17 October
Dear Parents
Welcome
back to Term 4. We are looking forward to a very busy final term.
It
is good to see all the children back ready to go.
Some
of the upcoming events this term are:
BOT
Meetings 21/10,
18/11, 9/12
School
Photos 23/10
Run,
Jump, Throw 23/10
commencing
Year
6 Camp (Stewart Island) 30/10
– 1/11
Year
6 High School Day 8/11
Pet
Day 15/11
First
Communion Mass 24/11
Jump
Rope 6/12
Year
6 Day 10/12
End
of Year Mass 12/12
Last
Day of School 13/12
@ 12 pm
1st
Day 2014 28/1
(to
be confirmed after BOT meeting on Monday)
There
will also be other dates regarding the Sacramental Programme, sporting events
and individual class events that will be finalised and published as they come
available.
School Photos
These
will be taken next Wednesday 23rd October. Please send back the slip
at the end of this newsletter before Wednesday if you require family photos
(including pre-schoolers). Parents bringing pre-schoolers are to be at school
between 8.30 – 9.00 am for their family photos.
The
children must be in their correct school uniform including their jerseys but
will need to bring their sports uniform with them, as we start our ‘Run, Jump
& Throw’ programme on this day. Thank you.
School Sign
We
have a new school sign to go up outside
our school which needs to be welded to metal poles then erected. If you can
help in any way, or know someone who has this equipment, please contact Mrs
Stupples. Thank you.
Annual Inter School Relay Carnival – Sunday 3rd
November @ 3.30 pm
Children
interested in taking part in this carnival, please see me asap as entries close
next Friday.
Family thanks
The
Jordan family would like to extend their thanks for all the kind wishes given
recently during their difficult time while Case was in Starship hospital. Also
for the delicious meals given.
This
was much appreciated.
Southland Cricket Festival Days
If
your child is in Year 5/6 and wants to take part in a schools 8 – aside cricket
tournament next month, please let me know.
Boys 20th
November 10 am – 2 pm
Girls 21st
November 10 am –
2 pm
Achievements
Aimee Brookland competed in the SCS tap dancing comps
in the holidays and
got some 1st, 2nd & 3rd's. She was placed 2nd in
the Junior championship
section and was selected to dance in the scholarship
section (11 - 16 yrs)
where she came a very respectable 3rd.
Also the Belesky Babes and the Takitimu Tornado ran in
the 5k Series at the Waihopai riverbank last Thursday night and set some
competitive times to beat this week. The series is open to walkers and
runners for the next 5 weeks on Thursday nights from 5.30pm.
Faith Insights/Facts in the
Weekly Newsletter
Faith
Insights/Facts for your school newsletter continue. As we draw near to the closing of the Year of
Faith called by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI I thought it fitting to draw on
ideas conveyed in the first encyclical
prepared by Pope Francis, Lumen
Fidei (Light of Faith) to provide spiritual nourishment and ‘food for
thought’ for those in your school community. Some weeks include insights,
others relate to the liturgical year.
Faith Facts for Week 1
Some
of the faith facts/insights you will find in the newsletter this term will be
excerpts from the Encyclical Lumen Fidei. An encyclical is a letter; a teaching
document which approaches a subject from as many different angles as the Pope
deems necessary and relevant to the Church’s contemporary needs. Lumen
Fidei was written by ‘four hands’.
It was started by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and as Pope Francis tells
us he “as [Benedict’s] brother in Christ [has] taken up his fine work and added
a few contributions of my own” (LF§7).
The title comes from the opening words of the Encyclical in Latin. Lumen Fidei translates to Light of Faith. So each week look to the excerpts from this beautiful
document and ponder the challenges that are posed!
Altar Servers
Saturday 19 October 7.00
pm Patrice & Aimee Brookland
Sunday 20 October 10.30
am Charlotte Sherriff
& Jacob Sullivan
Children’s Liturgy Trish
Sherriff
Canteen – Fridays
Kelly
who provides our pupils with canteen on Fridays is looking for two Yr 5/6
children to help her in the kitchen from 8.20 – 8.50 am for 2014. The children
need parental permission and will get a free lunch to the value of $6 each
week. Enquiries to Kelly 2159713.
Swimming Bag and Towel
Promotion
The
children were given a pamphlet on Tuesday inviting them to make orders for
these beautiful towel and bag set. Orders will be collected next Friday, with
delivery date Friday 15th November (in time for Christmas). Samples
are available in the office, and all enquiries are to be directed to Christine
please.
KidsCan
Fundraising - My Happy Place $29.99
“My
Happy Place” is a book featuring
happy thoughts and memories contributed by 54 prominent New Zealanders, from
actor Sam Neill to musician Ladi6, NZ’s oldest person, Maudie Wilson to
shepherdess, Mandy Thow.
All contributions have
been thoughtfully and beautifully illustrated by students at partner schools of
the charity KidsCan.
The overarching goal of
the book is to donate proceeds from sales back to KidsCan (http://www.kidscan.org.nz/),
thereby helping Kiwi kids living in poverty to reach their potential in life.
Aside from the stunning
pages of happy thoughts and artistry, “My
Happy Place” also includes biographies of all contributors plus short
biographies and photos of each young artist.
Award winning designer
Vasanti Unka is responsible for the design of the book and prominent author
Witi Ihimaera has written a foreword, in which he describes My Happy Place as “one of the books of the year”.
Please place any orders with Christine in the
office by Friday 22nd November, with delivery date being Friday 6
December.
Craft
Market @ Southland Indoor Bowls Centre this weekend 10 – 4
both days - Free entry.
Music
Lessons – Contact Isaac 0220540986.
Consent Form for Family Photography
Please
complete and return to school before Wed 23rd October if you require
a family photo.
Family
Name..............................................................
Preschoolers
.........
Class Happenings – Room 5
Room
5 is excited to be back for the fourth term.
This
week we have be learning about traditional and devotional prayer. As part of
this we have brought home a treasure box of prayers we can share at home. These
could be said as grace before we eat or before going to sleep, etc…
This
week we have also been learning about adjectives.
These
are words that describe. Here are a few examples of sentences from reading the
traditional story of Maui and the Sun.
The
yellow sun is moving fast around the world and it can’t stop. Tim
The
shining sun travelled slowly across the big blue sky. Josh
The
big shining sun travelled across the big, blue sky. Conna
The
blazing sun is travelling across the big, blue sky. Cole
R
The
big sun flew across the big sky very quickly.
Jacob
The
bright hot sun flew across the big cloudy sky.
Alex
The
fiery sun travelled fast. Jimmy
Summer School
Uniform ~ Term 4
Girls
Pinafore
White open necked short sleeved blouse
White socks
Tan, brown, navy or black shoes/sandals
Blue V neck jersey
Compulsory Sunhat
Boys
Light
weight grey shorts
Grey
open necked short sleeved shirt
Grey
socks
Blue
V neck jersey
Tan,
brown, navy or black shoes/sandals
Compulsory
Sunhat
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