5 March

Dear Parents
A big thanks to all the parents who have been able to help with swimming this week. It is a very busy time and your help is much appreciated.
On Monday the senior children will be at the Zone Athletics (weather Permitting). If the athletics go ahead, there will be no swimming for any of the children. In case the sports are postponed, all children are still to come with their swimming clothes.

Athletic Sports
These will be held on Monday 8th March. All children have been given a note regarding what they need to bring. Please make sure all children are at school before 8.50 a.m., as we hope to leave at 9.00 a.m.

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

Activity Fee
These will remain the same as 2009. 1 child - $70, 2 children - $100 and 3 children - $125.
Compulsory books will be added to these amounts.

Scholastic Bookclub
Number 2 Bookclub will close on Wednesday 10th March.

Southland School Swimming Champs
As to date we have no children interested in these champs. Entries close Wed 17th March, so if your child wishes to enter, please see Mr Forde next week.

Marist Rugby Club ~ Schoolboy Weigh in
Sun 14th March 11am – 12 noon
Tue 16th March 4 – 5 pm

Plunket are offering you the opportunity for a FREE child’s car seat check. South City United Video Car Park Mon 15th March 10am – 2 pm.
Check out the junior notice board for more info.

Fruit from Peirce’s Orchard ~ Millers Flat
Again we have the opportunity to get fruit delivered from the above orchard. An order form has been placed on the junior notice board for parents wanting to order boxes of mixed fruit, apples or pumpkins. These orders will be faxed through to the supplier on Tuesday 9th March, so please have your money to Christine on Tuesday morning. Delivery date is Thursday 11th March.

House Cleaner
Available $40 for 2 hours. Kylie Wednesday or Thursday Only.
Phone 2158193 or 0273884376


Corbyn Shuttleworth got 3rd in the 2010 Twilight Series held last weekend at Macaulay Ford Kart raceway. This was also his first race meeting ever. He is racing again this Saturday, 11am Pitt Road Otatara, free admission.



Room 9 Class Happenings

The Sharks
Today’s the day, the day they come!
Today the Sharks are coming to teach us some skills about basketball. The Sharks are the new Southland Basketball Team that is competing in the NBL. Today we meet one guy, his name is James and he comes from the North Island.
When the Sharks came, we were ready to go until Richard started picking on Keegan and Georgia. You’re probably wondering who Richard is. He is the coach of the Sharks and is the Southland Development Officer. When we had to dribble back and forwards he said silly stuff like goat or boy.
When we were shooting we had to imagine that there was a transformer or fairy on top of the hoop. James is really tall. He is as tall as the hoop at our school.
There is a game where you have to be on the painted lines and you aren’t allowed to go on the concrete. We had to go back and forwards and we were not allowed to walk or run [it was really hard for Keegan and Georgia]. By Keegan, Tom and Jack N

FitnessRun
Zoooooooom!!!! Where did Keegan come from?

Everyday Room 9 does a run around the school, we call this a fitness run. We do a run everyday to get fit for the Saints Zones Athletics Sport. Keegan is the fittest in the school, he’s good at running long distance and he wins most of the time.
At the end of the run Mrs Lieshout tells us our times. When we get back to our class we write our times in our maths books and graph it (Keegan’s time is under 4 minutes for 2 rounds). We use line graphs to record our times from our fitness run.

We have to train for relays, long distance runs and sprints at All Saints Day. When we run we try to beat our personal times, if we beat our time we must be getting quicker by seconds. By Braedon, Sam H and Ronan

PTA
PTA oyster raffle, please remember to keep selling this raffle. This is our major fundraiser for this term and this raffle should appeal to lots of people.
Some ideas on where they could be sold: dad’s /granddad’s/ nana’s / mum’s work, sports practice / sidelines at rugby/ touch etc.
Get the kids together and knock on the neighbour’s doors. It’s a great way to meet people in the community around us. Please make an effort to sell these tickets, we don’t often have raffles and it’s for all our Sacred Heart Children.

Self Defence Course for Girls yr 7, 8 &9 by registered instructor Sarah Anderson.
Sunday 14th March, Sacred Heart Hall, 10am – 4pm. $20.00
For more information and enrolment please call Liza Adams on 2159995 0274599954 or e mail pladams@xtra.co.nz .
Places are limited; participants need to be willing and enthusiastic. (Some spaces for Mums also available).



CALLING ALL PARENTS AT SACRED HEART SCHOOL ROOM 9 NEEDS YOUR HELP

In Inquiry we have been learning about rules, what are they and why we have them?
We are trying to make the car park a safer and problem free place. We will need to take photos and videos of what is happening in the car park between 8:15 and 8:55 in the morning and between 2:45 and 3:15. We have made a survey on Survey Pirate.com to see what people think about the car park.
We need proof that there is a problem so we can report on what the problem or problems are.

We have made videos of the car park to see what we need to act on and improve on in our car park to make it a safer place for kids and parents.

If we have proof that there is a problem, we will need a solution to try to fix some of the problems in the car park. Then it will be a better place for years and years to come.

By Emily, Meg and Ashleigh

Please help us gather information about the car park by doing this online survey at the following web address.

http://www.surveypirate.com/Survey.aspx?surveyid=12250&hash=6fXSCJSZ4ysTL7dmacauzA%3d%3d
If you don’t have the internet we have some hard copies of the survey in Room 9, or you can come in and use a classroom computer.

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