NZEI Meeting Wednesday 7th September.

I did not find the letter from the Board of Trustees until after school, so sorry this has not come home. It does not apply to us as the meeting is the first afternoon of camp, so your children will be sliding, swimming and doing art as planned with us.
I will send this letter home on Monday as you will want to know what the meeting is about.

Chris

Morning Programme 19th August

Just a trio today!

Only 3 boys today, but what a team!

First up we had Archie, who spoke to us about a famous Englishman, called Sir David Attenborough, who is 90 years old.  He is famous for his interest, knowledge and involvement in nature.  He has written, produced and narrated many nature programs that are viewed world wide.  In 1985 he became a "Sir" when the Queen knighted him.

He has even had some plants, insects and birds named after him.  How cool.  Archie showed us a YouTube clip where we could see and hear David Attenborough going the Natural History Museum.  Have a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWS-lDLQmmA

Next up was David, who gave us a great description about himself and his family.  Some things we knew but many we didn't.  When David was only 2 he went on a big voyage on the oil tanker ship that his Dad worked on (which was about 4 rugby fields long, gosh that's big).  He went to many countries, saw lots of marine life and crossed the equator.   David's Mum and Dad used to live in Bombay in India which has 19 million people - that is almost 5 times more people than there are in all of NZ, in just one city! Wow!  David's grandparents still live in India  We also learned that David loves aircrafts especially the A380 and wants to be a pilot when he grows up.

Number 3 today was Lars with a Book Review.  Lars shared with us a story he is enjoying from an Enid Blyton series, "The Enchanted Wood."  The main characters are Joe, Beth, Moonface, Frannie and The Funny Old Saucepan Man.  Lars likes this story as they climb a magic tree called "The Faraway Tree," up to a cloud.  In the cloud there are different world's like Toyland and Partyland,

to explore.  He rates the story 10/10 and recommends it for boys, girls and adults.

St Gerards Olympic Games

Thanks Mr Yeoman and Room 6 for an action packed day.  A few shots from where I was.

Oops perhaps some are here twice

Year 3 & 4 Camp Clothing List

1.             Day bag (eg. School Bag)

Includes:

·      Lunch box, drink bottle

·      togs and towel

·      waterproof jacket (needs to be windproof and fully waterproof)

·      book, notebook, pencil.

2.       Sleeping bag and cover

3.           Main bag (suitcase, or pack or luggage bag)

Includes:

·      Bathroom Bag – toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, facecloth, soap

·      Pyjamas

·      Pillow pet, or cushion, or very small pillow (this must fit inside your main bag)

·      Clothes – the full set that you are wearing

-      one other full set (track pants or jeans, shirt, sweatshirt or hoodie)

-      two changes of underwear

-      three changes of socks

·      Shoes – the gymshoes that you are wearing

-      one other set of gymshoes/outdoor shoes

-      one pair of comfortable indoor shoes/slip-ons

*Mrs Ward/Mrs Beilby to bring the following things for all to share:

Hand sanitiser

Liquid Soap

Insect Repellent

First Aid Kit

***PLEASE CLEARLY LABEL ALL YOUR CLOTHING & GEAR***

Week 4 Term 3

A bit late this week, sorry. Waiting for the Monday meeting did not pay off as I had other meetings each night.

Congratulations everyone for the amazing commitment and courage shown at the school cross country last week. Thank you so much to the parents who assisted as marshals and to all those who came to encourage and support the runners. A fantastic conclusion to our PE training programme.

The most important thing this week is the St Gerards Olympics Games which start on Thursday at 12:00 with an Opening Ceremony. On Monday afternoon each house met and students were put into countries. Your student should have told you the country that they will represent and the colours that they are to wear.
Tui: France or USA (mainly blue)
Kiwi: Brazil or Jamaica (mainly yellow)
Kea: Ireland or Pakistan (mainly green)
Ruru: Russia or China (mainly red)
Lunch will be at 12:45 - sausage sizzle - don't forget to order extra sausages if Mum or Dad are staying for the day.
The afternoon events start again at 1:15.
Be prepared for fun, sportsmanship and competition.
Looking forward to another fantastic event run by our senior leaders.

Friday Mass: 12:00 led by Rooms 1,2&7.
Assembly: 2:10 led by Room 5.

Homework:

• Reading
• Spelling - we are revising lots of spelling patterns as we prepare for the levels test this term
• Morning Programme
• Maths
• R.E. - how are we using those Fruits of the Spirit every day at home with those we love and who love us?

Year 3 & 4 Camp Parents

12 August

Thank you so much for your patience as we confirmed the parents for the upcoming camp.
Those parents who will be accompanying us are: Bernie Brown, Fraser Reid, Christine Hixson-Skinner, Tracey Reid (First Aid/medications), Ben Donaldson (Emergency Vehicle), Shane Frew, Savio Fonseca, Martin Jenkinson, Georgina Dacosta (First Aid), Cara Stewart, Mairia Shea (food?)
Reserve: Jenny Knowles

Day trip only to the marae:
Kevin O'Neill, Trina Eastwood, Ieremia Lemuelu, Lara Irving-Dowling, and perhaps Helen Ryan.  These people are travelling independently at their own expense and will meet the group by 9:50am at Otakou prior to the powhiri.

We will arrange a meeting with these parents closer to the camp, to discuss expectations, roles and responsibilities, and to organise  transport.


This notice went home as a hard copy to all students.

Week 3 Term 3

Four weeks until camp - exciting!!  Thank you to those people who returned their camp slips and indicated whether they would like to join the camp as parents. If I haven't heard from you please get your slip back immediately.

We are working on the opening part of our mihimihi, where we talk about the area where we live.
We introduce ourselves with:

Kia ora koutou      - a greeting

Ko Kopowai te maunga  -  our mountain is Kopowai - the Old Man Range

Ko Manuherikia te awa     - we have a choice of river depending which we live closest to
Ko Matau te awa          Clutha River - comes from Lake Wakatipu, the story the giant of Wakatipu

Ko ururwhenua  te whenua     - our Central Otago area

Listen to your child say this part - the more we do it the easier it will get - we will be practising this each day in class.

Once we have mastered this we will continue with the bits we already know about Mum & Dad before we learn to talk about our brothers and sisters and our family, then finally our own name.
The Te Reo WALTs for the term are:

• to be able to confidently say our mihimihi to introduce ourselves
• understand the protocols for a powhiri at the marae
• design a kowhaiwhai pattern for our family and talk about what it represents
• perform confidently as part of the Room 3 & 4 Kapahaka group

Cross Country:

Separate information sheet.  We have all walked and run the track that we will use, so it has been decided that the walk before we start racing won't be needed this year.

Be sure to bring a drink and an extra to nibble on, although we are the last races of the day. We are "Going For Gold!" which means that we are all going to do our very best and encourage everyone else to do the same - it's not about getting the gold medal as the winner!

Remember that lunch is at 12:00.

If your child is leaving with you, please send a note so that we can mark this off.  It is really difficult trying to keep track of people at the ned of the day otherwise.

Noah - the school musical: Rooms 3 & 4 will be: boys: Jamaican dancers, (Man O Man), girls: doves or ballet dancers. (Follow Your Heart/Fly Little Dove) . We will be working on the singing of the songs that we are all part as the term goes on.  Not enough hours in the day at the moment.

We welcome Father Pat to Room 3 this week as part of our R.E. learning. Our new word to understand is "Messiah".

Saturday is Family Mass - we have some people who will take part in this.  Great to see that there will be a liturgical dance.  Tea at 5pm BYO finger food. Mass at 6pm. 

Homework:

Reading

Spelling

Watching some highlight of the Olympics: we have talked about the Ancient Olympics and were surprised at how long ago these games started.  

Maths

Have a great week.  Good luck to all you runners who have shown real commitment to your training.