26 February

Dear Parents
Our prayers are with the Horrell Family this week.
Congratulations to the PTA on another very successful year celebrated at their AGM this week.
Swimming is nearly upon us and with the increased number of water related deaths nationally, water awareness and basic skills are an important part of our school programme.
Thank you to those parents who have volunteered to consult on our reporting systems. There is space for another 2 or 3. Please contact me on principal@shsinv.schiool.nz

Upcoming Events:
Swimming – 1st March
Zone Athletics – 8th March
Sunday Mass – 21st March
Swimming Champs – 28th March

Swimming
A reminder all children will be going swimming at Splash Palace this Monday, and every day until 12th March. The buses will be leaving school at 9.35 and returning at 11.20 a.m.
N.B. All items of clothing must be named please. Children are to wear their sports uniform. NO FOOD is to be taken to the pool.
As normal procedure, we will be requiring parent helpers for the changing rooms. We would appreciate as many helpers as possible to ensure the programme runs successfully. Thank you.


AMP Tryathlon ~ more photos at: www.flickr.com/photos/laben1





Dictionaries ~ All Year 4 children were presented with free dictionaries from Invercargill North Rotary Club. We thank them for this and know the children will benefit from their gift.

Southland School Swimming Champs
These will be held on Sunday 28th March. Children are able to enter the 4 individual and relay events. There are championship and non-championships events. Please see me if your child wishes to take part in this. A parent will also need to act as team manager.
To all parents of 5 and 6 year old girls.
Looking for an after school activity for your daughter?
Guides Southland has an active Pippin unit meeting
in the St Stephens Hall, Waikiwi, on Friday 4:30 – 5:30
There is an opportunity now for your daughter to be a part of this worthwhile organisation. Pippins meet weekly for approximately an hour. Their programme includes a wide variety of fun activities
both indoor and out. Pippins wear a uniform and work towards goals.
For more details phone Donnah 21-58856 or Sharon 215-7414.

Touch Southland Junior Representative Open Trials for Non Existing Reps Saturday 27th/ Sunday 28th February 2010
Saturday 10am Under 10 Girls Under 16 Girls
11am Under 11 Girls Under 15 Girls
12pm Under 9 Girls Under 13 Girls Under 17 Girls
1pm Under 12 Girls Under 14 Girls
Sunday 10am Under 10 Boys Under 16 Boys
11am Under 11 Boys Under 15 Boys 12pm Under 9 Boys Under 13 Boys Under 17 Boys
1pm Under 12 Boys Under 14 Boys
Players must be Under the age as at 31st December 2010.
All players must register by either phoning Touch Southland 03 211 2255 or email sue@touchsouthland.co.nz
Players must sign in at Clubrooms before trial on the day. Please report 1 hour before trial starts. Players selected from these trials will trial with Existing Reps on the weekend of 13/ 14 March. Times for these trials will be released at a later date.


Soccer
Soccer has started again this term. The children who put their name down last term, are still in the team this term.

Waikiwi Rugby Football Club ~ Schoolboy Registrations
Tuesday, 16 and Thursday, 18 March, 4.00 pm – 6.00 pm and Sunday, 28 March, 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm (final registration day). Subs - $30.00/player or $40.00/family. Team photos can also be paid for at a cost of $15.00 Any enquiries to Jayne McWilliam 215-7079.

The Big Day Inv
One Day Music Festival tomorrow 12 midday, Gala St reserve – free entry.

Anna Cannon Music Studio Invites You to Attend OPEN DAY – SAT March 6,161 Grant Road, Otatara 10 am – 4-7 Years – MUSIC 4 ME Class, 11 am – 8-12 Years – MAD (Music and Drama Class)
Activities include: Drama, Games and Music Face Painting and Masks
12 – 12.30 – Anna is available to parents. Enquiries to: 213-1191.


PTA
PTA Oyster raffle, please find a raffle ticket for our Sacred Heart Easter Oyster raffle with today’s newsletter. If all families return their tickets sold, $3500 is the total potential funds which could be raised. This will to go towards the apple computer lease which all Sacred Heart Children use and the PTA pays for annually.

Please return tickets and money to the school office by Monday 15th March. There will be prizes for the family and class who sell the most. Extra tickets can be picked up at the office or sent home with your child if you phone the office.

PTA elections were held at the AGM on Monday22nd
Chairman: Susanne Brown, Dept Chair: Liza Adams, Treasurer: Trish Sherriff and Secretary: Denise Sullivan were all re-appointed.
Please contact Susanne 215-8883 or Liza 215-9995 for any PTA queries or information for new members.


Room 5 Class Happenings

As a class we have been learning how to write recounts.
This week we have been writing about times we hurt ourselves.

When I was seven I was helping mum and Brent with the wood.
When we had finished I got wood stuck in my eye. I felt sad because I couldn’t open my eye and I started to cry. I had to go to the hospital to get the wood out of my eye. ~ By: Claire

When I went to Nana and Pop Pops we went to the river. When I was at the river I slipped. I hurt my knee on some rocks. I didn’t cry but I got a bruise on my knee. ~ By: Ethan

When I was 4 years old I fell off my bike. I got stone stuck under my knee. I was screaming because it hurt so much. I had to get a cold ice pack on my knee. It was not fun. I was bleeding, it was running down my knee. Mum got the stones out of my knee. ~ By: Jakobe