3 July

Dear Parents

Sacrament of Reconciliation
Thank you for the responses for preparation for First Sacrament of Reconciliation. The children whose names have been given to me, received a note today confirming that their names are now on the list. If any children should have been included but have not informed school, please return the form at the end of the newsletter or contact me through the following email
address: moneill@shsinvschool.nz .
Please do so by Tuesday of the first week next term.

As stated in last week’s newsletter the specific date for First Reconciliation is yet to be advised. If your child is baptized and is in Year three or above OR 7 years of age or above, they may be ready to receive this Sacrament. The programme involves the children working through a workbook at home and some sessions at school. There will be a parent meeting next term to explain the process.
Please see Father Vince or Miss O’Neill if you have any questions.

Board of Trustees Working Bee
This Saturday (weather permitting) at 10.30 a.m. Please bring: wheelbarrow, spade, shovel, rake etc. All help is much appreciated.


Congratulations To:

Lucy Blue, Caelan O'Connor, Finley McMurdo and
Kayson Timu from Room 7 for their Sunflower textured paintings that were exhibited last month in the City Art Gallery.

Keegan Fiebig who made the Under 38kg South Town Rugby Team.

And a special congratulations to our Sacred Heart Hockey team who had their first win of the season. Determination and awesome team work finally paid off on Wednesday with a 3 – 1 win against Myross Bush. Well done!


Netball Practice
There will be a practice game for the Shooters & Stars teams at the stadium (veladrome courts) on Sunday 18th July at 2.00 pm.
Please bring a gold coin donation.

Southland Junior Netball Academy - Want some specialist netball coaching?Then join the Junior Netball Academy!
Suitable for players from 8 - 15 years. Mondays starting 26th July at Stadium Southland. See Miss T for registration form or contact Shan Jenson-Loach 2171303

An Evening with ‘Sophie Gray’
Stylish, fashionable food that doesn’t cost a fortune. An Entertaining and intuitive night. Saturday 7th August 7 p.m. at the Sarah Ulmer Lounge, Stadium Southland. Tickets only $20, available 08005824533.



School Fair
As you can see from the PTA newsletter the school fair is to be held on the 7th November.
The fair committee has made great progress with planning for this. It will however require help from all families to bring it to fruition, create a fantastic school memory for the children and make some money for quality school resources as well.
So please let the school office know or email pladams@xtra.co.nz if you can suggest any of the following:

Somebody with Ponies that could be used for the pony rides.
Does anybody have contacts for bouncy castles to hire?
Are there any hairdressers in the school community who could advise on the funky hair stall?
Does anybody have face painting skills or balloon animals?
Places of businesses who may donate prizes for the chocolate wheel or silent auction.
Does anybody have a harness we could use for horizontal bungy ?
Do you know of any school businesses who may be interested in sponsoring a stall at the fair?

Fair committee meeting (next term) 20th July 7.30 pm in the staff room. All welcome!


The children enjoyed a cultural experience last Friday


Room 3 Class Happenings

This term we have looked at how to write a poem and how to make our writing more interesting. Below are a selection from our writing books.

Dogs
Can like
Bones. Dogs can
Help me and people.
I like my
Dog. My dog
Jumps at Me.

Matthew

Frogs can jump. Brooklyn brought frogs to school today. I was scared of holding one. Then the teacher said they won’t hurt me and she put one of the frogs in my hand. It felt soft on my hand. It was on Wednesday. It was fun with the frogs.
Jared

Cold is the ice on the water and when we step on it, it breaks.
Cold is the planet Pluto, an ice land in outer space.
Cold is the wind blowing every day in my face and it is annoying.
Cold is the icecream that I eat.
Nick
Hot is the lava about to erupt from the volcano when it is bubbling because it is hot.
Hot are the flames flickering in the fire.
Hot is the bonfire when we put oil in it.
Hot is the desert because there is a line going around the Earth and there is no water so the people have to dig wells.
Reid

On Monday the 28th of June Jared brought Bubbles the lamb to school. She makes a noise like this baabaabaa. She looks cute because she has fluffy and curly wool. She lives in a box by the heater. She is 8 days old. Bubble’s mum can not feed her because she is sick.
Xanthe



SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME

I wish my child ________________________________

To be prepared for the Sacrament of Reconciliation next term__________.


SIGNED_______________________


HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY

25 June

Dear Parents

Thank you to all parents who have been able to assist in any way at school this term.
This has been much appreciated.
I look forward to seeing many of you at the PTA car trial on Sunday.
A big thank you to Juliet Clapperton for her publishing of the PTA newsletter. An excellent job.
Next week I will be at the NZ Principal’s Conference. For urgent matters, please contact Miss O’Neill
I wish you all a safe and hopefully warm break and look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 19th July.

