Weekly Notices, Term 3, Week 2

 Weekly Notices, Term 2, Week 10

Bonjour and welcome to Week 2. I think everyone is sick of the constant rain but the children seem to be coping with it well and fortunately, many morning tea and lunch breaks have been free of rain. The long-term forecast is for a dry and warm Spring so here's hoping. Please ensure tamariki are in the correct named Winter uniform. Some children do not have working headphones at the moment. We do have some spares in class but could parents and caregivers please ask children if they need a new pair of headphones purchased?  It is Cook Island Language Week this week.

School production

We had our first week practising for our school production and it looks like it is going very well. Mrs. Trask is doing a fantastic job as director and is organising the children beautifully.

Bomb Threats

Last week we saw a number of schools around New Zealand targeted by bomb threats. Please be aware that we are taking all possible measures to ensure staff and children know what to do if St Mary's is targeted. It seems that the threats are coming from overseas and are not genuine. It is of course important that all such threats are taken seriously.

Dance Back to Class Day

Friday is dance back to class day. Mr. Macmillan will have some pizza vouchers to give out to the most enthusiastic dancers. One pizza per prizewinner and they can share their pizza with a friend.

Reading Log Draw

Friday will also be the Holiday reading draw so can parents and children ensure that reading logs are back by Thursday at the latest.

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences

Parent-Teacher-Student 3-way conferences are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. If you have not done so already please make a booking using the instructions given below. If you need more time than the 10 minutes allocated please arrange with me for another meeting, at a later date. Teachers have a schedule to follow and in order for it to be fair for everybody, we need to adhere to this schedule.

                                   

Things coming up this week: 

Tuesday - Room 15 Library. Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences 2:30-6:00pm.

Wednesday - Room 16 and 17 Library. We also have Kapa Haka. Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences 3:10-5:20pm.

Friday - Pacifica, choir, golden time. 

Have a great Sunday, we look forward to seeing everyone on Monday.

David Bach and Team Kahikatea.

Weekly Notices, Term 3, Week 1

 

Welcome to Week 1 Term 3

            July 23, 2022

Kia ora parents and whanau, we hope you had wonderful holidays and your tamariki are feeling rested and ready for school again. We have an exciting term ahead, especially with the production being performed at the end. 

Things coming up this week: 

Monday - First day back at school. Please ensure tamariki come in the correct named uniform. Some students took a notice home about getting some new stationary books. Please make sure they have these as well. 

Tuesday - Room 15 Library. 

Wednesday - Room 16 and 17 Library. We also have Kapa Haka. 

Friday - Pacifica, choir, golden time and reports sent home. 

Parent-Teacher Interviews

School production

ROCK N ROLL SINGERS GROUP - If you are interested in being part of this group, there is a Sign-up sheet at the student counter. There will be more information in Term Three / Week 1!

Have a great weekend, we look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday.

David Bach and Team Kahikatea.

Weekly Notices, Term 2, Week 10

 Weekly Notices, Term 2, Week 10

Good morning and welcome to week 10, the last week of term.  It has been a busy term with many activities and lots of progress made with learning.  

Thank you to those who attended the Matariki dinner on Thursday night.  It is an event we look forward to and again, it was a big success.  Next year will be our 10th time putting this on.  

We have enjoyed watching the children learning through play and would like to ask for help in collecting the following items if you have them lying around not being used.                        

Boxes and recycling

We all have recycling and the children love to use these materials in their artwork.  We always have the need for these materials.

What is useful

* Cereal Boxes

* Egg cartons

* Clean yoghurt containers 

* Bottle tops. Milk, beer etc

* Old newspaper, flyers, magazines etc

* Fabric pieces

* Wool-off cuts

* Untreated wood off cuts

If you have something that you are not sure of please check with the teachers,

Other things we are collecting for our mud kitchen 

* Old pots and pans

* Old kitchen equipment

Sandpit

• Buckets, spades, spoons, rakes, sieves

Many thanks for your help with this.

