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Week 9

We have had a busy week last week. Swimming sports on Monday- which was a bit of a disaster weather wise, and our trip to the RSA on Tuesday. I will put up photos of this soon, I just need to find the right IPad that they are on. We also had Mary's Annunciation Liturgy on Wednesday - which our students read beautifully in church, the Palm Sunday Liturgy and Parade, and Rice Lunch on Friday.

Thanks to the parents who helped out with Rice Cookers and cooking and helping with serving the Rice lunch.

Thank you also to the parents and grandparents who helped us with transport and with supervision to the RSA. Unfortunately we did not do the Sculpture Trail because of the weather- hopefully we will be able to do that early next term.


Here is what we have been learning in Mandarin this week. We did really well with our counting, we had to read the numbers in Mandarin to join the dots to create the Dragon. I am really impressed with how well the students are doing in Mandarin. 

The students have started to use their own blog. It is a bit of a process getting everyone logged in and teaching them how to put up their work, so not every student has their blog sorted yet . Each student is going to use their own blog to showcase their learning. There will be some things that are expected across the Middle Team to be on the blogs, but students will also be able to add their own things as well- as long as they are incorporated into their learning.  I will add a page of blog addresses to our Middle School Site later this week, all the addresses follow the same format apart from 1 or 2 students. They start with stm then the students first name, first letter of their sir name followed by .blogspot.co.nz  For example= stmlynleys.blogspot.co.nz

On Friday some of our students were very fortunate to visit the Noel Leeming Technology van. I will add some photos soon.

We are going into Holy Week. During Holy Week we go through Jesus' journey from when he was welcomed into Jerusalem with palms right up to his death and then His resurrection. There are a few liturgies taking place this week to remind us what we are preparing for.


Here's what's happening:
Tuesday: Stations of the Cross Liturgy 10am
Wednesday: Library
Thursday: Washing of the Feet Liturgy.


Friday: No School because of Good Friday

Holidays for the following 2 weeks.

Timetable for Church Services over Easter,

 Holy Thursday: 7pm St Mary’s

 Good Friday Stations of the Cross 10am - St Mary’s

 Good Friday: 3pm St Mary’s 3pm St Michael’s

 Easter Vigil Mass: 7pm St Mary’s

 Easter Sunday 8am St Michael’s, 10.00am St Mary’s 5.00pm St Mary’s

Week 8

Swimming sports is on Monday.

Please be at the aquatic centre by 8.45. Come in your house colours or comfortable mufti clothes.  Bring something warm as well.
There will be sausage sizzle and juicies for sale if you would like to buy these for lunch. Don't forget your togs, sunscreen and hat.

Trip to the RSA and Sculpture Trail

We also have the middle school trip to the RSA and sculpture gardens. This outing will take up most of Tuesday.


On Friday the school is taking part in the Palm Parade where we re-enact when Jesus came to Jerusalem on his Donkey. Please bring in Jesus clothes if you have any.

Please see details below about our Rice Lunch THIS FRIDAY

FRIDAY 27TH MARCH

PHILIPPINE CARITAS LENT APPEAL MUFTI DAY

CARITAS CHALLENGE

RICE LUNCH

Please bring a donation to cover mufti day and rice lunch

Mufti Day - please wear the colours of the Philippine flag

Rice Lunch - For lunch we will be having rice - this is to remind us that others in the world consider themselves fortunate if they have a bowl of rice a day as their only food.

Juniors: can bring morning tea

Middle students: fruit for morning tea

Senior students: if possible no morning tea

(Some bread will be available for those student who cannot eat rice- please let the teacher know prior to Friday so we can organise this)

(Students on special diets can bring their normal lunch- please let your teacher know)

At 10am we will be having our Palm Sunday parade - pray for fine weather so the Donkey is able to come.

We thank you for your support

God Bless

Teresa Rush, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School.

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We will need some parent to come and help with preparing the rice-

If you are able to help please contact Teresa Rush

teresar@stmarysrotorua.school.nz     or text 0272570668

Here's what happening this week

Monday: Swimming Sports Day at the Aquatic Centre

Tuesday: Middle School Trip to RSA

Wednesday: Annunciation Liturgy. All are welcome. Library.

Thursday: Leader's Commissioning 1.30 to 2pm

Friday: Mufti Day. Donkey Parade. Rice Lunch

Happy Birthday Harrison!

Harrison was 8 on Monday and his Mum made us a lovely chocolate cake to share with every one. Everyone enjoyed it a lot, Thanks Harrison's Mum

Week 7

Next Tuesday ( 24th March) The middle school children are lucky enough to visit the RSA and the lovely Sculpture walk behind the District Council building. We need parent help and transportation in order for this to run smoothly. If you are available, please give me your name and number. I need at least 5 parents.

Next Monday is swimming sports Day at the Aquatics. Please drop off your children at the Aquatic Centre by 8.45 am.


Here's what's happening this week.

Monday: Life Education
Wednesday: Library
Friday: St Joseph's Mass at 9am, all are welcome.

Well done to all the students who spoke at assembly and congratulations Riley for getting the Principal's Award.

Here is our art that we created to represent our pepeha.  We drew Koru to represent the members of our family, our mountain and our river, lake or ocean. 

We have had another lesson in Mandarin.  We learnt this song, and we learnt to count to seven.

Week 6

Life Education
This week we are starting Life Education. The Middle School is going to be learning about Body Systems- Heart Central.

Mandarin
Last week we were very lucky to have Lin come in and teach us some Mandarin. Here is a short video and the words we learnt this week. He will be coming in regularly to teach us. Hopefully we will all be able to learn some Mandarin with him.

ANZAC
We are continuing to learn about the ANZAC'S.  Last week we learnt what it was like to live in the trenches.

RE/Caritas-
We have been learning about the Philippines and Caritas. We have a Caritas box in our room to raise money to help Caritas give aid to the Philippines. We have been learning what kind of help Caritas gives to people in need.


We are presenting Assembly this week.
 Assembly begins at 2.15.
Swimming this week.
Life Ed - Monday
Library -Wednesday
Assembly - Friday