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Kia ora,
Another week in our bubbles and I am sure you have had challenges but I hope the good times as a family are outweighing these. Today you would have received my communication regarding our school as we move from Level 4 to 3 next week. If you haven’t already done so please view the letter on Linc Ed as soon as possible.
We have been amazed and impressed with our tamariki’s effort with their distance learning and have included some of the students’ work in this newsletter. We hope you enjoy these and especially the beautiful words of the children as they have described the importance of the Resurrection in our lives today.
Finally, I was inspired to read the words of Pope Francis and love the concept of Jesus removing the stones that paralyze us - here are the Pope’s words:
As we consider the Resurrection of the Jesus the Pope likens the stone that sealed the tomb of Jesus to the tombstones of the pandemic that “threatens to bury all hope” for the elderly living in total isolation, for families who lack food and for those on the front lines who are “exhausted and overwhelmed.”
He recalls, however, that the women who followed Jesus did not allow themselves to be paralyzed by anxiety and suffering. “They found ways to overcome every obstacle,” simply “by being and accompanying.”
He notes that many today are following suit, including “doctors, nurses, people stocking the supermarket shelves, cleaners, caretakers, people who transport goods, public security officials, volunteers, priests, women religious, grandparents, teachers, and so many others.”
But like the women, the pope said, they all ask: “Who will roll away the stone?”
Francis says many are participating in the passion of Christ today, either personally or at the side of others, and he reminds everyone: “We are not alone, the Lord goes before us on our journey, and removes the stones that paralyze us.” This is the hope that no one can take from us, the pope says.
Pope Francis says the disciples of Jesus discovered something that we are now learning: “No one is saved alone.”
God Bless
Denise
- Be respectful
- Help others
- Listen to others
- Be faithful
- To be kind to everyone in your bubble and at school
- By praying and being kind to others and including other children in games.
Easter also reminds us of how we encounter Jesus today. The children have thought about this statement and have given some examples of this:
- He is present when I do kind deeds to others.
- He is present in me when I’m a good boy.
- We can not see him because he is in heaven but if you are Catholic he is in your heart.
- At church in your heart in your soul in your songs and prayers
- He helps us get through difficult times
- He strives to make us better people
- When we show others we care
- When we share, show the holy spirit, pray and show love and friendship
Our students have been busy getting creative with their art over the past few weeks.
Enjoy some wonderful Easter art from our Te Aroha students.
Online school/working from home
Online school is having school work to do, but doing it from home. That way, we can still learn during lock down and still get in touch with our teachers. It has actually been really fun and the work has been enjoyable too, but I do miss seeing everyone.
I enjoy doing writing and inquiry. The maths has been pretty cool as well. We’ve managed as a class to even get a kahoot going! It’s really fun and we can communicate with our teachers if we are stuck with something. As a class, we’ve had video calls for reading groups, checking in on people, doing kahoots and helping each other with work. It’s been really interesting because I’ve had video calls with friends and teachers to help me with work and sometimes I've even done it with a friend.
We use google classroom to ask questions and find out what we are learning for the day. We have optional activities and work that tells us when what is due. Online school has been fun so far, but I still cannot wait for lock down to end and get back to school!!!
By Alina, Te Moana
Home learning
In my opinion online school is okay. At times I can get really behind but most of the time I finish quite early. The activities that Miss von Lanthen has been giving Te Moana are really entertaining and can keep me busy for a while.
Now I will tell you things that I like about home learning. If we didn’t have home learning lots of kids (like me) would be on devices all day. I know the teachers wouldn’t like that nor the parents. I have also had fun doing activities that aren’t online.
Here are some of the things that I have been missing.
The number one thing for me is definitely my friends. Even though I’ve been keeping in touch with them I find it much better to see them in person. Also I am lacking socialness so I’m slowly starting to speak my own language...
So, these are some pros and cons about home learning. I also want to thank all the teachers for setting up our school learning, without you I wouldn’t be enjoying home learning as much as I am now! Stay home, stay safe and save lives.
By Issy
Te Maunga have been learning continuous line drawing as part of art this term.
There is so much clever detail in this piece of continuous line drawing created by Adam. It has such a realistic quality about it. Great observational drawing.
ANZAC Day
Te Maunga are making poppies to tie around trees in the neighbourhood to remind us all about the sacrifices that were made across the world in World War One.
Chloe has created this and hung it outside her home to mark ANZAC Day - we look forward to seeing more appear on the streets of the Eastern Suburbs.
This Saturday will mark a new form of ANZAC commemoration for us as we are asked to still gather yet in our bubbles. Please read the attached link for further information.
We hope that you all had the time to review the information we sent out on the weekend regarding cyber safety. If you haven't already, here is the information from the MoE to access the FREE N4L safety filter for all students. This is what it will achieve.
Our school selected LINC-ED as our New Zealand Ministry of Education approved student management and reporting system. LINC-ED shares our school’s vision to put student learning at the centre of all that we do.
We are excited that LINC-ED has released a major upgrade to their product, including a name change. LINC-ED’s flagship online sharing, reporting and billing platform is now known as ‘Hero’. This is timely, as seamless online communication between school and home has never been more important.
The benefits to using Hero for you:
- The Hero app is available to be downloaded from the app store. No need for email.
- School notices and communication will be accessed via community feed - push notifications will alert you to when there is a new message (if you choose to turn this on).
- Hero is designed to reduce the number of places that parents need to check for information about school.
- Parents have exactly the same login details and all accounts transfer from LINC-ED. Even if you visit the school’s old LINC-ED site you will be redirected to Hero.
- Parents and caregivers can log in to their Hero app (even if they have students at multiple schools) and see all their learning stories; assessments; progress data; school notices; pay their school account online ... all through one app.
- There is a student app where teachers can post notices for their class or groups that your child is part of.
Privacy and security is top priority
Your security is our top priority and LINC-ED engages one of New Zealand’s leading independent IT security companies to carry out an annual security audit, including penetration testing. Hero has just been through its second security audit and locked in excellent results.
What do you need to do?
Our school will send you a notice via LINC-ED’s community notices on the day that we will be migrated to Hero.
The following day you will be able to access the Hero app. We will notify you via a Hero Community Notice when you can login.
Please click on this link for instructions about how to download the and to log in and login - Follow the steps. Your email address and password have not changed.
If you are having trouble logging in, please contact Kirsten Bouras
NOTE: for a successful experience with Hero, each parent will need a separate email address.
Many thanks!
Samuel Marsden Collegiate School key dates for entry in 2021
Virtual Open Day (webinar): Sunday 3 May, 2pm. Meet staff, learn about Visible Wellbeing, see the campus, ask questions. Our campus is closed, our learning continues, enrolments are open. Please register online www.marsden.school.nz/about/enrolments/experience-marsden/
Scholarships: Scholarships for entry into Year 9 in 2021 close on 14 May. Apply online at www.marsden.school.nz/about/scholarships/
For questions please contact Enrolment Registrar Leigh McCathie on 027 231 0124. marsden.school.nz