Week 3, Term 4

Hi everyone,

Well, what a wonderful day we had for the fair yesterday!  Thank you all for your support and help with this event.  Over $14000 was raised, with $2000 of this being the children's art auction! Art pieces can now be paid for at the office and collected.

This week, we are heading to Pioneer Park at 11.35 to perform our kapahaka at the lunchtime concert. Children will take their lunch with them. We would love to have some parents walk with us to, and from, the park.

On Thursday at 1.00pm, Room 2 children will be walking to the cemetery for a liturgy as it is All Soul's Day.  Once again, we would love some parents to accompany us.  Room 1 will not be going as they have swimming.

Three more weeks of swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays for Room 1.  A big thank you to those parents who are helping out with transport and at the pool. We had a major mix-up with boy's shirts on Thursday.  PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL ITEMS OF CLOTHING ARE NAMED.  At the moment, we have a spare T-shirt with the name Cam Reid on it, another unnamed T-shirt, and Billy is missing a T-shirt with Love or Cockburn written on it.

Have a great week,

Sue, Julie and Kate

Week 2 Term 4

Hi everyone

This term Sue is working four days a week and Kate Donaldson will be working on Fridays.  Early Explorers has changed to Thursday morning.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is our school Athletics Day at Molyneux Park.
Events will run from 9.30am to 2:45pm.
Children are to wear
• school sports uniform with track suits or track pants and school jersey
• Sunhats, sun block, a warm jacket
They need to bring plenty to eat and drink
All children are to be at the park by 9:15 and meet their class teacher.
Bus children - please let your teacher know if they are travelling to and from school so we can get them to the park and back. Children can be collected from Molyneux Park at 2.45pm or they will be walked back to school.
Room 1 children have swimming at 2.00pm, so they need to bring their togs to Molyneux Park.  We will walk to the pool.  If possible, please collect your child from the pool by 2.45.  If you are unable to do this, please email Sue at suewright@stgerards.school.nz
As all staff will be running events, we need to have a couple of parents to lead the 5 & 6 year olds round the rotations on the day, this role can be shared – please let Mrs Beilby know if you are able to assist with this.
The Athletic Sports timetable will be on the window in the foyer to enable parents to plan ahead, if attendance can only be for a short time. Let’s hope for great weather and a day of supported competition.

Remember, the fair is this Sunday 29th October.
White elephant
Please keep those bits and pieces coming in.
Sweets
Sweet making will take place next Thursday at the Dunstan kitchen starting at 6.30. If you are able to help please contact Julie Flannery 0275314097. If you have trays that can be used for the sweet making please drop these to the office before Thursday or take them with you. Please make sure they are named so they can be returned.
FunZone
We are after 1 or 2 people who could sell funzone tickets. The fun zone are activities like: water slide, hair and nails, archery etc. The tickets are used instead of money at these stalls. If you could help out please let Donna ( 027337 8856) or Trina know asap
Chocolate Wheel
Thank you to Julie Flannery for offering to lead the chocolate wheel and those who can help her. We are still after a few others to ensure we sell all the tickets for our donated goods.
Keep those bottles & raffle items coming in to the boxes in the foyer.  Room 1 and 2's box is for something sweet.

Silent Art Auction
Also, your child's art is displayed on the walls of the Room 1 and 2 corridor.  The children have done an amazing job of this and is you would like to purchase a piece of art, you can bid on the art works in the foyer.  The proceeds of this are going towards the fair.

Sunhats
All children must have sunhats at school this term.  They can be purchased at the school office for $18.99.  All children should be in summer uniform by now.  It is also important for children to be wearing their sunhats at Action Stations, as many of them are outside during this time.  Please sunblock your child before school of the forecast is for a hot day.

Wednesday Mass at 9.00am is led this week by Room 4, and Rooms 1, 2 and 7 are leading Friday assembly.  Please join us if you can.

Have a great week,

Sue, Julie and Kate

Welcome back to term 4.
We hope that everyone had a great holiday. Mrs Wright had a very special birthday in the holidays and now is very old.
This term children are aloud to bring scooters to school. This means they can use these on the courts at play and lunch time. Children need to make sure these come inside at the end of the day.
School Sun hats need to be at school and worn this term.

