What's the image competition

We've moved on from the secret sound to a secret image taken using our digital microscope.

Can you guess what the image is?

What is this?

Thanks to Abigail, Mia and Aydin for capturing this image.

Week 3 Term 4

We still have a few names on the board of students who have not returned their reading logs, please bring them back this week to be in the draw.

Monday
No swimming (pool is getting repaired).
PE - bring your PE gear to get changed into


Tuesday
Swimming (hopefully)
Library - bring your books to exchange

Wednesday
Swimming (hopefully)
PE - bring your PE gear to get changed into
Dance/Music
Rosary Liturgy

Thursday
Swimming (hopefully)
PE - bring your PE gear to get changed into
Kapahaka

Friday
All Souls, All Saints Day Liturgy. PI group
Choir practice
Sausage sizzle

Saturday
Working Bee
JPC Entrance Testing 8.45am @ Mackillop Campus

Monday 5 Nov.
Athletics Day

November 3rd, we are having a working bee at our school. We have a number of jobs

on our list ranging from handy-man jobs, maintenance on the playgrounds, putting

together an aviary, painting the boundary fence on Ranolf St, building a frame around

the sandpit, painting the container, constructing a fence bordering the library grounds,

painting Kakano’s playhouse, clearing the hall gutters (we have hired a scissor lift) and

I am sure there will be plenty more jobs to do. Come along and meet other parents, enjoy

a morning tea and a delicious lunch. Children are welcome also. For catering purposes

please let the office know if you can assist, even if it is just for an hour or two.

Here are the musical songs for everyone to practice at home.

BBQ

It's a great day for a bbq. Jett and George helped cook the sausages today.

Chinese Calligraphy

Today Eva, our Chinese teacher, brought along a calligraphy expert to help us learn to write some Chinese characters.

Limericks

We have been writing some silly Limericks this week, here is a selection.

Week 2 Term 4

No swimming this week.
We still have a few names on the board of students who have not returned their reading logs, please bring them back this week to be in the draw.


Tuesday

Library - bring your books to exchange

Wednesday
PE - bring your PE gear to get changed into
Dance/Music

Thursday
PE - bring your PE gear to get changed into
Kapahaka

Friday
PI group
Choir practice
Sausage sizzle


Please bring any plastic bottles for Rom 12 who need them for a project. Thanks.

Here are the musical songs for everyone to practice at home.

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Rotorua

Interhouse Athletics

9:00am – 3:00pm

Monday 5th November

Postponement date: Thursday 8th November

International Stadium, Ground 2, Devon Street West, Rotorua

Event Overview

• The Inter-house Athletics is for our middle and senior school students - Years 3, 4, 5 & 6.
• The Interhouse Athletic Sports will be held at Field 2 by the stadium in Rotorua.
• Years 3 – 6 students need to be taken to / dropped off at the
•  International Stadium, Ground 2 Devon Street West Rotorua on Monday 5th November,
• meeting their teacher by 8:45am in the designated area.
• Interhouse Athletics will finish at approximately 2:30pm on Monday. Children need to be collected from
• the International Stadium, ground 2 by 3:00pm at the latest.
• Children may come to Interhouse Athletics in their house colours, they must wear their school PE gear.
• Children will need – sunhat, sunblock, warm clothes, lunch & a drink.
• Should the event need to be cancelled this information will put on our website by 7:30am

Parent support is needed for this event. If you are available to help on the
day please email lornad@stmarysrotorua.school.nz

During the following weekend, November 3rd, we are having a working bee at our school. We have a number of jobs on our list ranging from handy-man jobs, maintenance on the playgrounds, putting together an aviary, painting the boundary fence on Ranolf St, building a frame around the sandpit, painting the container, constructing a fence bordering the library grounds, painting Kakano’s playhouse, clearing the hall gutters (we have hired a scissor lift) and I am sure there will be plenty more jobs to do. Come along and meet other parents, enjoy a morning tea and a delicious lunch. Children are welcome also. For catering purposes please let the office know if you can assist, even if it is just for an hour or two.

ENROLMENT FOR THE SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME

At St Mary’s Catholic Church 7.00 pm, Thursday 25th October.

There will be a briefing on the Sacramental Programme, dates will be given and fees of $20.00 are required to be paid.

For children who are not baptised in Rotorua, please bring a baptismal certificate.

The children are required to be 8 years old by the 1st November 2018.

Children who are not baptised or who are baptised in another Christian faith and would like to become Catholic are required to book an appointment with Fr Eamon through the Parish office to discuss options.

Swimming

We have had a great week swimming in our school pool. The pool is nice and warm but getting out when it's a bit cold is more difficult.

Shakeout

Today we took part in the national Shakeout event. We are prepared should something happen, are you? Use the presentation below to have a discussion at home.

Important musical production information

Click here to read the information about our Production Noah.

Week 1 Term 4

Welcome back, I hope everyone has had some nice time together with family.

We are swimming odd weeks this term, so we are swimming every day this week.

We are also getting ready for our Athletics sports in a few weeks so we will be practising on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.  PE gear needs to be worn during PE lessons.

Monday
Swimming and PE

Tuesday
Library - bring your books back to exchange.
Swimming

Wednesday
Swimming and PE

Thursday
Swimming
Kapahaka

Friday
Swimming
Choir
PI group
Sausage Sizzle

Check out upcoming dates on our School calendar