Room 15 2022

It is great to see our students getting creative with the lego during play-based learning. These boys decided to take on the challenge of building a treehouse, which turned out fantastic!  "We added a ladder so that people can climb onto the roof and see the beautiful view" "Our treehouse is in Africa where it is really hot, that is why we added the windmill". Well done boys, we can't wait to see what you build next. 

 A hiahi mārie parents and whānau, welcome to week 2!  Happy Mothers Day to all Mums, Step-Mums, Grandmothers, Aunties and the likes out there. We hope you have had a really special day.  We've had a successful start to the term, it was so nice to have all of our tamariki back refreshed and ready to learn. We were able to have our first whole school assembly for the year, which was fantastic.  Check out some of the awesome creative play that happened last week below: Things happening this week: Tuesday   - Library - Student/Parent/Teacher interviews.  Wednesday  - Student/Parent/Teacher interviews.  Friday  - Assembly. - Golden Time.  Friendly Reminders: - It was great to see so many children in correct winter uniform this week. Please keep this up.  - Children still need to be sanitising when they get to school and throughout the day.  - We are posting information on the Blog and Educa so please keep and eye out for notificati...

Welcome back to Term 2.  We look forward to a busy term of learning and growing.  We hope everyone had a good and restful holiday with lots of time to catch up on doing the things we love to do.   Exciting news!  Our carpets are down and look fabulous.    It was touch and go due to the fact that there were o nly eight working days during the holidays. Radiators in affected rooms will be reinstalled over the next few days. The library is closed until things are reinstated there.    Children will be able to come through the gates in the morning at any time. The classrooms will be open at 8.30 am. Normal hygiene protocols need to be followed, with children sanitising each time they enter a learning space and wearing a mask (year 4 up). There will be an assembly on Friday. In week 2 we have  Parent / Student / Teacher conferences .   If you have not yet made a booking please note the following: We have Three-Way Conferences (for...

  Parent / Student / Teacher conferences  Parent / Student / Teacher Conferences - Term 2 Week 2 We have Three-Way Conferences (for Parent/Student/Teacher) scheduled for Tuesday 10 May and Wednesday 11 May. Families can choose the day that will work best for them.  Students and their parent(s) need to attend a 10 minute appointment on one of these two days. Details are provided below for how to make an appointment.   Appointments available Tuesday 10 May 3.15 - 6.45pm Wednesday 11 May 3.15 - 5.35pm How to make a booking Bookings are now open. How do parents make a booking for their child's Three Way Conference? There are a number of ways bookings can be made. Either: 1) Go to the School App and then the Links section then School Interviews. Enter the code  akwma 2)  Go to  www.school interviews.co.nz  and enter the event code  akwma When making the booking parents will get the following m...

Welcome to the last week of Term 1, with the term ending on Thursday. The Easter holiday begins on Friday with Good Friday. It has been a long and challenging term with covid-19 sweeping through the country and disrupting learning at St Mary's. Many children and some teachers became infected and needed to isolate at home. Nevertheless, we have been pleased with the progress children have been making with their learning and their social skills this term. Washing of the Feet Liturgy On Thursday we have the 'Washing of the feet Liturgy', although due to covid-19 protocols we are still unable to celebrate this as a school, nor have parent involvement.  This week is an important week in the Catholic Church generally. Holy Week began today with the commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, climaxing with the commemoration of the Mystical or Last Supper on Maundy Thursday and the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday. Holy Week concludes with Christ...

Morena Kāhikatea whānau, welcome to week 10! We hope you have enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend has provided and are feeling energised as we approach the last 2 weeks of Term 1. Thank you so much for your flexibility and cooperation with covid protocols. We have had many students isolate and then return to school smoothly, slotting straight back into classroom routines. We all had a fun day on Friday with students and teachers pranking one another. You may have seen this post on the St Marys facebook page about Mr Richards Lawnmower. Some of you may have noticed some posts on Educa last week. We have begun uploading videos of students learning and will continue to do this regularly, so please keep an eye out for Educa notifications. Things on this week: NO SWIMMING Tuesday - Library Friday - Tug of war house competition. Have a wonderful Sunday and fantastic week ahead, Sophie Bowie and Team Kahikatea Swimming We are swimming this week.  Please bring your togs ...

  Kia Ora Kāhikatea whānau Wow, Week 9 already! The term is flying by.  It's been a different kind of week with many children in our classes away. The children have impressed us by the resilience shown, both by those isolating and learning from home, as well as those at school where they have had to adapt to new routines and changes. Thank you for your continued support in keeping your child home if they are sick and testing if they show any symptoms. Hopefully, we are through the peak of covid in Kahikatea. We have noticed during learning through play that children are playing and interacting with different groups and making friends with those they don't usually play with. Fort building is still a favourite even on wet days as well as the blocks which have been used to create army bases, a kingdom, a castle and even a school. Swimming We are swimming this week.  Please bring your togs every day. Library Tuesday: Room 15 Roller Skating Fridays at lunchtime if your c...