Skateboarding Thursday afternoon

- Posted by Mrs Bradley We all had a great deal of fun and best of all no one had a serious fall. Thanks Kathy and Luke for the fun afternoon

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Welcome to week 5

Well Room 5 is loving being in the Learning Centre. There's so much room and it's lovely having the computers on hand. Still it'll be great to be back in our home room which should be happening at the end of the week.
Just a reminder to parents who are free to come and share assemblies with us on Friday morning. The Year 8s organize assembly each week and do such a fine job. You'd be very proud of them. They are proving to be a very mature and responsible group this year. It's wonderful that they take their leadership role so seriously and are so reliable.
We've started our fractions topic in Maths so do encourage your children to use Mathletics when they have a spare moment.
Our next topic for Social Sciences is Carbon Footprints.

Hope your week goes well for you,
God Bless
Kathleen Bradley

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Thinking Hard

Students get thinking about their narrative writing.

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Working Hard

Gabriel and Daniel works hard with the writing challenge Mr. Nollan had proposed.

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Getting Ready

Our school gets ready for an exciting week with our new learning environment.

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Marquees

Our school's temporary classrooms. Room 1, 2, 3, 4 will be spending the coming weeks in these marquees while our school's under construction.

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New Learning Atmosphere

The class gets chatting as everyone gets used to the new learning atmosphere.

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Settling In

Zora, Tsuyoshi and Daniel share a book as the rest ofthr class settle in our new temporary class.

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Week 4

Well we're in for a few changes this week for sure but nothing we can't cope with. We're very fortunate having access to the learning centre and the equipment housed there.
Please feel welcome to join us on Wednesday at 12 noon for Ash Wednesday Mass at St Mary's
This week I hope we are able to wrap up our Statistics unit in Maths and begin a new unit on Fractions. Please encourage your child to use the Mathletics programme at home because it is an excellent means of reinforcing the work and learning done at school.
The students enjoyed listening to the way music enhanced the movie Jaws. I hope they will continue to do this when they are watching other movies and videos. I was impressed with the way so many of them were able to identify the many different instruments.
In R.E. we are discussing ' social sin' and the impact the European colonization of New Zealand had upon the Maori peoples and how and why for so many years they felt disenchanted by the failure of the Treaty of Waitangi to live up to its promises.
I hope you all have a wonderful week. I'm sure we'll have many excited children at school tomorrow morning with the prospect of school in a tent!
God Bless
Kathleen Bradley
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A very successful week

What a wonderful week we've just had culminating in Room 5 making lunch for the entire school. I couldn't believe how focussed and organized the students were as they set about making all the combinations of healthy foods. Thanks too to Mrs Cassin for providing the big boxes of bananas and apricots.
I have been so impressed with our new year 8s. They are already proving to be excellent leaders and motivated to run clubs and be part of our wonderful school.
We have been studying symbiotic relationships over the last two weeks and it is pleasing to see many of the students during extra research in their owm time. The parasites aren't all that attractive though.
Next week we are starting a music topic listening to sound tracks of movies and evaluating how successful they are at enhancing the movie.
Don't forget to track your child's progress inMathletics. We are working on Statistics at the moment.
God bless and thank you for your awesome children. You should be very proud to be their parents.
Kathleen Bradley.



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Yummm

Maybe this is a good advertisement for kids making their own lunches. There was very little in the rubbish bins, nearly everyone said it was delicious


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Shared lunch 10 Feb

Eating the spoils. It tasted so good.


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Tastes really good

The whole school are tucking in to all the
goodies room 5 has prepared for them

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Olivia and Bobby Jo

Room 1 are going to really enjoy this lunch that Olivia and Bobby Jo are preparing for them.

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Zora, Tsuyoshi and Gabriel

Sandwich making for a class is a breeze.

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Cameron's team are experts

Who said boys are not organized. Cameron,
Sam and Daniel had a superb strategy.

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Rutendo, Pauline and Keisha

These guys are expert sandwich makers


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Sandwich making 10 Feb

Isra and Luke bust making sandwiches


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Rutendo

Hi I am Rutendo and I come from Zimbabwe which is in Africa. I have a sister and a brother. My brother lives in Zimbabwe. I moved to NZ when I was five. I am now ten years old and I love Christchurch. My mum and dad are both from Zimbabwe.

Rutendo. M



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Waitangi Day 2012 Zac

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My name's Zac. I come from New Zealand. I live with my mum and dad and my nana. I have 6 friends called Enrico,Luke,Tim,Callum,Bobby jo and Keshia. Enrico was my first friend in school.I go to a school called St Mary's.I live in Christchurch.My favorite food is tacos and meat. I don't like Brussels sprouts and lettuce.I like my school because everyone is friendly and I like my teachers also because they are real nice and friendly all the time.

Gabriel

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My name is Gabriel I'm 11 years old I live in Christchurch NZ. I love games (like every kid on this planet) hanging out with my friends ,bike rides and most of all my dog.

The sports I like are football, rugby, cricket.

My dislikes are Aussies, when you walk into something (hurt your self eta) when you play sports and you get hurt and Aussie (because they cheat at cricket)

Cameron

Me!!
Kia Ora bro, my name is Cameron and welcome to my interesting world. I am a 12 year old Maori/European boy. I was born in chch and still live in chch my fave things to do in my spare time is play football, play PS3, eat and sleep. My fave movies are Harry potter and the deathly gallows part 2 and Boy.
I go to St Marys school in the city. My best subjects are math, reading and writing. I love my school because I've got awesome friends and an amazing teacher!


