27 September

Dear Parents

With this being the last newsletter of the term I wish to thank all the parents who have helped make this term such a success. Whether it be parent help, cooks, drivers, coaches, managers, audience, or supporter, your presence shows the children that what they are doing is important. Thank you.

Also a big thanks to the PTA for organising tonight’s Disco. I look forward to the latest dance crazes.

We farewell Saphira, Jade and Corey Rance tomorrow and wish them all the best.

We also farewell Mrs Armstrong from our staff. We thank her for her commitment to the children at our school. Many thanks.

*REFLECTION ON TODAY’S GOSPEL READING (From Lectio Divina)

 Jesus surprises his disciples yet again. Apparently someone was casting out demons in Jesus’ name. The disciples tell him to stop because he is not one of their group. Jesus surprises them by telling them not to stop him. The reason Jesus gives is very practical. Someone performing miracles in his name could hardly turn round later and speak against Jesus’ ministry. We’re not really given many details so do not know why this person was not more closely connected with Jesus’ disciples. However Jesus makes it clear that kindness shown to one of his disciples because they are following him will certainly by rewarded.

Jesus then turns his attention to the seriousness of sin. He gives a strong warning to those who cause the young to lose their faith in Jesus (verse 42). Jesus sums his teachings up by saying don’t allow anyone or anything to cause you to lose faith in him. He emphasises the importance of this by repeating it no fewer than three times. It’s a matter of life or death, heaven or hell. We must keep our lives clearly focused on Jesus and the Kingdom of God.

MEDITATION: What does this passage teach us about how we should deal with temptation and sin? Do we take it as seriously as God does? What can we learn about our responsibility to others, especially to children concerning their faith in Jesus?

PRAYER: Read Psalm 19 and allow time for the Holy Spirit to open up areas that need to change. If we confess our sins God promises ‘he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all wrongdoing’ (1 John 1:9).

Do you know how beautiful and precious you are in God’s sight?

Dove Catholic Fellowship for Women National team are delighted to invite all women to a special retreat weekend with international speaker Elissa Macpherson and local speaker Diana Ingle. Both women are delightful accomplished speakers. Theme “Lavish Gifts, Extravagant Love!”  5-7 October Villa Maria College Christchurch. On line registration available at www.dove.org.nz or pick up a registration form from your church foyer. Sponsorship available. Further enquiries contact Judith 03 358 4754 email jmosullivan@clear.net.nz

Convent Cup

Well done to all the teams who competed on Tuesday. The day was perfect and we had some excellent results. A big thanks to the parents who coached and managed our teams.

Enrolments

Please contact me if you know of any pre-schoolers not yet enrolled or any prospective enrolments for next year and beyond.

Sports ~ Cricket

Southland Cricket are running 3 different competitions next term:

1       Have a Go (5 – 8yr olds) – Sat 9 am (7 wks) @ Queens Park $35 per team

2       Kiwi 8’s – Yr 1 – 4 Thurs 3.45 pm @ Queens Park $50 per team per term

3       Yr 5 & 6 Friday night hardball or softball grades $60 per team per term

Entries close 19^th October – another note will go out in the first week of next term. In the interim, email me at principal @shsinv.school.nz to indicate interest. If there is not a full team, we will combine with the other schools.

Nude Food Day ~ Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The children will hear more about this in their classes.  We would strongly encourage everybody to consider having a “rubbish free lunchbox” on this day.  Please refer to the posters hanging in the corridors and look at this website. http://www.nudefoodday.com.au/

School Fair Meeting – Monday 15^th October 7.30pm

PTA School Disco   Tonight - Thursday 27^th September 2012    

Gold coin donation (per family) please.

Chips, ice blocks & drinks available to purchase ($0.50 - $1.00)  

Variety of glow products available to purchase ($0.50 - $2.00)

Juniors            Years 0-3             6.30pm – 7.30pm

(Younger siblings are welcome to stay for the juniors disco if accompanied by parents)

Seniors            Years 4-6             7.30pm – 8.30pm

Tea & coffee is also be available for adults. We look forward to seeing you all there.

JR McKenzie Youth Education Trust

The above trust gives financial supportto families with children moving from Yr 6 to Yr 7with uniform costs. If you wish to apply, please ring or email me. This is confidential.

2 Scooters Missing               

A MGP Team Edition scooter was taken from school last week, purple with green hand grips, has a custom paint job and deck underneath is a bright orange.  Very distinctive colours, please contact the school, police or 021-678481 with any information. 

The 2^nd one is also a MGP and has blue handlebars and wheels and has a pink deck. Any information can be directed to Jackie 027-4922118.

Annual Inter-school Relay Carnival – Saturday 3^rd November @ 6 pm

Children interested in participating in this carnival, please see me.

Keep in mind the school fair is on the following morning.

Basketball Camp 7 – 12yr olds ~ 4 & 5 October 9am – 3pm

All enquiries: to 211-2254.

Achievements

The following children did extremely well at the Jazz Competitions recently.

