Week 2

Good Evening Whanau. I hope you have all had a fun weekend and have settled back into school routines. Thank you for being understanding of my absence last week. Mrs Bye (our lovely reliever) left very positive feedback for how the children settled back into school and the positive attitudes they had all week. I am very excited to be back with our class again and am looking forward to another fun and successful term.

This week our Totora team are starting our exploration taster sessions. These will be held between 11 and 12.30 on Friday's and will continue for 3 weeks. The purpose of these sessions are to give children the opportunity to explore a new skill and get an idea for different skills/activities they may want to inquire into for the remainder of the term. There are lots of options available that children will be able to opt into. We are excited to see how everyone connects with these activities and see what exploration journey all of our children will take this term!

This term, children will bring home a spelling worksheet & new spelling words every week, which are to be completed for homework and returned every Friday (this week it won't come home until Tuesday). If you would like additional homework, I recommend spending time on Math Whizz and Lexia to strengthen literacy and numeracy skills.

Student-Led Conferences are on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please book a time to come in to celebrate learning with your child; this is a great opportunity to share their successes and talk about their goals for this term. For more information, see below...

Three Way Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Tuesday 31 July and Wednesday 1 August for our Year 3-6 classes. To book an interview time please go to: https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code?code=qdcsx OR go to schoolinterviews.co.nz and the event code to use is qdcsx Tues 31 July  - bookings can be made from 3.10 to 6.00 Wed 1 August - bookings can be made from 3.10 to 5.30 The purpose of the conference is to share your child's learning and set goals for Term 3. Appointments are for 10 minutes.  If you feel that you need longer than the allocated 10 minutes please show respect for other families by asking the class teacher if you could make an appointment for another day.

This week the wonderful Manuka team are selling some delicious baking! Your support with this will be really appreciated, plus you will be able to enjoy some scrumptious treats!

Manuka Team Bake Sale Manuka Team are having a bake sale this week. Tuesday 31st July at 10:30 Items will be $1 or $2 They are fundraising to visit the Zoo.

STEAM EXTRAVAGANZA TUESDAY........at St Mary's.

WHY: To get students and teachers excited about STEAM. Allow senior students to take on leadership roles.

When: Tuesday 31 July (Week 2) during the school day

Where: All around our school, wherever we can find space.

What: Senior students, Mr James and Mrs Cato have planned some engaging workshops for Middle and Senior Students to take part in. Year 2 students will be able to take part in the activities designed by the senior students in their own classes.

WEEK 2 TERM 3.

TUESDAY 31ST JULY

9.00 - 10.00am  ICAS English. Staffroom

STEAM Extravaganza Day.

10.30 am Manuka’s Cake Stall

3.10 pm Student Led Conferences Totara and Kahikitea

WEDNESDAY 1ST AUGUST.

3.00-4.30pm Arts in Motion Practice

3.10 pm Student Led Conferences

THURSDAY 2ND AUGUST

2.05pm Kapa Haka

3.15pm Pasifika Homework Club

FRIDAY 3RD AUGUST

2.05pm  Assembly and PTA Raffle drawn

SUNDAY 5th AUGUST

1.00-3.00pm Arts in Motion Practice. School Hall.

FOLLOWING  WEEK

WEDNESDAY 8th AUGUST.

3.00-4.00pm Arts in Motion Practice

THURSDAY 9th AUGUST

2.05pm Kapa Haka

3.15pm Pasifika Homework Club

FRIDAY 10th AUGUST

9.00am Mass. St Mary of the Cross Mass

2.05pm  Assembly