Monday
Space and Rockets Live Stream all afternoon.

Tuesday
Bike Wise
Students need to bring their bike and helmet on these days. There are some loan bikes and helmets if your child does not have either.

Wednesday
Bike Wise
Students need to bring their bike and helmet on these days. There are some loan bikes and helmets if your child does not have either.

8.45am School Singing

Lunchtime Ping Pong Club

3.15-4.30pm Arts in Motion Practice

7.00pm Pasifika Parent mtg

Thursday
Kapahaka

2.30pm Parent mtg

3.15pm Pasifika Homework Club

3.30pm Parent mtg

Friday
Bike Wise
Students need to bring their bike and helmet on these days. There are some loan bikes and helmets if your child does not have either.
Pentecost Mass
Cross Country

Please read the information below. 

Dear Parents,

TEACHER ONLY DAY, FRIDAY 1ST JUNE.

At the beginning of the year our Teacher Only Day with Nathan Mikaere-Wallis was cancelled due
to poor weather in Wellington and a flight cancellation.

Nathan is a Child Psychologist and an international speaker, with a focus on the first 1,000 days of
a child’s life. Nathan has spoken to many school staffs and parent groups.

We have been given an opportunity to have Nathan with us in Rotorua on Friday June 1st

along with Kawaha Point School staff. Friday June 1st will therefore be a Teacher Only Day. It is the
Friday before Queen’s Birthday. Mary-Ann Roling from the Glenholme After-School group will
be running a programme at our school. If you would like to enrol your child  with Mary-Ann please contact her on 347 0709 or 0211 215599.

I apologise for the short notice, but this is too good an opportunity to miss for our staff.

David Macmillan,

Principal.

Talofa, Malo ni, Ni sa bula, Malo e lelei and welcome,

We would like to invite you to attend a meeting for our Pasifika families held in room 15 on
Wednesday 23rd May, from 6-7pm.

We highly value our Pasifika community at St Mary’s School and would like to be able to share with
you our current goals and successes for our Pasifika students.  This meeting will also be an
opportunity to gain parent voice and feedback on how we can better meet the needs of our
Pasifika students and families. Please indicate below if you are able to attend.

Homework Club – Starting on Thursday 24th May

We are also excited to launch our ‘Homework Club’ this term.  The Homework Club is specifically
set up to offer extra learning time and support for our Pasifika students after school.

Every Thursday from 3.15pm-4.15pm students can meet in the library to complete any home reading
or homework they would like support with.  Parents are also welcome to attend, to gain tips and ideas
on how to support learning at home.

Please get a notice from the office and return to either myself or your child’s teacher
by Monday 21st May.

Thank you for your support,

Athlene Wallbank (Room 15)

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Presently we are reviewing our School Values. Staff, BOT and some children have had an
input into what these values might look like at St Mary’s. I would like some feedback from parents
too. I would like to meet interested parents next Thursday at 2.30pm in our staffroom with a
second opportunity again at 3.30pm. It would be great if you could come to one of these meetings
and give us some feedback.

Our school values put Christ at the Centre. The cross displays our primary values which are placed in correlation to the head, hands and feet of Jesus. These are: Wonder, Respect, Excellence and Courage. Our secondary values circulate around the outside of the cross, still connecting to our primary values: Curiosity, Creativity, Care, Integrity, Perseverance, Confidence, Passion, Resilience and Gratitude. Deliberately placed at the centre of the cross is the acronym J.O.Y. (Jesus, Others, Yourself) within a heart shaped koru. All values are promoted with consideration to Jesus, Others and Yourself. Underneath J.O.Y is Faith, which underpins all of our values.

Our annual Inter-House school cross country will be held on the afternoon of Friday 25th May

2018 in the Redwoods Forest. This event is for Yr 3-6 students.

Children need to be assembled in house groups at our school ‘HQ’ near the Redwoods Visitor
Centre, Long Mile Road by

12:50pm ready for a briefing.  The first race will be at 1:00pm with the event finishing by 2:30pm.

Children come to school in full uniform and change into PE gear for the afternoon’s events.  
For the event children will need:

Running shoes  Polar fleece jacket /school jersey  PE Gear  Raincoat  Spare set of clothes  A drink bottle, lunch / snacks

Any medication required

To make this a successful & enjoyable event for everyone we require parental assistance

both with regards to transport and marshalling on the day.

We will need the following help at various times on the day from parents:

12:30pm	Transporting children from school to the Redwoods Visitor Centre
1pm – 2:20pm	Marshalling in the forest on the day
2:30pm	Transporting those children who catch a bus or require after school care back to school

All other children may be collected by their parents by 2:30pm from the Redwoods.

If you’re available to help with transport we’d really appreciate it. Please complete the attached form and return to the school office by Thursday 17th May.

If your child catches a bus, attends after school care or you can help with marshalling please indicate this to the school office staff.


Event outline:


1:00pm 7 & 8 yr old Girls 1.10pm 7 & 8 yr old Boys


1:20pm 9 year old Girls 1:30pm 9 Year old Boys


1.40 pm 10 year old Girls 1.50pm 10 year old Boys


2.00pm 11 year old Girls 2.05pm 11 year old Boys


Thanking you in anticipation for your help and support to make this a successful day.

St Mary’s Inter-house Cross Country

Redwoods Forest, Long Mile Road Friday 25th May 2018