Welcome
To Aubrey Page who joined the children in Room 1 on Monday. We hope he and his family enjoy their time with us at Sacred Heart School.

Prayers
Our prayers are with the Tagomoa-Kaa family this week.

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME
The programme of preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered for children next term. The specific date is yet to be advised. If your child is baptized and is Year 3 or above OR 7 years of age or above, they may be ready to receive this Sacrament. The programme involves the children working through a workbook at home and some sessions at school. There will be a parent meeting next term to explain the process.

If you wish your child to be prepared for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, please fill in the form at the end of the newsletter and return it to school by Tuesday next week.
Please see Father Vince or Miss O’Neill if you have any questions.

Board of Trustees Working Bee
Thank you to those two families who have returned the slips regarding the working bee. Can all returns be handed into the office by Monday please.
A note will be sent home later next week confirming time and details.

Hall Windows
Fr Vince has advised us that the work to replace the hall windows will begin soon. Please be aware of this in regards to parking at school.

Reminder for Year 6 Parents ~ Wednesday the 30th of June
Mrs Lieshout will be talking to the Year 6 children about puberty. The talk will take place in Room 9 from 3.30 - 4.30pm for the girls and 4.30 - 5.30pm for the boys.

Congratulations To:

Abby Humm Yr 5 & Georgia Mackie Yr 6 who both made the All Saints Zone Netball Teams.

Aimee Brookland who competed in the Ingill Tap Dancing competitions held last weekend. Aimee got 2nd in her Tap solo & Impromptu dances, a VHC in her Song & Tap, & on the Sunday won the Championship Achievers Any Age Tap solo dance plus won a special award for the Most Promising Dancer Under 12 Years.

Eli Winders who was place 2nd in the Solo, and also 2nd in the Boys Solo at the Tap competitions.

Emma Harrington also competed in the Tap competitions for the very first time & got a HC for her Novice Tap solo dance. Well done to Emma.

Patrice Brookland competed in the Southern Gymnastics competition for Level 3 held in Dunedin last weekend also, & got 2nd on the bar, 3rd on the vault & was placed 4th overall. Patrice has also been selected to train under the Southland Regional Development Squad.

Lost Property
This will be displayed next week in the foyer. Please check for any missing uniform.

Accommodation ~ required for family of four for August. Happy to home sit while you are away on holiday. Ph 2156671 (Stella)

Sports Report
Table Tennis: Harry McLean, Damian Mitchell, Ronan Harvey and Tom Van Eeden represented Sacred Heart in this term’s table tennis primary competitions held on Tuesdays.
Damian, Harry and Reuben Brown participated in Wednesday’s school championship. The children’s ball skills and co-ordination , along with their quick thinking when playing doubles has improved immensely.
A new round in Term 3 will bring exciting challenges.

Hockey: After struggling to field a team at the start of the season, we now have a combined yr 3, 4 & 5 team representing Sacred Heart in the primary section on Wednesdays.
That anticipated win is yet to come. We are so close!! I’m sure the taste of victory will unfold next term.
Team spirit and fair play are encouraged as new ball skills are developed.
A huge thank you for the purchase of our new ‘Robo-cop’ goalie gear.

I acknowledge the support of parents, especially on those cold hockey nights (we have had no cancellation) and scoring in table tennis, and hope to see you all back next term ~ Trish Mitchell (Support of Sport)









PTA
Free Car Trial Sunday 27th June
The PTA will be running a Family Car Trial on Sunday 27th June leaving from the school hall @ 2.30pm. Lots of fun to be had, with prizes to give away. To finish off the day, pick up your Fish & Chips and join the other families in the hall for tea. No need to register just turn up on the day with a digital camera or camera phone, some pens, a clipboard or something to write on and warm clothes.

Fair Committee
We will be holding our first fair committee meeting this Monday 28th June 7.30 in the school staffroom. Please bring any ideas of activities that may be popular and also suggestions of where we can obtain donations of prizes. All welcome.



Room 2 Class Happenings

We have been learning how to write colour poems in Room 2. First we wrote a poem about the colour 'Red', then 'Yellow' and then the children chose the colour they wanted for their final poem. Once we finished these poems, we then used them for our read aloud assessment. The children did such a great job, and you can see video of some of our reading aloud on our blog site www.room2sacredheartschool.blogspot.com





SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME

I wish my child ________________________________ to be prepared for the Sacrament
Reconciliation next term

SIGNED …………………………………………………………..