Have a great week.

Julie, Sue and Kate

Important Dates coming up:
*Athletics rotations in the afternoon: Monday 16^th, Tuesday 17^th and Thursday 19^th October. Please come in PE gear on those days.
*Labour Day – 23^rd October, School Closed.*Tuesday 24^th October: St. Gerard’s Athletics Sports Day.*Sunday 29^th October: School Fair 10 am – 2 pm.

Week 10 - Whats happening!!!!!

Wow week 10 and the last week of term 3!! Where did that go???

This week we have heaps happening.

Have a great week and a super duper holiday.

*Monday Athletics rotations in the afternoon. Sports uniform

*Tuesday 26^th – Wednesday 27^th September: Class Speech Eisteddfods.

*Wednesday Parish Mass led by Room 5 at 9.00am is in the Church.

*Wednesday 27^th September: Athletics Rotations in the afternoon.

*WOW Night: 5-7 pm Wednesday 27^th September. Celebrating our whole school’s learning.

*Thursday 28^th September: Māori Cultural Performance at 1.45 pm in the Church.

*Eisteddfod Assembly: Friday 1.30 pm, 29^th September. Last day of term.

Julie and Sue

Week 9, Term 2

Hi everyone,

Only two weeks left this term.

Athletics' rotations begin this week on Monday and Thursday in readiness for the athletics' sports early in Term 4. Please send children in sport's uniforms these days.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
This Friday 22nd, all teachers will be attending The Gathering, a professional development day for Catholic teachers. School will be open with some relievers taking classes.  Please let Chrissy or us know if your child will be attending school that Friday.

Also we have Eisteddfod's coming up next week in Week 10, and this time it is speeches.  Children will be required to give a short speech to the class, which may be about anything they are interested in eg pets, sports, family, a favourite holiday place etc. Could you please help your child practise their speech at home this week.

Please keep Wednesday 27th September from 5.00-7.00pm free as this is our WOW night, where we will be celebrating our school's learning.  Families are encouraged to bring along tea (either take-aways or food from home) for a picnic tea outside.  Then we will have some performances - our junior kapahaka will be performing!  After that you are welcome to visit our classrooms where the children will talk about Action Stations and demonstrate how they work.  The childrens' books will be there for you to browse through.  Also, there is a Silent Art auction which will run until the fair (Sunday October 29.) Your child's art will be displayed in the corridor, and if you would like to place a bid on it, you write the amount and your phone number underneath.

Please note: The WOW night will be postponed if the weather is unsuitable.

Have a great week,

Sue and Julie

WOW NIGHT- KEEP THE DATE

Week 8, Term 3

Hi everyone

Well, there are lots of important dates coming up.

This week, 10th-14th September is Social Justice Week and Maori Language Week.
The theme of this year's Social Justice Week is "Weaving the bonds of Belonging" and "Knowing Our Neighbours".  The children will bring home a Connection Card activity to support them to do some specific things to build relationships in their home and family.

The Special Character Review Team will be visiting St Gerards from Monday 11th September - Wednesday 13th September.  Monday prayer will be led by our special character leaders and the kapahaka will be welcoming the team to our school.

Confirmation is on Tuesday 12th September at 6pm in the church and you are all very welcome to come along to support those children making their Confirmation.

Wednesday Mass at 9am in the church will be led by Room 3.

Both Rooms 1 and 2 have dance with Mrs Chamberlain on Wednesday and Thursday and we have gymnastics this Friday so sports uniforms may be worn on these days.

PLEASE NOTE:
Next week Friday 22nd, all teachers will be attending The Gathering, a professional development day for Catholic teachers. School will be open with some relievers taking classes.  Please let Chrissy or us know if your child will be attending school that Friday.

Also we have Eisteddfod's coming up in Week 10, and this time it is speeches.  Children will be required to give a short speech to the class, which may be about anything they are interested in eg pets, sports, family, a favourite holiday place etc.

Please keep Wednesday 27th September from 5.00-7.00pm free as this is our WOW night, where we will be celebrating our school's learning.

Have a great week,

Sue and Julie

Practising our fingerpaint flowers this week

 A visit from 5 little puppies on Friday.