Term 4 Week 10

The production was amazing. Everyone played their part extremely well and delivered their lines clearly. I am very proud of the way Room 5 stepped up. Look out Hollywood!
Here's some snippets from our writing about the production:

On Monday we did the production. I was so good the people were clapping. We had swords and chest plates. It was so much fun. Callum

I was excited because I had a speaking part and wore a head mike. Joshua

In the production I was a guard. My line was: ‘Grab him, men. The master will reward us for catching this thief.’ I liked being a guard because I got to march and to wear a silver tunic. Zach

Then it was our turn. I was Joseph. I didn’t have that many lines. I had an amazing night. Ollie

I was a villager who was scrubbing the floor. First I was excited but then I saw all the people and I got a bit nervous. Ryan

This morning we caught up on weekend sport. Elspeth competed in a swim meet at Jellie Park. She received two ribbons, including one for getting a Personal Best. Ka pai, Elspeth.

2014 has been a busy year with lots of learning happening. Everyone has worked hard and made wonderful progress. Ka pai everyone.



Our Mathletics Stars are Isabella, Joe, George and Peter.
Well done to everyone who achieved Mathletics certificates this year. You can use Mathletics over the holidays - Live Mathletics is a great way to improve your Basic Facts knowledge.


Congratulations to Maria, Lachlan, James, Sophie, Connie and Asher. You have all worked very hard to improve your reading.

Happy Birthday

Yesterday Lachlan turned 8. Today we sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished him all the best for the coming year.

Lachlan had a busy weekend as he also received two ribbons and a trophy for being a champion child dog handler. Congratulations, Lachlan.





A big Thank you to Steve, Addie's Dad, for giving us a real Christmas tree. It smells great and we enjoyed decorating it today. Come in and check it out!

Notes for this week:

Thursday - 9:15am Year 3 Graduation in the hall (all Year 3 parents are invited and are asked to bring a small plate of food for morning tea)

Thursday - 1:30pm Year 3 children will attend the Middle and Senior prize giving

Friday - 9am School Assembly in the hall

Term 4 Week 5

A big thank you to everyone for supporting the fair. It was a fantastic day. I enjoyed watching some Room 5 people busk - what talent we have in our room. The book stall did very well with approximately $1700 spent on books. Thanks to Bridgette for organising Room 5 to do the books, and to Triona and Becky for spearheading the whole fair.




This morning Alex received his first Silver Mathletics certificate. Ka pai, Alex.

Lachlan was named 'Player of the Day' for his bowling at his cricket game on Saturday. Ka pai, Lachlan.






Homework: for the next two weeks spelling homework will be revision of the 7 Essential Spelling Lists and the Commonly Misspelt Words list. We will have our final big spelling test in Week 7.
Next Week: we will be swimming. A notice was sent home today. Please read it and return the slip if you are able to help. If you have any questions, please ask me.
Wednesday: we are having a Blue mufti day as it is Diabetes Awareness Week. Children are to wear as much blue as they can - there are prizes for the best dressed. There is no charge for this mufti day.

Production practices are progressing well. Please help your child to learn their parts - their words, who speaks before them and who speaks after them. A letter will be sent home soon informing you of costume requirements. Remember performance date: Monday 15 December.

Term 4 Week 2

Thank you for attending the school assembly today. The children did an amazing job of teaching us about the Rosary, then leading us in saying a decade of the Rosary. 

Kei whaha hihi ahau o kotou - I am very proud of them.

George received the Special Character Award.

George, you are a kind and considerate class member.

You are a confident, connected, actively involved learner,
always taking responsibility for making the most of opportunities.

You are a positive role model, both inside the classroom and in the playground.

Your positive attitude to all aspects of school life shows that you are ‘Stepping Up for Success’.

We are blest to have you in Room 5 and Christ the King School.

Peter received a certificate and Lachlan was presented with his Gold Mathletics certificate. Ka pai, boys, we are proud of you.

Enjoy the long weekend. Remember to wear mufti on Tuesday and to bring a big lunch and a water bottle, ready for our trip to the Botanical Gardens.

Term 4 Week 1

The first week of term 4 is now over. We have started the term with a roar. We have had our auditions for the production and should find out our parts early next week. We have published our holiday stories, learning how to use the Dropbox on the computers or a new dictation app on the iPad along the way. (Come in to the classroom to read our stories and look at our illustrations). We enjoyed Discovery Time today, trying new things, working with the Room 6 and Room 4 children and being Actively Involved learners. The highlight of the week was watching 'Matilda' - our postponed end of Term 3 reward.

There was no school assembly today as the Middle and Senior students had their athletics sports.

However we did award a homework certificate. Congratulations to Lachlan for the good work you did on your spelling sentences.



Notes for Week 2:
The Run, Jump, Throw Display scheduled for Tuesday has been CANCELLED.
Touch Rugby starts on Tuesday - 5:30pm at Nunweek Park.
On Friday 24 October we will be leading the School Assembly. Family members are welcome. The assembly starts at 12md, so it is advisable to be in the hall a bit before 12md.

Fair News:
Thank you for your support with the Fair so far. A great collection of books, toys and clothing is accumulating outside Room 5. Please feel free to add to this collection. We are now collecting grocery items for the raffle. These can be brought in any time and placed in the box in the classroom.
Raffle Tickets - how are these going? Please return money to either the office or the classroom as soon as you have sold them. More tickets are available if you can sell more. Please see me or the office ladies.

