R4 Drone school is all go

 Today Cameron guided his first students through the R4 Drone school. He has designed three levels where students can earn badges. Although the hall is heavily booked and we have to work around the production this term, we will endeavor to get as many students through the levels as possible. 

 

Remember Thursday is plastic-free in Room 4. No single-use plastic please. 

Weekly Notices Week 4 Term 4

 

No swimming this week. 

We require adult helpers for our trip to the Government Gardens on Monday 23 November 9am-12:30 (approx). Please contact Mr J if you are able to help. 

Interhouse Athletics

9:00am – 3:00pm
Monday 2nd November 2020
International Stadium, Ground 2, Devon Street West, Rotorua

Event Overview

The Inter-house Athletics is for our middle and senior school students - Years 3, 4, 5 & 6.
The Inter-house Athletic Sports will be held at Field 2 by the stadium in Rotorua.
Years 3 – 6 students need to be taken to / dropped off at the
International Stadium, Ground 2, Devon Street West, Rotorua on Monday 2nd November, meeting their teacher by 8:45am in the designated area. (Clear directions will be given at drop off)
Interhouse Athletics will finish at approximately 2:30pm on Monday. Children need to be collected from the International Stadium, Ground 2 by 3:00pm at the latest.
Children may come to Interhouse Athletics in their house colours, they must wear their school PE gear.
Children will need – sunhat, sunblock, warm clothes, lunch & a drink.
Should the event need to be cancelled this information will put on our Facebook page and Educa posts by 7:30am

There are quite a few Parents/Caregivers who have not filled in the form to say how their children are getting home from Athletics. This must be completed today please.

ATHLETICS DAY - TRANSPORT & HELP.

It is important that we know how your child will be getting home from Athletics Day. We also require helpers on the day, this can be yourself or a whanau/family member.Please click HERE to complete the required form. It is required for ALL Y3-6 children.

Monday

Athletics day

Tuesday

Library - bring books to exchange. 

Wednesday

PTA Meeting: for your diary - next meeting is Wednesday 4 November at 7pm in the school staffroom. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting.

Thursday

Kapahaka

Friday

Sausage sizzle

FREE PARENTING PROGRAMME AT ST MARY'S ....

An internationally renowned, FREE, Parenting Program will be offered at St.Mary’s in Terms 1 and 2 of 2021. It will be presented by Erna Cullen, from the Ministry of Education and Corbus Venter, an Educational Psychologist with a passion for helping young children.

It is a 14 week evidence based program that supports parents who have concerns about their child’s conduct. If you feel like you need some help or want to understand your children better, this is a course for you.

There will be an information afternoon/evening held on the 5th November in the school library at 2.30pm and again at 5.15pm, for those interested in learning more about the Incredible Years' Parent course. Feel free to come along to find out more and have a chat to the convenors of the course or to sign up.

If you would like to register your interest for this course earlier, please email or phone Brigitte Holmes, our Learning Support Coordinator. brigitteh@stmarysrotorua.school.nz Mobile 0272121206

Friday 13th November. Teacher Only Day. There will be no school on this day.
If you need child care on Friday you can book a spot for your child with MaryAnn Roling. Contact the school office for more MaryAnn's details.




Some important dates coming up this term:

Monday 2nd November: Totara and Kahikatea Teams Athletic Sports

Thursday 5th November: All Saints/All Souls Day Liturgy

Thursday 5th November: Incredible Years Parents’ meeting

Friday 13th November Teacher Only Day

Tuesday 17th November Interschool Athletics Meet

Thursday 19th November: JPC Orientation (afternoon)

Friday 26th November: Yr 6 Retreat

Sunday 29th November Weetbix Tryathlon

Tuesday 8th School Production

Wednesday 9th November School Production

Monday 12th December: School Tryathlon

Friday 11th December End of Year Mass

Tuesday 15th December: School Prizegiving

Wednesday 16th December: Missioning and last day of term

Thursday 17th December: Teacher Only Day

Athletics reminder

 After Monday as a holiday and a few events so far this week it feels like we haven't seen much of each other in R4 this week. Term 4 is very busy.  Please send back raffle tickets, sold or unsold tomorrow. 

