Week 9 Important information

Hi everyone

Well, this is the last blog for the year. The time has just flown by!

What's on this week?
Junior School Christmas Crafts: Monday 10th & Wednesday 12th
The children will rotate in mixed age groups, completing two Christmas activities each. In Room 7 we will be making nativity scenes.

Monday 10th: Mufti Mania Day
The cultural leaders are raising funds for a school in Fiji that was devastated by the latest cyclone. Dress up as your favourite book character - bring the book too if you have it, and a coin as your donation.

Tuesday 11th: 
Swimming- Last session we are leaving school just after 9am and have a 1 hour lesson from 9.30am-10.30am.
Graduation Mass beginning at 5pm
All children are expected to attend in school uniform. This is the moment when we farewell our Year 8 students as they begin their high school years. An item for the Community Foodbank would be really appreciated.

Thursday 13th: Prizegiving in the church at 1pm.
We are singing sheep party as our item. Please can everyone have a cowboy hat, any colour. Please bring this to school before Thursday. Thanks
Student Council have boxes of batteries for sale, individual packets $5 - could be useful for those Christmas presents. See Chrissy in the office - the more we sell, the closer we are to having that swing.

Last Day of School
School finishes at 1pm Monday 17 December.  Many teachers are shifting classes and resources for next year, and this Friday 14th is the big shifting day. Please bring an extra bag to school on Thursday 13th, as exercise books and art work will be coming home.

Thank you all so much for your support this year. Have a happy and safe Christmas and enjoy the holidays.

Julie and Neroli

Friday

Room 2 and 7 Wharenui visit tomorrow

We are now leaving at 9.30am, not 9am.

Please bring a plate of food to share.

Have a great Thursday

BIKE TRIP

Trip today- room 2 and 7
Bikes will not be needed.
Children can wear sports gear or walking gear. Togs will be needed. We will go to the pool at 1pm. If it is fine we will walk, if not we will get a bus. Children will be picked up from school.
Parents who are able to help, please come to school at 1pm and feel free to bring your togs.
Thanks
Good day if you are a duck.

BIKE PARK- tomorrow Wednesday

Hi


Tomorrow is our biking and pool day.
The bike park is closed so we will do a bike track in the pines. Some children who cannot ride bikes will walk on the rail trail, this is no problem.
We will start to get sorted with our bikes at 10am- all parents helping please be here at 10.15am.
All children to be picked up from the pool at 2.45pm.
Many thanks

Julie, Neroli, Sue, Kate

Friday action station learning!!!!

SWIMMING

Hi

NO SWIMMING TODAY


One more swimming lesson Tuesday 11th December from 9.30-10.30am. ( 1 hour lesson)


Sorry


Julie

EOTC week

Room 2 and 7 EOTC activities

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Next week our Outdoor Education programme begins.

Here is a timetable of what we are doing and when. This also has information about what to bring.

Week 8
Monday 3 December	Tuesday 4 December	Wednesday 5 December	Thursday 6 December	Friday 7 December
11am walk to clock and lunch at playground Wear sports gear and school hat and bring a big drink, and a packed lunch. We need parents for this, please.	Cricket coaching Water day 1.30pm. Togs, towels sunscreen. Slide, water guns, sprinklers, Pools  - If anyone has paddling pools they could bring, that would be great. All children welcome to bring any form of water gun.(Please name these.)	Bike park day and pool Leaving school at 10am Wear mufti and bring bike, helmet, togs, packed lunch, hat and a drink. Cost for this $3 We need parents for this, please. (If you have any concerns about your child’s ability to ride a bike to the park, please let us know.) Children are to be picked up from the pool between 2.40-2.55pm	Cricket coaching. Water day- (if cancelled Tuesday)	Visit to wharenui at Dunstan High School.   Walking to Dunstan at 9am, and having the powhiri.  Some Room 7 boys will be sharing their Mihi., Rotate around some activities. After this, we will have a shared food Everyone needs to provide a small plate of finger food for lunch. (The food is our koha). Please bring this to school on Friday morning. Also remember a jacket if wet.

