Term 4 Duathlon Information - Wanaka & Queenstown

Information from Bill Godsall. - arrived too late for the newsletter this week.

Race 1: Wanaka Foreshore   Sunday 12^th November 2017, register online to get free Tee Shirt, Entries close Wednesday 8^th November  5pm enter online KIDSDUATHLON.CO.NZ

Race 2: Queenstown Lake Hayes Showground Sunday 26^th November 2017, register online to get free Tee Shirt, Entries close Wednesday 8^th November  5pm enter online KIDSDUATHLON.CO.NZ

Week 3 Term 4

What an amazing job everyone did towards the school fair. Thank you all for the many contributions.
Apologies for the silence on the blog front, but have just got my head above the athletic sports, which was so well supported by everyone.

This week there is reading and spelling homework, with spelling being tested on Friday.

As Mrs Stratford was unwell on Friday, I was lucky enough to listen to the Morning Programme. Well done you people - Amelia your instructions were so clear - you used the terminology of 'instructions' that we are learning about for our writing. Two fantastic book reviews followed, with Aurelia sharing part of hers in song. What a beautiful voice you have Aurelia. Isabella organised hers independently and we loved hearing your favourite pages. A couple of people need to catch up this week for Mrs Stratford, Jay-T and ??? - I did have this written on the board, but it has gone.

WOW! A Wheels Term:
Just a reminder that scooters need to be parked on the grass at the end of the mini ball court during the day. There is no riding of scooters anywhere other than on the court and scooters need to be pushed down the hill to the church after school.

Wednesday 1st November - Thyme Festival Lunch Time Concert: 12 - 1pm
We are leaving for the area between St Enoch's church  and Community House at 11:35am and will be eating our lunch there. It would be super to have some parents to walk with us. I am attending a Reading Recovery In -Service Course at 1pm so Mrs Stratford will be with the class from 12:45.
The items that our school are presenting this year are: Junior School Kapahaka, School choir and main Kapahaka.  This means that many of us will be an audience this year. Be sure to have your correct summer uniform with your school hat. The main Kapahaka group need to wear the school sports uniform. (school tee-shirt, black shorts and school hat.)

All Souls Day: Thursday 2nd November
Lunch will be at 12 - 12:45. We will walk to the cemetery at 1pm. Again I would appreciate parents to walk with us. There will be a short liturgy followed by placing of rosemary for remembrance on graves.

We have been busy planning a variety of learning experiences for the term - the dates are now as confirmed as possible - you may want to write these on your calendar if you don't already use the school calendar on the website.
Friday 24 November: Pet Day
Week 7: Monday 27th - 30th November - Junior Syndicate Christmas Crafts Week. 12:30 - 2:45
Wednesday 29th: 10:30 - 11:15 - Bike check with Mr Milford (NZ Police) - preparation for out EOTC day. Gives time for anything that is unsafe. Please be sure to check your bike before this time. We will learn what to look for on this day.
Friday 1st December: Rooms 3 & 4 EOTC Day
Week 8: Monday & Tuesday: Singing Eisteddfods
Parish Mass Wednesday 6th December Room 3
Thursday 7th: Eisteddfod assembly 1:30
Friday 8th December & Monday 11th: Harold LIFE Education - the topic we will be learning about is Resilience.

Great to see everyone with hats to protect them from this hot sun. Remember that there is sunblock in the medical room if required, although I know many people prefer to put this on before school. Super to see some children carry their own personal sunblock in their back packs.

Have a great week - hard to believe that we are into week 3 already.

Hi All

A week of sunshine - yay!

Apologies for no photos this week.  I was away on Friday and didn't get to listen to the Morning Programme presentations.

I hear they were pretty fabulous though!

After posting the timetable for Morning Programme last week we have decided to make some changes.

The children have had a choice for this term as to what they present.

Some have chosen topics they haven't presented before and others are choosing to repeat a favourite.

Great to see the children taking ownership of this.

So for this week we have:

Savannah and Taine on Our Place

Tamai on Current Events

Jack and Charlotte O on Favourite Holiday

Zack on Book Review

If you've any questions please pop in to see me or you can email me on

emmastratford@stgerards.school.nz

Hi All

Hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend and looking forward to Athletics tomorrow!

