31 March

Dear Parents

This week we welcome Thomas Horrell & Jade Holland to Room 1.
We hope they enjoy their time at Sacred Heart School.

Good luck to all the athletes competing at the Southland meet on Saturday.

Teachers Only Day Tomorrow
All teachers will be at in-service training in Gore tomorrow.
School will be closed for all pupils. N.B. Oscar will be closed.

School Interviews
Monday 11 April from 1.15pm and Tuesday 12 April from 3.15pm. Please note school will close on Monday at 12.30pm. As in previous years these are 3 way interviews for 15 minutes each. A change this year – all bookings will be done on-line at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz code WZHJL.
For parents without internet, times can be booked at school.

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON WHO:
1. You shook hands with?
2. Saw you cry?
3. Made you cry?
4. Went to the movies with you?
5. You went to dinner with?
6. You talked to on the phone?
7. Said “I love you to you” and really meant it?
8. Broke your heart?
9. Made you laugh?
10. You thought about more than 3 times a day?
11. You kissed?
12. You borrowed something from?
13. You text messaged on your phone?
14. You got in an argument with?
15. You had lunch with?
16. You borrowed clothes from?
17. You bought a gift for?
18. You took to the airport?
19. Picked you up from the airport?
20. Surprised you?
IF SOMEONE’S NAME IS LISTED MORE THAN 4 TIMES, YOU MAY NEED TO THANK HIM OR HER FOR BEING AN IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR LIFE.


Entertainment Book Fundraiser
Families should now have an order form and information from the Entertainment Book that was sent home yesterday. Please have a look at the details about the voucher book, go online and find out more or view a copy of the latest book in the school office. If you, or any of your friends or family, would like to buy any, please return your order form as soon as possible to the office.

Please note the books cost $50 each and will only be given out when payment is received at the office by Mrs Forbes, who will then either send them home, or give to you directly. For every book sold, you raise $10 for the school. Payment can be made by cash, cheque (payable to Sacred Heart School PTA) or credit card. If needed extra credit card payment requests are also available at the office. Any questions feel free to call Susanne Brown (PTA Chairperson) on 2158883.
Thanks for your support ~ Your PTA



Chess Club
Our first Monday lunch time chess session was a huge success. So much so that we don't have enough chess sets! Some children already knew how to play chess and others are just learning. If there are any unused chess sets at home that you are no longer using and would like to donate, we would love to see them. Thank you ~ Mrs Stupples

Scholastic Bookclub Sale – Closes Tuesday 5th April

Australian Tests – Monday 4th April will be the final day entries will be accepted.

Fruit Order
Delivery will be Thursday 7 April. Please order with money by Tuesday morning

Pita Pit Lunches
There was a great response to lunch orders on Monday, approx 40 children ordering. The children are to collect envelopes from their class to be taken home and filled out for Monday morning.

Childcare Available – Tomorrow Teachers Only Day 1st April
Enquiries to Trish 215-8292 (Year 6 Camp Fundraiser)

Japanese Earthquake Fundraiser
Thank you to all the people who purchased sushi today to fundraise for the Japan Earthquake.
Many thanks to Keiko & Glenise Hawkes for the marvellous idea.

Natalya Hawkes & Xanthe Belesky dressed beautifully for the
Red & White day last Friday.












Help the Rowers Win Gold at Maadi
Firewood is available for sale by the rowing girls travelling to Karapiro in search of glory for Verdon at this years Maadi Cup. If you would like to order firewood, please contact: Dee Heenan 215-6227 or 0274960738. Or alternatively contact the school office 216-9039

For Sale: Cones for the Fire - $3 sack – Phone 215-8234

The ILT and BNZ Holiday Sports Programmes
Tuesday 19, Wednesday 27, Thursday 28, and Friday 29 April
Sports include: Aerobics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Crazy Catch, Cricket, Cycling, Dodgeball, Football, Fun Skills, Golf, Gym Sports, Hip Hop, Hockey, Indoor Bowls, Indoor Rowing, Netball, Orienteering, Rugby, Rugby League, Softball, Surf Lifesaving, Tee Ball, Tennis, Volleyball and Yachting. Please see www.sportsouthland.co.nz for more details.
All enquiries should be directed to Tracy or Peter at Sport Southland on 03 211 2150
tracy.simpson@sportsouthland.co.nz or peter.dunne@sportsouthland.co.nz

Junior Netball Academy! Suitable for players from 8 –15 years. Term 2 Invercargill, starting week of Monday 9th May 2011. For info contact Shan Jensen-Loach – 03 217 1303 or visit our website for a registration form www.netballsouthland.org.nz