We need parents for the walk, the bike trip/swim and the visit to the wharenui.  If you are able to help please let your child’s teacher know via email.

The only cost for our EOTC activities is the pool, which is $3. Please pay this by Monday 3  December.

Julie, Neroli, Sue and  Kate,

Week 7

Hi everyone

Only three weeks of school left! Where has the year gone/

What's On This Week?
On Tuesday the children will be saying their Eisteddfod speech for our class.  This just a short speech and can just be about pets, sports, family.  If you could just give your child some ideas.

The school Eisteddfod is on Thursday 29 November at 1.30 and if your child is chosen to give their speech at this Eisteddfod, names should be in the newsletter or you will be notified.

Swimming continues on Tuesday and Thursday. Please remember togs and sports uniforms can be worn on these days.

Next week (Week 8) is Outdoor Education week, and we have many exciting activities planned - weather permitting! A notice will be coming home in the next day or two with a timetable of activities. We will need parent help for some of these activities.

In Week 9,  Rooms 1, 2, 7 and 3 are having two Christmas Craft rotation days, where the children will choose two crafts they would like to do.

Dates to Keep Free
GRADUATION MASS Tuesday 11th December 5.00pm 

PRIZE GIVING Thursday 13th December 1.00pm

Have a great week,

Julie

LOST KEEN SANDALS

Hi

Mia has lost her size 12 Keens black sandals.
Someone may have them by mistake??
Please check

Many thanks



Julie

Swimming

Hi

We have swimming today and Thursday!!
Parents welcome at pool to help 11am until 12pm.
Many thanks

Have a great week


Julie

‘THE SEASONAL COOK’

‘THE SEASONAL COOK’

Together we can make this a $50,000+ fundraiser for our school!!
Two years ago conversations were happening around how we could raise a substantial amount of money for St Gerard’s. We talked about the need for a library to be reinstated, about the need for spaces for sciences, art and music so that classes could undertake exciting project based, student driven learning and about how we always felt like the school was running on a shoestring...what could we do to help? From these conversations ‘The Seasonal Cook’ was born.
For the past two years many of you have been involved in the
project ‘The Seasonal Cook’. We would like to say thank you. Thank you for your recipes, your testing and tasting, your sponsorship and your time. We received over two hundred and fifty recipes for the book - and in the end we could only include just over a hundred and
twenty recipes. It has been a huge effort and we are so proud of the book that has been produced.
‘The Seasonal Cook’ was launched two weeks ago with a Home Tour. Once again thank you for your support of this tour. We have received lovely feedback about the tour and it is exciting to be able to report that the home tour raised over $11,000. We also sold over 90 copies of the book on the day.
The sucess of this day and the support of our generous sponsors have enabled us to cover all the costs of printing our first run of books.
‘The Seasonal Cook’ is expected to raise over $50,000 just from this first print run. Once the books have sold then the exciting process of community consultation and planning can begin on how to best use the funds raised to benefit current and future students.
What we need for this to be a success, is for each one of us in our school community to actively promote and try and sell ‘The Seasonal Cook’. It is $40.00 and there is a sample of the book at the school office.

• ●  Have you got yourself a copy of ‘The Seasonal Cook’?
  
• ●  Do you have people to get Christmas presents for who would love ‘The Seasonal Cook’?
  
• ●  Do you have family or friends, especially those who do not live in Alexandra, that would love a
  stylish cookbook?
  
• ●  Can you help out by manning a stall at the local markets to sell the books?
  Books can be purchased at:
  

● The School Office (cash or EFTPOS) ● www.theseasonalcook.net
To send a message direct to the committee: email ​recipebook@stgerards.school.nz​ or pm us on our facebook page “The Seasonal Cook St Gerards School Cookbook”

Thank you for your support - what a great school community we have!

SWIMMING - Tuesday this week

Hi

Swimming tomorrow Tuesday!!!
Please bring togs!!!
We get to pool at 11am and swim from 11.15-11.45am. Help getting dressed is always welcomed!!!
Thanks


Next week it will be Tuesday and Thursday!!!