Have posted below the timetable for Morning Programme for this term.

This Friday we have Amelia, Jay-T, Bella B, Quinn and Amelia presenting (we have already heard from Tara😊)

If you need any help with preparation for Friday do come and see me.

Best of luck for Athletics tomorrow everyone!!!

Emma Stratford

Room 3 Morning Programme Term 4

Morning programme will be part of our Oral Language programme each Friday.  The purpose is to practise speaking and listening skills and to question others to gain more information, or to clarify information.

Morning programme topics will need to be prepared at home prior to the presentation date.  They can be prepared on a piece of A4 paper, so that once they have been presented they can be glued in a class book as a record.  As this is oral language and not simply a reading task, it is a good idea to practise speaking clearly with a suitable volume and making the presentation interesting (this may include showing items, photos/pictures, or demonstrating).

Topic	Description
My Favourite Holiday	Prepare a short talk about your favourite family holiday it might be one you’ve been on or one you’re planning to go on.  This may include where you went, how you got there, where you stayed, who you holidayed with, your favourite activities on the holiday….
Book Review	Choose a favourite book. Tell the class the title, author, illustrator, suitable age level, what the story is about and why you enjoyed it.  Show a favourite picture or read a favourite paragraph.
How to . . .	Choose something you know how to do and describe it to the class in a logical order or numbered steps e.g. a favourite recipe, an experiment, instructions to make or do something . . .
Our Place	Select a place in New Zealand.  Be able to pin-point it on a map of NZ.  Find at least 5 facts about it.  This might include where it is, (which island) population, attractions etc . . .
Current Events	Present news in your own words from the newspaper, television, internet or radio.  You need to be able to understand what the news is about so that you can keep the audience interested.
Famous Person	Choose someone who is famous either in NZ or in another country.  Find out what they are famous for and some interesting facts about them.

Morning Programme Groups Term 4

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Amelia Jay-T Bella B Quinn Tara Aurelia	Charlotte O Zack Tamai Jack Savanah Taine	Lily Bella D Eden Findlay Sam Ted	Charlotte K Jedi Liam Jada Pippa

Topic	Friday 27 Oct	Friday 3 Nov	Friday 10 Nov	Friday 17 Nov
Round 1	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
How to...	Amelia	Charlotte O	Lily	Charlotte K
Our Place	Jay -T	Zack	Bella D	Jedi
Current Events	Bella B	Tamai	Eden	Liam
Famous Person	Quinn	Jack	Findlay	Jada
My Favourite Holiday	Tara	Savannah	Sam	Pippa
Book Review	Aurelia	Taine	Ted

Topic	Friday 24 Nov	Friday 1 Dec	Friday 8 Dec	Friday 15 Dec
Round 2	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Our Place	Amelia	Charlotte O	Lily	Charlotte K
Current Events	Jay - T	Zack	Bella D	Jedi
Famous Person	Bella B	Tamai	Eden	Liam
My Favourite Holiday	Quinn	Jack	Findlay	Jada
Book Review	Tara	Savannah	Sam	Pippa
How to...	Aurelia	Taine	Ted

Athletic Rotations for Sports Day

ATHLETICS  TIMETABLE   2017

Team Number: ______

Time	Shotput Mr Eastwood & Gabriela Schmidt-Morrell	Discus Mr Yeoman & Mr McLean	Hurdles Mrs Ward	Relays  & Shuttles Mrs Wright	Sprints Mrs Flannery	High Jump Mrs Lyon	FUN!! (parachute) Mrs Eastwood	Long Jump Mrs Laidlaw & Mrs Fahey
Co/op Score	/10	/10	/10	/10	/10	/10	/10	/10
9:30	Line up behind team cones in front of 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	Line up behind team cones in front of steps.
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 under shade on steps in houses. 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 = 3 laps (800m)

I need to learn how to blog on landscape.

The last 3 rotations are high jump, FUN! parachute etc and long jump.

Sorry you will need to extrapolate the pattern of teams at these things.

See you all Tuesday