1 June

Dear Parents

A big thanks to Mrs Adams, Mrs Brown and the PTA for organising the new gardens outside the junior block.

We also thank the PTA for providing funding for the lease of some i-pads and new games for the classrooms.

We are in the process of remarking the netball and basketball courts. We have moved them across as there has been some damage to the concrete during the construction of the new veranda.

We hope the children enjoyed the cross country today and we look forward to some of them representing the zone at the Southland Cross Country next Friday in Otautau. The 9yr olds who also qualified to compete are: Emma Harrington, Hannah Dawson, Isabella Wild, Georgea Newell, Shaula Greig, Rylee Hewitt, Rohan Mackenzie, Erik Cahill, Harry Oosterbroek, Ben Henderson, Alex Armstrong, Ben Sievwright, Kayson Timu and Callum O’Connor.

Welcome to Alex McLeod who joined the children in Room 2 today.

We hope he enjoys his time with us.

School Mass – Sunday 19^th June – please mark your calendar

Annual Report

A copy of the school’s annual report is available at the office for anyone to view.

A Reminder Wheelie Day is Friday’s Only

Ripsticks, scooters, bikes etc are in designated areas and must have safety gear on.

School Survey

We would appreciate the parents taking part in the school survey, to return these tomorrow please. Many thanks for your co-operation with this.

Acheivements

Well done to Claire Kinney who received the ‘Player of the Day’ team trophy last week at soccer.

Altar Servers

Saturday 4 Jun 7pm Reuben Brown

Sunday 5 Jun 10.30am Sam Sherriff & Ben Henderson

Children’s Liturgy Trish Sherriff

Nit-Enz for Head Lice is NOW available from Ascot 4 Square on Tay Street or for further details visit www.nit-enz.com. Use as a normal shampoo twice a week, normal conditioner afterwards, and you won't have to worry about head lice again!

Searching for Gold

Look beneath the freckles?

Look beneath the grin?

Look for that which sparkles?

Buried deep within.

Look beyond the whining?

Look beyond the tears?

Look beyond the runny nose?

The frowns, the mess, the fears.

Search for that which glitters?

Treasures to unfold?

Search beneath the surface?

Search and find the gold!

by Jean Warren

PTA

Next meeting Monday 13^th June 2011, 7.30pm in school staff room - everyone welcome.

Oyster Raffle

Thanks so much to all the families who have returned their oyster raffles. We have had a great response from families to date. Unfortunately we still have a number of cards outstanding and have to delay drawing the raffle until these have all been returned. If you still have your raffle to return, please get this to school by this Friday 3^rd June, so we can make arrangements to draw the raffle and have the oysters delivered next week.

Sunday 19^th June School Mass

PICNIC LUNCH (Inside the hall) KIDS LOLLY SCRAMBLE BBQ Sausage’s - Camp fundraiser

The PTA would like to invite you to stay after the school mass and enjoy a picnic lunch with the school and church community. The Year 6 students and parents are holding a sausage sizzle fundraiser and will have BBQ sausages in bread for sale. Or you can bring a picnic lunch to share with your family inside the hall after mass. Hot tea and coffee will be available. After lunch there will be a lolly scramble for all the children. Please come, bring your family and enjoy sometime with the school and parish community.

PTA Parents Night

The PTA is organising a bowling night for parents – mark your calendars for Saturday 25^th June and book in your babysitters. This will be a fun night and a chance for parents to meet others from the school. Put the date in your diary and talk to other parents from your class to organise a group to come and enjoy yourselves.

Details to follow in the next few weeks.

Note: Anyone needing babysitters names, feel free to contact Liza Adams 2159995 or Susanne Brown 2158883 as we have a number of very good ex Sacred Heart pupils we can recommend.

Wow this term has gone so fast we are nearly half way through the term already. Last week the senior syndicate went to view the Kakapo chicks at the Invercargill Working Men’s Club. Take a look on our class blogspot to: watch some video footage we took while we were down there. http://room81shsinv.blogspot.com/

While we were there we learned about what they eat, how they feed them when they are really little and why they are so special.