Room 8 Class Happenings

This week The Flakes reading group have been reading about how Anzac Biscuits came to be.
We learned that ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corp. We also learned that the wives and girlfriends of the Army troops made Anzac Biscuits because they can be kept for a long time and were made out of oats so the men didn’t get hungry quickly.
Today we decided that we would have a go at making the biscuits ourselves.
Everyone in room 8 got to taste them and so did some of the teachers, they were delicious!!!
Here is the recipe so you can have a go at home 

ANZAC BISCUITS
1 cup flour 

1 cup caster sugar

1 cup desiccated coconut

2 cups rolled oats 

125g butter 

2 tbsp golden syrup

1 tsp baking soda 

3 tbsp boiling water
1. Heat oven to 180°C (160°C fan bake). Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
Place flour, caster sugar, coconut and oats in a bowl and stir to combine. Make a well in the centre.
2. Place butter and golden syrup in a saucepan to melt, or microwave in a bowl to melt. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Add melted ingredients and dissolved baking soda to dry ingredients and mix to combine.
3. Roll spoonfuls into balls and press onto prepared baking trays, allowing space for biscuits to spread while cooking.
4. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool, and enjoy!

25 March

Dear Parents

With the new veranda finally in use, I’m sure you will agree it does add some balance to the school.
It will come in very handy in the winter months ahead.
A couple of reminders are the Interviews on 11 & 12 April (School closes at 12.30 on Monday 11).
Teachers Only Day next Friday 1st April – no this is not an April Fool’s joke.
Also the Camp meeting for Year 6 pupils which is being held 29 March @ 7.30 pm.

Welcome to Caleb Ridd who joined the children in Room 1 on Tuesday.

Farewell to the Andrews family who are returning to Christchurch.
We wish them well and will be thinking of them.

School Mass
Thank you to those children who attended our school mass last Sunday – also to Miss O’Neill and the staff for the organisation. Unfortunately I was very disappointed with the number of children in attendance. As a percentage of our total role, it was the poorest in my association with the school.
Thanks to those parents who sent in apologies but it was rather embarrassing to see we were unable to fill up our allocated seats. We only have 3 – 4 school masses a year which are an important part of our school life and I would like to ask for your assistance for next time regarding attendance.

A FEW WORDS OF WISDOM
by Author Unknown

The most destructive habit................Worry
The greatest Joy..................................Giving
The greatest loss...................................Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work........................Helping others
The ugliest personality trait......................Selfishness
The most effective sleeping pill....................Peace of mind
The most powerful force in life........................Love
The world's most incredible computer...............The brain
The worst thing to be without...............................Hope
The greatest asset..................................................Faith
The most beautiful attire..........................................Smile!
The most powerful channel of communication.……..Prayer
The most important thing in life....................................GOD


MANNERS: COURTESY AND RESPECT
We have been talking to the children about the appropriate ways to relate to other children and adults, who we interact with in our school day.
• Use of please, thank you, excuse me, pardon me…
• Regular greetings of ‘Good morning’, ‘Good afternoon.’ etc.
• Not interrupting a speaker
• Being mindful of other children and adults movements around school eg. Holding doors open, helping to carry something for others, providing space to sit etc.
• Responding to others appropriately eg not answering back or responding rudely to anyone (Remember the old adage: If it can’t be said nicely don’t say anything at all).
The staff will be looking for and highlighting courteous and respectful behaviour both in and out of the classroom.

Teachers Only Day ~ All teachers will be at in-service training in Gore on Friday 1st April.
School will be closed for all pupils.

Oscar Child Care ~ Please note Oscar will be closed on our Teachers Only Day - 1st April 2011,
but they will be running on the afternoon of 11th April when school closes at 12.30 pm for interviews.

School Interviews ~ These are being held on Mon 11 April from 1.15pm and Tues 12 April from 3.15pm. Please note school will close on Monday at 12.30pm. As in previous years these are 3 way interviews for 15 minutes each. A change this year – all bookings will be done on-line at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz code WZHJL. Parents without internet times can be booked at school.
Japanese Earthquake Fundraiser / Sushi For Lunch
Thank you for your support today. $282 was raised to send to Japan.
Next Thursday Mrs Hawkes will be selling SUSHI for lunch as a fundraiser. An order form is at the end of this newsletter for you to fill out and return to school on Wednesday morning.
Salmon, Chicken, Prawn or Vegetable ~ 2 pieces for $1.

Canteen
The canteen will be on Thursday next week (31st March), due to Teachers Only Day on Friday.

Pita Pit for Lunches – Starting this Monday
Pita Pit Invercargill is excited at the opportunity to provide healthy, nutritious lunches for the children at our school every Monday. Envelopes are enclosed today with the newsletter, which are to be filled out at home, with the correct money (as no change is given), then placed in the letterbox outside the office before the bell rings at 8.55 am on Monday mornings.
The envelope is well set out and the cost is $4 per order.
1st you choose the pita you would like, then 2 fillings, then the sauce.
For an extra $1 you can choose 3 more fillings.
Or you might like to try the Combo which you get a pita, apple and a drink for $6.50.
Children are to obtain more envelopes from their class teacher.

