Week 5 Term 2

Hi everyone,
Thanks to those families that joined us for school Mass on a very cold morning. We were unable to present Bibles to our New Entrants as they didn't arrive in time but they will be presented at the next school Mass in Term 3.
Swimming continues this Tuesday and Thursday for Room 2. No pie warmers or lunch orders for Room 2 children on these days please.
Each Tuesday afternoon this term, Room 1 children are lucky to have Grandparent's Reading, where some lovely grandmas give up their time to listen to the children read and play games with them. Each child is assigned a grandma so they get to know them and build up a relationship with them. Please remember to get your child to read their poem to you in the weekend and sign it so that we know it has been read.
Children are working very hard to learn their letter sounds and sight words and we have been giving out many sight word medals - well done!
We were lucky enough to have Stacey Waldron and some fellow firefighters visit us last week to tell us about their Sky Tower Challenge to raise money for leukaemia and blood cancer. The children had many questions and enjoyed trying on the helmets.
Mrs Flannery and Mrs Eastwood are away to Auckland on Tuesday to the Trans Tasman principals conference.
Next weekend is Queen's Birthday, so school is closed on Monday 6th June. Have a great week! Sue, Julie and Rosalie

Swimming and mufti day

Mufti day Tuesday 24th May
Swimming for Room 2 Tuesday and Thursday this week.
School Mass Sunday at 9am, school uniform to be worn.
Have a great week

Swimming

Room 2 children have swimming Tuesday and Thursday.
More information about the week ahead will be posted tomorrow.
Thanks

Listening to Jerome Kavanagh and his amazing instruments

What's The Time Mr Wolf?

Measuring Time

In Rooms 1 and 2 we are talking about the measurement of time.  Last week in Room 2, we explored sequences of time and the concept of faster and slower.  We ordered the events in our school day and made a timeline that we put on our Marvellous Maths wall in the classroom.  We also discussed our whole day and made a wrap-around book that showed our activities from getting up in the morning to going to bed at night.  These came home on Friday. The story of the Hare and the Tortoise helped us to understand the idea of faster and slower.  We used counting to compare how long certain activities took to complete, such as tidying the tables, pushing in all the chairs, etc.

This week we will be exploring how to tell time on a clock.  We will practise saying hour times, and then half-hour times.  There are some good games that we'll learn to play that will help us.  Later in the week we'll make our own clocks.
To support your child's learning, you could talk about the times that your family does certain things, especially if it is on the hour, or half-hour.  For example: "Look, it's 8 o'clock, time for bed" or "It's 5.30, time for tea."
Thank you.

PMP MEETING

PMP
Please fill in the timetable on Room 2 door!!
If you are able to help or someone you know can help we will have a meeting going over what you need to do and say. This meeting is tomorrow at 3pm in Room 2

Thanks

swimming

Swimming: Tuesday, bring togs, towel and goggles.  No pie warmers or lunch orders please. Girls uniform for the day is the school track pants which can be worn with school blouse or sports shirt and school sweat shirt or jersey.  We leave school at 12:15 to swim at 1pm Room 3 come with us and swim at 12.30.  Please eat a big morning tea - we will eat our lunches at the pool before we swim while Room 3 have their lesson. NO SWIMMING THIS THURSDAY as we have a Maori performer Jerome Kavanagh presenting a concert for the whole school.  He will also work with a small group of senior students to design a school haka.
If you are able to meet us at the pool and help getting dresses etc that would be super.

Room 1 & 2 Mothers day cafe

We hope everyone got this on Friday

Looking forward to seeing you or someone for each child tomorrow at 10.30am.

Thanks

Julie and Sue

Swimming for Room 2 children on Tuesday

Please fill in the PMP roster if you can help

More information about this week will be posted tomorrow

HOCKEY

Hockey starts this week!!
Practice for Year3-6 starts this Friday 3-4pm at the turf
Please go to the school website under events for all the information you need!!!
The year 3&4 mini sticks are playing each other on Sunday so we can do this at practice on Friday, depending on space.
The year 5&6 team Thursday night have a bye this Thursday
 Year 1 & 2 Funsticks  are in Cromwell this week and Practice is this Friday at lunch time.
Please bring gear (Mouth guard, shin pads, stick)

Thanks

Julie

Letter of the week and news groups

Please find below Room 2 news groups and the topic for news for the week. Also the letter of the week, please bring things that start with that letter.

Term 2 week 1

Term 2, Week 1 Welcome back for Term 2. Another busy term ahead with lots of challenges and learning. We hope you  have had a great break.   We welcome Ms Bennett to Room 2. She will teach on some Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Her email is rosaliebennett@stgerards.school.nz. This term children can bring heat-ups to go in the pie warmer. These need to be in tinfoil and have a clear name and Room number on them. These go in a basket outside Room 1. Winter uniform must be worn after Queens birthday weekend and can be worn now. NO SUMMER/WINTER MIX!!!! What's coming up: Wednesday 4th May – Chris Skinner Concert at the Church 10.30 am. Sunday 8th May- Funsticks hockey  12.45pm in Cromwell- PLEASE LET JULIE KNOW BY TUESDAY IF YOUR CHILD CANNOT PLAY 8th May – Ascension Sunday and Mothers Day. 9th May Mothers Day Cafe- 10.30am in Room 2 -every child brings one adult (Mother, Grandmother, friend). Our treat for Mothers. Children serve adults in our very own cafe. The invitation for this will come home this week. Starting Tuesday 10th May – Swimming for Room 2 every Tuesday and Thursday . (Room 1 will have swimming in Term 4). PMP (Perceptual Motor Programme) starts Wednesday 11th May at 2pm till 2.55pm (2pm till 2.15 set up time). We need parents to help us run this very important programme. We have this in the hall and it is equipment based. The roster is on the Room 2 door and we need 3 parents/helpers each week. Please fill in when you can help.  There is a Parent meeting for parents/helpers who can take PMP on Tuesday 10th May at 3pm in Room 2. Monday 16th May – Teacher Only Day (Week 3). Sunday 29th May, 9 am, Whole School Mass (End of Week 4) Have  a great week Julie, Sue and Rosalie