Why We Went To Mass

This is an explanation that Paige wrote about Ash Wednesday.
Thanks Paige, you did an excellent job!

Today we went to Mass because it was Ash Wednesday. It was held in the Mission Centre. It was at 9 o'clock.
Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent. Lent is for forty days and for forty nights, when Jesus prayed in the desert before he died.
We got ashes on our foreheads to remind us of when we die and turn in to dust. Fr Dan put the ashes on our forehead. The (shape of) ashes that Fr Dan put on our heads were crosses and he said Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return, and then we had some songs.
I had a fun time going outside and getting the ashes being put 0n my forehead.
The whole school loved the mass-it was AWESOME.

photo by Mary-Jane

Kiwisport

Today Cathy came to our school to teach us some more games. We were learning how to throw and catch while we filled up space in lots of games.We were throwing bean bags to each other.
Our favourite game today was Space Invaders.
Photos chosen by Charlie and Irvin

Room 3 love this kiwisport and we love being active.

Our Great Mass

 Last Wednesday we had a mass with Our Lady Star Of The Sea .It was a great experience sharing the mission centre with another catholic school. Father Dan took the mass .It was amazing having a mass with the Sumner children.
By Madeline and Railynnetta

Parent newsletter

7 February 2012                                                                        Blog: 103blogspot

Hello Room 3 parents

I am pleased to be teaching your children this year and I hope that it does not have the challenges last year sent us. I hope it is a more settled year for us all.

Most of the children in Room 3 this year are very familiar with the class routines and expectations. The “new” children are getting the idea of what to do very quickly. The class has 18Year 4 children with a few year3 and year 5 children as well. This is due to the large number of children who are in the senior school this year.

Library day is Friday and we change books that day. Children can read their books over the weekend and return them any time from Monday onwards to the classroom. Children can add library books to their reading logs for the school week if read at home and they are also encouraged to read chapter books in class silent reading time

Spelling words and maths homework is written in homework books every Monday. Even if children are absent they will get these. The homework should be handed in on Thursday to be marked.

Reading homework is given every night from Monday to Thursday and children choose their own reading. The book should not be difficult to read.. Please sign the reading diary as this is the only way we know the book has been read at home. Comments are great too as we do share them in reading group time with the children.

If children are to be absent please let me know if possible as well as the office. Other family members can come and pass the message on to me before school-that’s fine.

In this level of the school   the children need to be independent. Children should be doing things for themselves like homework, finding lost clothing, taking things to the office etc. They need to show accountability for themselves- most of these children are now in the senior school

If you have any problems that you need to talk about, I am always available. After school meetings can be arranged at any time- please make an appointment with me if at all possible as I do have some staff commitments.

God Bless

Pam Grant

Welcome Back for 2012

Happy New Year.

We are all pleased to be back at school with our friends.

We would like to welcome Lilly who has come from St James in Aranui to our school.

We are looking forward to having another exciting year- and we will be updating our class blog every week. So keep your eyes open!