 Newsletter No 36, 21 November 2018 |
Kia ora, Thank you to the parents of Year 2 students who came to the e-Learning Information Evening last week. There was an excellent turnout and the speakers were very informative. Thanks to our excellent student speakers and also to Anne, Bevan and our invited guest Rob Clarke. I think those of you who were present would agree that the meeting was helpful. On Monday JPC had their workday and a team of students from JPC came to St Mary’s to paint a mural on Kakano’s container. I think it looks marvellous, so thank you to those students. Yesterday our Athletic Team competed in the Inter-Schools’ Competition. All our athletes performed well. Placings appear in the sports section of the newsletter. Thanks to Catherine Elmiger our Sports’ Coordinator who managed the team and Sara Field who helped with the High Jump competition and all the parents who helped get students to the right spot at the right time. Each week we are getting a number of schools visiting St Mary’s to see different parts of the school in action. Many are wanting to see our new entrant/year 1 classes as most schools are focusing on ‘learning through play’. I am very proud of what are teachers are achieving in their classrooms. Next Wednesday forty of our Kapa haka group are involved in the Kapa haka festival. They have been practising for a long time now under the tutorage of Kori Tini. I wish the group well and I hope they enjoy performing on stage next week. Noah and the Ark is shaping up well and the children are practising hard. All children are learning songs and dances. Songs can be found on the R.E. Music site (available only to Y 3 - 6 who have access to this site via their chromebooks). We are encouraging children to be practising these songs at home. Every child will be involved in at least two performances and the main actors will be appearing in all four of the performances. I am really looking forward to the show. I’ll let you know when tickets go on sale. In the newsletter you will see a notice advertising the sale of real christmas trees. For every tree sold, a donation will be made to St Mary’s. The scent of the pine is awesome, so I will be lining up for my tree. Have a great week everyone. Regards David Macmillan, Principal.  SCHOOL PRODUCTION-NOAH THE MUSICAL. A Monica Moore Production. Cast Rehearsals will be: Sponsorship: We would also welcome any businesses or individuals that are keen to sponsor our production. As there are always costs involved in putting on a show this size. Your business logo will be on the programme and digitally displayed in all 4 show performances. The children in the production need to start looking at home for these to wear: Rooms 1 & 2 Boys Jeans-preferably blue or black Rooms 1 & 2 Girls Black leggings/tights Rooms 3 & 4 Tough street people-casual clothes from home, but rolled up sleeves a bandana if have one, no shorts. Rooms 11 & 13 Ordinary street people-large variety of casual clothes, to represent old people and young kids, mums and dads, dress hats. Rooms 14 & 15 Black/dark leggins/black jeans/or black shorts Room 12 Black/dark jeans/leggins/tights Kakano and Manuka Children A variety of animals-so animal ears, costumes source as much as possible from homes. Thanking you. To St Mary’s School Community, This is how it works – Angel Tree buys presents for children on behalf of the parent/grandparent who is in prison. Gifts are $25.00 each and next week a Christmas tree will be in the school office foyer. On the tree will be Angel Tree tags that have a child’s name, age and a present suggestion from their caregivers. Please support Angel Tree by taking a tag and writing your name next to the child’s name on the list. The list will be next to the tree in the foyer. Please buy a present and bring it back to the school Christmas tree UNWRAPPED and with the tag attached by Monday 3rd of December. Donations of wrapping paper are also gratefully appreciated. If you can’t get to the office to pick a tag, please text me and I will put one in a sealed envelope for your child to bring home. Rachel Schuster 0274461351. Thank you for supporting Angel Tree and children in our Rotorua community.  From our Director of Religious Studies Our school choir is busy preparing for our end of year Mass. They are also working on the Christmas carols which they would like to share at a school assembly in a few weeks.  A massive thanks to Aaron Brown and Api Waititi and Dobby Dobson for building the NOAH ARK props for us! What a great effort-thank you. Bernie Hall, Director of Religious Studies. SCHOOL LUNCHES : PITA PIT : Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays FRIDAYS: Sausage Sizzle and Juicies available. $1.50 each item. Order from your classroom teacher. Year 2 Parent Meeting last Wed Thank you to all the parents who attended the Year 2 parent meeting last week. Fantastic turnout. We do appreciate all the lovely feedback we have received too. Special thanks to Victoria Underwood (Y3), Ben Fredericksen(Y3) and Rosie Lucich(Y4). These students each presented a section of our parent evening and it was wonderful seeing them so capable and confident in their role. Information folders have been issued to students whose parents were unable to attend the meeting. If you have not received one please see your Year 2 child's teacher. A link to the presentation used at the meeting can be found in the Elearning section of the A-Z Guide on our website. Headphones  Chromebook Deals Link to information sheet re Chromebooks and Google Account Chromebook - Harvey Norman Flyer Online Uniform Sales: Uniforms are available online via our website using paypal. Change of Address/Contact Phone numbers: To advise School absences : please email maggied@stmarysrotorua.school.nz Library is open: Kapa Haka - if you would like to join the whanau page, please use this link and request to join the group. Sports NewsInter School Athletics ResultsCongratulations to all the children who were selected to represent our school at the Rotorua Rural/Central Cluster Athletics yesterday. You all performed wonderfully and displayed great sportsmanship and behaviour throughout the day. We were extremely lucky with our parent support also, thank you to my amazing group of helpers! A very special CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who gained a placing in their event and have qualified for the EBOP/CBOP Athletics Championships to be held in Whakatane on Tuesday 4th December 2018 (more info will follow this week). Maiah Ngawhika - 3rd Junior Girls 800m St Mary's App - Download Now Parents, if you don't have the School App please make sure you download this so you do not miss out on sports updates. Outstanding Sports Uniforms Please return all sports uniforms that are not currently being used to the office, we need these for other children playing sport. FLIPPABALL Flippaball is held at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre every Tuesday TOUCH Please let your coach know if you can not make it to a game or if you are going to be late. Many teams are struggling for numbers because team members are not turning up. Touch is held at the Westbrook Fields (& Ray Boord Park), Devon St West every Wednesday Click here for the weekly Touch Draw CRICKET Cricket is at Smallbone Park, Devon St West every Thursday @ 3.30pm - 5/5:30pm Hardball Cricket Hardball is played at Puarenga Park, Saturday mornings 9am-12pm. All children must wear the St Mary's Cricket shirt, PE shorts and closed in running shoes or cricket shoes. Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Entries are still open, however all participants who enter now will need to collect their TRYathlete kit on the event day. Please register and pay online at Weet-bix kids TRYathlon We do have a school group registered. Type St Mary in the search box, scroll down and 'St Mary's Catholic Primary School Rotorua' will come up as an option, click the green join button. Special Mention  Last week, Bruce Johnson (grandad to Jmarie Riini and Jessie Riini) was awarded the Local Hero Award. Well done Bruce for your 43 years of work and service within the local community we are very proud of you.  Congratulations to Jayden Elmiger who won the Bay of Plenty Men’s Champion of Champions (Junior division) on Sunday. Jayden shot rounds of 81 and 85 to tie in first place. He then had to have a playoff which he won on the third hole.
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