Wiki Toru / Week 3 Term 4

 Kia ora Whānau

THIS TUESDAY

Tuesday 2nd November at 2.30pm, our staff, along with teachers from St Michael’s Rotorua, St Mary’s Putararu and Bishop Edward Gaines in Tokoroa are involved in Titiro Whakamuri kia haere whakamua Professional Development. We will need to finish school at 2.15pm on that Tuesday so I ask that you pick your child up at 2.15pm. If you require after school care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’ s contact number is : 347 0709 or 0211 215599

Raffles

Thank you for your support with the selling of our PTA’s Raffle Books. We still have some outstanding books, can these please be returned tomorrow so the raffle can be drawn. If you have misplaced these can you please let the teacher know

Swimming

This week Kākano 6,7 and 8 will be swimming. Children will need to bring their named swimming togs and a towel everyday this week.

Working Bee

We intend to have a working bee this weekend, Saturday November 6th. A note went home on Friday with a list of jobs, if you are able to help please fill this in and return it to school. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch.

What is happening this week:

Monday: Normal school day

Tuesday: School finishes at 2:15

Wednesday: Normal school day

Thursday: Normal school day

Friday: Library, Sausage Sizzle and Juicies for sale (both $1.50)

Just a reminder about our Teachers Only Day on Friday 12th November. There will be no school on this day.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Kākano teachers

Wiki Rua - Week 2, Term 4

 Kia ora Whānau

We hope you have enjoyed the long weekend! Thank you for continuing to follow the Covid Alert Level 2 procedures. Last week’s blog post has a brief outline to remind you of what level 2 looks like for our Kākano students.

Raffles

Thank you for your support with the selling of our PTA’s Raffle Books. The books must be returned tomorrow Tuesday sold or unsold.

Swimming

This week Kākano 4 and 5 will be swimming. Children will need to bring their swimming togs and a towel everyday this week.

FYI Early Finish Tues 2nd November

Tuesday 2nd November at 2.30pm, our staff, along with teachers from St Michael’s Rotorua, St Mary’s Putararu and Bishop Edward Gaines in Tokoroa are involved in Titiro Whakamuri kia haere whakamua Professional Development. We will need to finish school at 2.15pm on that Tuesday so I ask that you pick your child up at 2.15pm. If you require after school care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’ s contact number is : 347 0709 or 0211 215599

Working Bee

We intend to have a working bee this weekend, Saturday October 30th. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. I really appreciate the support we get from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch.

Baptism Programme

At the end of last term, the children took home a notice about the Baptism Programme. This starts next week and there is room for a couple more children. If you are interested then please email the classroom teacher of the office.

What is happening this week:

Monday: Normal school day

Tuesday: Normal school day

Wednesday: Normal school day

Thursday: Normal school day

Friday: Library, Sausage Sizzle and Juicies for sale (both $1.50)

Enjoy the rest of your long weekend!

Kākano teachers

Term 4 - Week 1

 Kia ora Whānau and welcome back to T4

We hope you had a lovely holiday and managed to spend some time in the beautiful spring sunshine.

Unfortunately, we are still in Covid Alert L2 and ask you to follow the correct procedures for this alert level.  We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Here is a small reminder of what level 2 looks like for Rotorua St Mary’s Kākano Students:

• Arrive at school between 8:45-9:00

• School pick up between 2:45-2:55pm

• NO PARENTS IN THE CLASS

• Children need a water bottle

• If your child is sick, please keep them home.

Term 4 reminders…

Uniform:

This term children need to be wearing summer uniforms.

Boys:

Grey shorts

Blue polo top

Black/Brown sandals

Girls:

Summer tunic

Black/Brown sandals

It is compulsory for all children to have a school sunhat when playing outside during T4.  Please make sure your child returns to school on Monday in the correct summer uniform with their SCHOOL sunhat.  All clothing needs to be named!

Swimming:

This term the children will be swimming in our heated school pool.  The children will be swimming each fortnight.  We encourage the children to dress themselves before and after swimming. You can help your child at home by showing them how to dry their bodies and hair.

K6, K7 and K8 will be swimming during weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

K4 and K5 will be swimming during weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 

Please keep an eye on your class blog for reminders about swimming.

FYI: Early finish Tuesday 2nd November

Tuesday 2nd November at 2.30pm, our staff, along with teachers from St Michael’s Rotorua, St Mary’s Putararu and Bishop Edward Gaines in Tokoroa are involved in Titiro Whakamuri kia haere whakamua Professional Development. We will need to finish school at 2.15pm on that Tuesday so I ask that you pick your child up at 2.15pm. If you require after school care you can ring Maryanne Roling from Glenholme Afterschool Care. Mary Anne’ s contact number is : 347 0709 or 0211 215599

WORKING BEE - October 30th 

We intend to have a working bee on the third Saturday after the holidays, October 30th. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. I really appreciate the support we get from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch.

What is happening this week:

Monday: The first day of Term 4 - Welcome back

Tuesday: Normal school day

Wednesday: Normal school day

Thursday: Normal school day

Friday: Library, Sausage Sizzle and Juicies for sale (both $1.50)

Wiki Tekau (Week 10) Panui (Notices)

Kia Ora Kākano Whanau,

Well done everyone on making it safe and sound to Week 10.  It has been a busy and strange term with Lockdown and Online Learning.  We thank you once again for your cooperation and support during this time and into our current Level 2 restrictions. 