Enjoy the weekend.

Term 4 Week 10 'Star of the Week'

This week's 'Star of the Week' is Ashleigh.

Ka pai, Ashleigh, it's great to have you in Room 5.

Lachlan and Joe shared their sporting successes. Lachlan won two ribbons with his puppy. Joe received a medal as 'Player of the Year' for his soccer team. 

We had two Mathletics celebrations today - Maria received her first Silver Certificate and Peter reached number 1 on the Top 100 Students for both NZ and the World. An amazing achievement.

 

Notes for the last week of Term 3:
Thank you for your support with collecting toiletries for the school fair. We came in at second place again, this time to Room 6.
Tuesday: Social Justice Liturgy 12md in the church. A shared lunch will follow. Please read the email that was sent out earlier today.
Wednesday: Ukulele lesson.
Thursday: Presentation of Plays - 2:15pm.
Friday: Last day of Term 3.

Term 3 Week 9 'Star of the Week'

This week's 'Star of the Week' is Zach

Ka pai, Zach, it's great to have you in Room 5.

Lachlan gained a Gold Mathletics certificate. Ka wani kei, Lachlan, this is a great achievement.

This week the Mathlete of the Week trophy was awarded to Hamish. Well done to everyone who gained a certificate.

Lachlan

Hamish

 This morning we enjoyed the first of our tennis lessons. These continue on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Asher

Callum

Aysha

Addison

Term 3 Week 6

Today Lachlan received a certificate in assembly. 

Ka wani kei, Lachlan, we are proud of you.

Nicholas received the Homework certificate. Ka pai, Nicholas, you are writing great sentences.

Aysha received her first Silver Mathletics Certificate. Ka rawe, Aysha, keep up the good work.

The Fantail Reading Group presented the play 'Where's My Keys'. They were amazing, speaking clearly and using fantastic expression. 
Well done to Ephrem, Nicholas, Joe, Peter and George.

Please bring a jam jar and some pantyhose to school as soon as possible. We need 26 jars and pantyhose so if you have extra please send them along. 

Term 3 Week 6 'Star of the Week'

This week's 'Star of the Week' is Callum.

Ka wani kei, Callum, it's great to have you in Room 5.

Last week 21 people achieved a Mathletics certificate. This is an amazing result. Congratulations to:
Sophie for gaining her first Bronze certificate,

Hamish, Ryan and Alex (who was absent today) for being the top three Mathletes,


and Lachlan for being named Mathlete of the Week. 

This week is NZ Maths Challenge Week on Mathletics. It would be great if everyone could get a certificate.

Congratulations to Neave (hockey) and Joe (soccer) who were named 'Player of the Day' after their Saturday games; and Bridie who received numerous medals and ribbons at her dancing competition in Waimate.

Notes for Week 6:
Fair collection items - gourmet foods
Wednesday - ukulele lesson
Friday - Mufti day

Term 2 Week 6 'Star of the Week' and Student Council Rep

This week's 'Star of the Week' is Ollie.

Ka pai, Ollie, it's great to have you in Room 5.

This morning we congratulated the following people:

 Neave, who received the Homework Award for Week 5. Well done, Neave, keep up your good work.

Lachlan, who received 'Player of the Day' for his hockey game on Saturday. 

And Aysha who is the Year 3 girl representative on the School Student Council. We know you will do a great job representing the Junior School.

Term 2 Week 5 'Star of the Week'

This week's 'Star of the Week' is Lachlan.

Ka pai, Lachlan, it's great to have you in Room 5.

Today we caught up on our weekend news:

Asher had his 8th birthday on Sunday. We sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished Asher all the best for the coming year.

Elspeth and Connie competed in the Christchurch Marathon. Both ran well and received medals. Ka rawe girls.

Lachlan was awarded two ribbons for his puppy training competition. Ka rawe Lachlan.

It's always great to hear about and celebrate the children's successes outside the classroom. Please feel free to email any results and/or photos so we can share them I can put them on the blog. 

Spelling was sent home today. Please encourage your child to write quality sentences (we have talked about this in class) for each of their spelling words. Last week very few children went on Mathletics and only 5 achieved a certificate. Mathletics is a great and fun way to reinforce concepts learnt in class, especially Basic Facts. I am hoping to be able to award our Mathlete of the Week trophy next week - we need at least 13 certificates though.

Swimming

Everything is going well with our swimming so far. The cold weather and the few flakes of snow yesterday gave way to sunshine today. The bus ride is a highlight of swim week for most children, though a few did say they would like to walk to the pool! A big thank you to all our parents who have been helping in the changing rooms after swimming, we do so appreciate it.
Here's a few photos from today's session:

Sophie

Maria

Lachlan and Ephrem

Ollie

James

Alex

Term 2 Week 3 'Star of the Week'

This week's 'Star of the Week' is Addison.

Ka pai, Addison, it's great to have you in Room 5.

This morning we celebrated our latest successes:

George (rugby) and Elspeth (hockey) received 'Player of the Day' awards. Ka pai.

Lachlan and Addison ran in the Tiddler Fun Run at Hagley Park on Sunday. They each received a certificate and a medal, thanks to Addison's Dad.

Mathletics certificates were given to Lachlan, Isabella and Joshua. As less than half the class gained a certificate we did not have a 'Mathlete of the Week'.

Looking ahead - Next Sunday 25 May at 9am the Junior School children are expected to attend mass with their class at Christ the King Church. Please put this date in your diary.