What is happening this week

• Tuesday - Room 15 Library.
• Wednesday - Room 16 and 17 Library.
•                      - Principal's lunch
• Friday - Pacifica, Choir, Golden Time and Assembly. 

School production

ROCK N ROLL SINGERS GROUP - If you are interested in being part of this group, there is a Sign-up sheet at the student counter. There will be more information in Term Three / Week 1!

Keep warm and healthy and enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

David Bach and Team Kahikatea

Weekly Notices, Term 2, Week 9

 The Matariki Holiday was a special day with much celebration around the country. The three-day weekend was also a chance to recharge the batteries, as we come to the end of term. There have been many sicknesses over the last few weeks in our community, we appreciate parents keeping children at home when they are sick to limit the spread of viruses.

A big thank you to Miss Bowie, Mrs Tiedt and all the children of Rooms 15,16 and 17 for the warm birthday wishes given to Mr Bach last week. See below.

Our Sacred Heart of Jesus Mass was great last Thursday. A particular thanks to Mrs Mines and Mrs Dobson for their preparation and of course their enthusiasm as Directors of Religious Studies.

Thanks to Mrs Dinniss for taking our Ripper teams to the Regional tournament, Mr G for taking the Chess team to their competition and Mrs Holmes for taking the golfers away for their ‘give it a go’ day. All students acquitted themselves very well by all accounts. Thanks also to Shanelle who is doing all the support work so these trips can go ahead.

School Production

On Wednesday the auditions for our school production are being held and it is fantastic to see so many of our students who want to be involved. Mrs Trask is doing a great job and has already put in many hours of planning.

Matariki Cultural Dinner

We have our Matariki Cultural Dinner on Thursday evening. It would be awesome to see as many parents and caregivers there as possible.

A reading log will be sent out at the end of the week for children to use during the holidays.

Coming up this week:

• Tuesday - Room 15 Library.
• Wednesday - Room 16 and 17 Library. 
• Thursday - Matariki Cultural Dinner. 
• Friday - Pacifica, Choir, Golden Time and Assembly. 

Have a wonderful Sunday evening,

David Bach and Team Kahikatea. 

Breakfast at School

Children in Rooms 15, 16 and 17 are thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to have a little bit of breakfast at school from 8:30. Thanks to all those parents who donated a range of tasty toppings from which the children are able to make a selection. The children are also expected to wash and dry their own plates and we have some Breakfast Monitors to help with the cleanup at the end.  Bon Apetit!!

Weekly Notices, Term 2, Week 8

Welcome to Week 8 Term 2

- June 19, 2022

 

Kia ora parents and whānau, 

I hope you have had a lovely weekend so far. I know many children would've played sport on Saturday, I'm sure they all had a great time. 

It's hard to believe we are well into the second half of term 2. There has been some great learning going on and plenty more to come. On Friday we had a BIG cleanup of the play-based learning equipment which all the children helped with. We look forward to heading into a freshly organised space tomorrow. 

Coming up this week:

• Tuesday - Room 15 Library.
• Wednesday - Room 16 and 17 Library. 
• Thursday - Sacred Heart Mass. 
• Friday - Pacifica, Choir, Golden Time and Assembly. 

Have a wonderful Sunday evening,

David Bach and Team Kahikatea. 

Matariki Liturgy

 

Matariki Liturgy

Today we had our Matariki Liturgy which was led by Kahikatea.  

Our opening prayer was 

Haere mai

We come to this place 

of kindness and welcoming

We come to worship God

We come to welcome God

with our prayers and songs

We come to think of people

who have died 

and who shine like stars around us.

We come to thank our lucky stars

for warm homes, for hearty food and clean water

We come to share

the starlight of love.

We were proud of all our children who did readings and prayers with confidence and courage. The rest of the Kahikatea Team sat and participated in the prayers and songs respectfully.