Happy Monday


Julie

Week 5

Hi everyone,

Well, what a shame our Athletic's Day had to be cancelled because of the weather. We had some very disappointed children. Tomorrow morning the senior school will hold some qualifying events at school so that children can be entered into the Zone Sports, but this does not affect us. We will run a school athletic sports but it will be next week.

Teacher Strike Thursday 15th November is the Teacher Strike day, so the school is closed for the day.
 
Life EducationOn Friday the Life Education truck will start lessons at school .  Our topic this year is  kindness, being a good friend and showing empathy. 

Eisteddfod SpeechesThis term for Eisteddfod, we are doing speeches.  We will be listening to speeches in class on Monday 26 or Tuesday 27 November. The assembly will be on Thursday 29th of November. Speeches will be marked on choice of topic, clarity, volume, expression and audience appeal.

SUNHATS
There are still some children who do not have sun hats. If your child has lost theirs, they are available from the school uniform shop. (Opening Hours: Monday - 2.45pm to 3.15pm and Friday – 8.45am to 9.15am.) We will be asking your child to sit in the shade at playtime and lunchtime if they do not have their hat.

HEAD LICE

Please check your children’s hair as our class has had an outbreak. Please keep children home till they are treated initially. Most require further treatments and removal of eggs so please be vigilant.

Have a great week, 

Julie

Week 4

Hope everyone had a super weekend. Thanks to those who had a hand to play in the home tour and cook book. Well done everyone

We have athletics rotations on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday so please send children to school in sport's uniforms.

The Athletic Sports will be held on Thursday 8th November at Molyneux Park, with postponement date being the following day, Friday 9th November.
The events will start at 9:30am and run through until approximately 2:45pm.
Students will need to wear the school sports uniform with track suits or trackpants and school jersey over the top. Sunhats, sun block, a warm jacket andplenty to eat and drink are needed.
All children are to be at the park by 9:15am and meet  behind Room 7’s cone so that the roll can be taken. If your child will be travelling to school by bus on the day, please let me know so that we know who to wait for, and your child will be walked or driven to the park – wait in the school office area once you get off the bus.
If you are able to help on this day at an event please email ollieyeoman@stgerards.school.nz . Thank you to those people who have already indicated that they are available to assist. These people need to meet Mr Yeoman in front of the steps at 9:15am on the day of the athletics.
The Athletic Sports timetable will be on the window in the school foyer to enable parents to
plan ahead the best time to visit if attendance can only be for a short time. Let’s hope for
great weather and a day of supported competition.

Swimming
This is Tuesday and not Thursday as athletics- BUT i see that the pool is closed until Wednesday??? Will check this out.

SUNHATS
There are still some children who do not have sun hats. If your child has lost theirs, they are available from the school uniform shop. (Opening Hours: Monday - 2.45pm to 3.15pm and Friday – 8.45am to 9.15am.) We will be asking your child to sit in the shade at playtime and lunchtime if they do not have their hat.

HEAD LICE
Please check your children’s hair as our class has had an outbreak. Please keep children home till they are treated initially. Most require further treatments and removal of eggs so please be vigilant.

NZ MOUNTED RIFLES - ARMISTICE DAY
We are very lucky to have the NZ Mounted rifles visiting our school.
This will happen on Friday November 9th 11.15 - 12.15.
We are asking children to bring a gold coin donation which will go to the Alexandra/Clyde RSA and the NZ MountedRifles Charity - The Long Walk Home. Parents and friends of the school are more than welcome to attend. A great opportunity for photos so don’t forget your camera.


Have a great week

Julie

week 3

Hope all the children had a great weekend after the production. They were awesome and I was very proud of them! Well done

What's on this week?

·      Today we walked down to the Thyme Festival and performed, with our lunch.

·      Tuesday and Thursday we have swimming.

·      Athletics rotations start today and we will be having athletics every afternoon in preparation for the School Athletic Sports next Thursday November 8th.

·      Sports uniform can be worn each day.

Headlice

We have headlice in our class. Please inspect your child's hair and treat as soon as possible. 

Fathers day lunch

Please pay $6 to the office if you have not.

Have a great week,

Julie