Touch Rugby opportunity

I just received this advertisement regarding a touch rugby opportunity in the next school holidays...well ahead of time! If you're interested then click on the link below for more info and the registration form.

http://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/53057

Sticks and Stones T-Shirts

Hi Room 6 students. Karla has informed me that the Sticks 'n' Stones t-shirt order has been placed. In order to receive your t-shirt when it arrives she requires you to fill out a short evaluation. Please take your time to fill this out thoughtfully so that your feedback is as valuable and honest as possible. Click on the link below:

https://goo.gl/forms/wV31J6WvYSKds6W93

Many thanks!
Mr Yeoman

URGENTLY NEEDED FOR THE FAIR

There is a PTA meeting this Tuesday 1 August.  We have a very small PTA this year and in order for the fair in October to be successful, we desperately need some more parents involved.  This does not mean that you will be coerced onto the PTA, but rather that you are helping with some aspect of the fair.  If you feel that you would be able to help, please come along to the PTA meeting this Tuesday, or contact a parent rep from your class. 

It is important that one parent rep from each class attends the PTA meetings so that you are able to update other parents.

Student Lead School Interviews

Hi everyone. As a follow-up to mid year school reports that were sent home at the end of Term 2, we are now offering student-lead interviews. These will be happening next Tues and Wed, Aug 1 & 2. Please make a booking online using the link and code below.

Web address:   www.schoolinterviews.co.nz   

Code: adtrg

Please note, these interviews are a time for students to lead a discussion, show off some work they are proud of, discuss their learning, and identify some goals or areas they want to work on. Students will be spending some time this week preparing for this. I am aware that some of you would prefer the traditional model of interview, if that is the case please email me when you make your booking and we can do the interview that way.

I look forward to seeing you all!

Cheers
Ollie

ollieyeoman@stgerards.school.nz

Homework Term Three Week One

Welcome back everyone after your holiday. I hope everyone had a good break and had a chance to do something special and have some fun with friends or family!

We have lots of interesting things going on this term, I’m really looking forward to it and hope that we’ll all learn heaps and have fun as we do it!

Task One: Reading Survey & Library Trip preparation

-Could you please complete the reading survey you’ve been given. I would really appreciate if this can be done with parents/caregivers and discussed together.

-Also, we are taking a trip to the public library on Thursday morning. YOU MUST BRING YOUR LIBRARY CARD! Please think/talk with friends and parents about what books/authors you like, search for possible books on the library catalogue (http://codc-qldc.govt.nz/) and be ready to look for these books when we arrive at the library on Thursday.

-If you don’t have a library card could you please do your best to organize a trip to the library with your parent/caregiver in order to organize a library card. I know not everybody will be able to do this before Thurs, but it would be great if it could be done as soon as possible as we will be trying to use the public library more in the second half of this year.

Task Two: Holiday Recount

We will be working on writing stories based on an event from our holidays. You will have time to plan, draft and edit this in class this week, but you may however need to use some homework time to publish. Publish either on a google doc (and share with Mr Yeoman) or on a piece of refill paper. This must be handed in on Friday.

Task Three: Current Events

We all know the routine with this now. Please check the board to see if you are on the roster for this week. If you are please put in a good effort, be organized and be ready to share with the class.

Task Four: Maths Times Tables grid

Our cut off is still 4mins 15sec but next week we will drop this to 4mins. If you didn’t make the cut off in class on Monday, or if you were close and know you need to keep working on your basic facts, please complete a grid in your homework book each night. I will collect homework books on Fri to see your progress.

Notices & Dates

Monday 24^th July                    Kapa Haka practice 2.15pm

Tuesday 25^th July                    Gymnastics 10:30-11:15am                 Wear PE gear please – not mufti

                                                      Swimming 1:30pm                                   Bring togs, towel & goggles

Thursday 27^th July                   Public Library visit 9:30am                     Please bring library card & be prepared

                                                      Swimming 2.00pm                                   Bring togs, towel & goggles

Friday 28^th                                 Technology at the Terrace                     Please bring correct clothing & gear

                                   

Kia ora. Mr Yeoman

Dates for the week ahead

Monday 3rd July - wear PE gear

-Kapa Haka 11am
-Eisteddfod poetry recitals in Rm 6
-First Aid course in afternoon

Tues 4th July - wear PE gear

-Ice hockey & curling. Meet at rink 8.50am.
-Eisteddfod poetry recitals in Rm 6
-Local River Monitoring trip with whole class in afternoon

Wed 5th July

-Room 6 leading morning mass
-Remaining Eisteddfod poems to be presented

Thurs 6th July

-Whole school Eisteddfod assembly in afternoon
-Cultural lunch?

Fri 7th July

-Cultural lunch?
-Cultural assembly in the afternoon
-Curling tournament for those 8 students involved (see previous post)

-Final week of Term 2. Thankyou everyone for another great term. We have plenty on to keep us busy so you're only homework this week is to complete your poetry writing publishing which we have begun in class. Remember this will include at least 5 poems including  an Acrostic, Limerick, Haiku, Rhyming couplet, Free verse.

-Those entering in ODT competition or Elsie Locke competition will need entries to Mr Yeoman via email or google docs by Friday morning.

Central Otago Primary Schools Curling tournament 2017

Here is the information for the students who were lucky enough to be picked to play in this year's tournament. Sorry to those who have missed out, we are only allowed to enter two teams.

Our teams will be:

St Gerards 1 = Rafferty, Charlie, Amber, Tim

St Gerards 2 = Tess, Ethan, Owen, Eben (if you are keen Eben?! Otherwise we will reselect)

·       Arrive at school normal time.

·       Briefing at 9:45. Play starts 10:00 sharp. All finished with prizegiving at 2:30pm. 

·       Wear school tracksuits and warm clothes.

·       Bring a pen for your scoring cards.

·       Bring a broom for sweeping your stones.

·       Hot chips, sausages and hot drinking chocolate is available for lunch. Bring coins if you want this.

·       We need an adult to manage & supervise the teams throughout the day and we will need help with transport from school to the ice rink. Please contact Mr Yeoman (027 277 8466 ollieyeoman@stgerards.school.nz) asap if you are available to do this for part or all of the day. Thanks

Parents please advise Mr Yeoman if your child has permission to go home directly from the ice rink or if they will need transport back to school at the end of the day.