10 August

Dear Parents

What a delightful performance by our children this morning at Polyfest.

A huge thanks to Mrs Tagomoa-Kaa for preparing the children for the festival.

Next Wednesday is the ‘Feast of the Assumption” and all children will attend Mass at 9.30am.

Well done to the children who took part in the Zone Netball Tournaments this week.

Interval/Lunch Changes

A reminder that from next Monday 13^th August, we will be changing our interval and lunch routines. Children will go out to play for the first part of the breaks – then eat back in their classrooms when the bell goes. This will not affect Pita Pit, Canteen or pie-warmers.

Sacred Heart Jubilee Meeting

Wednesday 15^th Aug 7.30 pm in the school library. All welcome.

Dear Sisters and Brothers In Christ

You will be aware that there are proposals in place to establish an abortion facility at Southland Hospital. In spite of the good work of Southlanders for Life, Voice for Life and many concerned in raising their voices in opposition the Management at Southland Hospital still appear to be pursuing this option. The pleas of many concerned people on this issue have gone unheeded. As Catholics our opposition to abortion is well - known.

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops have on a number of occasions written about the evil of abortion. In 1989 in speaking of abortion as the “greatest human rights issue confronting New Zealand in our day” they went on to say; “Every human being has an inviolable right to life. Rich or poor, strong or weak, young or old, born or unborn – every human life is sacred. The directly – intended killing of any innocent human being is always wrong. Nothing can ever justify it. It is urgent to proclaim this truth in season and out of season, welcome or unwelcome.” (What’s wrong with abortion? NZ Catholic Bishops, 1989).

As a Family of Faith we are opposed to all abortion and we must do all we can to prevent this culture of death spreading in our country. As the ad goes, “think globally, act locally”. Let us continue to pray and raise our voices in the private and public arena and in our wider community. Let our voices and pleas be heard by our politicians and Minister of Health. We pray that members of the Southern District Health Board and its management will hear our voice and reject this license for abortion at our Southland Hospital.

“Each human is a unique masterpiece, yet each is a likeness of God individually and separately hand-drawn by the Creator and destined, through union with Christ, to live forever.” (ibid, NZCBC, 1989).

In the Spirit,

+Colin Campbell, Bishop of Dunedin

Altar Servers

Saturday 11^th August 7.00 pm Georgea Newell & Charlotte Sherriff

Sunday 12^th August 10.30 am Cameron Roulston & Mathew Brooks

Children’s Liturgy Megan Roulston

Achievements

Congratulations to Brooklyn Mcleod who competed in the Taieri Ballet Competitions recently and got (3) 1st placing's (3) 2nd placing's and a VHC placing.

Ski Trip

There are a few seats still available for this trip planned for September 14.

If your child is interested, please see Mrs Winders for a permission slip.

Winton Football Club Inc

We are pleased to be able to have Ricki Herbert’s coaching team travel to Invercargill to run football coaching sessions 14 – 16 September for 8 – 14 year olds. If at all interested, follow this link: http://www.rickiherbert.co.nz/Invercargill-ricki-herbert

Gardening Club

Gardening enthusiasts met at the vege patch last Wednesday morning with Mr Parker and Mrs Winders, to plant out the first of the season’s seedlings. Peas, lettuce and spring onions were ‘lovingly’ planted and then watered. Interested children will meet each month to check progress, harvest and plant more seeds and seedlings, and discuss any questions that they may have.

Room 6 Class Happenings

Girls’ Self Defence and Boys’ Only Class

On Friday the Year 3 and Year 4 girls went in the hall for self-defence class. I learnt the hammer punch, a normal punch, the ballet kick and a normal kick. We got a piece of paper and folded it until we got four squares and in the squares we put stuff about ourselves. Lucy Baynes

On Friday, Room 6 and 7 girls went to self-defence for the whole day in the hall. We learnt the ballerina kick, the foot stomp, hammer punch and under arm punch. We got a bracelet that said “CLEVER, BRAVE AND STRONG” and I got a pencil and a poster to hang up on the wall in my bedroom. Self-defence was great fun. We got to do a couple of games. Brooklyn McLeod

On Friday 27 August, there were some girls from Room 6 and all of the girls from Room 7 (the class after Room 6) over at the hall. They were only allowed Year 3 and Year 4 because Year 1 and Year 2 would not understand it and would forget when to use it and how to do it, but we wouldn’t. Plus they could not do it probably. The first thing I can remember is the ballerina kick. It was easy. We also learnt the punches. They were also easy because we learnt them quickly. There were more punches than there were kicks. We also learnt a song but I forgot how to sing it. We got to go there again after lunch and playtime. Laura Boniface

On Friday, the girls went to the hall to learn how to do self-defence so it was a boys’ day. The boys got to go to Room 7 and we had lots of fun and we got to go on the computer. We didn’t spend the whole day in Room 7. We also spent some of the day in Room 6 and I bet the girls had a fun time too. Tyler McLeod

Last week the boys in Room 6 made ramps out of cardboard paper. We went to Room 7 and we talked about the Olympic Games then we made a poster.

Aiden Hosie

Basketball

Basketball starts in Term 4. It will be on Tuesday night s at the Stadium from 4 - 7.30pm.

It is for Year 3- 6 children and costs $40 each (this includes entry to the stadium).

The season is from 11 September to 4 December, so each team will play 10 games.

If your child would like to play, please fill out the slip and return to the office, with payment by 11^th of September at the latest. Any queries please contact Mrs Lieshout by email at klieshout@shsinv.school.nz

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Basketball

I give permission for __________________________ to play basketball in Term 4

Year: _______ ___________________

Signed: ___________________________