5 November

Dear Parents

Only 2 days to go until the School Mass & Fair. A reminder for all children to be at school, lined up in the foyer (in mufti) at 10.15 am for 10.30 Mass.
Please note the times for delivery of goods for the fair.
We hope Mrs Lieshout had a great time at the Melbourne Cup this week, as part of a competition Mr Lieshout won.
Welcome to Pip Cunningham & Melissa Ballard, student teachers in Room 8 & 2. We hope they enjoy their time at our school.

Congratulations to Jake Meikle who got 1st in the South Island Motor-Cross Champs last weekend.

Our prayers are with the Van Eeden family this week.

Enrolments
We are currently organising 2011 classes. Please let us know if you have pre-school children not already enrolled, or know of other children likely to attend Sacred Heart next year.

New Library
We have had confirmation the new room will arrive on Monday 22nd of this month. Also that plans are underway to build a veranda along the junior side of the school.
More information on this as it arrives.

Activity Fees
Final overdue notices will be sent out shortly.

Numeracy Support
We are looking for parents to help one afternoon a week with maths support. The sessions will incorporate some counting and playing of games with groups of four children. If you are interested, please see Miss Swney.

School Photos
These must be in by Wednesday 10th November please.

Dental Therapist
The Waihopai School Dental Clinic intend seeing all the Sacred Heart children in 2 – 3 weeks time. Appointments will be made for mornings or late afternoon.

Lost Jersey - with the name Jules Barclay. Please check at home.

Basketball Results
Shooters won 15 - 14
Sharks had a bye
Slamdunkers lost 2 - 44
Spurs lost 16 - 22

Mountain Bike Club – 14th November
The Southland Mountain Bike Club is holding the Southland Times Kids Skids mountain bike experience on Sunday the 14th of November at the Sandy Point Mountain Bike tracks at 11am. The event is for bikers aged 5 to 12 and will feature different courses for each age group. Keep an eye out for the entry forms in the Southland Times or you can download one and full details of the event from the club’s website www.southlandmtbclub.co.nz. There will be heaps of spot prizes and giveaways plus a skills area to test you out. Get together with some friends and get on your bike!

Kittens to Give Away
1 grey, 1 tabby half Burmese male Kittens to give away. 10 weeks old. Contact Kerry 0274487785.









SACRED HEART SCHOOL FAIR Sunday 7th November

Only 2 sleeps to go, remember to tell all your friends and family that Sacred Heart School is having a Fair on THIS Sunday the 7th November. IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT FUN!!!

Before Mass on Sunday please!!!

Cake walk bakers, we would love if anybody could bake a nice cake for this, please take your cake to the hall kitchen. (These are then wrapped in cellophane, by volunteers on the morning of the fair, to look gorgeous for the cake walk auction)

Home baking to be sold in the cake stall – this can be anything like biscuits, cakes, muffins, loaves, slices, homemade lollies etc. These can be dropped at the hall kitchen on Sat 6th Nov, between 2.00pm and 3.00pm, or prior to 10.30am on Sunday morning.

Scones for our Devonshire Tea stall. Below we have published the recipe and ask any parents who are able to make a batch for Sunday to do so – please deliver fresh or frozen scones to the hall prior to 10.30am. (Frozen is fine as they thaw fast)

White elephant stall anything for this can be delivered Sat 9am – 3pm to the hall, or if you can’t make it on Saturday then, between 9 -10am Sunday morning.

Also gardeners, if there are veggies spare in the garden (or in Granddad’s) please bring these prior to 10.30am on the day of the Fair for the Chocolate Wheel – these are always a hit.

Kids remember to bring your coins on the day to help with the flow of change.
Eftpos will be available in the office but it would be great if families could bring some cash to start.
Plastic shopping bags are always needed to carry purchases so bring to the hall kitchen if you have spare.
The weather is going to be fine so sun block and hats so we are safe in the sun.
(Extra sun block can be found at the face painting if you forget!)

Adults with the red caps on are either selling chocolate wheel tickets, are helping in the white elephant or are on the fair committee and can answer questions about furniture, site plan etc.

Summary

Hall kitchen
Baking, cake walk cakes, bottles for the choc wheel bottle auction, plastic bags, scones,

Hall Sat 9am -2pm white elephant stuff

Scone Recipe (can be doubled)
2 cups self raising flour
Half cup lemonade
Half cup cream
Bake at 200 degrees for approx 10 mins
Please freeze and bring the morning of the school fair

Remember to ask for fine weather in your prayers and have lots and lots of fun!!






Room 5 Class Happenings

On Wednesday we went and watched the Tour of Southland whiz past school.
In writing we have been learning to make sure we include interesting words in our stories. Below are some children’s recounts on Wednesday’s Tour of Southland.

Today we cheered really loud for the Tour of Southland. It made me feel happy because they went so fast past our school. It was really cool that we got to make flags to wave to the hundreds of cyclists. I think that our class was the loudest. By Sionelle

This morning we didn’t have prayers first thing we went and watched the cyclists go past our school. We cheered real loud because a man said if we cheer real loud it would make the cyclists go extra fast. By Kate

On Wednesday morning we went and watched the Tour of Southland and I got a banger.
I didn’t even bang it loud. Some people were handing out lollies, but I didn’t get any. The bikers came past fast. There were lots and lots of bikers; I think their legs will get sore.
By Shaun

In the morning we watched the Tour of Southland. I made a flag. We needed to cheer loud. Our whole school came out. I felt happy because I don’t get to watch the cyclists much. There were lots of cyclists, they were cycling to Tuatapere.
I saw some people from the Share the Road team. By Jakobe

In R.E we are learning about Saints and the qualities that they hold.
Saint Nicholas is my favourite saint because he gives to others. By Ben

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is my favourite saint because she never gave up and got the schools for the children she taught. By Devan

Joan of Arc is my favourite saint because she pretended to be a boy so she could fight for her country. By Emma M

PLEASE REMEMBER TWO THINGS:
HAVE YOUR SUNHAT AT SCHOOL EACH DAY
NO TOYS TO BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL