Term 2 Week 3
Principal's Message
Hello from Canada
Last week I received an email form the Flanagan family who moved to Canada last year. They are settling well into their new schools, making friends and trying some new activities. Below are photos showing how much they have all grown, and Logan in a friends plane (he is looking forward to joining a flying school himself).
Lisa
Faith News
Wednesday Mass
Please come and join Room 4 for Mass this Wednesday morning at 9am in Room 3.
Parish Newsletter
This week’s Parish newsletter is available here
Brooklyn Library Visits
This term we will resume our termly visits to Brooklyn Library. If your child wishes to borrow a book during the visit they need to bring their personal library card with them. We will return books on the next visit if they are brought back in time. Books not brought on the day of the visit will need to be returned by yourselves. If you would like to leave your child's card in the classroom between visits then teachers will find a safe place to keep them.
Room 1: 29 May
Room 2: 15 May 05 June
Room 4: 22 May 12 June
Absences
If your child is sick or unable to attend school for all or part of the day, please either send a notification via the school app (skool loop), email the school office on office@stbernards.school.nz or phone 3899377 by 9.00 a.m. so that your child's absence can be accounted for.
Children who are late need to report to the office in case they have been marked absent by the teacher who takes the roll first thing in the morning.
If an absence is planned for a special reason, a note or telephone call to the school in advance is appreciated. In cases of prolonged absence, e.g. a family trip, a written note is required.
Room 1 Learning
Room 1 continued their maths learning and investigating with measurement using a metre ruler. Our vocabulary involved using the words " tall, taller than, tallest, same size, shorter, shorter than, shortest" . We took the metre rulers outside to explore the playground and measure, measure, measure!
On Friday afternoon we had tuakana teina (older students supporting younger students) time with the Y7's from Room 4. They came down to Room 1 to help us with learning to weave paper strips. We learnt to go over and under to weave our paper strips. We think we did a great job and our weaving looks amazing!
Room 2 Learning
In Science, Room 2 have been learning about lung capacity. The students have enjoyed practical experiments, measuring their own lung capacity using balloons. Through this hands-on learning, they’ve discovered how our lungs work and why staying active and healthy is important for our respiratory system. There’s been great enthusiasm, and I encourage you to chat at home about what we’ve learned—they might even show you some techniques on how to measure a balloons circumference!
In RE, we’ve been exploring Parables—the special stories Jesus used to teach important life lessons. The students have read and discussed parables like The Lost Sheep reflecting on the meanings of this parable and how they can apply the messages of kindness, forgiveness, and compassion in their own lives.
Room 4 Learning
ANZAC Day Writing
Each year on April the 25th we remember the New Zealand soldiers who fought and died in wars, especially World War 1 and World War 2. Our writing focus for the first two weeks of the term was to answer the question: Why is what happened at Gallipoli on the 25th of April special to us as New Zealanders? To answer this question we researched facts and then constructed a detailed written response. Here are some paragraphs from the children about the importance of ANZAC Day.
Clara
Anzac Day is a day to remind us of the soldiers who have fought and died for their country. Thousands of men lost their lives at Gallipoli. 11 000 men died at Gallipoli, including Australian and New Zealand soldiers. 2779 of these soldiers were New Zealanders.
Dara
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force arrived at Gallipoli (NZEF) on April 25th 1915. They were joined by soldiers from Australia. The two armies became known as the ANZACS. ANZAC is an acronym that stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. This was the first time the acronym was used for both countries. It was the first time Australian and New Zealand soldiers fought alongside each other.
Nicky
On ANZAC Day we also remember New Zealand soldiers who fought in other conflicts. One of the other major conflicts was the Second World War. New Zealand fought alongside Australia, Britain, U.S.A, Canada, China, and Russia to defeat Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan. New Zealand soldiers also fought in the Korean War, and Vietnam. We remember them with the Dawn Parade. At the Dawn Parade, the fourth verse from the poem "For the Fallen'' is read out and 'The Last Post' is played.
Cosima
Gallipoli was the first place New Zealand soldiers had to fight in the first World War. The soldiers landed at Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915. They had to fight against the Ottoman Turks. The word "ANZAC" reflects the history shared between New Zealand and Australia.
The fourth verse of Laurence Binyon's ‘For the Fallen’:
‘They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.’
Public Notices
FastForward Musical Theatre
We’re excited to offer a School Holiday Program where participants work together to stage a full Broadway Jr. musical (approximately 60 minutes) in just one week!
The program runs:
- Monday to Thursday: 9am – 5pm in Khandallah
- Friday: 9am – 9pm in Lower Hutt (with 3 performances!)
Our upcoming production is Madagascar Jr., and we currently have 15 spaces available.
You can find the registration form HERE.