4 April

FAITH  FACT FOR WEEK 10

The Kingdom of God

The Kingdom of God is an eternal and

universal Kingdom where truth, justice, peace and

love reign. It is spoken about in the Old and New

Testaments. Jesus came to build the Kingdom when

he came to live on earth. Now it is the work of all

Christians to continue to build the Kingdom or Reign

of God here on earth. The Kingdom will be completed

when Jesus comes again in glory at the end of time.

Dear Parents

A big thank you to Mrs Winders, the teachers and children for an excellent Easter Liturgy last Thursday. It was a great way to portray the ‘Stations of the Cross’ and a good lead into the Easter celebrations. Thank you to the parents who were able to support us.

Please use the letterbox in the junior corridor for all items for the office. Thank you.

Open Day

We are having an ‘Open Morning’ from 10 – 12 noon this Saturday 6^th April.

If you know of any prospective enrolments, please encourage them to come along.

Interviews

Our 3 – way interviews are on Monday and Tuesday next week. For new parents this involves the teacher, parents and your child discussing their programs and next learning steps. Bookings are made online @ www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter H7VGB as the code. Please contact Christine if you do not have internet access.

LCN (Learning & Changing Network)

Thank you to the parents who have replied in regards the meeting on Tuesday 16^th April at 6.30 pm.  Please let me know asap if you will be attending. If you have trouble getting a babysitter, please bring your children along.

BOT Elections

The BOT parent electoral roll is now available in the office for parents to view.

The Board of Trustees invite you to a ‘Candidate Information Evening’ to be held at school on Tuesday 16^th April 6.30 – 7.00 pm.

Altar Servers for Easter

Saturday 6^th April                      7.00 pm                     Aimee & Patrice Brookland    

Sunday 7^th April                         10.30 am                                     Mathew Brooks & Piper Adams

Children’s Liturgy                                                         Liza Adams

Sports Results

Cricket - Kiwi U8’s played Waihopai and won 88 – 45. A great season boys! Player of the Season went to Charlie Baynes and POD Aubrey Page. A big thanks to all our supporters, see you all on the field in Term 4.

Dora’s The Explorer Live  ~  Civic Theatre ~ Saturday 27 April @ 2 pm

Book at ICC Booking Office or www.ticketdirect.co.nz

Jennian Homes Mother’s Day Walk/Run ~ 12^th May, Thomsons Bush 10am.

Check out the noticeboard for more info.

Southland Life Education Community Trust AGM

To be held, Tuesday, 16^th April, 2013, 7.00 pm at Ascot Community School, Tay Street, Invercargill.

The mobile classroom will be open to view and Educator, Teresa available to answer any questions. 
Drinks and nibbles will be available.

The Trust would like to see some new Trustees on the Board e.g. parents, teachers, school principals, past teachers or any interested person so please make an effort to attend.

Any queries to Val (03)235-8910. All welcome.

PTA

Next meeting Monday 15^th April, 7.30pm in the school staff room – everyone welcome.

Oyster Raffle Tickets

Thank you to all the parents who have already sold their tickets. A reminder these are due back to the school office tomorrowl. Extra tickets are still available at the office. The family who sells the most cards will receive two dozen Oysters!!!!!!!!!, and the class who sells the most (pro rata) will receive a special treat. Please note that all tickets must be legally returned (full or empty).

Entertainment Book Fundraiser

This week we have included an order form for the Entertainment Book. If you would like to have a look, a copy of the actual book will be in the office next week, or you can go on line to view. The Entertainment Book covers Dunedin, Invercargill, Queenstown and surrounds. It is a book of vouchers and discounts relating to Food, Entertainment, Accommodation, Travel & Leisure, Car Hire and Theme Parks in Australia (many of these offer discounts both in NZ and Australia). They are sold for $55 and the school receives $11 for every book sold. This year the funds raised are going towards purchasing scooter racks for the many children who are bringing their scooters to school. For those who have purchased the books in the past, I’m sure you’ll be like many of our school families who have found they have made considerable savings and very quickly saved far more than the cost of the book itself.

The order form can be returned to school, should you wish to purchase a book(s) with the money attached. We will have books available from the office from next Monday 8^th April.  Purchasing a book is not compulsory, we are just giving families the opportunity for great discounts with the school benefiting from each book sold. The Entertainment Books can only be sold as fundraisers by non-profits, clubs & societies etc, so you will start to see them appearing everywhere once they are launched at the end of this week. Due to the delay in us receiving the order forms the 1st of April date for the bonus offer, has been extended to Friday 5th April. 

Class Happenings – Room 5

Last week we walked with Jesus around Stations of the Cross in his journey ending with dying on the Cross and being laid in a tomb. This week we celebrate Jesus beginning a new life after rising from the dead. Easter Sunday is the most important day of the year for followers’ of Christ. This week we have been retelling the Easter stories and celebrating the joy that Jesus is alive with us.

Alleluia! We praise the Lord to show how happy we are that Jesus has risen from the dead.