20 November

Dear Parents

It’s hard to believe there are only 3½ weeks of the school year left. The years certainly do seem to get faster and faster.
We wish the children who will receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist all the best for their Mass on Sunday at 2 pm.
Teachers are busy assessing children and writing their end of year reports. As in previous years, 2010 class placements and stationery lists will accompany your child’s report. Next year’s classes will hopefully be as follows:
Room 1 - Yr 1 Room 2 - Yr 1 Room 3 - Yr 1/2 Room 5 - Yr 2
Room 6 - Yr 3 Room 7 - Yr 4 Room 8 - Yr 5 Room 9 - Yr 5/6

Our intention in 2010 is to have year levels where possible in one class. In recent years we have had to have split level classes to cater for pupil numbers. Some of the pros & cons of single level classes are as follows:
➢ Having same age is positive for peer interaction.
➢ A wide range of abilities may cause organisation issues in literacy & numeracy.
➢ With same aged children it is possible to identify potential leaders.

We look forward to getting teacher, parent & student feedback on this as 2010 unfolds.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Please pray for our Sacred Heart School children who are receiving their First Holy Communion this Sunday 22 November at 2pm. TRINITY BALLADARES, KEEGAN FIEBIG, EMMA HARRINGTON, BENJAMIN HENDERSON, RORY HORN, HARRY MCLEAN, DAMIAN MITCHELL, GEORGEA NEWELL, SAMUEL RUSSELL, PATRICK RYAN, SAMUEL SHERRIFF, SAMUEL THORNBURY, MICHAEL WALKER, ELSIE WALLACE, ISABELLA WILD AND ELI WINDERS.

ALTAR SERVERS ~ Sat 21st 7pm = T Harrington & J Humm Sun 22nd 10.30 am G & C Mackie

BASKETBALL RESULTS
Fireballs 1st game lost 0 – 38 2nd game bye
Celtics 1st game bye 2nd game won 14 - 7
Spurs 1st game won 28 – 2 2nd game won 18 - 10
Slamdunkers 1st game won 17 – 16 no 2nd game
Small Blacks 1st game lost 1 – 20 2nd game lost 2 - 24

SCHOLASTIC BOOKCLUB ~ closes Wednesday 25th November.

LOST JERSEYS ~ Belonging to Macy Richardson & Nicholas Walsh (both well named).
Please check your child has the correct jersey at home.

Love Music? Want to Learn? Or perhaps improve your skills? Music tuition available for all ages (parents welcome too) in Piano, Music Theory and Voice. Lessons available over the Christmas Break also.
Contact: Kelly (MusB. Hons) 21 88 413 or 0211 33 97 99

O.S.C.A.R has vacancies for children in two holiday programmes. One programme at Windsor North School and another at Newfield Primary School, starting on the 16th December until 22nd December from 8 a.m. until 5:45 p.m. and reopening again on the 11th January until 29th January. A fun filled programme is offered to children from 5 yrs to 13 yrs. Bookings accepted at a minimum of 4 hours per day. Phone 218-9520 for bookings or enquiries.

NumberWorks’nWords – Specialists in Maths and English tuition
Bookings are now being taken for 2010. We provide a free professional evaluation of your child’s English and/or Maths level and then your child can have an introductory lesson. Ph: Raewyn 2186804 or email invercargill@numberworks.com

PTA
Sunhats ~ The PTA have subsidized sun hats for sale. These are available at the office @ $10 each.
It is compulsory for all children to wear sunhats during Terms four and one.

Luncheon ~ All school parents and staff (no children please) are invited to lunch at the Lignite Pit Café (passed Tisbury) Saturday Dec 5th 12.45pm. Finger food lunch $14 each. BYO alcohol. Garden to view and giftware to buy.
Get a carload together and come for lunch, leaving from the school car park at 12.00, RSVP Nicki, 214-0112. 0210583084, e-mail brooklad@clear.net.nz


Mission Fair
So much work so little time!!!!
The Year 5’s in Room 9 are working on organising a Mission Fair to buy sports equipment and school books for the children in Samoa to use for their school. We are doing this because their school and equipment was destroyed in the Tsunami.
We have proceeded quite well as we have completed most of our posters for the stalls. We have also written letters asking places to donate some things for raffles and prizes. We have posted our letters and are waiting for responses.
We have a range of activities like a cool ‘Games Room’ where you can play awesome computer and play station games. We also have some interesting things you can buy in our white elephant. We hope to have boat rides (mind you don’t fall off) and a slurpy surprise in our yummy Deep South ice-cream van.
We also have soccer goal where you get to have a go at shooting targets with a soccer ball, shooting hoops at our basket ball station, cool card selling, water balloon volleyball (one word of advice, wear old clothes!!!) and a spooky surprise in our hall. Hope to see you at the fair!!!
Any donations for the White Elephant or for prizes would be appreciated. Just deliver anything to Room 9.


Room 7 Class Happenings

We thought we might share some poetry we wrote based on a poem we shared in class about a laugh. You can view more examples on Room 7’s blogspot alongside our wonderful i-movies we created at Enrich last week http//:room7shs.blogspot.com