Congratulations
To the following children who will be representing the All Saints Zone at the Southland Athletics Sports next Saturday 2nd April: Tessa Wright, Caelan O’Connor, Alex Wright, Abby Humm, Kayla Boniface, Emma Harrington, Isabella Wild, Ben Henderson, Bree Chilton, Rohan McKenzie, Sam Thornbury, Eli Winders, Sam Downing and Conor Riley.

Also to Kayla Boniface who took part in the Collegiate Swimming Club Champs this week and got a 1st for backstroke and a 2nd for freestyle for the 8 year old girls.

Cricket Report
This term Sacred Heart School representatives Sam & Jacob Downing, Callum O’Connor, Damian Mitchell & Harry McLean were placed into club teams, Appleby & Marist.
Under the watchful eye of Mr Downing and excellent training sessions, with older and more experienced club members, the Appleby team learnt essential skills to help them progress in the game. The boys, combined with Fernworth, Otatara and Salford, made up a determined team and exciting sideline entertainment.

Camp Fundraiser – St Patrick’s Day Mini Market
Hot chips, spiders, muffins and a touch of green dipped in a ray of sunshine greeted a swarm of children last Thursday. Thank you to everyone for their support in making this a success.
Individual targets are off to a good start for the year 6 camp fundraisers.

Australian Maths Tests / EdAlive Software
A reminder the cut off date for both of these is next Friday 1st April.

Altar Servers
Saturday 26th 7pm Clarke Le Breton
Sunday 27th 10.30am Eli Winders and Ben Henderson

Help the Rowers Win Gold at Maadi
Firewood is available for sale by the rowing girls travelling to Karapiro in search of glory for Verdon at this years Maadi Cup. If you would like to order firewood, please contact: Dee Heenan 215-6227 or 0274960738. Or alternatively contact the school office 216-9039

Highlanders will be at BNZ Invercargill from 2.45 - 3.45pm on Thursday 31 March 2011 for a Sausage Sizzle - All welcome to come & meet the players/get autographs etc.

Badminton Southland Baddy Bashers Club – Wednesdays 4 – 5 pm
For ages 5 – 12 yrs (racquets & shuttles supplied), running until the end of term 3.
This is held at the Badminton Hall, Surrey Park and is free for all children.
Qualified coaches take all sessions.
Social Badminton – Tuesday 9 – 11am @ Surrey Park $5 pp, first time free.
For all adults wanting exercise and social competition.

Junior Touch Representative Trials - on Sunday 10 April 2011 at Turnbull Thompson Park, Islington Street. Times for the Trials are:

10.00am U 10 Boys/ U 10 Girls/ U17 Girls/ U17 Boys/U 14 Boys/ U14 Girls
10.30am U11 Boys/ U 11 Girls/ U 15 Girls/ U15 Boys
11.00 U12 Boys/ 12 Girls/ U13 Boys/ U 13 Girls

Please report half an hour before at Clubrooms- Islington Street


Room 9 Class Happenings

Paper planes - Every Friday Miss Page comes to Room 9 to teach our class. Last Friday we made paper planes, this Friday we are going to fly them.
Who is going to be the winner? I say in my head Eli & Sam T or Jordan and I, maybe even Natasha and Ashleigh. It is fun making paper planes.
Three days until Friday, that’s when we’ll fly them, it will be fun. Conor & Ben S haven’t even finished their paper plane.
It was a fun time making paper planes but hard work. We flew them. The winners are Eli & Sam T,
their plane flew 17.1m. By Conor and Tom

Swimming - Yes - three weeks of swimming, that means less work. But a bit harder because we are in the pool swimming back and forth to each side of the pool in the deeper end of the pool. (I hope there are no sharks!)
On the first day of swimming I was nervous about getting into the pool because it was freezing cold. When I jumped into the pool I almost ended up frozen like an ice cube!
50 length’s of butterfly, 100 lengths of freestyle, 200 lengths of backstroke - just jokes!!!!!!(I hope)
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! SPLASH - wow that was scary. I just jumped off that HUGE diving board to practise what to do if I had to jump off a sinking ship. I hope I don’t have to do that in real life!
Finally our swimming group time is up but now I have to go through terrible time of waiting.
Bree and Sam S

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SUSHI ORDER FORM FOR THURSDAY 31 MARCH – 2 pieces for $1

Name …………………………………………………….. Room Number ……………………….

Number of pieces ……………………………………. Amount enclosed $ …………………

 Salmon  Prawn

 Chicken  Vegetable