Term 1, Week 2

Room 4 Newsletter:  Term 1, Week 2

Monday 8th February, 2016

A lovely day for the Waitangi Day picnic today. What a hot and humid start we have had to the term. It will be nice timing for swimming this week, so make sure the swimming gear is all organised.

Important dates coming up:

*Ash Wednesday – 10^th February: 11 am Mass to start the season of Lent.

*Swimming for Room 4 will be from Tuesday 9th – Thursday 11^th February from 1.45 pm – 2.50 pm. Check last week’s school newsletter again for full details.

*Thursday 11^th Feb, 7pm at Father Pat’s house – Meeting for those wishing to become altar servers or Children’s Liturgy leaders.

*Sunday 14^th February – Opening School Mass, 9 am.

*Thursday 18^th February – Swimming Sports (morning). Check School Newsletter for details.

*Thursday 18^th February, 1.30 pm – NZ Playhouse Performance.

*Thursday 17^th March - St. Patrick’s Day.

Homework:

Homework clearfiles will come home on Tuesday. Each student will have a class newsletter, maths sheet, reading book, Lent Calendar, and a Studyladder notice. Attached to the Studyladder notice is your child’s personal login. I encourage you to access this login and begin to use any of the wide range of resources, especially for maths. It is free, but we need to be using it consistently across the school to keep it.

Sacramental Programme:

Year 4 is the age/stage that we typically offer the Sacramental Programme to children within our school and parish. In Term 2 we begin with the sacrament of Reconciliation. Term 3 is Confirmation, and in Term 4 we have the sacrament of First Holy Communion. The programme is an important part of the childrens’ faith journey, and it requires that your child has been or is likely to be baptised. Each sacrament begins with a parent meeting with Father Pat, but if you have any questions in the meantime please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Learning in Room 4:

We are off to a great start with our learning in Room 4. Holiday writing, ‘Me’ posters, Class Prayer routines, and discussions about Waitangi Day and how we treat people of all cultures, are just some of the things we did last week. Mr Yeoman gave the children a tour of the school garden – a lot needs to happen to keep it healthy in the hot weather. We, too, need to keep up the water.  Well done with the sun hats!

Regards, Markelle Ward J

markelleward@stgerards.school.nz