Our Christmas Video

Christmas Music Video from Diocesan School for Girls on Vimeo.

Ice Blocks

DON’T FORGET

Ice Block Sales

This Thursday 1pm

Bring your $2

Our balloon poppers!

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Important Dates

Tuesday 2nd December - Junior School Carol Service
On Tuesday December 2, we are holding the Junior School Carol Service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. This starts at 6pm sharp! We look forward to welcoming you to this special family time together.

Wednesday 3rd December - Reports and Learning Journals
On Wednesday 3rd December your daughter will be bringing home her final report and Learning Journal for the year. As you discuss your daughter’s learning with her we strongly encourage you to help her to articulate the goals she needs to focus on in 2015. These can be recorded on the Parent Response Sheet and will be passed on to next year’s teacher.
Learning Journals must be returned to school in the final week of term.

Thursday 4th December - Parent Thank You
You are invited to morning tea on Thursday 4th December at 10.30am in the Junior School Hall. This is our way of saying thank you to all of you for the many ways you have helped us and supported your daughter
throughout this year. We are always overwhelmed with the offers of help and support we receive and this is a small way we can acknowledge your generosity. For catering purposes please RSVP to lgmeiner@diocesan.school.nz As always I look forward to seeing you at this occasion.

Friday 5th December - Commendation Assemblies
On Friday 5th December we are holding our commendation assemblies in the Junior School Hall. These are special assemblies where all the girls are acknowledged for their effort and achievement in a specific
curriculum area over the year. You are all very welcome to attend at the following time.
Y0-2 8.30am
Y3-4 11.30am
Y5-6 1.30pm

Monday 8th December
On Monday 8th December the girls will spend time in their new classroom for 2015 so they can connect with the girls they will be with and meet their new teacher. That afternoon you will be receive notification of your daughter’s 2015 teacher and room number.

Tuesday 9th December
On Tuesday 9th December at 9am in the Dawn Jones Sports Centre you are warmly invited to the Junior School Prize giving Ceremony. Following Junior Prize Giving we will have morning tea together back at the Junior School. Girls will be dismissed at the conclusion of morning tea and are welcome to leave with their parents.

School Cafe closed from Thursday, December 4th

Don't forget the school cafe will be closed from Thursday, December 4th!

Summer Reading Challenge

Mrs Storey our librarian thought you might be interested in this Summer Reading Challenge.

Thank you morning tea

Violin Concert Celebration

Making our Balloon Poppers!

Please wear the correct socks!

We have many upcoming formal events in the Junior School and it has be brought to our attention that many girls are wearing incorrect socks.

Please refer to the following from Mrs Thompson:

The Page Turner Invention

Inventors and Inventions

Use this link to find suitable resources to help you with your inquiry into How the World Works.

We found this great site today too

Year 4 Violin Celebration

We would love you all to join us at our Year 4 Violin Concert on Friday, November 21st at 9.45am-10.15am. This will be held in the Junior School Hall.

PYP Workshop

As advertised in The Messenger


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Guy Fawkes reading information

Use this Guy Fawkes information to help you with your Literacy learning experiences today.

Geometry video to remind us about Flips, Slides and Turns

Athletics Day-Order of Events

News article for today's shared reading

$2m helps put babies into pods

We are learning to recall main facts in our own words.

Deconstructing our Huhu Bike

We have thoroughly enjoyed breaking down a bike to see all the simple machine components in detail.







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Final DJTV Episode of 2014

Term 4 Year 4 Learning Overview

Term 4 Year 4 Learning Overview

Hard copies are on top of your lockers

Ms Loo is very proud of you all!

Photos from the French Plays

After Mrs Maloney's lesson about the six categories of simple machines, it was time to apply what we learned for this group assessment task.

Here the girls had to work cooperatively to categorize some everyday machines we use to make our lives easier. Some were decided upon quite easily while others caused debate around the Form and Function, two of our Key Concepts.

The Guillotine for instance caused a debate about whether it was a pulley or a wedge. We learned that some of these device are compound machines, or those which require more than one simple machine to operate. 

Check out the blue group's efforts.

Reminder- French Plays on Friday

4LO will be performing their French Plays on Friday at 11.15am in the Junior School Hall.

Girls, please remember to bring your plate of finger food to the French Room on Friday morning.

Simple Machines

Six Simple Machines on MindMup

Inquiry into How the World Works

This term we are inquiring into 'How the World Works.'

Our Central Idea: Technology and inventions have changed our lives.

Key Concepts: Causation, Change and Reflection

Learner Profiles: Risk-taker and Thinker

New Zealand Curriculum Links: Science in the Physical World and Technology Knowledge, Modelling and Systems.

If you have any resources that we could borrow for this inquiry it would be much appreciated. Please ask you extended family too.

Congratulations on a successful Market Day!

Year 4 Market Day Photos

Uniform Message from Mrs Brewin

For the first two weeks of Term 4 until Labour weekend students may wear either full summer uniform (no jumpers to be worn with this please) or full winter uniform.

Blazers must be worn with the winter uniform but are optional with the summer uniform, except for formal occasions. 

There are a number of formal occasions in Term 4 and teachers will let the girls know of specific uniform requirements well in advance.  

Please ensure that all items of clothing are well named.

This week's DJTV

DJTV 23 from Diocesan School for Girls on Vimeo.

Save the date- 4LOJ's French Plays

The girls will be presenting their French Plays in the Junior School Hall on Friday, October 17th at 11.15am. Please feel free to come and join us.

Parent Help Roster for Market Day

Thank you to all the Parents that have offered to help at our upcoming Market Day next Tuesday, September 23rd. Please meet in the Junior School Hall on the day.

What's available at our Market Day?

A message from Miss Pardiwalla for Allegro Voce Parents

Dear Allegro Voce Parents,

Allegro Voce will be performing in next Monday's Junior School assembly (Monday 22 September). I would like to invite you to come and hear your daughter's perform as they been working really hard in their rehearsals to prepare for this special assembly performance.

In order to be prepared, I would like the Allegro Voce girls to meet me in the Junior School Hall at 8am on Monday morning for a quick warm up. The girls are to perform in their school uniform (no blazers) and have bright blue choir ribbons in their hair.

Hope to see you all there.

Kind regards,

Mehernaz Pardiwalla


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A week to go....

Year 4 are busy preparing for their Arts and Crafts Market Day on Tuesday, September 23rd at 12pm in the Junior School Hall.

This special events is for the Junior School girls and Parents of Year 4 girls!

This week's DJTV

DJTV 22 from Diocesan School for Girls on Vimeo.

Warming Up for Jump Rope

This morning we are warming with Jump Jam!

The girls love getting their blood pumping for our indoor Jump Jam.

See who you can spot in the crowd.










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