ATHLETICS DAY - TRANSPORT & HELP. It is important that we know how your child will be getting home from Athletics Day. We also require helpers on the day, this can be yourself or a whanau/family member. Please click HERE to complete the required form. It is required for ALL Y3-6 children.

A photo from last week - sharing our learning. 

Week 3 Term 4 2020

 Students need correct school PE gear every day this week. 

Tuesday

Swimming

Library - bring books to exchange. 

Wednesday

Swimming

Athletics practice

Thursday

Swimming

Friday

Swimming

Athletics practice

There are a number of events coming up, please read the information below. 

Interhouse Athletics

9:00am – 3:00pm 

Monday 2nd November 2020

Postponement date: Thursday 5th November

International Stadium, Ground 2, Devon Street West, Rotorua

Event Overview

The Inter-house Athletics is for our middle and senior school students - Years 3, 4, 5 & 6.
The Inter-house Athletic Sports will be held at Field 2 by the stadium in Rotorua.
Years 3 – 6 students need to be taken to / dropped off at the  International Stadium, Ground 2, Devon Street West, Rotorua on Monday 2nd November, meeting their teacher by 8:45am in the designated area. (Clear directions will be given at drop off)
Interhouse Athletics will finish at approximately 2:30pm on Monday. Children need to be collected from the International Stadium, Ground 2 by 3:00pm at the latest.
Children may come to Interhouse Athletics in their house colours, they must wear their school PE gear.
Children will need – sunhat, sunblock, warm clothes, lunch & a drink.
Should the event need to be cancelled this information will put on our Facebook page and Educa posts by 7:30am

ATHLETICS DAY - TRANSPORT & HELP.

It is important that we know how your child will be getting home from Athletics Day. We also require helpers on the day, this can be yourself or a whanau/family member.

Please click HERE to complete the required form. It is required for ALL Y3-6 children.

Parent support is needed for this event. If you are available to help on the day please email lornad@stmarysrotorua.school.nz

WORKING BEE

We intend to have a working bee on the third Saturday after the holidays, October 31st. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. If you are willing to help, can you please let the office know. The projects include painting, stripping paint off aluminium doors, gardening, tiling, making props for the production and a general tidy up. I’ve been amazed at the support we receive for our working bees and I would really appreciate your support with this one too please. Come along and meet other parents, enjoy a morning tea and a delicious lunch. Children are welcome also. For catering purposes please let the office know if you can assist, even if it is just for an hour or two.

Rugby 7’s Tournament:

When: Thursday 12th November - 8.45am - 2.30pm 

Where: Westbrook fields, Devon Street.

Transport: Carpool and/or drop off & pick up from the event.

Bare feet (No shoes / boots) - Mouthguards are COMPULSORY - no mouthguard, no play.

ENTRIES CLOSE: 3.15pm Wednesday 28th October or when Team/s are full.

Team/s will be filled in the order of completed registration forms, so get in quick.

If your child would like to participate, Please click HERE to register.

Friday 13th November. Teacher Only Day. There will be no school on this day.

Some important dates:

28th October : Junior Tough Guy

Saturday 31st October: School Working Bee

Monday 2nd November: Totara and Kahikatea Teams Athletic Sports

Thursday 5th November: All Saints/All Souls Day Liturgy

Thursday 5th November: Incredible Years Parents’ meeting

Friday 13th November Teacher Only Day

Tuesday 17th November Interschool Athletics Meet

Thursday 19th November: JPC Orientation (afternoon)

Friday 26th November: Yr 6 Retreat

Sunday 29th November Weetbix Tryathlon

Tuesday 8th School Production

Wednesday 9th November School production

Monday 12th December: School Tryathlon

Friday 11th December End of Year Mass

Tuesday 15th December: School Prizegiving

Wednesday 16th December: Missioning and last day of term

Thursday 17th December: Teacher Only Day

Week 2 Term 4 Notices

Raffle tickets are due back by Thursday please.