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Daniel

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Hi my name is Daniel and I am from England Manchester. But now I live in New Zealand and I've been here for four years and a month. I like the weather in New Zealand because It doesn't always turn cold, and in we get really nice hot days so we can relax outside.

I have two older sisters and we don't really get along. I love to play sport and I love to run. I am a great runner and I train with my dad. On the weekends I usually read books, play ps3 and go to the moves. I think I am a ps3 master.

I go to a school called St Mary's. me and my friends get along really well. And I love to learn new things everyday

Luke

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Hi my name is Luke I live in Christchurch. I moved to Australia in 2009 then
I moved back to Christchurch in 2011.I have 2 dogs I have 2 rabbits 3 cats and 3 frogs.

Callum

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Hi I'm Callum I was born on 23 December 2000. I like motorbikes, cars and romote control ones as well. At the moment I am11 and in year 7 at St Marys school.

My dad's a painter and Mum does not work I mow lawns. I love my Mum,Dad,brother,sister and last but not least my niece Alexis.

I love my life byee

Zora

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Hi my name is Zora. I have a older sister who is in high school, and a pet cat called Crystal. I like reading and playing on the computer. My family moved from India when I was two. My favorite subjects are P.E and Reading. I go to St Mary's school which is the best school in Christchurch.

Pauline

Hi ! My name is Pauline. I'm a simple girl, but I am really shy. I come from Phillippines. You can see I am wearing my national costume.
The sports I play are badminton, swimming, netball and a little volleyball. My hobby is to shop. I know what your thinking it's an unusual hobby.
I like to go to parties. Well let's say I'm always out every weekend. I have one brother and one sister. My parents are the best parents ever.
When I am bored I waste my time on the computer. FYI everyone does that.
I am easy to be pleased even when I'm with my family I am happy.
This is what I can say about myself for me I'm fine nothing needs to change except the shy bit of me.


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Tsuyoshi

Hi there, my name is Tsuyoshi. I like to play with my friends and meet new people. I am mainly Samoan and a little Japanese. My mum is Samoan and my dad is a Jap and I have 2 sisters and brothers. The place I go to learn and be educated is at my school St Marys.

There are a lot of kids there, which means there are a lot of kids there with friends, like me. My friends are Daniel, Gabriel, Sam, Maria, Cameron and Harvey. Church is the place I go to serve and pray to the lord, so I go to Church with my Mum every Sunday.

My hobbies are reading and sports. When I have nothing to do at home, I play vidio games on the xbox.

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Keisha

Kamusta, my name is Keisha and kamusta is how we say hello in our country. I like playing video games, surfing the Internet and cycling around the neighbourhood in the weekend. I have two siblings, Kiana and Kyle. I like my school because I have the coolest teachers and I have some funny, nice and caring friends. My hobbies are playing video games, surfing the Internet and playing sports. In our country some people use their hands to eat but others use spoon and forks and when we clean our houses we usually use a broom. The houses in Philippines have gates so robbers can't come inside but some of them can.
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Isra

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Talofa Lava, Bonjour, Guten Tag, Kiaora bro! My name is Isra! I was born on September 9th 1999 when my mum gave birth to me in St. Georges hospital.

I was raised in Christchurch. My parents are both Samoan but my dad is only half, he is also Chinese, French and German! Just because I'm all those, doesn't necessarily mean I can speak them!

My parents cared for me, they spoilt me and got me whatever I wanted! But more importantly they sent me to an awesome as school: St. Mary's!

December 1st 2001 was the date my brother was born. Brothers can be annoying but I know that they will always be there for you...

Enrico

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Hello my name is Enrico. I have two brothers and one sister. I enjoy eating and watching tv . But there are a lot of chores that I have to do. I like P.E, R.E, maths and reading. My hobbies are using the laptop and fishing.

Bobby Jo

Hi my name Is BobbyJo I was born in Christchurch. My mum is named Marie she was born in the Philippines. I love playing four square or 6
Square. My favorite activity at school is writing and reading. I all so love playing violin. I also like singing and swimming. I come from NZ and Philippines.



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Sam

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My main cultures are Japanese Kiwi. My mother is kiwi and Irish and my father is fully Japanese.I love my culture because of all the imagination and creativity.And that they use those special qualities to make things that help so many other people.My favorite things about Japan are the people, the food and the sites/views.It's a really wonderful place except for all the traffic

Olivia

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Hi I am Olivia and I have two sisters and one brother. I have lived in Christchurch all my life and I was born in St Georgia's hospital. I don't like tomatoes, earthquakes and soulaki. I do like lollies, mango, t.v, wii, Harry potter, and chocolate.
Olivia. C

Me!!

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Where shall I start? First of all, I was born in March, in the third month of the beginning of the 21st century. I grew up in the Philippines until I was 5 years old, when my parents finally decided to move to New Zealand. I have a sister called Marianne, the most amazing but sometimes annoying sister. Most of the time, I'm at school studying, or I'm in my room playing the guitar. I started studying at St Mary's in 2010. I really like studying at St Mary's because it's a school like no other. It is unique its own special way.