16 October 2014
Dear Parents
Welcome
back to Term 4. It is hard to believe that it is almost November.
While there
are a number of events involving our children this term, the 2 main ones are
the Year 6 Camp to Stewart Island, and the Mass and Fair on Sunday 9th
November.
A huge
thanks to the PTA and fair committee who have been working very hard in
preparation for the fair. We are all looking forward to it.
A reminder
about sun hats. Please ensure your child has one named, in their bag every day.
Welcome to
Ella Nicoll and Molly Duffy who joined the children in Room 2 on Monday. We
hope they enjoy their time at Sacred Heart School.
Term Events:
16/10 John Parsons – Cyber Safety
21/10 School Photos
29 – 31/10 Year
6 Camp
9/11 School Mass + Fair
14/11 Catholic Schools Tournament
21/11 Yr 4/5 Night Out
7/12 Year 6 Day at Secondary
Schools
9/12 Year
6 Day
10/12 Year 6 Night
10/12 @
1.30pm End of Year Mass
11/12 @
12.30pm End
of Term 4
John Parsons – Cyber Safety
We hosted
John Parsons today for the second installment of our Cyber Safety programme.
Parent Hui
We will be
holding the 2nd parent hui in the next couple of weeks. Invites will
be sent out as soon as a date is finalised.
School Disco – Thursday 23 October
The PTA
have organised a Disco for the children next Thursday.
Years 1-3 are from 6:30 –
7:30 pm, and Years 4 – 6 will be from 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Chips, drinks and a
minimal amount of glow toys will be for sale.
Gold coin
entry fee please.
PTA
The
PTA are missing a ‘Sunbeam Hot Water Urn’ that was last seen on Pet Day.
If
anyone knows the whereabouts of this, please contact the office. Thank you.
School Photos ~ Tuesday 21
October
Please
contact Christine if you require a family photo. These will be taken 8.30 –
9.00 am.
Pre-schoolers
are welcome.
Outstanding Monies
Can
we have all outstanding monies paid to the office asap.
We
have several children who have not paid their touch, basketball and gym
festival fees, along with 25 families that have not paid their activity fee.
Being a small school, we are unable to carry this debt, so we would appreciate
your prompt attention to this matter. Thank you.
Sports Teams
We
have a number of different sports teams in local compeitions. Please keep an
eye on the noticeboard for times. When possible, they will also be posted on
Facebook.
Ride with the Stars ~ Sunday
2nd November 2.30 pm
Bring
your bike and ride Queens Park with cycling’s superstars. Several of the tour
riders will be present plus some of our own cycling stars … maybe even an
Olympian or two. They will accompany you on the short ride around Queens Park.
Participants are asked to provide their own bike and helmet, and arrive at 2
pm. Spot prizes will be awarded on the day.
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
18 October 7.00 pm Caleb
Wolf
Sunday
19 October 10.30 am Megan
Sullivan & Charlotte Sherriff
Children’s
Liturgy Trish
Sherriff
Achievements
Congratulations to
Breyah Takitimu who has been accepted into the Australian Ballet School
Training Program for 2015. A marvelous achievement.
Congratulations to Brooklyn
McLeod who has been chosen to dance her Jazz in the ILT Scholarship. She also
won the Jazz championship, 1st in Ballet, 2x 2nds and a VHC at the competitions
held in the school holidays.
Congratulations to Tyler
Pool who was placed 1st and Aubrey Page who was placed 2nd in the ‘Gym Shoe Burn Out Duathlon’ with Melissa
Aitken at Teretonga last weekend.
Basketball
Results:
Flyers won 14 - 0. POD
was Kyron Devery. Shooters won 16 –
11. POD was Sionelle Cahill. Sharks drew 10 – 10. POD was Ben Dawson. Slamdunkers
won 19 – 7. POD was Caleb Hickey.
Breakers lost 2 – 12. POD
was Cole Robertson.
For Sale 1 x size 16 Pinafore in
excellent condition. $30 ono.
Enquiries to the office.
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Have you got a calf or
pony and want to have a go at an A&P show without all the cost and stress
of a large show??? Southland A&P
Assn are running a ‘Spring into
Action Have a go Show’ on Sunday 9th of November.
Go to
www.southlandapshow.co.nz , facebook.com/southlandap or email southland.ap.show@xtra.co.nz to get a copy of the schedule and
entry form.
Supporting Families For Mental Wellness
A free information
session for family and friends regarding Youth Mental Health is schedule to be
held on Monday 20th October @ 1.00 pm at Hospice Southland. Topics
to be covered are:
·
SPARX
– is a free online computer program that helps young people with mild to
moderate depression. It can also help if they are feeling anxious or stressed.
It can be accessed from any computer that is connected to the internet. Find
out more about this therapy tool and how to support young people to access it.
·
Youth
2000 – hear about the research that has been done in New Zealand about young
people’s mental health and what it tells us.
Room 8 Class Happenings
Tiger
As the tiger slept under the shady tree, the leaves
fluttered in the breezy air. The grass
swayed from side to side. The zookeeper came in with the tiger’s tasty
breakfast. He hung the meat on the branch so that the tiger could eat it later.
Walking slowly to the door, the zookeeper closed it without making a noise. The
tiger woke up stretched its legs, getting ready to eat. Caleb
+++++
I’m Hungry
Grrrr!
Tiger, KING OF THE JUNGLE,
Hunting all night and
day.
No sleep at all.
I was about to go to sleep BUT
There it was – a nice juicy
cattle beast. I can’t give up now!!!
1…….2…….3 POUNCE!
Yum in my tum! NEVER GIVE UP!! Jarran
+++++
A focus in writing has been
learning to write poetry. We have found
this extremely tricky. Below are some of
the beginnings of what we are learning.
Spring
Blossums
blooming
Pale
pink petals covering the trees
A
breeze blows by the petals
Dancing
Touching
the ground as quiet as a mouse
Bright,
green grass
Bowing
side to side
Sun
shining. Azriel
+++++
Signs
of Spring
Blossums blooming
High on trees
Dancing upon the breeze
Pink, white
Falling onto the waiting
ground. Jasmine
+++++
Spring
Drifting
away on the lightness of day,
No
match for the blue sky
Fluttering
through thin air
Touching
grass
As
silent as a ghost. Ella
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