Term 3, Week 5

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 3, Week 5

Sunday 16th August 2015

Upcoming dates:

*School Mass for Term 3: Sunday 30^th August, 9 am.

*Year 3 and 4 Ski Camp: Tuesday 1^st – Wednesday 2^nd September.

*Sacrament of Confirmation – Tuesday evening, 22^nd September.

Sacramental Programme:

Thank you to those who were able to get to the Parent meeting at Father Pat’s on Thursday evening, and what a wonderful turnout for Children’s Liturgy at Mass this morning. We have sent the childrens’ letter of invitation away to Bishop Colin for him to confirm them on the 22^nd September. The quiz question for the week is ‘What is the name of the Bishop’s special hat he wears for the Sacrament of Confirmation?’

Craft:

We are under way with making washable material sandwich/chip bags or wraps, one of our recycling projects. Our goal is to make enough of these to sell ‘heaps’ at the school fair later in the year. Thank you to Deirdre Jolly and Mary Blyth who are joining us most Thursday afternoons to do the sewing. The children have started bringing material in and we are putting it to very good use.

Ski Camp 1^st – 2^nd September:

There will be a camp meeting for those attending camp and for any parents who have questions or concerns about the ski trip. At this stage I will pencil in next Monday 24^th August at 7 pm in Room 4. If this changes I will let you know directly.

There is a lot happening in the school so please contact me early if there are things you are needing to know about the ski trip. J

Some useful information regarding the Snow Farm:

1. Accommodation

We will be staying in Snow Farm Lodge’s standard rooms which are ideally set up for schools with a friendly atmosphere, good food and a multitude of activities. Standard rooms are located on the ground floor and have shared facilities. Catering is provided and all meals are prepared in a certified commercial Kitchen. The Lodge has certified drinking water taken from fresh alpine springs.

2. Safety

At the Snow Farm, safety is of primary concern. They operate with a small instructor-student ratio of 1:10 and instructors select appropriate terrain for studentʼs ability levels. Most of the trip will be spent in the main basin which contains just over 7km of trail, all visible from the lodge facilities. The Snow Farm has trained first aid staff, and instructors also receive basic first aid training. There is a qualified paramedic on site 24/7.

Publishing:

The children have completed their Information Reports on ‘Our School’s Organic Garden’. Their draft reports will be coming home in their homework clear files this week for them to publish. They can do this for homework over the next week or ten days. Please email it in to me when it is finished so we can illustrate and display their wonderful work as soon as possible. You will notice a big step up in the planning, vocabulary and editing of their writing. Awesome!

Have a great week.

Regards, Markelle Ward       J