Monday 2nd November - All Souls Day

As well as it being Mufti Day for the school fair - see the information in the last blog, we will be celebrating an All Soul's Day Liturgy at the Alexandra Cemetery, leaving the school at 1:30pm. Everyone will need to have a sunhat!!! If children wish they may bring flowers to place on special graves. Parents are welcome to join us.

MONDAY

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the school fair so far.  On Monday 2 Nov we are going to hold a School Fair Mufti day where instead  of bringing along a cold coin donation, each child brings 1 item for the fair.  Please select from the following list.
- Mystery Bottle, or
- Grocery Item for Raffle, or
- Kitchen or Household Item for the White Elephant

With Regards
School Fair Committee

Black out day FRIDAY

Tomorrow we are having a black out day to support The All Blacks as the get ready to take on Australia in the world cup rugby final.
Children are welcome to wear black to show their support.
Children are also welcome to wear their uniforms if they do not wish to wear black.
Go the All Blacks

Week 3 Term 4

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome back. It seems as if I am hitting the floor running with so much happening.  I have spent tonight getting my head around the activities that are scheduled for the term.
Thanks Jo and Julie for the information about the athletic sports tomorrow. The weather forecast looks good so remember to bring your sunhat & sun block as well as something warm to pop on should that wee cool breeze blow through - I can still see snow on tops. Plenty to eat and plenty of water. Most important thing tomorrow is to go hard, have a go and encourage each other.  I know that you are all fantastic at that.  There are co-operation points available.
Athletic Sports are at the Molyneux Stadium - exciting that we all get to run on the competition track at the stadium.

I have given a few people a new homework/poetry book today from the spare book tray. For many the original books are full so we will use just the one book for both purposes till the end of the year. Please find your book if it is at home!!

Eisteddfod this term is a song. Our class sounds like a choir so we all have super voices. Eisteddfods will be heard on Monday 7th December with the Eisteddfod assembly on Thursday 10th at 1:30.

Homework:
Homework books came home tonight with this week's spelling tooled and ready to go.  Please choose a book to read as we worked on an imaginary pet today as a follow up to the Pet Day last Friday. You can expect to see some amazing pets in the poetry books when they come home on Friday.  What creative brains we have in our room.

Athletics day Bus children

Athletics day tomorrow
IMPORTANT NOTICE
BUS CHILDREN
Letts Gully and Galloway bus children will be dropped at Terrace school in the morning and will walk to  Molyneux Park.
Omakau and Clyde bus children will be dropped at Dunstan High and will walk to Molyneux Park.
All bus children will be transported back to school at the end of the day to catch buses.
Children to be dropped off between 8.30am and 9am and picked up at 2.55pm from Molyneux Park.

Athletics Rotation

Groups For Athletic Sports

Group 1:  5 year olds Group 2:  6 year olds Group 3:  7 year olds Group 4:  8 year olds (under 9) Group 5:  9 year olds (under 10) Group 6: 10 year olds (under 11) Group 7: 11 year olds (under 12) Group 8: 12 year olds (under 13)             & 13 year olds (13+)  ATHLETICS  TIMETABLE   2015 Team Number: ________ Time Shotput Mrs Beilby Discus Mr Yeoman  & Marty Hurdles Mrs Ward Sue  Brydges Relays & Shuttles Mrs Eastwood FUN!! (parachute) Mrs Fonseca Mrs Nicholson Sprints Mrs Flannery & Fr. Pat High Jump Miss Passmore Long Jump Mrs Wright Co/op Score /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 /10 9:30 Line up behind team cones in front of the steps. 9:45 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10:10 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 10:35 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 11:00 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 11:25 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 11:50 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 12:15 Lunch – 1.00 1:05 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 1:30 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1:55 Assemble for long distance races in houses under the trees .  Races start approx 2:00pm Remember to get each activity marked for co-operation and effort by the event supervisor. Distance races:    Years 1 & 2 = 1 lap (400m) Years 3 & 4 = 1.5 laps (600m) Years 5 & 6 = 2 laps (800m) Years 7 & 8 = 2 laps (800m)

Pet day

Pet day Information

Activities

• Soft toy section
  Bring a soft toy to Room 1 and label before school.
• Sand saucer: Bring flowers and a saucer to Room 2 - These will be made at school.
• Painted pet rocks - Children who are doing this will need a rock. This is in Room 3.
• Small pets - Room 5  e.g. rats NOT DOGS
• Dogs tied to the fence along Station Street.
• Veggie animals in Room 6. Children need to bring vegetables, toothpicks, named chopping board and a named small knife suitably wrapped-up.
• Animal art in chalk - This is on the court and chalk will be provided.
• Cats Room 4
• Obstacle course near sandpit. Dogs must be on a lead and times will be taken. - 10.15 am

Rules

All pets must be on a lead and have someone with them at all times

All making activities must be completed by 10.30am

Prizes -

1st 2nd 3rd obstacle course

1st 2nd 3rd Dog section

1st 2nd 3rd Cat Section

1st 2nd 3rd Small animals

1st 2nd 3rd Farm animals

Most unusual animal

1st 2nd 3rd Best-dressed animal and owner  

1st 2nd 3rd Sandsaucer

1st 2nd 3rd Painted animal rocks

1st 2nd 3rd Veggie animals

1st 2nd 3rd Soft toys

Judging at 10am

Grand parade at 11am

All pets must be collected by 11.30 am at the latest.

Prize giving at assembly in the afternoon.

Mass at 12pm

From Mrs Beilby

A wee note to thank you all for your support and understanding over the course of this year. As a school community a stunning afternoon tea was provided for Alan's funeral to which many of you would have contributed - fabulous was the only word to describe it and the friendly servers/kitchen hands received many compliments.  Thank you all so much.

I will return to the class after Labour Weekend, and I'm sure I will have sorted most of the bits and pieces at home so that my focus will be once again on your children. It is wonderful that Mrs Lyon has been so available for the class this year and she is just an amazing teacher - very grateful that this has been the case.

I will be looking forward to seeing everyone at Pet Day, the morning of Friday 23rd October - will need to bath and groom my wee man, Chiefy.  He has grown somewhat since last being at school.  He is of show dog stock, but is a farm dog unfortunately, so hardly looks as flash as some of his brothers and sisters who have begun doing the shows around New Zealand.  Roll on the St Gerards Pet Day for his big moment.

Enjoy the start of a very busy term.

Chris

Week 1 Term 4

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to school for the final term of the 2015 year.  This term will be busy with Athletics, the School Fair and final tidying up of school work.

Upcoming Events

Athletics:  This year, the school Athletics day is on Wednesday 28th October.  It will be held at Molyneux Stadium.  To prepare for this day we will be practising various events over the next few weeks.  The children can wear their school sports uniform to school during this time - so yes, that means starting tomorrow in sports uniform.

School Fair:  Jayne Battrick has kindly offered her crafting services to Room 3 and will be in class over the next little while to assist the children in making items to be sold at the fair.  If any materials etc are needed, we will let you know here.
A reminder to those of you who are yet to contribute to the raffle items that the boxes are still in the office.  Room 3 is to contribute bathroom items.

Mrs Beilby will return to Room 3 in week 3 this term.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to pop into the class or drop Mrs Lyon or Mrs Beilby an email.

We hope you have enjoyed your break.

Regards

Mrs Lyon and Mrs Beilby.