Notices and Dates - Week Five Term One

Hi team. Looking forward to another week in Room 6. As always we've got plenty going on. This is the second week of your Must Dos rotation so remember everything must be complete before you go to Technology on Friday morning. Here's some important dates for the week:

Tues 27th Feb

- Lisa and Trudy from Department of Conservation coming to speak in Rm 6.
-First student council meeting.
-PAT maths test

Wed 28th Feb

-PAT reading comprehension test

Thurs 1st March

-Public Library visit. Bring your books to return or renew, bring your library card.
-Soccer sessions. Wear PE gear
-Sticks 'n' Stones session with Vanessa. 1-2pm so we have an early lunch.
-Music. Bring your instruments!

Fri 2nd March

Technology at the Terrace. Please remember hair ties, covered shoes, sunhats, lunch.

Cheers!
Mr Yeoman

couch needed!

Hi everyone, Room 6 would love a couch that we could put in our reading corner. If you know of anything available please contact Mr Yeoman. Thanks!

Homework and Must Dos for the coming two weeks - Weeks Four and Five

Well done everyone on a great start to the year, I really enjoyed reading your letters, and seeing your creative work over the last two weeks. Keep it up! This week is a busy one with lots of swimming sessions and a Sticks 'n' Stones event. Here is a list of your Must Dos, remember that if you work hard in class you will get these completed on time and will not have homework to do. They must be completed before next Friday 2nd March, so if you get behind it is your responsibility to do some catch up work at home.

• Reading pages

• Curious Minds Reading

• Draft Writing - hand in three times showing reasonable progress and effort

• Spelling testing and word activities

• Statistics project - Problem and Plan

• Statistics activity - Data analysis (Means, Medians, Modes and Ranges)

• Maths 'Daily Plan' worksheet

• Maths Addition and Subtraction activity

• Class Treaty Art work signing

+ Book talks

+ Book letters

All the best, enjoy your learning!

 Ngā mihinui

Mr Yeoman

Dates for Week Four

Monday 19th Feb
-9am Room 6 on school prayer
-11:00 Kapa Haka

Tuesday 20th Feb
-11:00-11:30 swimming. Wear PE gear
-1:30 House meetings to prepare for swimming sports

Wednesday 21st Feb
-11:00-11:30 swimming. Wear PE gear
-Afternoon vege garden small group
-7:30pm Meeting in Room 6 for all adults helping on Rakiura Stewart Island camp

Thursday 22nd Feb
-9:00 - 12:00 School Swimming Sports
-Kapa Haka lunch and leadership speeches
-Class student council rep speeches

Friday 23rd Feb
-9:30 Sticks 'n' Stones event @ Terrace. Wear PE gear and bring finger food for shared lunch.
-1:30pm Buddy Reading. House leaders be organised!
-2:10 Assembly

Vision & Hearing testing

Vision & Hearing Testing

The nurse will be here on Wed 7th March. Vision Hearing Testing is offered to all Year 7’s at this visit. If you do not wish your child to be tested please request an opt-out form from the office

Homework and notices - Term One Week Three

This week we continue working on the Must Dos from last week (see the earlier blog post for details). These must be completed by Fri morning as you have tech all day on Friday. Thanks to many of you who are already showing great organisation and motivation, well done. Here's some important dates for this week:

Wed 14th 
- 9am Ash Wednesday mass

Thurs 15th 
-Sticks 'n' Stones introductory session
- Swimming, please bring togs, towel and goggles
-Class music, please bring an instrument if you play one

Fri 16th
-Technology at the Terrace, please remember covered shoes, hats, hair ties, lunch

Sun 18th
-First school family mass

We have now begun using our beautiful new student diaries, these will be great at helping you all to be organised and well planned. We'll be updating these each Monday morning so make sure you always have them at school on a Monday.

We have some great student artwork now going up on the walls of Room 6, including our class treaty, Room 6's giant puzzle, pictorial mihi and self portraits! Parents and caregivers are most welcome to drop by and see all that we're getting up to!

