Sad news

It is with sadness that we inform our school community that Mrs Beilbys husband Alan lost his battle with cancer this morning. There will be school prayer at 9am in the church tomorrow if you wish to join us.

Homework Term Three Week Nine (Sept 14 – Sept 18)

Task One: Spelling

Task Two: Maths

Multiplication grid each night for those who missed the 5 minute mark on Monday.

Main task: Eisteddfod speech:

Make sure your speech is completed this week. You need to be organized with cue cards and any props you need. We will be having our class Eisteddfods next Monday 21^st September. EVERYONE needs to be ready and we will be pulling names out of a hat to decide the order.

Inquiry action groups:

Our inquiry action groups will be happening this Wednesday afternoon. Please make sure you’re organized with the equipment that you need. Be well planned. Any parents, grandparents or friends who might be willing to come along and help would be much appreciated.

Dates and notices:

-Inquiry action groups Wed 16^th September

-Cardboard City Wed 16^th September. Please return permission and parent help form.

-Tech at The Terrace this Fri Sept 18th

Have a great week!

Mr Yeoman

Cardboard City Wed Sept 16th

Below is a note that students are bringing home today. Could parents who are able to help please return the form asap. Thanks.

Cardboard City

Wed Sept 16 – Thurs Sept 17

St Gerard’s School

7pm – 3pm

Dear Parents

Next week Room 6 students will be taking part in the annual St Gerards ‘Cardboard City’. Cardboard City is an opportunity for the children to experience a small taste of some of the real-life conditions other children their age face on a daily basis.  Hopefully it will help them to gain a better appreciation for the things they have – a warm bed to sleep in and good food to eat, and a great awareness of others’ situations.

The children will come to school on Wednesday night at 700pm having had dinner already. They will sleep outside the school library/staffroom area in cardboard boxes, will have a simple porridge breakfast and rice meal for lunch. No other food or snacks are to be brought.

As with everything we do we will need parents to stay the night.  No you do not need to sleep in a cardboard box (but it would be great if you choose to!), a tent or a bedroll on the floor inside would be fine. Parents do not need to stay at school during the day on Thursday but I would appreciate help with parents cooking the rice for lunch.  

On Thursday all cardboard boxes must be taken home.

The children will need to bring:

Cardboard box big enough to sleep in

Bedroll, warm sleeping bag, pillow

Warm clothes, woollen hat

Toilet bag – toothbrush, toothpaste, face cloth, hairbrush

Bowl, spoon and cup

Torch

NO electronics and NO cell phones

Any medication your child is on in a named bag handed to me please.

Thanks for your support

Mr Yeoman