Sad news

It is with sadness that we inform our school community that Mrs Beilbys husband Alan lost his battle with cancer this morning. There will be school prayer at 9am in the church tomorrow if you wish to join us.

Week 9 Term 3

Sunday 13^th September 2015

Thank you to all those who were able to join us for Friday’s assembly led by Room 4.

Important dates coming up:

*Photos: Monday morning, 14^th September - School and Sports photos. Please note that these will start with Family photos at 8.30 am.

*PAT Testing this week: Year 4’s – Reading Comprehension, Reading Vocabulary, Maths, and Listening Comprehension. Year 3’s – Listening Comprehension.  A piece of writing (Persuasive Language) will also be assessed this week.

*Social Justice Week:

This week is Social Justice Week. In Room 4 we will acknowledge this by going without heaters in the classroom for the week. Children may wear jackets in class. We will also be investigating how the Food Bank system works in Alexandra as part of our Social Science and Caritas Programme. The Food Bank is currently running low in long-life milk, margarine and sugar. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

*Sacramental Programme:

A reminder that the Parent night for Confirmation will take place this Thursday evening 17^th September, 7 pm, at Father Pats. The Sacrament of Confirmation is coming up fast on Tuesday 22^nd September at 6 pm. Please ensure that the children are comfortable with their choice of Saint’s name. Thank you for your attendance at Sunday liturgies – it was lovely to have just about everyone there at Church this morning.

*Eisteddfod Speech:

Also coming up fast are Speech Eisteddfods. Classroom presentations Tuesday 22^nd and Wednesday 23^rd September, and Eisteddfod Assembly Thursday 24^th September at 1.30 pm. Please keep up the good work and preparation.

Have a great week and enjoy the lovely spring weather.

Markelle Ward J

Term 3, Week 8

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 3, Week 8

Sunday 6th September 2015

SKI CAMP

Wow!! Your children were amazing at camp. There we were, facing the blizzard, sliding on our skis, freezing conditions ….. and they just kept going and going. No complaining, total commitment, a huge adventure! Thank you so much to all the camp parents including John, Aaron, and Lindsay. It took every bit of all of our time and energy to keep everything going smoothly … there was no time for sitting round drinking cups of tea! A big thank you to Sam, Haines, Ben, Vaughan, Camille, Tracy, Maria, Helen, Mark and Rob. A special thank you to Miss Passmore for giving up her own class for two days to join us. Everyone worked very hard and it was certainly a team effort. We could not have done it without each and every adult – well done.

Upcoming dates:

*Monday 7^th September – Maths Professional Development for Staff. Room 4 will have a reliever from 9–11 am and again from 1-3 pm.

*Wednesday afternoon – House Activities:  Whole school.

*Friday Mass – 12 noon.

*Friday Assembly – 2.10 pm – led by Room 4.

*Speech Eisteddfods: 22^nd-23^rd  September. 

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

*Eisteddfod Assembly: Thursday afternoon 24^th September.

Assembly:

This Friday our school assembly will be led by Room 4. We will share an iMovie that I am putting together with all the photos and video we took at camp. If any parents still have photos they would like to contribute to this, please get them to me asap as it takes a bit of time to sort. We will also share some writing and songs. You are most welcome to join us if possible.

PAT Tests:

We will be completing PAT tests in class next week (Week 9). This will involve Maths, Reading Comprehension, Reading Vocabulary, and Listening Comprehension for the Year 4’s, and Listening Comprehension for the Year 3’s. Access to this data will be through regular school reports.

Confirmation:

The children on the Sacramental Programme are currently choosing a Saints name for Confirmation. You can support them by researching the saint or name they are interested in and making sure they have some connection with their saint. We will also discuss options for this in class and at Sunday liturgy. I am also organising Prayer partner cards with parishioners.

Speech Eisteddfods:

The criteria for Speech Eisteddfods will come home in homework clear files for Room 4, and in bags for Room 3. Please support your child in the preparation and practise of their eisteddfods as the last three weeks of term will be very busy. The sooner the speech is ready, the more practise time I can make available in class. Some are very keen and well under way already.

Regards, Markelle Ward J