Ngā mihi

Mr Yeoman

Homework & Notices Term One Week Two

As was outlined on the blog last week your homework is currently to make sure you remain organized and stay on top of your ‘must do’ tasks, completing them all by Friday 16^th Feb. Here’s a list of the ‘Must Do’ tasks to be completed throughout Week Two and Three.

1.     Pictorial Mihi

2.     Self Portrait

3.     Rm 6 jigsaw piece

4.     Birthday calendar task

5.     Maths games

6.     Spelling and word activity

7.     ‘Curious Minds’ reading activity

8.     RE activities

9.     Library card and reading book

10.   Return camp forms

Notices & Dates

Tues 6^th Feb = Waitangi Day holiday

Wed 7^th Feb = Swimming

Thurs 8^th Feb = Public Library visit. Please bring your library card.

Fri 9^th Feb = Leadership speeches 9:30am

                    = Assembly

Important note:

-We have swimming on Wed this week after Waitangi day, so you will not get any further reminder. Please remember your togs and towel and goggles!

-Please see the note on the blog regarding the HPV vaccination for Year 8s. A consent form will come home soon.

                                   

Have a great week!

 Mr Yeoman

HPV notice for Year 8 students

January 2018.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for year 8 students

Dear parents/caregivers,

The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is part of the New Zealand National Immunisation Schedule for both boys and girls in year 8 at school. This programme is delivered by Public Health Nurses in schools throughout the Otago region.

Prior to 2017 only girls were included in the funded programme, and boys and young men had to purchase the vaccines through their GP if they wished to be immunised.

The vaccine protects against cancers which are caused by HPV viruses, as well as genital warts. The vaccine has been used for a number of years around the world, and is already showing excellent results in lowering the incidence of genital warts.

The public health nurse for your school will deliver an education session to all the eligible students, and your child will bring home a consent form for you to fill in and return to the school. Please inform the school if you do not wish for your child to attend the education session.

Please fill in the consent form and return it to the school whether you consent or do not consent to the vaccinations.  

No student will be vaccinated at school unless they have a consent form signed by a parent or legal guardian.

The HPV vaccination is also available through your GP/practice nurse, at no cost. Please phone them to make an appointment should you prefer your child to be vaccinated at your GP.

The consent form contains information about the HPV vaccine and the diseases covered. Should you have any more questions please do not hesitate to contact:

• The public health nurse for your school
• Your GP/practice nurse
• Immunisation information line on 0800 466 863 (0800 IMMUNE)
• www.moh.govt.nz/immunisation

Yours sincerely,

Paula McHugh

Public Health Nurse

0275033329 / 4404309

Paula,mchugh@southerndhb.govt.nz

Senior student leadership roles 2018

Once again senior students are St Gerards are invited to apply for leadership positions in the school. Next Friday 9th Feb students who wish to stand for these leadership roles will give speeches to the staff and students in the senior school.

At 9:30am students standing for the following roles will give speeches to Rm 4, 5 and 6:

-Special character

 -Cultural

-Student council leader

-Enviro

At 1:30pm during house group meetings, any Yr 7-8 students who wish to stand to be a house leader will give their speech to their house group.

Finally, any student wanting to stand for Kapa Haka leader (Male and Female) and Choir leader will give their speeches to those groups at a time yet to be confirmed.

Kia ora, good luck!

Rakiura Stewart Island Camp - notices coming home

Kia ora everyone. Tonight students will bring home four important notices regarding our upcoming Rakiura Stewart Island camp. These include:

1 - A required gear list
2 - A student behaviour contract
3 - A parent volunteer form
4 - Parent consent form and risk acknowledgement

Please keep the gear list at home, look through it closely and let me know asap if you need help sourcing any of the required items. Please don't go out and buy new items that we might be able to help you borrow - this is an expensive camp already!

Please discuss the student contract with your child/children, they then sign it and return it to me.

If you can volunteer to help on camp I'd love you to complete and return the form to me asap.

Please read over, complete and return the consent and risk form asap.

I will be in contact with volunteer parents as soon as I've had responses from everyone. We will hold a volunteers meeting to complete further planning.

Thankyou!
Mr Yeoman