Term 2 Week 4
Principal's Message
Sad News
Nearly a week on from receiving our news from the Ministry we are understandably all still very sad.
As a staff we have spoken with the children and when chat returns to the situation we are reminding them that we are going to stay together and have a wonderful last year. We are telling them not to worry and that we will work with you to find them the best place possible.
I am meeting with Kelly Ross and Jen and Alana from the Ministry on Wednesday morning so will hopefully have some more guidelines to work with and then we can meet if you wish to.
Cold Weather
We have a number of children who are coming to school without a polar fleece or jacket. Please make sure your child has something they can wear outside of the classroom. We have been lending polar fleeces out but they have not been returned. Please check that all uniform at your homes belongs to your child and if not, return it to school.
Lisa
Faith News
Wednesday Mass
Please come and join Room 1 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: 05 June
Room 4: 22 May 12 June
Birthday Wishes
Special birthday wishes to Naol who turns 6 tomorrow. We hope you have a wonderful, fun filled birthday.
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
For Room 1's daily fitness we have tried to make it a bit like a cross country track by exploring and using all of our school grounds. This has meant we have been running up and down ramps and steps, around obstacles ( the monkey bars ) up paths and grassy slopes, around trees, across the lawn , around the court and back to the beginning! We have been getting fitter doing this each day ( except the rainy days!) So last week we challenged ourselves to see if we could do the circuit not just once, but two times! Lots of huffing and puffing after that and noticing that our hearts were beating faster! We could then relate that to our learning about lung capacity in science the previous week.
We also linked our cross country fitness into our maths and writing. In maths we were learning how to describe location and identify the position of an object or person , as well as give and follow a set of instructions.
In writing, we each drew a map of our route and labelled it. Then with a buddy and using a small toy, gave instructions to each other on how to follow the map.
Look at our maps!!
Room 2 Learning
In Room 2, we’ve been learning about story plots. We’ve discussed the key parts of a story — the beginning (introduction of characters and setting), the middle (where a problem or challenge arises), and the end (where the problem is solved or the story wraps up). The class has been working on planning their own stories using this structure. They’ve been thinking carefully about what makes a story interesting and how to build tension and resolution.
Last Friday, we had a “Little Scientist” session. Here the class learned about the moon and Matariki. We learned about the Matariki star cluster and what it represents in Aotearoa, including its links to the Māori New Year. We also spent time learning about the moon, including the phases of the moon and moon craters. The class had lots of fun during these sessions!
Room 4 Learning
Writing Prompts
Last week, Room 4 used writing prompts which are made up of ten statements or questions the children write their opinions about. Here are some of the Year 6 student's response below:
Abe: What are 10 things I know to be true?
There are 365 days in a year.
There are 52.177457 weeks in a year (52 weeks on average).
Pele scored 1129 goals in his football career.
There are 100 centimetres in 1 metre.
Lionel Messi has won 8 Ballon d’ors.
My name is Abe.
A shark is a fish.
The sun is a star.
A Monarch butterfly can fly.
10. Donald Trump is the president of the U.S.A.
Cosima: What is the best job in the world? Why?
A content creator, because you wouldn't have to leave your house for work (depending on what content you create) or have to ask for days off, since you choose which days you work. You would have to get a certain number of likes and comments before you start getting paid. Although this is a good job, I think it would be good to have a supporting career, like a fast food worker to support your expenses.
Nicky: What fictional world would you live in? Why?
I would live in a Minecraft universe. I can build, create and maybe even be friends with Steve and defeat piglens and save the overworld as a HERO!!! I'll build a wealthy castle and be the great hero. I'll also build a mushroom house and a dirt house. Oh, I should make a treehouse!!! That wood be epic (get it wood instead of would). Ha ha, no, oh well, maybe we can play Minecraft!
Quinn: What is the best job in the world? Why?
In my opinion being a chocolate or candy tester at a factory is the best job in the world. Every day you get to try hundreds of pieces of candy. You will also be paid a pretty good amount of money depending on how much the company makes a year. However, all good things have a downside and with this job, unless you do a lot of exercise, you will put on a lot of weight. It has always been one of my dream jobs since I've seen it in movies.
Jacob: What are 5 things I know to be true?
There are 86400 seconds in a day
There are 0.0000000000000000001 nanoseconds in a nuclear transmutation.
There are 1000 picoseconds in one femtosecond
Oganesson has the most atoms in the periodic table
9 Planck time is equivalent to 5.3912e-23 femtoseconds (and 9 femtoseconds is the 3rd shortest time ever recorded).
Pisila: What are 10 things I know to be true?
1. I have two legs.
2. I have two hands.
3. I have two ears.
4. Australia has snakes.
5. Birds can fly.
6. All birds have beaks.
7. There are frogs in Australia.
8. I have one nose.
9. People have two eyes.
10. People have two ears.
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.