Week 3 Term 2 2018

Hi everyone,

We hope all mums and grandmas were spoilt on Mother's Day and had a lovely relaxing day.

There is lots happening this week!

Sports gear can be worn from Monday - Thursday as we have netball on Monday, swimming on Tuesday and Thursday and a netball tournament on Wednesday afternoon. Please remember togs on Tuesday and Thursday.

Mother's Day Cafe tomorrow at 10.30 in Room 2.  (You will find your invitation in your child's bag).

Also, if you have any old cereal boxes at home please bring them on Monday for Art.

Monday is Caritas Day. Caritas Aotearoa NZ is an agency that works towards making a real
difference in the lives of people living with poverty or injustice. The Caritas Challenge is an annual event that builds solidarity with the poor. In support of this we are having a ‘Rice Day’ at school.  Children are allowed to have morning tea and will only have rice for lunch.  So no pie warmers tomorrow. Please provide your child with a named bowl and spoon.  If your child is unable to eat rice, please let me know. Sponsorship forms were also sent home and these can be returned to school by May 25th.

As a follow-up to our netball skills sessions, we are having a house netball tournament at the netball courts on Wednesday 16 May. Children are to wear their house colours and we will walk up to the courts after an early lunch. (Sausages are still available).  The tournament will run from 12.30 to 3.00 and children are to be picked up from the netball courts. Bus children will be brought back to school in time to catch their buses.

Each week we are focusing on four children during Action Stations. Here are some photos from Week 1 and 2.

Have a great week,

Sue and Kate

A couple of reminders for Monday:

* Have a hunt in your kid's school bag for your Mother's Day invite   for Monday. 
* Please can you bring cereal boxes for Monday as the children need them for Art
*On Monday the school are having Rice for lunch. The children need to bring a normal morning tea and then will be provided lunch. If your child can not have rice please let Sue know on Monday. They will need to bring a plastic bowl and spoon.

Have a lovely weekend.

Thanks
Kate and Sue

Pink Shirt Day

     Pink Shirt Day

    

On Thursday 17th of May The Sticks n Stones Ambassadors here at St Gerard’s
Primary will be having a Pink Shirt Day, this coincides with NZ Bully Free Week.
Pink Shirt Day is to show our support and stand up to bullying .
It would be awesome if you could dress up in pink to show your support.
There will be Best Dressed prizes for each class and an Overall Winner.
If you would like you can bring a gold coin donation.
The money will be donated to the Mental Health Foundation and Sticks n Stones
to help run programmes here at school.

There will also be a baking competition - we would like this to be student prepared
(as much as possible). The three different categories will be for the pinkest, best
tasting and best presentation.

Mothers day cafe

Children will bring home an invitation on Friday for our Mother's Day Cafe.

This is on Monday at 10.30am in Room 2.

Your child will serve you!!

If you are unable to make it, each child can bring a special lady!! eg a grandma, aunty or friend.

If your child has no one that can attend please let us know ASAP and we will find them someone special.

Week 2 Term 2

Hi everyone

We hope all the children had a good first week back at school.

This week, swimming and netball continue so children may wear their sports uniforms from Monday-Thursday.

On Wednesday the junior syndicate teachers are travelling to Dunedin to watch "Play is the Way" operating in three Dunedin schools, so there will be a reliever in the classroom this day.

Please keep sending containers, boxes and pottles  and any loose bits such as lids. along to school.

NZ ski passes

NZSKI are offering Local School Passes this year for the same low price as last year.  $100 for primary aged children (5 years and under are just $20) $165 for secondary school aged children. Passes will be available from the Queenstown Snow Centre from 8^th May, and  there is no deadline for purchase. 

^{(Please let Chrissy know if you wish to purchase this as she has to forward your name to the snow centre to verify you are at a Central Otago school. She will need these names before the 8th May.)}

Have a good week

Sue and Kate

Week one, Term 2

Welcome back everyone - we hope you had a happy, relaxing holiday and that the children are refreshed and ready to learn!

We are very lucky to have netball coaching, provided by Kelly Sports, for the whole school on Monday and Wednesday of the first two weeks.

Room 7 also has swimming for the next five weeks, on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, beginning this Tuesday the 1 May.  Please remember to send togs, towel and goggles to school on these days.  We will be catching the bus to and from the pool.

Children are welcome to wear their sports uniform to school from Monday - Thursday for the next two weeks.  Also suitable shoes eg. running shoes, will need to be worn for netball on Monday and Wednesday.

Please continue to send along boxes, containers, pottles etc for construction. Also we are having a loose parts container and require things such as washed milk and juice lids, bottletops, container lids, toothpaste lids etc

NZ ski passes

NZSKI are offering Local School Passes this year for the same low price as last year.  $100 for primary aged children (5 years and under are just $20) $165 for secondary school aged children. Passes will be available from the Queenstown Snow Centre from 8^th May, and  there is no deadline for purchase. 

^{(Please let Chrissy know if you wish to purchase this as she has to forward your name to the snow centre to verify you are at a Central Otago school. She will need these names before the 8th May.)}

^{Have a great week,}

Sue and Kate

Week 10, Term 1 2018

Hi everyone,

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter break and enjoyed the beautiful weather!

I am excited about coming back to school and am finally feeling like myself again.  A big thank you to Kate and Robyn for covering for me for the past weeks.  It was a big relief to me to know that the children had two such competent teachers and also had consistency.  It was lovely to get a big card and letters from the children. (Sue)

Next Monday or Tuesday the children will be saying a short prayer to the class for our Eisteddfod.  There is a new Eisteddfod cup for Y1/2 this year which will be presented at the end of the year. For the prayer, points will be given for clarity of speech, volume, choice of prayer, and it helps if children know their prayer off by heart.  If you cannot find a prayer, let us know as we will have some photocopied that the children can choose.

Have a great week,

Sue and Kate