Friday 31 March 2017

Mrs. t's Video on Friday, 31 March 2017

Mrs. t's Photo on Friday, 31 March 2017

Mrs. t's Photo on Friday, 31 March 2017

Oh No!

Room 5 has been struck by a vomiting bug.

So it's time for a couple of gentle reminders

- If your child is complaining of a funny tummy please keep them at home. There are 24 kids in room 5 which means 24 families that bugs can spread to - and 2 of those families have new born babies. I understand the pressures of being a working parent, I am one, but please be considerate of the other working parents in our Room 5 team.

- It's a good time to check that the school has up-to-date contact information. If something happens at school, or your kid becomes unwell, we need to be able to contact you.

- The Ministry Guidelines tend to suggest that kids do not come back to school for 24-48 hours after the last episode of vomiting. Thanks for your help.

- Double check that your child knows how to wash their hands properly.
Infectious Diseases Chart
This is a link to the Ministry of Health guidelines to infectious diseases. It includes symptoms, how they are spread and other useful information.

Sunday 26 March 2017

Week 9 Term 1

MONDAY 27TH MARCH.

TUESDAY 28TH MARCH.

9:00 Life Education

10.00 am Annunciation Liturgy

WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH.

8:00 am J-Rock Practice in hall (Hip Hop/Lyrical)

8:45 am School Singing

3:15 pm J-Rock Practice in hall (Contemporary/Jazz)

6:00 pm Whanau hui in staffroom.

THURSDAY 30TH MARCH.

FRIDAY 31ST MARCH.

2.05pm Assembly Room 15.

Bring your togs

We don't actually have a time slot but I'll find a way to squeeze us in somewhere.

J-Rock

I have to admit that I am not 100% sure how many Room 5 kids are involved or who they are. I hope that the kids know what group they are in - I'll have to find out.

Whanau Group and PTA

If you are interested in joining the whanau group or the PTA, or even just offering 'part time' assistance, I am sure that they would love the extra support. Let me know and I'll tap a few people on the shoulder. The Whanau group and the PTA are packed with really awesome people and they are always laughing and smiling when I see them.

The Annunciation

Annunciation video for kids

The annunciation is when the angel Gabriel came to Mary and gave her the heads up about Jesus.

Gabriel said these very familiar words:

"Hail Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee;

blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus."

Write the name of this very special prayer on a piece

of paper and slip it to Mrs T. Don't tell anyone, it's a secret.

I didn't paint this - Leonardo did.

Wednesday 22 March 2017

Counting in tens to add

Today we played a silly game. We were in teams of 2. We had to pick up maths equipment with chopsticks and put it in our team circle. When we had cleared the table we had to add up our scores. We had to count in tens to add up our scores. It was hard to add up BUT we had fun. We are going to practice skip counting in tens and adding tens and when we play again it will be a piece of cake.

Tuesday 21 March 2017

Life Education

Today we went to visit Bernie and Harold. We learned about the hero and the villain that are in our brains. The villain makes us think and do bad things. When the villain is in charge we feel sad, angry, scared and worried. The hero makes us do and say kind and helpful things. When the hero is in charge we feel happy, excited, kindhearted and friendly. We are all going to try to be heroes in Room 5.

Mr Macmillan, can we please have a starry ceiling and a

screen as big as a wall in Room 5? This classroom rocks!

Birthday Boy Beau got a birthday hug from Harold.

We showed Bernie what different feelings look like.

Some of the kids put on little plays to show what a hero would do

if he saw someone who wasn't having a good day.

Room 5 you are all heroes. Great work this morning.

Sunday 19 March 2017

Saint Patrick and Saint Joseph

Some of this video about Saint Joseph is a bit heavy for kids but is really interesting and informative. How much do you know about Saint Joseph?

We watched this video about Saint Patrick in class. It's a very simplified version of an amazing life but worth the watch. The kids just didn't think it was as funny as me.

Week 8! Can you believe it?

MONDAY 20TH MARCH.

10.00am St Joseph’s Liturgy

TUESDAY 21ST MARCH.

9:00 Life Education Visit - Room 5

WEDNESDAY 22ND MARCH.

9.00am School Singing

THURSDAY 23RD MARCH.

2.00pm Kapa Haka

FRIDAY 24TH MARCH.

2.05pm Assembly Room 14.

