Weekly Notices Week 2 Term 1

Week 2 Term 1

Sorry to those parents who were given the wrong information about the swimming roster. Initially room 16 and 17 were swimming together in even weeks, but in the end to stay together we needed to change our week to odd weeks. This happened on the first day.

We hope all St Mary’s families passed an excellent Waitangi Day on Monday, enjoying the lovely weather but also remembering the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and what this means for us.

We think Team Kahikatea (Middle School) has had an excellent first week and all teachers reported a positive start to the year. Our children seem to have settled in well and parents are happy to have their children back at school.

We have a school app that parents and caregivers are being encouraged to download. Parents will be able to access blogs, newsletters, draws, school calendar, book school interview, order Pita lunch, buy school uniform from our shop, and submit a child’s absence using the App. Parents will need to download the app from the android or apple store.

Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.school.stmarysrotorua

Apple - St Mary's Catholic Primary School

https://appsto.re/nz/xbD6eb.i

Thanks goes to Mrs Hall for organising the Liturgies we had llast week. They have been great and I know they require a lot of organisation and set up.

St Mary’s Catholic School has a facebook page and photos are often posted on this page. We have 647 likes so far and would appreciate more. We encourage whanau to check out our facebook page and like what they see.

Parent-Teacher interviews are this week. The purpose of these interviews is to hear from parents and caregivers about the aspirations that you have for your child and also anything else you might want to say about your child. Interviews are 5 minutes as these are only introductory meetings. If you need to talk in a little more detail to your child’s teacher about important issues please book a separate meeting with the teacher concerned.

Parent Interviews : Thursday 9 February: 3.15pm to 6.00pm

To book an interview with your child's teacher please follow this process

* www.schoolinterviews.co.nz

* parent/teacher interview school bookings

* event code 6w7hp

A group of Mandarin Language Assistants are visiting our school as part of their orientation to the Rotorua area. They will be with us from 9.00 Thursday and leaving us after morning tea. We will make them feel very welcome.

Thursday is our ‘Bike to School Day”.

You can bike from home, or for students from outside the area, please get dropped off outside the Arawa Bowling club in Lytton street between 8 and 8.20.  Students will be able to cycle or scoot from there to school.  You MUST have a helmet.

Upon arrival, senior students will put their bikes in the Mary Garden area beside Room 1.  Middle school students will put their bikes around the back of Rooms 16/17 and Junior school students will keep their bikes by their classes.

MONDAY 6TH FEBRUARY.

Waitangi Day.

TUESDAY 7TH FEBRUARY.

8.15am Teacher Prayer, Staffroom. Mrs Todd.

8.30am Senior School Assembly

3.20pm Staff mtg: Sue Winters.

WEDNESDAY 8TH FEBRUARY.

8.30am Totara (Senior School) Assembly.

8.45am School Singing

THURSDAY 9TH FEBRUARY.

8.30am Bike to School Day. Poster from Sheryl.

When students have arrived at school bikes are to be stored in the following places:

Totara (Senior School). In behind Mary garden

Kahikatea (Middle) Behind Room 17

Manuka (Year 2)- outside their classrooms.

9.00-11.00am MLAs’ Orientation visit. Morning tea will be provided. We will meet our MLA,  Bethany Lu Wenyu. School tour and a class observation.

3.15-6.00pm Parent Interviews.

The interview is 5 minutes in duration.

FRIDAY 10TH FEBRUARY.

9.00am Opening School Mass

11.00am School Band (Margot). Hall

11.45am Pasifika Performing group (Mrs Wallbank). Hall

NO Assembly.