Term 1 Week 9

This week we are in Holy week. This is the final week of Lent and it recounts the final days of Christ’s life, as well as his death, burial and resurrection. This is a short week for us all to spend and enjoy Easter with our families. We hope you all have a wonderful and joyous Easter.

Our learning focus this week:

In Literacy we are using our phonics to figure out unfamiliar words in reading and writing.

In Maths we are learning to add and subtract numbers using a range of counting strategies.

In Religious Education our focus is on Holy Week.

This week:

Monday 

Tuesday

Palm Sunday Liturgy at St Mary's Church 12:15

Wednesday

Library time - Kakano 1, 2 and 3 (note change of day and time)

Thursday

Washing of the feet 10:15 am in hall

Friday

No School - Good Friday. School is also closed Easter Monday and Tuesday next week. School starts again at 8:45am on Wednesday 7th April.

Term 1 Week 8

Thanks to everyone who helped make the Gala such a success. It was so wonderful to see so many of you there supporting St. Mary’s School and bringing our community together. Check out some of the cool photos on St. Mary's Facebook page if you haven't already.

Good luck to our students in Kakano who will be heading off to the Mount to play Golf. Have fun and all the best.

Here’s what’s happening this week:

We are swimming all week!!

Monday

• swimming

Tuesday

• Kakano 2 library

• swimming

Wednesday

• Kakano 1 library

• swimming

• Rice Day

Message from Bernie Hall DRS

Each year as a Caritas fundraiser, and to raise awareness of those who survive on a bowl of rice a day, St Mary’s School will participate in the Rice Day Challenge. Your child will be provided with rice for lunch. They are to bring a bowl/cup and spoon/fork and a gold coin donation. 

All students are expected to participate. It is a good thing to allow your child to experience what having limited choices feels like and plain food tastes like. So please, unless your child has specific dietary requirements do not buy or provide a school lunch on this day.

Thursday 

• Kakano 3 Library

• Annunciation Liturgy 10:15a.m.

• swimming

Friday

Mill Hill Mufti Day and House Golden Time

BOP Golf Tournament 9-2:30 Mount Maunganui

Swimming

Sausage sizzle

What a big day Friday was!

 Friday was a big day for us. We started the day with our St. Joseph's Mass. Well done to our Kakano 1, 2 & 3 readers who did an amazing job reading their prayers of the faithful.

 

 

 

 

Well done to Joaquin and Elladee who took up the offertory gifts - you were amazing.

 

 

In the afternoon we had Golden Time activities with our house groups. We practiced our house group chants, came up with ideas for our house group banners, drew amazing chalk pictures on the driveway and played some fun games together.

 

And after all that excitement, it was GALA time! There would have been some very tired Kakano 1, 2 & 3 children by the end of the GALA - I know their teachers were absolutely shattered and really appreciated that the following day was Saturday.

Term 1 - Week 7

 It’s GALA WEEK! Thank you for getting in behind this exciting event. Money earned at Gala will go towards making our fenced play area a little more welcoming - we are so excited.  As Friday is going to be hectic enough, there will be NO sausage sizzle. 

It is Saint Patrick's day on Wednesday and it is Saint Joseph’s day on Friday.  It was the Sisters of Saint Joseph who started our school.  This makes Saint Joseph a very special saint for our school so we will be celebrating.  Kakano 1, 2 and 3 will be leading the mass on Friday morning and you are most welcome to join us. 

Here’s what’s happening this week:

Monday

Gala Collection: Nacho day and homewares (Corn chips, blankets, etc)

Tuesday

• Kakano 2 library 

Gala Collection: Grocery day (anything in a packet or boxes)

Wednesday

• Kakano 1 library

Gala Collection: White elephant day (toys, books, sports gear, homeware…)

Thursday 

• Kakano 3 Library

Gala Collection: Mystery jar day (fill a jar with anything you want - small toys, lollies, bubbles, slime, …)  Fresh fruit and veges are also being collected today.

Friday

• GALA DAY 4-7pm

• 9am St Joseph's Day mass - led by Kakano 1, 2, 3

Gala Collection: homemade cakes, biscuits, fudge, and fresh produce.

Coming up:

24 March

• Rice Day

25th March

• Annunciation of the Lord Mass

30th March

• Palm ‘Sunday’ Donkey parade

1 April

• Washing of the feet liturgy

Golden Time with Pompallier

On Friday, we had a special Golden Time just for Pompallier. The Pompallier teachers organised a giant water fight. Everyone joined in and there were sponges flying everywhere! We were very proud of our Year 3-6 children who were really kind and gentle towards our little Pompallier people. They were not so kind to their poor old teachers however! Poor, poor Mrs Todd and Mrs Tabuteau had to sit through assembly in soaking wet clothes (it's lucky that the weather played nicely).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank You Pompallier!

Mrs Todd, Mrs Mareroa, Mrs Waititi, Mrs Tabuteau and Miss Ryan

Term 1 - Week 6

We are loving working with the Year 2 CREW this year. What a wonderful bunch of kids they are. Hopefully, Level 1 will remain in place for a looooong time and we’ll get to see more of their wonderful parents, too. Thank you all for your support and understanding with Level 2 protocols. 

Here’s what’s happening this week:

We are swimming this week - every day

Monday

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Tuesday

• Kakano 2 library 

Wednesday

• Kakano 1 library

• Lunchtime Gymnastics

Thursday 

• Library closed K3 bring your books on Tues/Wed and we’ll ask K1&2 if we can join them.

Friday

• Station of the Cross 10am in the Church

• Junior Chess Club

• Assembly Room 12

• Pompallier wear green and have a special Golden Time

Our First Aid leaders are fundraising. $1 for an ice block on Mon, Tues and Wed.

Coming up:

19th March 

• St Joseph's Day Mass (led by K1,2&3) 
• Gala Day (new date)

24 March

• Rice Day

25th March

• Annunciation of the Lord Mass

30th March

• Palm ‘Sunday’ Donkey parade

1 April

• Washing of the feet liturgy