Dear Parents/Whanau

Standing at the gates before school I am chuffed to see our little students being extremely brave and coming onto the school grounds by themselves and making their way to their classroom. Things seem to be pretty much back to normal. We are able to come together for assemblies, singing, liturgies, sports practices and games. The football park looked glorious on Saturday with 100s of kids playing games and parents back interacting with one another. Our school was on duty on the weekend and it was great to see parents helping out with the food stall and setting up and putting away the nets and ground markers. Thank you for helping with this.

A request please - If you have any school readers at home please return them to school. We are offering an amnesty for returning the books. Please return them to your child’s teacher or drop them at the school office. There will be no questions asked.

On Friday you received a rubric form to complete, keeping in mind how your child went while learning from home during the Lockdown. PLEASE RETURN THE RUBRIC/REPORT TO YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER URGENTLY. Teachers will also complete the school part of the rubric and this information will be sent home during the first week back next term. In week 2, term 3 we will offer 3 way conferences so that we can set goals with you and your child around these for the future.

The Catholic Schools’ Office is aware that the current situation with respect to Covid 19 is unprecedented and they fully appreciate that there will be some families who might be financially impacted. If you have been financially impacted in any way and need assistance you are encouraged to contact me or contact the Diocese office directly on 07-8583710 or email dues@cdg.org.nz to discuss options for assistance.

I have received a letter from the Lakes District Health Oral Health Team. With Covid 19 the team has had to reschedule their visit to St Mary’s. The mobile clinic will visit later this year. If your child requires dental attention or a check up, an appointment can be requested with any of the clinics at any time. You can request an appointment by phoning 0800525378

Have a great week everyone!

Kind regards
David Macmillan

FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES:

Kia tau te rangimārie kia koutou – Peace be with you.

Our RE Leaders have organised an art competition for this term. Last year the level of entries was fantastic and we had some amazing entries. So we are doing it again this year. Students have until the last week of this term to complete an entry and send into Mrs Hall R 5. Our RE leaders will then judge the entries and distribute the prizes!

 

The Sacred Heart of Jesus:
Classes are learning about the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We will have a school Liturgy on Friday @ 9:00am in the school hall. Jesus pointing to His wounded heart reminds us to turn back to Him. His heart is wrapped in thorns to symbolise our sins that God has forgiven us, and the flames represent the pouring out of love for us.

The Young Vinnies are collecting bread tags. These can be recycled and the proceeds go to the disabled. Please start collecting and send to R1!

BERNIE HALL
Director of Religious Studies.

UPDATE FOR PARENTS/CHILDREN TO COMPLETE THE SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME AT ST MARY'S CHURCH:
Please see below the new timetable for children completing the Sacramental Programme in preparation for making their First Holy Communion. Some families may choose not to do this programme at this time and are welcome to enrol for the next programme which begins at the end of the year.
If you are planning to continue in the current programme please
email Andrea, Parish Secretary, to book in. catholicrotorua@xtra.co.nz

New Timetable:

• Eucharist/Mass - Lesson 1 Sunday 9 August
• Parent Session - Sunday 9 August in the Church
• Eucharist/Mass - Lesson 2 Sunday 16 August
• Eucharist/Mass - Lesson 3 Sunday 23 August
• Eucharist/Mass - Lesson 4 Sunday 30 August

Second confession for children and families:
Sunday 6 September 11.20am in the church

First Holy Communion:
Saturday 12 September 5.00pm St Michael's church
Sunday 13 September 10.00am St Mary's Church

INFORMATION FOR YEAR 6 JPC ENROLMENTS FOR 2021:

ALL STUDENTS HAVE NOW REGISTERED ONLINE AT JPC - THANK YOU!
PLEASE DELIVER THE HARD COPIES OF YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS EITHER TO JPC, ST MARY'S SCHOOL OFFICE, OR YOU MAY SCAN AND SEND TO THE COLLEGE. THIS PROCESS NEEDS TO BE ACTIONED BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

• JPC OPEN DAY Saturday June 27th, 9am to 12 Noon
• Preference Cards: All students will require a new card for John Paul College.
  ALL Parents must contact the St Mary's Church Office - catholicrotorua@xtra.co.nz - regarding issue of cards, or telephone 07-3480 289.
• Interviews with College Personnel will take place at St Mary's School on 27/28/31 July. Bookings are now open. Please ring the school office.
• Successful enrolments will be contacted in due course for attendance at Placement Testing and an Orientaton Day in November.

