Term 4, Week 10

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 4, Week 10

Monday 14^th – 17^th December, 2015

Welcome to the last week of term and the last week of the school year. A big thank you to Mrs Lyon for working so hard in Room 4 during my absence. Everything ticked over very nicely. Many thanks also for all the prayers and support during my Dad’s illness. Sadly, Dad passed away on Thursday 3^rd December. I will be forever grateful for the precious weeks I spent with him and I will miss him dearly.

Upcoming dates:

*Tuesday 15^th December: Graduation Mass 6 pm.

*Wednesday 16^th December: Prize-giving Assembly 1 pm.

*Thursday 17^th December: Last day of term, school finishes at 1.30 pm.

*Wednesday 3^rd February 2016 – first day of school for students.

Swimming togs for Tuesday afternoon:

Please bring your togs for a run under the sprinklers on Tuesday afternoon if it is hot.

Reports:

By now everyone in Year 4 should have received their end-of-year reports. All Year 3’s should also have received a second report for the year in line with their birthdays.

Book return:

Please have a good look for any school journals, texts or resources that may have got caught up in the bookshelves at home. These need to be returned to school so they can be put in their correct places.

Belongings

Children need to double-check their belongings and start getting things home as early as possible this week. All books will come home on the last day. Please bring a suitable bag.

Stationery

For Year 3’s, any unfinished books can be brought back after the holidays and used for their Year 4 work. Red dictionaries and spelling notebooks can also be used again in Room 4 next year.

Farewell to the Year 4’s:

It is with sadness that I farewell the Year 4’s at the end of this week. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to teach your child, and I wish them all the best for their future classes. I will be watching their progress with interest and fond memories!

As for the Year 3’s, I will see them next year.

Regards, Markelle Ward J

Term 4, Week 5

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 4, Week 5

Sunday 8th November, 2015

Welcome to Week 5. Thank you for all the hard work and support for the School Fair. It was a huge effort from everyone and appeared to be very well attended by many in the community.

Upcoming dates:

*Monday 16^th – Friday 20^th November: Room 6 Camp.

*Tuesday 17^th November: Otago Athletics Day.

*Thursday 19^th November: Parent Night for First Holy Communion. 7 pm at Father Pat’s house.

*Sunday 22^nd November: First Holy Communion, 9 am Mass.

*Tuesday 15^th December: 6 pm – Graduation Mass.

*Wednesday 16^th December: Prize giving 1 pm.

*Thursday 17^th December: Last day of term.

Washable Sandwich covers/chip bags for lunch boxes:

If you missed your chance to buy one of Room 4’s awesome re-usable lunch bags there are a few left and they are $2.50 each. They prompted some interesting conversations during the fair and it will be interesting to have some feedback from those who brought them.

*Do they keep the sandwiches really fresh?

*Are the buttons a problem for younger children?

*Do they keep their shape/quality after lots of washing?

First Holy Communion:

It is time to start planning the celebration for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion on the 22^nd November. It would be great if we could have a small group of people to help plan this. Some things to consider are:

-will the children have a separate table for the ‘breakfast’?

-phone calls to last year’s families to support with a plate of food, set-up, serving and cleaning up

-decorations/tablecloths/flowers etc for set up of tables on the day.

Have a great week.

Markelle Ward:)

Important

IMPORTANT

Central Otago Athletics are postponed until THURSDAY!!!

TONIGHT AT 5.45 at Central Cinema Wattie's Can's Film Festival.

You can attend The Minnon movie for a donation of a can of food.

The cans will be collected by the Salvation Army and Watties will match every can. These are handed out at Christmas time.

Thyme Festival

On Wednesday we will be leaving for lunch at the park at 11.40am. If you are able to walk down with us that would be great. The concert starts at 12pm. We are singing!!!

Term 4, Week 4

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 4, Week 4

Sunday 1st November, 2015

Welcome to Week 4. Thank you to all those who supported Saturday evening’s Light Party, especially given that the weather conditions deteriorated! I heard a lot of feedback that was very positive, and there looked to be a huge number of very well-engaged children.  I will pass on to the organisers that it was a big success.