Saint Josephs Day

Saint Joseph isn't the most popular Saint - or even talked about very much in the Gospels - but he's pretty important to us at Saint Marys School. Our founder, Saint Mary MacKillop, started the Sisters of Saint Joseph - named for this humble and hard working man/father. You are most welcome to join us to celebrate this special feast day with Room 18 leading the liturgy.

Life Education

We are very excited to have Bernie and Harold visiting us. Whanau Manuka (Year 2 team) will be talking lots about friendship and empathy. What is a friend? How can we tell how other people are feeling? How do our feelings influence the way we act? Is it ok to feel (angry, sad, frustrated...)? Please, continue these discussions at home with your children.

Kapa Haka

Kapa Haka starts again this week with the patient and talented Matua Koro leading. I will be 'encouraging' ALL children to have a go. We won't know if we like it if we don't try it. Last year, I was lucky enough to be on a panel that was interviewed about Kapa Haka at Saint Marys School. The students in the room happily spoke about their own growth in confidence, the pride they felt being part of this team and the opportunities and skills that Kapa Haka gave them to lead others. What an inspirational bunch.

Friday 17 March 2017

Ena's Video on Friday, 17 March 2017

Sunday 12 March 2017

Week 7 Term 1 2017

MONDAY 13TH MARCH.

9:00 Manuka and Kakano - Visitor from Caritas

TUESDAY 14TH MAY.

WEDNESDAY 15TH MAY.

8.45am School Singing

THURSDAY 16TH MAY.

FRIDAY 17TH MAY.

2.05pm Assembly.

Lost Property

The school lost property is out of control - we can hardly shut the lid at night. Room 5 children are definitely not innocent! Our bag room is terrible! Clothing, books & lunch boxes spread everywhere. I do the best I can and I have established little routines to help the kids put away their belongings but I just can't spend learning time doing it for them.

24 jerseys, 48 sandals, 24 lunchboxes, 24 drink bottles, 24 towels, 24 togs, 24 school bags... then there's goggles, car seats, scooters, bikes, helmets, PE gear, toys, guitars, ukuleles,... and I haven't even started on the gear we have in our classroom. Our children really have to learn to be a little more responsible for their own things. Here are 2 things, that you can do at home, that will really help us out.

1. Make sure that everything that comes to school has your child's name on it. A hidden piece of purple cotton or the name of your neighbours kid, who left 3 years ago, really does't help me to identify an owner.

2. Make sure that your child has responsibility for packing an unpacking their own school bag at home. This will help them to take a little more responsibility for looking after their own belongings at school. The internet is awash with little checklists and ideas to help. We are teaching our kids to be independent and responsible.

Thanks for your support.

Thursday 9 March 2017

News

Today for our News Time we went online to find out what is going on in Rotorua this week. There are some great family events - have a look at these. We had a really hard time figuring out where we would most like to go.
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/whatson/events/rotorua

Centennial Park is being turned into a Magical Park; a digital fantasy land playground for the kids and families to explore utilising a mobile device and the Magical Park app. Visit the Rotorua Lakes Council website for more information on Centennial Park and how to play.

Fairy Picnic

Kuirau Park, Corner of Ranolf St & Lake Rd, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Saturday 11 March 2017 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Come dressed up and enjoy a free, fun, fairy time. Bring your adult and picnic. Meet at Kuirau Park by the water fountain. For more info, email - paganini@wave.co.nz

Family Concert

Hannahs Bay Park, Willow Ave, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Saturday 11 March 2017 12:00pm – 2:00pm

A family concert at Hannah's Bay, involving a live band (easy listening), short skits/puppet show, sausage sizzle, bouncy castle and face painting. Meet at Hannah's Bay Reserve on the grass near the playground. For more info, email - dan.geaney@xtra.co.nz.

Kite Day

Linton Park West, Kamahi Place, Pukehangi, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty

Sunday 12 March 2017 10:00am – 3:00pm

Kite/banner making and children's seed making workshop. For more info email - lintonparkcc@xtra.co.nz.

Wednesday 8 March 2017

Swimming in the rain

Today it was raining really hard and there were lots of kids who didn't bring their togs - maybe they were worried about getting wet?! Mrs T decided that we were going to have a bit of fun in the rain so we did a bit a swap around. Our kids with no togs went next door and the Room 7 swimmers came with us. We had sooooooo much fun and the water was lovely.

Mrs T taught Room 5 kids how to duck dive this week - now she has trouble keeping them the right way up. Have a look at all of the feet in the air in these photos.