Week 1 Term 4

 Week One Term 4 2021

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday. You were all growing sooo much in Term 3 that we’re wondering how tall you are now and how many teeth you have left after 2 weeks away.

Term 4 is always a bit busy. We have Rosary, liturgies, sports days, try-athlons, swimming, prizegiving, special end of year events and we’ll be carrying on with our usual exciting days of learning. Some of the organisation depends on covid levels etc so there are likely to be lots of changes to the master plan. Please, read the blog and the newsletters so that you don’t miss out.

 MONTH OF THE ROSARY

October is the month of the Rosary. We will gather as a school (in a Covid friendly way) to pray the Rosary. The Rosary draws its mysteries from the New Testament and each decade refers to an event in the life of Jesus and Mary. The Mysteries of the Rosary give us “thumbnails” of the life of Christ and his Mother.

• The Joyful Mysteries are taken mostly from Saint Luke’s Gospel in the New Testament. They involve the joyful events of Jesus’ childhood.

• The Luminous Mysteries bring a deeper understanding to the public life of Jesus. They fill in the blanks between the childhood of Jesus and His suffering and death on the cross.

• The Sorrowful Mysteries remind us of how much Jesus loves us. They recall how He suffered and died just for us.

• The Glorious Mysteries tell us what happened after Jesus died-His Resurrection, the descent of the Holy Spirit and the love Jesus had for his Mother.

EARLY FINISH FOR PROFESSIONAL. DEVELOPMENT: 

 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 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.

SWIMMING

The pool is in perfect condition for swimming. Thanks to Richard for preparing the pool. The water temperature is around 30 degrees, so it is beautifully warm. The pool is a great facility and we expect that children will have their swimming togs with them when their class is timetabled for swimming. Kakano 1 and Kakano 2 start swimming next week and will swim every even week.  Kakano 3 swims this week and every odd week. There may be times that we share/swap so keep watching the notices on our blogs. 

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. 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. 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 have 2-3 spares for emergencies but can not provide hats for everyone. Children will need their own, please. 

Please, please, please make sure that EVERYTHING is named with your child’s name (not a big sibling, cousin or family friend or a random piece of pink cotton).  Getting 20+ small kids dressed before/after swimming is challenging enough without being able to identify uniforms.