SPECIAL CHARACTER:
All classes are now well underway with our next Religious Education Strand: God. Please see the insert that explains what each class is learning about and also gives you the reference to your Family/Whanau book.
It was lovely for the children and parents that celebrated First Communion this year to get together again on Wednesday night.
Thank you for making the effort to attend this evening. If there are any children who have made their First Communion and are interested in being Altar Servers at St Philomena’s please let me know and I’ll give your name to Sister Mary. Also the Parish are looking for parents who could help with Children’s Liturgy at Sunday masses. There is a roster so it only involves a turn every couple of months and I know your help would be greatly appreciated.
SCHOOL LUNCH:
Friday 25th June is another school lunch day where pizzas will be available to purchase for $2 per slice. There will be meat lovers or hawaiian available. Please have your orders and money
in to school by Thursday morning at the latest please.
PARENT AFTERNOON TEA:
Thank you to the parents who attended our afternoon tea on Tuesday. It’s great to be able to get together for a chat and also share information about what is happening at our school.
Thank you to Stacey Williams for her demonstration of the Interactive Whiteboard. It is certainly an asset to our school and we believe helps the children’s learning.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING:
Our next Board of Trustee meeting will be held in the staff room on Thursday 24th June at 7pm.
ICAS EXAMS:
Our next ICAS exams are being held next week. Both spelling and writing will be held on Tuesday 22nd June.
ASSEMBLY:
Our final assembly for the term will be held on Friday 25th June at 2.20pm in the church. Our Enrichment Group will be giving us a presentation on their learning over the last term.
NUMERACY ADVISOR:
Wendy Bayly, the Numeracy Advisor was in the school on Wednesday assisting the teachers with GLOSS numeracy tests on all children from Yr 3-6. These tests determine which global strategies the students are using and are administered twice yearly as part of our Mathematics assessment programme.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
Pat Swanson, Anne Dent and myself have been involved in National Standards training workshops over the last couple of weeks. We have attended Ministry of Education training as well as being part of an Innovative Cluster with three other schools. This is invaluable professional development for us as we become familiar with the Standards and share ideas and information with other schools around Taranaki.
NEW ZEALAND PRINCIPAL’S CONFERENCE:
I will be away for the last week of term at the NZ Principal’s Conference. This conference offers excellent speakers and workshops and the opportunity to network with Principals from around New Zealand as well as visit other schools. I am looking forward to this wonderful professional development opportunity.
BUBBLEDOME:
Brochures are enclosed with our Newsletter detailing the Holiday Programme at Bubble Dome.
KELLY SPORTS:
Kelly Sports is running a brand new holiday programme! Our programme is now Oscar approved with Winz subsidies available to families that qualify. We are holding a rugby and netball 2 day camp for ages 5 -13 on Monday and Tuesday of the first week.
Multisport Fun Days covering all sports and learning new skills will fill out the remainder of week 1. The 2nd week for ages 9-13 a field trip is planned to travel out to Icon Sports Tariki and then to the Aquatic Centre. For ages 5-8 in week 2 a Super Sports morning then to the Aquatic Centre! To enrol call Kelvin or Bridget 7552560.
Enrolment forms at school office. Be in quick Limited numbers for each day! DON’T MISS OUT!
LIBRARY:
The children have been unable to go to the library this week because our library computer was stolen. We have purchased another computer but it will take at least a week to set up again. Once this has been done the library will be operating as usual for the children.
PAT’S BLOG:
Hey, check out Pat’s Blog page to find out more about ‘Searchin for Urchins’ and much much more. The species pictured here, Goniocidaris corona, is just one of the many fascinating creatures that live in and around us that Pat writes about. Without people like Pat showing a thirst for knowledge of our surroundings we may have never known about this beautiful sea urchin. Pat is back with us from Term 3 and we look forward to hearing all about his experiences.
http://patsscienceadventures.blogspot.com
SPORTS RESULTS
SOCCER:
Jets - a draw 1-1.POD Corben Le Breton
Knights - a win 3-1. POD - Lauren Jacquemard.
Rockets a draw 1-1. POD Fabian Te Huna Matuku
Young Guns a loss 0-5. POD Anthony Edwards.
Spurs a loss 0-6. POD Billie Dombroski.
NETBALL:
Flames a win 17-1. POD Samantha Megchelse
Electric Angels a loss 1-15. POD Beth Fisher-Evans
BASKETBALL:
Scorpians won 47-18. POD Josh D’Ath.
DUTY THIS WEEK IS: MON 21 JUNE 4.00pm Crt 2.
Thanks to coach Burke the Mountain Airs Team visited St Pius this week and gave the Scorpians lots of tips in the training session held. What a treat for the team! Thank you Bridget for making this happen.
HOME AND SCHOOL NOTICES:
DISCO:
Don’t forget our ‘Monster Mash’ Disco on tonight, Friday 18th June from 6.00pm - 7.30pm. Get set for a great evening! Don’t forget prizes for best costume and ‘Monster Mashing’. See you there!
WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD:
Ways to help your child with maths at home - everyday activities. Get your child involved in helping at the supermarket. Help younger children choose items to weigh. Ask how many apples or bananas weigh about a kilo?
For older children, ask them to look for the best buy, choosing between different makes of the same item (for example, blocks of cheese) and suggest they check out the amounts of sugar, salt and fat per serving.
Ways to help your child with reading at home - everyday activities. Encourage your child to ready anything - the TV guide in the newspaper, street signs and food labels. Recipes are great - you get to eat what you?ve read about too.
Visit the library regularly. Help your children choose books they?re interested in (about hobbies, interests or who they are and where they come from) or encourage them to get books out that are about what they are studying at school.
They may need you to help by reading to them as well.