Holly Wolf received ‘Highly Commended’

Brooklyn McLeod received ‘Honours with Distinction’

Mya O’Connor received ‘Honours with Distinction’

Altar Servers

Saturday 22^nd September                           7.00 am                   Cameron Ralston & Caleb Brown         

Sunday 23^rd September                            10.30 am                                     Patrice & Aimee Brookland

Children’s Liturgy                                                                           Nicki Brookland

Governor General

Yesterday Mrs Ingham attended a morning tea and assembly at St John's Girls School, where she had the privilege of meeting the Govenor General of New Zealand, Lt Gen Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae and his wife, Lady Janine.

Exciting News

With just one month to go for our Meadow Fresh Cool Stuff for Kids campaign we hope everyone is still busy collecting as many Meadow Fresh stickers as they can! Remember the more stickers, the bigger share your school gets of the $500,000 worth of cool prizes.

Anyone who buys a bottle of Meadow Fresh Milk between now and 26th October and sends us their original receipt can win $10,000 dollars cash for your school PLUS $500 for yourself! How awesome is that! To enter, send original receipt with their name and phone number, plus their nominated school on the back to:

FreePost MeadowFresh PO Box 90450 Victoria St West Auckland

Room 5 Class Happenings

This week we had the opportunity to learn some Badminton with Brent Busby.  We learned how to hit a shuttlecock and that they are made from goose feathers and plastic. Brent also told us that the older the bird is that they get the feathers from the more expensive the shuttlecock is.

                                  

The Big Shake Out – This week we took part in the largest ever earthquake drill. This is what we had to do

•    DROP to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!),

•    Take COVER by getting under a sturdy desk or table, and

•    HOLD on to it until the shaking stops.

If there isn’t a table or desk near you, drop to the ground in an inside corner of the building and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY

20 September

Dear Parents

The Ski Trip again this year proved to be very successful. The weather held until the end of the day. The snow conditions were perfect. Many experienced their first time skiing. Some of these first timers even made it onto the chairlifts and down the slopes. A big thank you to the parents who helped make the day such a success. 

Disco  ~  Please add to your calendar list of events.

Thursday 27^th September – PTA School Disco

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Philips and Henson families this week.

*REFLECTION ON TODAY’S GOSPEL READING (From Lectio Divina)

 On today’s reading Jesus repeats the teaching to his disciples about his death and resurrection that we read about last week (Mark 8:31-33). It was so important that Jesus made sure they were alone and wouldn’t be interrupted. Mark reveals the disciples were puzzled and afraid to ask Jesus about the subject. Perhaps they were afraid they might get a similar rebuke to Peter if they said the wrong thing (Mark 8:33) so decided to keep quiet. Or maybe they just couldn’t handle the implications of what Jesus was saying.

The disciples’ discussion about who is the greatest may have been prompted by wondering who would be their leader if Jesus died. Of course Jesus picked this up straight away. The disciples were too ashamed to confess what they had discussed. Jesus doesn’t wait for them to explain. He simply shows them. But not in a way they would have expected.

Importance within Jesus’ community is achieved through service to others not by imposing power. At that time children had no power and little value. But in Jesus’ view whoever welcomed a ‘valueless’ person welcomed him and the Father who sent him. Jesus’ view of life and the world’s way can never mix: they are like oil and water.

The disciples’ views had to be shaken up to adopt Jesus’ teaching. Jesus and his Father will be encountered in and through the people society rejects. If the disciples do not change they will still be thinking like the world and not like God. Once again Jesus is saying ‘my way is not and never will be the world’s way’.

MEDITATION: Were the disciples right to be afraid of asking Jesus to explain his teaching? Do you feel able to ask Jesus about things you don’t understand? Consider the importance Jesus places in our attitudes to serving others. How do you make this a practical part of your life?

PRAYER: Prayerfully read through Psalm 54. Can you join the psalmist in expressing your reliance on God? Throughout this week repeat verse 4 ‘But God is my helper. The Lord is my defender’. To which specific situations in your life can these truths be applied? 

Uniform

Now that Spring is here it is a good time for us to be thinking about next term and the change to summer uniform. Included below is the list of uniform items.  In particular, we would like to draw your attention to the shoes and hair ties. All students should keep their hair tidy and tied up if it is long.  This is for health and safety reasons as well as tidiness.  Jewellery is not part of our uniform and therefore should not be worn at school.

If students are wearing sports uniform they are able to wear sports shoes.  However, these should not be worn with our basic school uniform.

As always, if there is a reason why your child cannot wear correct school uniform, please contact the class teacher.

We look forward to seeing all our children in correct school uniform at all times.

Many thanks for your support with this.

 

Summer Girls                                                                                 Summer Boys                                                             

Pinafore                                                                                            Light weight grey shorts

White open necked short sleeved blouse                               Grey open necked short sleeved shirt 

Blue V necked jersey                                                                     Grey socks               

Navy blue or white socks                                                              Blue V neck jersey 

Sunhat                                                                                               Sunhat

Brown, navy or black shoes                                                         Brown, navy or black shoes

REMINDER – ALL CHILDREN NEED A SUNHAT IN TERMS 1 & 4 TO PLAY OUTSIDE.

THESE CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE OFFICE @$10 EACH.

