Term 2 Week 7
Principal's Message
Confirmation
On Saturday evening, I had the pleasure of being able to attend Marco and Hawaiki's Confirmation, and had the honour of being Marco's sponsor. It was a beautiful Mass presided by Archbishop Paul. The evening was extra special because it was the feast of Pentecost, the day when the disciples received the Holy Spirit and that is what happpend to the boys also.
Reports
Teachers are currently writing mid-year reports for the children. This year we have decided to send them digitally, as we do with end of year reports. They will be sent to you on the last day of the term.
Lisa
Faith News
Wednesday Mass
Please come and join us all for Mass this Wednesday morning at 9am in the school hall.
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 4: 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
This term in music Room 1 have been learning about untuned percussion instruments and exploring different ways to play them - loud, soft, fast, slow. Last week we learnt about the role of a conductor and how they use actions to tell an orchestra how to play their instruments. We practised watching Mrs Harper conduct with a stick and playing our instruments.
Room 2 Learning
Room 2 have been learning about the gospel authors - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. We've also been learning more about the parables Jesus taught and the meanings behind them. Our parable this week was the Good Samaritan. We talked about the moral of this parable and what Jesus meant when teaching us to 'love our neighbor.' We drew our own beautiful pictures of the Good Samaritan and talked about how we might apply the morals of this parable to our own lives.
Room 4 Learning
Space Facts
This term our main inquiry is space. Room 4 is researching different aspects of space including, planets, stars, moons, asteroids, comets, galaxies, the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt. The children are discovering many facts, organising them into paragraphs, and adding images and diagrams. Here is what some of the children have found out so far:
Clara: Asteroids
An asteroid is a small, oddly shaped rock or metal object that circles around the sun. They are mainly made of rock and metal. Asteroids can be as small as a pebble, to being 160 kilometers in diameter.
Joan: Stars
Stars are made mostly of hydrogen and helium, which create energy through a process called nuclear fusion. This releases an incredible amount of light and heat which is why stars shine so brightly and can be seen far away. Stars come in different sizes, colours, and have different life cycles.
Inigo: the Sun
The sun is in the centre of the solar system, it is a very large star, the surface temperature of the sun is 5 503C. It is how we see the bright blue sky. The sun’s mass is hydrogen and mostly helium. The planets orbit around the sun.
Jacob: Black Holes
A black hole forms after a supernova explosion and pulls anything that passes the event horizon, When I say anything I mean ANYTHING. It could be a photon or a comet. Black holes do not die, but they are theoretically predicted to eventually slowly evaporate over extremely long time scales.
Nicky: Mercury
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and has the quickest orbit. It orbits the sun every 88 days - 11 weeks and 1 day. Mercury has almost no atmosphere. Mercury is a lot like our moon because it has many craters and is grey. We can not visit Mercury because if you landed on it you will get burned alive and melt. Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system.
Cosima: the Moon
Although the Moon is not a planet, it still has some interesting facts. For instance, have you ever heard about moon phases? The Moon rotates around Earth so it seems to change shape. These shapes are called the moon phases. There are eight in total, which are: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter and Waning Crescent. All of the phases continue to rotate through each month.
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