SPELLING GROUPS

SPELLING GROUPS

Spelling words for weeks 6 & 7.

Note these groups are fluid and students may move between them depending on how they perform. We will also be introducing concept words and word families into our spelling programme.
  Remember that spelling is a written skill, so practice writing the words as well as spelling aloud. LOOK AT PREVIOUS LIST TO FIND YOUR NAME.
LAKE OKATAINIA    LAKE ROTOMA      LAKE TIKITAPU       LAKE ROTORUA

clean	recycle	invention	disruption
save	streams	evaporation	moisture
prepare	fresh	monsoon	reservoir

conserve	conserve	conserve	conserve
preserve	preserve	preserve	preserve

Spelling words for weeks 4 &5.

Note these groups are fluid and students may move between them depending on how they perform. We will also be introducing concept words and word families into our spelling programme.
  Remember that spelling is a written skill, so practise writing the words as well as spelling aloud. LOOK AT PREVIOUS LIST TO FIND YOUR NAME.

LAKE OKATAINIA    LAKE ROTOMA      LAKE TIKITAPU       LAKE ROTORUA

outside	tired	balance	announce
together	replied	ache	description
around	gigantic	quarter	bruise
great	difficult	height	manufacture
second	wait	breathe	anxious
uncle	burst	science	investigate

water	water	water	water
sustainability	sustainability	sustainability	sustainability
	conservation	conservation	conservation

Spelling words for weeks 1 & 2.

Note these groups are fluid and students may move between them depending on how they perform. We will also be introducing concept words and word families into our spelling programme.

LAKE OKATAINA (5)	LAKE ROTOMA (6)	LAKE TIKITAPU (7)	LAKE ROTORUA (8)
Jayda     Shaumya Sophie   Destin Dylan G Fauvaka Dallas Kaydin M Lilly Ahana Melody Olivia Joshua F Marisia Anaia Isabel	Soorya  Jacob Madeline  Miah Ngawai  Kyrah Samantha Aydin Christian Byron Xavier Zachary Daya  Samuel Navinu Luke Kayden Mc Annie Noah Raigan Kelsey Billie Yuri	Persia Carter   Kyle Ariel Joshua M Davey Markus Mya Ma Zita Tinky Dominic Thomas	Tilde Lola Elvincent Paul Caitlyn W
door	fell	money	aloud
everyone	felt	mother	animals
family	find	myself	August
five	four	new	autumn
found	gave	parents	better
friend	getting	picked	book
fun	great	playing	calendar
heard	sister	presents	caught
here	sleep	road	children
know	suddenly	side	destroy
	take	small	city
	tell	sometimes	diary
	ten

water	water	water	water
sustainability	sustainability	sustainability	sustainability

Weekly notices, week 1, term 2, 2017

Ruma Weta - Rooms 16 & 17, Weekly Notices, Term 2, Week 1 (1st - 5th May 2017)

On Monday we held an ANZAC liturgy. We are following up with learning about the ANZAC's .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NAVINU!!!! 9 TODAY AND WHAT A GREAT BIG BROTHER YOU ARE FOR YOUR NEW SISTER AND LITTLE BROTHER! THANKS FOR THE CAKE..ONE CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH CAKE!!!

There is a new pricing as from term two.   Sausage 1.50 and a Juicie tube 1.50.  Better option for children who have allergies.

thanks, PTA

We hope you had an enjoyable break and a happy Easter! Welcome back!

This term is 10 weeks duration, and now we know where your child 'sits' in their learning, we will be forging ahead with their specific learning goals. The students have set their own learning goals on their blogs. Please revisit these with them to remind them of their goals.

Students should be in full winter uniform for term 2. We will have cross-country training each week, so girls would be best to have their PE shorts for this. 

Well done to the children who have kept up with their LEXIA work over the holidays-it does all pay off!

Well done to all students who read lots over the break...that really helps with fluency, self discipline, personal enjoyment and text understanding!

Mr Bach and Mrs Hall both attended a workshop day on LITERACY in the holidays and we look forward to using some of the relevant information with our classes.

A HUGE THANKS FROM THE THE FLOOD VICTIMS OF WHAKATANE AND MATATA!

THE FINAL AMOUNT RAISED WAS...$688! HERE IS A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL OF MATATA:

Kia ora Bernie,

Two whanau are still in temporary accommodation provided by Te Wananga o Awanuiarangi. One whanau is able to move back into their home, once the carpet, roofing, windows have being repaired. This will take up to a month. Our second whanau is not so fortunate. They have lost everything and unfortunately they were not insured. Mum is understandably  very distressed, however, our wonderful support team (local parish, Srs Margaret and Margaret-Mary, St Vinnies and our wider  Diocesan Schools) are helping lighten her burden. I have compiled a full household list of needs and will be meeting with our team tomorrow. The most pressing need is finding permanent residence. 

Thank you for your quick response to our whanau needs. I have shared all of this and the aroha sent from throughout our beautiful school communities, with both families and it has really moved them deeply.

nga mihi

On Monday we have an ANZAC liturgy at 10:00 and on Tuesday a Resurrection liturgy at 10:00.

