Room 16 2021

  Bonjour to all Parents and Caregivers, Firstly we would like to thank all parents and caregivers for the wonderful work they have been doing with homeschooling their children during the level 4 covid-19 lockdown. We hope you have had no problems accessing the learning on the Middle School Kahikatea site. Remember that all the information regarding home learning can be found on the class blog from either this week or last week. If you have any concerns or questions do not hesitate to contact me. We realise that many parents will be working from home and that time to help children with their learning may be limited. The learning posted on the site is intended to be independent work for the children as much as possible. Please encourage your child to do as much work as is feasible given the lockdown realities in your household bubble. You will be well aware now that we will be moving from Alert Level 4 to 3 and this takes effect from midnight on Tuesday 31st August. The school is presen

  Welcome to Week 5 Term 3 - Online Learning August 22, 2021   Kia ora whānau and tamariki, Firstly, thank you in advance for taking the time to read this blog post carefully. We have tried to simplify our online learning this time around. If you have any questions after reading this blog, please feel free to send an email to me at  davidb@stmarysrotorua.school.nz Secondly, it is really important that you all received the email from me earlier today. Thank you to those who have already responded. I did have some parent email addresses bounce back, so if you did not receive the email, please contact me at the email address above and I will send it to you. This information is also below. As most of you will already know, we are having our first class Google Meet tomorrow morning from 10-10:30am and will continue this at the same time for all of the days we are in lockdown. Your children have all been sent the invitation for this via Gmail (information is also outlined below). Please reme

  On Friday afternoon we had whole school tabloid sports around the school to celebrate Mary MacKillop Day. Room 16 children got a taste of some of the activities including racquetball, cat and mouse, the 3-legged race and the wheelbarrow race.

  Notices Week 4 Term 3 -  August 15, 2021   Bula Vinaka everyone. We were so blessed to have such beautiful weather for this weekend. Although windy, seeing the sun out is uplifting for our spirits. On Sunday morning at the 10am mass we had a lovely turnout of students coming to celebrate the Assumption of Mary. There was a procession shortly after mass where everyone walked with some parishioners around the block. It was a heartwarming experience. Our children have just started learning about how to recite a poem for our annual Kahikatea Poetry Competition. Please encourage your child to memorise their poem off by heart. Classroom competitions start in week 5. We will be looking for expression in our students' voices, the use of gestures/ actions as they read, and how they tried to gain the attention of their audience through the projection of their voices. PB4L - Positive Behaviour for Learning Have you ever wondered... What St Mary's does to support wellbeing and good menta

 Children from Rooms 12, 14 and 15 are now experiencing catfish netting at Ohinemutu. Last week we caught and released a young Brown Trout, several smelt and some cockabullies.

  Week 3 - Term 3 - 2021   WEEK 3 TERM 3 2021 Kia ora, It's hard to believe that we are entering into Week Three and the start of August. The daffodils outside have started to bloom, which means longer days and warmer weather to come. Today is the  Feast Day of Mary MacKillop and we will be celebrating this on Friday.  Last Friday Middle school were part of the Novena to Our Lady, in preparation for the Feast of the ‘Assumption of Mother Mary into Heaven’ on 15th August. The kids were amazing, they read and sang beautifully.   Next Sunday, the parish has a Māori Miha (Māori Mass) at 10.00 am followed by a procession carrying the statue of Mother Mary around the Church and our school. All students from the school are invited to join the procession with their parents at 11.00 am in front of St Mary’s Church. Staff are also invited to be part of this. There is a shared lunch after the procession that everyone is invited. Families are asked to bring a plate to share.  Thank you for att

  Kia Orana ( MAY YOU LIVE A LONG AND FULFILLING LIFE) It is  Cook Island Language Week  this week.  O ur Pasifika group have given us a class challenge -  to learn a prayer they gave us and then to stand up and say it in front of the school at singing time on Thursday before we go out to lunch. 3-way conferences Three Way Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Tuesday 3rd August from 3.10 to 6.00 pm and Wednesday 4th August 3.10 - 6.00 pm. You need to go to  www.schoolinterviews.co.nz  and enter the event code aemzc. The time allowed for each conference is 10 minutes. Please be considerate of the teacher (who needs to keep to the appointment schedule) and other parents who have made bookings. If you feel you need more time for discussion, please organise another time to meet with the teacher. The purpose of the conference is so parents/student/teacher can co-construct a literacy goal, maths goal and a values/key competency goal. Reports were sent home with your child on