Upcoming dates:

*Monday 2^nd November – All Souls Day: Whole School Liturgy at the cemetery, leaving at 1.30 pm. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL STUDENTS WEAR SUN HATS. Parents welcome. Flowers may be brought to school for children to place on graves. Children will have the opportunity to write the name of a loved one on a piece of card or paper in class on Monday morning, and each class will present their basket of name cards for special prayers during the liturgy.

*Tuesday 3^rd November – Morning:  Subject to weather and the Thyme Festival Programme schedule,  Room 3 and 4 will be walking to Pioneer Park on Tuesday morning to view Thyme Festival activities. Any available parents who could assist us would be greatly appreciated. Details will be confirmed in class on Monday morning.

*Tuesday is also Central Otago Athletics Day.

*Wednesday 4^th November: Thyme Festival:  Lunch-time concert at Pioneer Park 12 – 1 pm. The whole school will be heading down to the park for lunch prior to the concert. Do try and come to hear the songs… ours are coming along very nicely!

*Friday 6^th November: Friday Mass 12 noon led by Room 4. Assembly 2.10 pm led by Room 1.

*Sunday 8^th November – School Fair: 10 am – 2 pm. Everything is in full swing for our School Fair. What a huge week we have ahead of us!

Regards, Markelle Ward J

                             FOR SALE

WASHABLE    SANDWICH    COVERS     

Don’t miss your chance to buy one of our precious home-made lunch covers/bags.

                     Lovingly made by Room 4 and friends.

Purchase these at the St. Gerard’s School Fair       Sunday 8^th November, 10am – 2pm

MONDAY

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the school fair so far.  On Monday 2 Nov we are going to hold a School Fair Mufti day where instead  of bringing along a cold coin donation, each child brings 1 item for the fair.  Please select from the following list.
- Mystery Bottle, or
- Grocery Item for Raffle, or
- Kitchen or Household Item for the White Elephant

With Regards
School Fair Committee

Black out day FRIDAY

Tomorrow we are having a black out day to support The All Blacks as the get ready to take on Australia in the world cup rugby final.
Children are welcome to wear black to show their support.
Children are also welcome to wear their uniforms if they do not wish to wear black.
Go the All Blacks

Athletics Bus children

Athletics day tomorrow
IMPORTANT NOTICE
BUS CHILDREN
Letts Gully and Galloway bus children will be dropped at Terrace school in the morning and will walk to  Molyneux Park.
Omakau and Clyde bus children will be dropped at Dunstan High and will walk to Molyneux Park.
All bus children will be transported back to school at the end of the day to catch buses.
Children to be dropped off between 8.30am and 9am and picked up at 2.55pm from Molyneux Park.

Athletics Rotation

Groups For Athletic Sports

Group 1:  5 year olds Group 2:  6 year olds Group 3:  7 year olds Group 4:  8 year olds (under 9) Group 5:  9 year olds (under 10) Group 6: 10 year olds (under 11) Group 7: 11 year olds (under 12) Group 8: 12 year olds (under 13)             & 13 year olds (13+)  ATHLETICS  TIMETABLE   2015 Team Number: ________ Time Shotput Mrs Beilby Discus Mr Yeoman  & Marty Hurdles Mrs Ward Sue  Brydges Relays & Shuttles Mrs Eastwood FUN!! (parachute) Mrs Fonseca Mrs Nicholson Sprints Mrs Flannery & Fr. Pat High Jump Miss Passmore Long Jump Mrs Wright Co/op Score /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 9:30 Line up behind team cones in front of the steps. 9:45 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10:10 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 10:35 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 11:00 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 11:25 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 11:50 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 12:15 Lunch – 1.00 1:05 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 1:30 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1:55 Assemble for long distance races in houses under the trees .  Races start approx 2:00pm Remember to get each activity marked for co-operation and effort by the event supervisor. Distance races:    Years 1 & 2 = 1 lap (400m) Years 3 & 4 = 1.5 laps (600m) Years 5 & 6 = 2 laps (800m) Years 7 & 8 = 2 laps (800m)