HOMEWORK: 

Spelling will be on the blog under HOMEWORK this term. Your child will be in a group and the words for 2 weeks learning will be up. This will eliminate the need to remember notebooks each day. We will use the notebooks at school for buddy practice.

WEEKS 1 & 2 SPELLING-a link here but also on homework label :-)

WRITING BOOK WORK:

We have decided to make Mondays 'Book Days' when we use only our exercise books on this day to plan our writing/reading tasks. Two reasons; to incorporate and develop better handwriting skills and also so children earn time for chrome book tasks and activities. A certain amount of book work will need to be completed on Monday to ensure that the student is ready to continue in digital form.
I hope that makes sense!!!! 

TERMS FOCUS:

This term our Concept is SUSTAINABILITY and we will be looking at water as our focus. We have lots of science activities and a science trip organised and it will be a fun focus.

Our RE this term; we will be starting with the Prayer strand and moving into the God strand and then Jesus Strand.

This term each class member will be asked to take home the class prayer journal. This is to go home for a couple of nights and the idea is that each family will record a prayer, reflection, or poem in the book. It may be on any theme-example for health, for family members, for safe travels, for children, for those in need, for the Religious order, for parents, for thanks, for hope, for animals etc.....this way we will build up a class collection of prayers that we can read at prayer times. Feel free to decorate the page appropriately also!

Reading and Writing will be related to our Concept most of the time. We still require students to take a reading book home each night or a couple of journal books a week. Maths Whizz at home and spelling practice (on the blog.)

Maths will continue on Number and we will be looking at the other strands as well.

MONDAY: ANZAC LITURGY AT 10:00AM IN THE HALL.

TUESDAY: RESURRECTION LITURGY AT 10:00AM THE HALL

WEDNESDAY: SINGING PRACTICE AT 8:45 SHARP

THURSDAY: KAPA HAKA.....MANDARIN LANGUAGE

FRIDAY: GOLDEN TIME....MINI MARATHON FOR THOSE SIGNED UP.

School closing early today

We have been advised by the Ministry of Education to close school by 1pm today. Please collect your your child/children from their classroom at 12.30 today. Thanks. Apologies for the short notice.

Palm Sunday Donkey Parade

 Our Palm Sunday Donkey Parade went very well last week with the children getting into the spirit of the event, waving palm leaves at Luke (as Jesus) on the donkey and other children dressing up in Jesus clothes.

Weekly notices, week 11, term 1, 2017

Ruma Weta - Rooms 16 & 17, Weekly Notices, Term 1, Week 11 (10th - 13th April 2017)

On Wednesday Ruma Weta have won a free pizza lunch for earning the most points for bringing stuff for Gala Day. Children should only bring morning tea.

There will be a mufti day on Thursday to raise money for Edgecumbe's flooding. Please bring a gold coin donation.

HELP!!!

St Joseph’s Whakatane and St Joseph’s Edgecumbe need our help!!

Due to the recent flooding these schools and their families are experiencing loss of belongings and daily routines.

We will show our solidarity by having a mufti day THIS THURSDAY and bring a coin donation.

We will make a coin trail straight after Liturgy.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP!

Ruma Weta would like to thank you all for a fantastic term 1!!

Your child is a delight and we see the individuality in each child. It is a true blessing and a privilege to teach your child. Have a fabulous Easter!

Well done middle school students on leading a great Stations of the Cross Liturgy. You were fantastic!! Everyone sung so well also!!

We have had a very busy week. Thanks to Mrs Hall and the teachers who have been helping with the liturgies we have had this week. They have all been very good, but I am sure the highlight was the Palm Sunday procession with the donkey.

This week is Holy week, the most important week on the Catholic calendar, leading up to Easter. On Thursday 13th April we have the Washing of the Feet Liturgy in the Hall at 10am.
HOLY WEEK -CLICK TO FIND OUT MORE


Reading Logs for the Holiday Reading Programme are to be issued to the children on Wednesday. Children will be issued with a pack and in the pack will be the Town Library Log which carries on through the year and our Holiday Log. When children take their completed Town Library logs back to the library they may get a spot prize. Children will be issued with another log each time they drop off their completed one. We will get back the logs our children hand in, so we then can have a lucky draw at the end of the term for a major prize. Please help us by encouraging children to use the town library, particularly when ours is not up and running at the moment.

We have three way conferences (children, teacher and caregiver) on Monday and Tuesday after school from 3:15pm. All children are expected to take part in a conference. Please book in your time for a conference. The instructions for booking are in the last newsletter or on the main school website.. 3 way conferences are after school on Monday and Tuesday Please make a booking here. Our code is 7zb55 

On Thursday 13th April we have the Washing of the Feet Liturgy in the Hall at 10am.

Mufti Day Wednesday 5th April

On Wednesday we had a mufti day at St Mary's to raise money for our Caritas focus of the year, which is Tonga. We have been talking about the difficulties poor people have in Tonga, especially with finding fresh water for cooking and drinking. Hopefully the money we raised will help.

Life Education - Harold

 Room 16 really enjoyed their visit to the Life Education van and seeing Bernie and Harold again. Here are four photos of children with Harold.

Click here for a link to a folder with all of the Photos of the children with Harold.