13 August

Dear Parents

A big thank you to Ian Harrington and the group of parents for digging out and laying a path to the garage and the lodge. It has been very much appreciated, especially with some of our recent weather.
Unfortunately the minor flu epidemic we are experiencing is growing with increasing numbers of children catching it. Please reinforce blowing noses and covering mouths when coughing, to reduce the spread.
Thank you to those parents who were able to attend Mrs Campbell’s meeting last night. It was very informative and I know the children have enjoyed their time with her.

We welcome Jules Barclay to Sacred Heart School.
We hope he and his family enjoy their time with us.

FIRST RECONCILIATION
The 2nd children’s session is next Friday 20 August 3.15 pm¬ - 4.00pm
in Room 1.

BOT ~ The next meeting is Monday 16th August @ 7pm.

Science Fair
Well done to all the children whose exhibits have been accepted for the Southland Science Fair next Tuesday 17th August.

Altar Servers
14th August 7pm = Oliver & Harry McLean
15th August 10.30 am = Elsie Wallace & Bronte Adams

Children’s Liturgy = Susanne Brown


PTA
Fair Committee Meeting Tuesday 24th August, 7.30pm in Room 8.

Mark on your calendars Thursday 23rd September 2010 – SCHOOL DISCO.
At the end of the term the PTA is organising a Disco for the children of Sacred Heart School. Times and further details will be advised closer to the date.




Winter Series Results for Motocross in Cromwell. Jake Meikle won his class 7-11 years 65cc and in the 6-8 years 50cc Josh Cooper achieved second and Mitchell Thompson got fourth.



Room 5 Class Happenings

Wow what a busy start to term 3!
This week as a class we are working on developing our independent skills. We are all trying to unpack our own school bags and emptying our home folders. Please encourage your child to show you how independent they can be.

In our reading programme, we are developing our comprehension skills by looking deeper into a text. This will help us develop our understanding, as we are now reading to learn. So please remember to ask lots of questions. Below are some photos of us busy during our reading rotations.



For out letter writing unit we are busy writing letters to Sharmila who is our World Vision child that the school sponsors. We have learnt that in a letter it is important to tell the person whom we are writing to something and ask them a question so they have a reason to write back.

For our inquiry unit we have been focusing on our big question ‘How is science part of our everyday lives?’ When doing an experiment we have been predicting, observing and making conclusions. We have been looking at floating and sinking. We know that salt makes the water heavy so when adding things to the water it will float – just like the dead sea!


In our PE unit we are concentrating on our movement skills. We have learnt different ways to move and land safely. A new game that we have been playing is called ‘Timber Tag’ – It’s lots of FUN!

This week we have also been to the Life Education Van. We went through a programme that was called ‘All Together.’ We learnt that we need to keep safe in the playground and be good friends with one another.













TERM 4 - TOUCH
PRIMARY COMPETITION GRADES
The module this year will run on Wednesday afternoons from 4pm – 6pm at the Turnbull Thomson Grounds (off Islington St ) with grades available as follows:
Year 1 & 2 (includes Year 0) Year 3 & 4 Year 5 & 6

COMPETITION DATES
The season will commence with the first round of the Primary competition on Wednesday 20th October 2010. The last round will be played on Wednesday 8th December.

COST
The cost for this is $17 per child; this is to be paid before the competition begins.

PARENT HELP
To make Touch a successful sport, we require parents to help coach the teams. If you are able to assist with this please fill in the form below.

PERMISSION SLIP TO BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL BY Friday 27th August 2010. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED


_____________________ would like to play Touch for Term 4 in the following grade.

Year 1-2 Year 3-4 Year 5-6

I am able/unable to coach a team

Signed: ………………………………………………………



Family Works Southland are taking enrolments now for the following programmes in Term 4:
Parenting Programme (For parents/caregivers of children of all ages): A ten week programme to assist parents/caregivers to develop understanding of their child and to help form positive relationships and communication with their child (11 October – 17 December 2010 - evenings from 7:30-9:30)

Grief Group Bereavement Programme “In the Same Boat” ,for children 7 -12 years, (and their parent/s / caregivers) who have experienced loss and change in their lives following bereavement.
(19 October – 7 December – Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30).

All these programmes are free of charge!