big laps)
Year 1 & 2 Boys (1 short lap)
Year 1 & 2 Girls (1 short lap)
Year 3 & 4 Boys (2 short laps)
Year 3 & 4 Girls (2 short laps)
Years 3 – 8 are eligible for the cups. Years 5 – 8 are eligible for selection to
represent St Gerards at the Central Otago Cross Country on Thurs 24th August.
2.30/2.45pm (approximately)
Last race finished, tidy up of area, return to school.

Term 3 Week 4

This week - 
Monday - Kapahaka
Tuesday - sports uniform for gymnastics.
Wednesday - School /Parish Mass 9am. 
                    -Cross Country. Sports uniform, a good lunch and                               water bottle please.