Catholic Schools’ Day.  

Catholic Schools Day is Wednesday. Thanks to Mrs Hall and her team for organising the day. Catholic Schools Day is about celebrating our unique Catholic Character, in faith, excellence and service. It is another opportunity to celebrate the taonga of Catholic Education for which we are kaitiaki. The theme for Catholic Schools Day, 2021 is Tūrangawaewae: Catholic Schools – A Place to Stand.  

Children are welcome to wear their own clothing on Wednesday instead of uniforms.

Baptism Course for children in the Kakano Team.

A letter was sent home last Thursday to parents of children in Kakano inviting them to consider having their child baptised.  These responses need to be returned to your classroom teacher by Tuesday. 

Parent Input into 2022 Class Placement

Last week all Year 0-5 students should have brought home a letter inviting parents to provide some information for consideration re the 2022 class placement of their child. A copy of the letter and form is here. Please note if you have more than one child at school we want you to complete a form for each child. 

Reminder: The final day for these forms to be returned is Friday 1 October.  Due to Covid Level 2 restrictions, we suggest the form is returned to the Class Teacher who will then pass it on to the School Office.

REMINDERS THIS WEEK:

Monday: Normal day, Principal’s Morning Tea - for invited students 

Tuesday: Normal day

Wednesday: Catholic Character Schools Day - Children can wear mufti

Thursday: St Vincent de Paul Liturgy (in classes due to Level 2 restrictions)

Friday: Raffle Books sent home, School visits, Golden Time, Sausage Sizzle & Juicies ($1.50ea)

We hope the children have had a fantastic weekend and are refreshed tomorrow for our last week of term.

Nga mihi,

The Kakano teachers! - Mrs Mines, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Mareroa, Whaea Shayla and Mrs Trask.

 

What have we been up to...

This week in Keeping Ourselves Safe we have been talking about people we can trust.  We can ask people we trust for help.  These people make us feel safe and happy.  Check out the people we named as those we can trust at school, at home and in our community.

A note from Mrs Cato...

This week your child will have brought home a form inviting you to provide some input into your child's class placement for 2022. These forms are optional to complete and are due back by Friday 1 October. Due to Covid Level 2, we suggest the forms be returned via the Class Teacher.

Our younger students tend to move with many of their current classmates when placed into classes for the next school year. Children are generally classed as Year 0 if they commenced school after 1 April this year, and Year 1 if they commenced school between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021. Students who are currently in Year 0 will be in Year 1 next year. 

If you have any questions regarding this form please contact annec@stmarysrotorua.school.nz

Wiki Iwa - Week 9

 Kia Ora Kākano Whanau!!

We hope that you have been out enjoying the sunshine this weekend. 

On Rāmere (Friday) our school had WIG DAY. We would like to thank all the children and families who helped us to raise money for Cancer. We were able to raise $580.00. This is an awesome result and we thank you so much for your support. 

The children also loved creating Edible Slime for Golden Time, we couldn't believe how stretchy our slime was and of course how good it tasted.

We are still in level 2 and we are so proud of all the children for being able to manage themselves and their jobs in the morning. It has been so awesome to see the children grow in confidence and independence over the last week. We would like to thank all of you for following the COVID-19 safety procedures with drop off and pick up. 

Here is a small reminder of what level 2 looks like for Rotorua St Mary’s Kākano Students:

• Arrive at school between 8:45-9:00

• School pick up between 2:45-2:55pm

• NO PARENTS IN THE CLASS

• Children need a water bottle

• If your child is sick, please keep them home.

• Please check the mid week blog from week 7 to see full level 2 requirements.

Here is the link to our online assembly for this week - 

This is what our week looks like at a glance:

Monday: Normal school day

Tuesday: Normal school day

Wednesday: Normal school day

Thursday: Normal school day

Friday: Sausage Sizzle and Juicy / Library Day

Enjoy the rest of your Rātapu and we will see you āpāpo. 

Whaea Shayla, Mrs Mareroa, Mrs Mines, Mrs Thomson and Mrs Trask.

Wiki Waru - Week 8

 Kia Ora Kākano Whanau

Welcome to week 8. This week is Maori Language Week: "Kia kaha te Reo Māori" - Make the Māori language strong.

We had a lovely 2 days back last week and the children all settled in so well.  We are very proud of how the children adjusted to level 2.  

A brief overview of level 2 at school for Kanao children.

* Arrive at school between 8:45-9:00

* School pick up between 2:45-2:55pm

* NO PARENTS IN THE CLASS

* Children need a water bottle

* If your child is sick, please keep them home.

Please check the mid week blog from week 7 to see full level 2 requirements.

Here is our latest Virtual Assembly. 

Wig Day 

The Young Vinnies fundraiser is going ahead on Friday,  Kids can wear a wig and bring a gold coin donation.  Funds going to Child Cancer, which is a charity very relevant to our school.  The children still need to wear school uniforms.

Our week ahead

Monday: Normal school day

Tuesday: Normal school day

Wednesday: Normal school day

Thursday: Normal school day

Friday: Sausage Sizzle and Juicy

Library Day

Wig Day for Child Cancer

We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow

Mrs Mines, Mrs Mareroa, Mrs Thomson, Whaea Shayla, Mrs Trask