Week 9 Term 2

Important Dates coming up:

·       Ice-skating dates: Tuesday 27^th June, Thursday 29^th June, Tuesday 4^th July.

·       Sacrament of Penance (Reconciliation): Tuesday 27^th June at 6 pm in the Church - Year 4 Whanau Hui: Wednesday 28th at 5:30. Have you let Mr Yeoman or myself know that you and your whanau are attending? We need to order sausages.

·       Room 3 & 4 Exodus Walk: This Friday from noon (see note below).

·       Poetry Eisteddfods – In class Monday and Tuesday of Week 10.

·       St. John’s in Schools Programme: Monday 3 July 11:45 - 12:45

·       Eisteddfod Assembly: Thursday 6^th July – 1.30 pm in the hall.

·       Friday 7^th July: Cultural Assembly – 1.30 pm in the hall.

·       Friday 7^th July: Mufti Day.

Mr Hogue will be teaching Science in Room 3 on Wednesday afternoon, so no Discovery for us this week.

Poetry Eisteddfods:

A few people had their poems glued into their homework books. Wonderful to see some people writing their own poems to present - well done.  Poetry eisteddfods will be held in class next week on Monday 3^rd July and Tuesday 4^th July, with the Eisteddfod Assembly on Thursday 6^th July at 1.30 pm in the hall. Names of those representing Years 3 & 4 will be on the blog Tuesday next week and also in the newsletter, along with the order of the presentations.

Living In Harmony: Our 'Y' chart that we worked on earlier in the term is in homework books this week. Take time to talk with your child about what this means for us as we 'belong' to our class and to the St Gerard's wider family. Please add any other ideas that you may talk about. We are working very hard to support each other with good decision making in our relationships, and some excellent positive peer pressure is beginning to shine through.  Keep this up Room 3.

Room 3 & 4 Exodus Walk to the Promised Land:

This week we are planning to go on an Exodus Walk. We will follow Moses and Aaron out of Egypt and through the wilderness in search of the Promised Land that God promised to his people.

When: This Friday, 30^th June, leaving school at 12 noon, returning approximately 2.40 pm.

What to bring:

*Clothing to change into - similar to Moses’ times, for example an old  sheet to wrap around, some string or a scarf to tie it, and a tea-towel for their heads.

* A regular lunch-box, which we will carry in school bags, and eat once we have finally made it to the Promised Land.

Are there any Room 3 and 4 parents who could accompany us for this please?

We need parent support to enable us to learn in this outdoor environment. Please email me by Thursday so that we know we have enough support to go ahead with this learning opportunity.

Have a great week.