14 February

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FAITH  FACT FOR WEEK 2

What is a creed?

A creed is a statement of belief.  Many religions use creeds as concise, authoritative summaries of their essential beliefs. They are often spoken during worship or initiation rites such as

baptism. Creeds are also referred to as professions of faith. In the Christian Church the two most important creeds are the Apostles’ Creed which is a summary of the faith of Jesus’ Apostles and the Nicene Creed which came from two councils or meetings in the 4^th century. It is more detailed than the Apostles Creed.

Dear Parents

Tomorrow will mark the end of week 3 of the term. We have had a very settled start and I thank you for all your support in this as we get the children back into the routine of school

Thank you to Mrs Winders and Fr. Jacob for our Ash Wednesday Mass yesterday.

Our prayers are with the Van Eeden family at this sad time.

Please note the time for the next PTA meeting.

If you are a parent of a Year 1 – 3 children, please consider joining the PTA. We currently have a very well run PTA who have been pro-active in organising a lot of wonderful events for the children and parents at our school. They have also been instrumental in funding most of the “extra’s” that our children enjoy using around the school. These include the sports bins, computers & i-pads and chess set to name a few.

With a number of the current committee soon to end their association at Sacred Heart, we ask for some new parents to volunteer and join the PTA.

As the saying goes “many hands make light work”.

PTA meeting Monday 28^th February 7.30 Staff Room – we’d love to see anyone interested in getting involved with the PTA this year. It’s not a major commitment and we’re not all about just fundraising  -  we try to give the families some social fun as well throughout the year. You only need to be as involved as you can and attending every meeting is certainly not compulsory.  Any questions feel free to contact me at home 2158883  

Susanne Brown

Pope Benedict’s Resignation

As most of you will be aware Pope Benedict has resigned as Pope of the Catholic Church. While it is not that unusual for an 85yr old to resign, what is unusual is that the position of Pope has for the past 600yrs been for ‘life’.

I believe Pope Benedict should be commended for his decision to bow to the pressure of age and ill health. What will be interesting is who will be his replacement. Will he be from Africa or Asia, where there has been a swell in Catholicism or stay with a conservative European. A number of commentators see the choice of the next Pope to be vital in re-connecting with those who no longer see the church as relevant in their lives. It will be interesting to see what happens.

BOT Meeting

The next meeting is on Monday 18^th February @ 7pm. All welcome.

Pedestrian Crossing

Wanted: Enthusiastic parent volunteers to assist with supervising the North Road school crossing before and after school.

If you are able to assist once or twice a week, please contact the school office.

Sports Teams

We will put up game times on the noticeboard asap.

We encourage you to use the sports website to check for cancellations, as we don’t always receive them.  We have entered the following teams into competitions:

Cricket:                        Yr 5 & 6 Hardball – play Friday night

                        Kiwi 8 – play Thursday pm

Touch:             Yr 1 – 3 play Wednesday pm

                        Yr 3 – 4             “          

                        Yr 5 – 6             “

Flipperball:      Yr 1 – 3 play Friday pm

                        Yr 5 – 6 x 2 teams   “     

Southland Explorers Club

Explorers is a Young Naturalists Club for children 7 – 13yrs who aspire to be David Attenborough. In the past years the club ran frequent fieldtrips, regular meetings and occasional camps. If is for young people who would sooner be out experiencing the real world than pushing buttons or staring at a flickering screen. The focus is on beaches, bush, birds, fossils, bugs and rivers. An initial meeting for interested parents and children will be held at 7pm on Thursday 28 February at the Hearing Assn rooms, 126 Leet Street.

The first fieldtrip to Tiwai Point will be on Saturday 2 March.

If this sound like a club for your child, please contact Lloyd Esler 213:0404 or email: esler@southnet.co.nz

HAG Cricket  ~  Saturday’s 9am Queens Park   ~  Commencing 16^th Feb          

HAG is a cricket introduction program which runs for 6 weeks for children aged 5-8.  Centres are designed to teach kids the basics of cricket through fun drills and games. The cost is $35 which includes giveaway’s.

Enquiries are welcome to:  emma@southlandcricket.co.nz

 

 

Room 5 ~ Class Happenings

We enjoyed Science Week last week and learnt many new things. Here are a few of them:-

We had coloured milk and we put liquid in the milk. It changed colour and we mixed it up. It changed into green.  Hunter

We went to Room 2 and we learned about space. It was fun.  Sam M

It was Science day and my favourite part was learning about colour change. It was fun. I saw a sheep’s eyeball. I also liked making a colour-wheel.  Jack

We talked about space. The sun is a big fire ball but stars are even bigger than the sun. We found out that the sun doesn’t move but Earth moves.   Markus

In the garden we found an ant, an earwig and a spider. We had to find these in a hoop in the garden.  I liked it because there were big kids with us.   Matthew

There’s not much gravity in space. People can’t stay on the ground without it. Up in space you cannot build a house because it will float away. In space there is lots of stars. Space is all dark. Space is around the Earth. The sun is a star.   Ben B

Please note that Room 5 now has a blog; http://rm5sacredheart.blogspot.co.nz/

where the children will share what is happening. It will also include links for literacy and mathematics websites that will help consolidate learning at home, as well as term class newsletters.

Altar Servers

Saturday 16^th Feb                       7.00 pm             Nathan & Samuel Russell

Sunday 17^th Feb             10.30 am           Bridie Kinney & Caitlin Smith

Children’s Liturgy                                                Jackie Taylor