We have our school cross country run in the Redwoods on Monday. Parents who are transporting students can come to R4 to collect them at 12:30pm. Children can be picked up from the Redwoods centre on Longmile Road at 2:30 unless other arrangements have already been made.

 Students do not need to bring their Chromebooks on Monday.

Monday

Cross-country

Tuesday

Library - bring books to exchange.

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Sausage sizzle

Loud shirt day - students can wear a loud shirt over their uniform.

Cross-country run Monday

 Thank you to those parents who have already offered to transport students to the Redwoods on Monday. Please be at school ready to transport at 12:30pm. We still need transport for a few students, if you can help please let Mr J know via email. 

Remember, your child needs to be picked up from the Redwoods on Monday at 2:30pm unless you have already indicated via the notice returned to school. 

Students need running shoes for the cross-country run as it is on public walking tracks.

Chromebooks will not be required for school on Monday. 

Swimming 

We have been using the pool each day this week, it is warm so just getting out has been a little difficult. 

Bake sale tomorrow

We have our Totara Bake sale tomorrow. Thanks in advance for the goodies that are coming in to be sold. The money we raise will be going towards the Young Vinnies fundraising and towards buying some equipment for our Maker space in the room next to R4. The students are helping with ideas for what we might get. 

Week 1 Term 4 Notices

 Welcome to Term 4. It is going to be extremely busy with lots of exciting opportunities as well as squeezing in a few that were postponed from earlier in the year.  

On Thursday R1, 4 and 5 are holding a bake sale at morning tea. It would be great if all students in R4 could do some home baking to bring along to sell. The money we raise will go towards our Young Vinnies groups fundraising and also to buy some equipment for our Maker space. 

We are swimming every odd week so students need their togs this week.  The pool will be warm. 

Monday

Swimming

Athletics practice - bring PE gear

Tuesday

Swimming

Library - bring books to exchange. 

Wednesday

Swimming

Athletics practice - bring PE gear

Thursday

Swimming

Bake sale - R4 students to bring some home baking to sell. 

Plastic-free Thursday. No single-use plastic please. 

Friday

Swimming

Next week:

Cross country at the Redwoods, Monday 19 October. 

Uniforms

Lots of parents have been in to sort out summer uniforms. Students are to start Term 4 in full summer uniform. Our Uniform Shop is open Mondays (8.30-9.00am), Wednesdays (2.30-3.00pm) & Fridays (8.30-9.00am) during term time. The girls’ summer dresses are currently only available from our school uniform shop. Please don’t forget children need to wear the school sun hats in term 4.

We also sell school uniforms via our school website. You can order and pay online and pick up your uniform from the school reception after you have been notified by email that the uniform is ready to pick up.

Working Bee

We intend to have a working bee on the third Saturday after the holidays, October 31st. There are a number of jobs that need to be done. I am always amazed at the support we get from you, so thank you in anticipation. Children are welcome and we will have a BBQ lunch.

COVID UPDATE: LEVEL 1 Parents are welcome to come into school as has been the case in Level 2. (Please continue to use the contact tracing app and QR code placed at all three entrances). There will also be sanitising units at all gates. Please use them. We do however encourage you to drop your child at the gate as this gives students great self-management skills and independence, and enables students before school to engage more fully with other students and teachers.

There are no restrictions on numbers at gatherings, so you are welcome to come to our assemblies.

We will continue to encourage basic hygiene measures such as handwashing and use of sanitiser, cough and sneeze etiquette, regularly cleaning and disinfecting high touch surfaces.

Please keep your child home if they are unwell, or required to self-isolate.
FROM TOMORROW, start of Term 4:
In the mornings from 8.25pm there will be a teacher at the Church car park gate only. There will not be a teacher at the Ranolf or Carnot St gates. School will start at 8.45am. Please ensure that your child is at school prior to this.

Children will be permitted to play in the playground before school.

In the afternoon there will be a teacher at all 3 gates. There will be a pick up zone for parents to pick up children without needing to get out of the car in the Church Carpark.

At the end of the day school will finish at 3.00pm for all students, the ONLY EXCEPTION is that bus students need to leave class for the Ranolf St gate at 2.50pm.