Week 4, Term 1

Good Afternoon,

Hope you're all keeping warm on this chilly day.

Thank you to everyone who came to Mass this Morning, hopefully next year the weather will be a bit warmer and we can have a Parish Picnic.

Happy Birthday to Rocky for today and to Rebecca on Thursday this week! 🎈

On Thursday this week, we have Swimming Sports, if children can please be dropped off at the pool at 9am. Children are encouraged to wear their house colours.  Swimming Sports will finish at around 12, and we will then head back to school, to continue our school day.

If I could please get all camp forms back tomorrow (Monday), this will help us to be able to sort out parent help etc.  Thank you to those who have returned their form already.

There are still a couple of families who have not registered for Seesaw, if you need another registration sheet, please let me know and I will send another form home.

If you need to get in contact with me, please email clairedwyer@stgerards.school.nz or message me on Seesaw.

Thanks,

Have a great week,

Claire

Week 3, Term 1

Here is the timetable for Week 3!

Tuesday - Swimming Lessons, please drop your child off at the Swimming Pool, if your child catches the bus, please let me know and I can make arrangements so they will get there.
If you could help on Tuesday, I would very much appreciate this. Please email me clairedwyer@stgerards.school.nz

There will be an Assembly on Friday.

On Friday, one of the boys in our class had his helicopter he had made at Action Stations taken at the end of the day. If anyone has taken this home by mistake he’d love for it to be returned. Thank you!!

Remember to join up to Seesaw, I’ve started uploading photos and videos.

You will receive a notice about camp this week.

Thanks,
Claire Dwyer

Swimming Next Week

Tuesday 19th Swimming Practice Day

Children in Rooms 3, 4, 6 and 7 are to be dropped at the pool by 8:55am. Please do not go into the pool, wait for your teacher. If you are coming to school by bus and need to be taken to the pool, let your classroom teacher know by Monday, so that transport can be arranged.

• Rooms 7, 3 & 4 will return to school by bus at 11:10.
• Room 6 will swim from 9:00 - 9:40 and will walk back school with Mrs Laidlaw and parents. Please let Mrs Laidlaw know if you are able to assist with supervision at the pool an/or can walk back to school with the class.
• Room 5 will walk to and from the pool. They swim from 9:40 - 10:20.
• Rooms 1/2 will walk and swim 10:20 - 11am.

As we are lucky enough to have all 6 lanes in the main pool for this 2 hour block, all classes will need extra parents to assist with supervision, so that we can make the best use of this. Rooms 7, 3 and 4 would welcome any parents willing to get into the water  with the children, and to assist with dressing afterwards.

School Swimming Sports

Thank you to the 5 people who have offered help as timekeepers on this day. We are looking for 18, so if you haven’t already made contact we look forward to your help.

chrisbeilby@stgerards.school.nz

Week 2, Term 1

Welcome to Week 2,

I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend.

I had a lovely week last week, getting to know the children in Room 4, all the children enjoyed creating some Super Hero artwork.

On Tuesday evening, it is "Meet the Teacher Evening", below is a Schedule for the evening.

• 5.00 - 5.15- Room 7
• 5.15 - 5.30- Room 3
• 5.30 - 6.00 BYO picnic tea
• 6.00 - 6.15-  BOT chairperson/ staff
• 6.20 - 6.35- Room 4
• 6.40 - 6.55- Room 5
• 7.00 - 7.15- Room 6
• 7.15 - 7.30- Room 1&2

I look forward to meeting everyone on Tuesday, if you can't attend, and would like to come in and talk just send me an email: clairedwyer@stgerards.school.nz and we can arrange a time that suits us both.

On Wednesday, it is Room 4's Class Mass, all are welcome to attend.

Sun Hats - if you could please ensure that your child has a St Gerard's Sun hat at school.

God Bless

Claire Dwyer

Week 1, Term 1

Welcome to Room 4! 

I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday and is excited about returning back to school on Monday! 

Here is the Stationery list and the topics for each book.  

3 x 1I5 - Reading, Writing, Printing

2x1A5 - Poetry and Homework

2x Plain Project ScrapBook - R.E and Inquiry

1x1H5 - Maths

1 x Book Bag

8 good quality HB Pencils

1 red biro

1 pink highlighter

1 green highlighter

1 ruler

1 Rubber

1 pencil sharpener

4 large Glue Sticks

1 Black vivid

1 packet coloured pencils

2 white board markers – blue, black

1 Pencil case

If you could please name all books and stationery that would be very helpful.  This year the children will be using a pencil case to try develop self management skills. 

If the 4 Glue Sticks could also come to school named.  I will give each child a Glue stick to have in their pencil case and store the other 3 in my cupboard.  So when a new one is needed they can come to me to get another one. 

Looking forward to seeing everyone at school tomorrow! 

Claire Dwyer