Choral Festival

Well done to the children who participated in the Choral Festival last night. Many thanks to Mrs Stupples for preparing the children. She is super proud!

Nude Food Day ~ Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The children will hear more about this in their classes.  We would strongly encourage everybody to consider having a “rubbish free lunchbox” on this day.  Please refer to the posters hanging in the corridors and look at this website. http://www.nudefoodday.com.au/

2 Scooters Missing               

A MGP Team Edition scooter was taken from school yesterday afternoon, purple with green hand grips, has a custom paint job and deck underneath is a bright orange.  Very distinctive colours, please contact the school, police or 021-678481 with any information. 

The 2^nd one is also a MGP and has blue handlebars and wheels and has a pink deck. Any information can be directed to Jackie 027-4922118.

                                                                       

Newsletter Cover

Thank you to the businesses who kindly sponsor our newsletter each week.

We would appreciate you supporting these businesses. Thank you.

Annual Inter-school Relay Carnival – Saturday 3^rd November @ 6 pm

Children interested in participating in this carnival – Please see me on Monday.

Touch Teams

We need 3 more players to get a Yr 3/4 & Yr 5/6 touch teams. If your child is interested, please have names and $18 registration fee into Mrs T-K tomorrow.

We also need coaches for these teams to go ahead. Thank you.

NZ ShakeOut

We’ve registered to participate in New Zealand’s largest ever earthquake drill!

So get ready to Drop, Cover and Hold at 9.26am on Wednesday 26^th September 2012.

Lost Property

Lost Property will be displayed in the foyer next week.

Lost on the Ski Trip – 1 pair of black ski pants, size 10. Any information please contact 027-4831621 or return to Briana Henson.

Achievements

Jake Meikle got 2^nd in ‘Christchurch King of the Canterbury’ and 2^nd in ‘The Sandpit Series’ for motocross 8-12 years 85cc.

Flipperball Draw  ~  Friday 21^st September

5.10  Sacred Heart Seals (Yr 1, 2, 3) vs Makarewa Minnows

5.10  Sacred Heart (Yr 4, 5 6) vs Makarewa manta Rays

Altar Servers

Saturday 22^nd September                           7.00 am                   Sam & Nathan Russell

Sunday 23^rd September                            10.30 am                                     Georgea Newell & Claire Kinney

Children’s Liturgy                                                                           Amanda Smith

Tap Dancing - 22nd & 23rd Sept

Come along and watch local Tap Dancing @ Centre Stage 8.30am-8.30pm (Sat) &

8.30am-2.30pm (Sun).

PTA

Fair Update

Grocery Items (17^th – 28^th September) – Thanks to all the families who have already brought in their bottles and grocery items. These last two weeks of term we are looking for donations of non-perishable items for our grocery hamper(s).

Again we only ask for one grocery item per family during this time and we have left the bin for bottles out for anyone who would still like to add any bottle donations. We have also received some hair product and we are happy to get this anytime.

In the coming weeks families will receive a call from the fair committee representative from your children’s class, asking you to help and join your child’s class roster to man the stall this class is responsible for. Please remember many volunteers make this a great day and in most instances we will only be looking for up to an hour of your time on the day. If you have an issue with being contacted then please advise the school office so you can be removed from the contact list.

Do you have ice cream containers with lids that fit? If so please save these for us to get next term or pop them in one of the bins by the office if you need to get rid of them now.

Kids start saving your coins for the fair day – we always end up with lots of notes at the start of the day so parents encourage your kids to save their coins to use on the day.

PTA School Disco   Thursday 27^th September 2012    

Gold coin donation (per family) on the night please.

Chips, ice blocks & drinks available to purchase ($0.50 - $1.00)   Variety of glow products available

to purchase ($0.50 - $2.00). Tea & coffee is also available for adults.

Juniors            Years 0-3             6.30pm – 7.30pm (Younger siblings are welcome to stay for the

                                                                                                juniors disco if accompanied by parents)

Seniors            Years 4-6             7.30pm – 8.30pm

Room 3 Class Happenings

As a finale to our recent Inquiry unit, we had a celebration of the different cultures of children and teachers that make up our school community.  The children took part in a range of art and music activities.  A performance by some Aurora College students, which included traditional Cook Island drum playing and dancing, was enjoyed after our 'cultural' shared lunch.  Below are some stories that the children have written.

I ate cake at the Culture Day and it was yum.  I did art and it was fun. The name of the art was tapa cloths.  To make a tapa cloth we had to draw on a piece of paper and then we had to crush the piece of paper.  We put feathers and grass on it.   Alex

Culture Day was fun and I liked the house teams.  The food was yummy and we ate it in the hall.                                                                                                                                                                                      Conna

On Culture Day I went to Room 6 to make a paper plane and a jumping frog.  It didn’t go so well.  After that we all went to the hall and ate lunch.  We all went to play for a little bit.  I liked the people of Aurora College and how they kept the beat on the drums.  The girl kept the beat too when she was dancing.   Jade

On Culture Day I liked when we had the shared lunch with the sweet things.  I also liked when we got into our house teams and went around doing different activities. My favourite activity was the gecko painting because we got to put dots around the outside of the gecko.   Robbie