Hi All 

A photo of some of the placemats we have been making for the guests at the Christmas Lunch that is put on by the Churches of Alexandra.

Hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas

Mrs Bielby and Mrs Stratford

Week 10 Term 4

What a birthday surprise treat on Friday. Thank you to those who planned this behind my back - perhaps teachers don't have eyes in the back of their heads! Extra special, as it would have been Alan's 65th birthday - very fitting. Thank you once again.

Monday sees us preparing an afternoon tea for some invited guests and designing the placemats for the Community Christmas BBQ lunch.

This week we can wear mufti - please remember a can of food for the food bank.

Tuesday, school closes at 1pm. Please make arrangements to collect your child before or at this time.

Have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. Enjoy our great outdoors safely. See you all next year.

Prize Giving - Friday - Costumes

Just a reminder that we are all townspeople for the nativity readings and songs that begin the prize giving. As we will be in full school uniform, all that is needed is a tea towel or piece of fabric that is secured with elastic or similar for on heads.  Please keep working on knowing all the words for our song by heart. Well done Liam with the work you have done on your part as Joseph. Mary will need something blue. If there is a problem please let me know. The dress rehearsal is Thursday at 1:30.

Hi All,

Coming up this week

Life Education Bus - Room 5 has 4 sessions this week on the bus.  2 on Tuesday and 2 on Wednesday.  

Thursday - Wonder screening.  Please all ensure your children are at the Central Cinema by 8:50am on Thursday morning so that we are all in time to be seated for the 9am start of the flick.  We will all walk back to school together following the film. 

Graduation Mass - Thursday 6pm - Please ensure full school uniform is work - no sneakers!

Picnic and prize giving - Friday 15th of December.  

Next week we finish school on Tuesday with just a 1/2 day.  School will be officially finished for the year by 1pm.

Thanks Team,

Mrs Lyon

Week 9 Term 4

Where has the year gone?
Congratulations Room 3 on a wonderful Wednesday mass. Super readers and singers. Thank you.

Last week we made some stunning invitations to a Christmas afternoon tea, and I was lucky enough to deliver some of these on Friday. Each recipient showed such joy and was delighted with the wonderful art and the special invitation of course. Along with Room 7 we will be treating these people on Monday 18th December. If anyone has the odd special table cloth that we could borrow to make the tables really special. I would be keen to borrow one or two.

Further to our theme Playing Our Part in the community we will be designing some placemats for the community Christmas BBQ held in the St Enoch's grounds on Christmas Day. Just waiting for the template to be emailed.

Important times and dates for this week:
Monday 11th: Harold - we have 2 sessions. 9am then 11:45. On Friday we learned about Harold's magic line. We are all trying our best to act like boosters and stay above this line in the choices we make. Pip has asked us to work on this and be ready to tell Harold about some of our 'boosters' at the session on Monday. The main theme of our session is about 'Resilience'.
Tuesday 12th: Mrs Stratford will be teaching all day as will be away. She has an exciting day planned.
Thursday 14th 6pm Graduation Mass. Please be seated in the church with your class by 5:55. Correct school uniform needs to be worn. This is a very special occasion for our year 8 students who have been such fantastic leaders in our school this year.

Reminder: We have a few people choosing to wear sports uniform to school, please remember that this is not the daily uniform.

Friday 15th: Family picnic at 12, followed by Prize Giving in the church at 1pm. Lunch will end at 12:45, so that we can all use the toilet and have a drink before being seated ready to start at 1pm.

As we approach the last few school days for 2017, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support this year. we are always so lucky to have parents willing to join us for EOTC activities, help on the PTA and with the fair which raised considerable funds for the school. Special mention must go to Regina and Rachael who have had groups in the garden each Wednesday afternoon, and in the colder months painting tiles.

Don't forget to check the lost property in the foyer - quite a big selection of clothing.

A few people still have artworks from the auction to collect from the office.

Wishing everyone a safe, happy family Christmas.

Singing Eisteddfod Performers

What a great job people did of their songs - never the easiest to do in front of an audience. So proud of you.
As always it was difficult to choose just 6 to represent years 3 & 4. After deliberation like The X Factor judges the following singers will perform on Thursday afternoon.

Alia Ryan, Adam Ward, Sophie Tait, Finlay Love, Charlotte O'Kane, Zack Dyson.  If someone is sick Mason Broome will step into their place.

Keep working on your presentation and really knowing your words.

Term 4 Week 8

What a busy time we had last week sharing Christmas crafts with the junior school and then the EOTC trip with the middle school on Friday.

Thank you Mr Milford, Claire & Damian Russell (mini golf) and all of the parents who encouraged us on the very hot ride down the Rail Trail. A special thank you to Loretta who stayed behind and gave my house a lux and tidy up after our departure. What a difference that made!! So appreciated.

Thanks for your support  in having the wide brimmed school hats on heads each day.  The heat has made everyone pretty tired ,especially as some are finding sleeping difficult. We all need to be aware of how our words and actions affect others, when we are not all on top of our game.

The homework again this week is to learn the words of the songs for the end of year. Room 3 have the innkeeper song, and will be singing and acting out this part of the Christmas story.  We will choose a Mary & Joseph, also an innkeeper, while the rest of us will be the townspeople - everyone will need to find something to wear in keeping with the story. Sheets and tea towels are always a great standby. There will be a dress rehearsal for this on Thursday 14th December at 1:30.
A selection of Junior Journals are available for take home reading for enjoyment. Spelling will be tested this week, so take a peek again at last week's list.

It is our turn to lead the Wednesday Parish Mass at 9:00am. Readings and prayers of the faithful will come home to practise so that we can read clearly for the parishioners. It's always exciting to get the advent mass as we get to light the advent candles too. The first candle for this week is the candle of hope. Please join us as we celebrate this special time in the church's year.

Eisteddfods are being heard on Monday and Tuesday this week, with the Eisteddfod assembly on Thursday afternoon at 1:30pm. 

Friday - Yes!! Harold is back to visit. We will be spending time with Pip and Harold after play, and again next Monday 9-9:45, then another after play session.
The final school assembly for the year is on Friday at 2pm.

Next Tuesday Mrs Stratford will be teaching all day.

Dates for the calendar:

• Thursday 14th 6pm Graduation Mass - wear school uniform as we farewell our Year 8 students and celebrate their time with us at school.
• Friday 15th - picnic lunch and Awards Assembly in the church at 1pm
• Monday 18th - 2pm Rooms 3 & 7 are hosting an afternoon tea for older parish members, as we take action on this term's "Playing Our Part" in the community. We are designing special invitations this week for writing.

Have a great week - try and "Keep cool, till after school!"

Friday Biking

Thank you Lauren for these photos.
Thank you to all the parents too, who supported us. We couldn't have days like this without your help.