Kapa Haka Whanau Roopu meeting at 6 pm at McDonald's this Wednesday. All welcome to attend.

SCHOOL CLASS PHOTOS (Photolife)
Please diary the date for school class photos - Wednesday, 1 July 2020.

You will receive a flyer next week as to the new ordering system.
All orders will be processed on-line. It is important that you read all the details and information detailed to ensure your order is correct. If you have difficulty with this process please call at the office and Shanelle will gladly assist you.

Students are required to be in full winter uniform, i.e. jerseys and shoes and socks for the photos.

LUCKY BOOKS:
Orders are due back THIS FRIDAY on 19 June at 12 noon. NO late orders please. If paying by cheque please make payable to Scholastic New Zealand and make sure your child's name and class number is on the order form. Alternatively, an order can be placed via the Loop system. Visit Scholastic.co.nz/loop using a credit card.

UNIFORM SHOP:. We have soccer boots and school shoes going free to a good home. The uniform shop is open Mondays/Fridays 8.30am to 9.00am and Wednesday afternoons 2.30pm to 3pm. Come and have a look.

SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES:

Hi, my name is Patricia and I work with children who struggle to keep up with their peers.

Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD) such as dyslexia (a learning disorder that can cause difficulties with reading, writing and spelling) and dyscalculia (a pattern of difficulties characterized by problems processing numerical information, learning arithmetic facts and performing accurate or fluent calculations). This can affect the way your child achieves at school. I can help.

I am a Speld NZ teacher and I can provide evidence-based strategies and tools that will facilitate your child's academic achievement.

If you need assistance send me an email.
Teacher: Patricia Sabourin nableyou@gmail.com

I look forward to supporting your child to reach their goals.

SPORTS NEWS

HOCKEY
REGISTRATIONS: close 3.15pm today, Wednesday 17th June.

Maxi grade (Y5&6): will start on Saturday 25th July.
Games will generally be played between 8am and 10.45am. Fees - $60 per player.
Mini grade (Y3&4): will start on Saturday 25th July.
Games will generally be played between 11am and 1.30pm.
Fees: Mini $47 per player
Funsticks (Y0-2): Will start on Saturday 8th August.
Session times to be advised.
Fees: Funsticks $37

For more information and to complete our Online Hockey Registration form please go to our School Website www.stmarysrotorua.school/our-sports/hockey by clicking HERE
Paper Registrations forms can be collected from and returned to the School Office.
Registrations must be returned by 3.15pm Wednesday 17th June.

NETBALL
We have a few spaces available in our netball teams. If your child is interested in playing, please register by 3.15pm Friday 19th June.

Online Netball Registration Form can be found on our School Website at www.stmarysrotorua.school.nz/our-sports/netball by clicking HERE.
Paper/Hardcopy Netball Registration Form can be collected from and returned to the School Office.

Once registrations close, team's will be created with team lists going to the coach/manager. They will then contact you to introduce themselves and to let you know when practices and games are. Please let your coach know if there are additional adults who need to be on their contact list and if you are unable to make a game or practice.

FOOTBALL
St Mary's were the duty club on Saturday and what an amazing day it was to be a part of winter sport again. A big thank you to all the parents & supporters who helped with the set up, running our stall and the pack up. It was a huge success, it wouldn't have been possible without you all, thank you!

IMPORTANT:
Sports notices will be made via the School Newsletter and School APP please make sure you are receiving these. If you have registered for sports, please check your emails regularly also.

Whaea Leanne - School Sports Coordinator
sports@stmarysrotorua.school.nz
027 285 7579 or via School Office 07 348 1701

SPECIAL MENTION
A huge thank you to Annie Neilson-Annett, Olivia Orbell and Zariah Lomas who helped run the St Mary’s food stall on Saturday. The girls showed such confidence, maturity and responsibility as well as perseverance as they spent over an hour helping out. Well done girls.

GET READY FOR SUMMER AND SWIM WITH SWIM ROTORUA
Swim Rotorua Swimming Club provides professional coaching for children who have already learnt to swim right through to swimmers competing at national events.
We run a very successful Junior Academy which caters for swimmers aged 8 to 12 years who would like to improve their strokes and take part in local swimming competitions.
We offer a very flexible timetable from Monday to Friday afternoons in the 25 metre pool at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre.
For further information, then please contact
Tara Watt on 022 3326922 or at swimrotoruajunioracademy@gmail.com
Get ready for the summer, join now, and see your child make lots of progress and have plenty of fun.

MIGS Holiday Programme for July