 Newsletter No 25 26 August 2020 |
Dear Parents/Whanau We are now in the second half of Term 3 and soon we will be in Spring. Following the announcement from the Prime Minister we will remain at Alert Level 2. Just a reminder that while everyone is onsite at Alert Level 2, we must adhere to key health measures including: Last Friday Room 17 from the Kahikatea Team live-streamed assembly from their classroom, it looked like those classes who watched the assembly from their classrooms really enjoyed it. Thanks Room 17. Friday is Daffodil Day and we will be distributing daffodils pins and stickers for a gold coin donation. There will be a stall set up outside the hall. Mr G and Brigitte took a group of Chess players to their first tournament in Taupo last week and the team did very well. Thirty-seven children played at Lynmore School on Monday. Congratulations to all the players and our senior team is now eligible to play in the Nationals in Auckland. Thanks to Mr G, Brigitte Holmes and the group of parents who transported and accompanied children on the day. A group of students headed off to Tauranga today as well. Children are very keen to play chess in our school, so thanks Ray for providing this opportunity for our children. A reminder that we have a gym club operating at lunchtimes in our school. Kakano children have gym on a Wednesday lunchtime and the senior pupils who are currently practising for competitions practice on Wednesday lunchtime. It is free and it is open to all our children to participate. Our Food Pantry in the church car park is operating well. We get lots of bread on a Monday - So if you need it please help yourself. A number of you are putting items in the pantry too to share with those who need it, so a big thank you to you. If you have any spare fruit, vegetables, preservatives, grocery items please pop them onto the pantry and people who need things can help themselves. On the 25th September 2020 (last day of term 3) at John Paul College we are hosting ten primary schools for a Sporting and Cultural Event. Schools will be competing for the St Sebastian Cup awarded for sportsmanship, and display of Catholic character. The day will begin with a powhiri and prayer. Teams will play in a variety of sports codes in the morning and after lunch the cultural part of the day will begin. This will consist of selected Year 5 and 6 students competing in Bible readings, an RE quiz, drama skits and speeches. Have a good week as we get closer and closer to Spring. A reminder that we have a Teachers’ Only day on Friday 18th September. We will be involved in professional development focusing on science and digital technologies. Our other Teacher only day is scheduled in Term 4 on Friday 13th November. Kind regards,  Daffodil Day this coming Friday 28 August. .... Invitation to students and teachers to dress as a "daffodil" - or some form of "spring" - or bright colours - Daffodil pins and stickers available for a coin donation. SCHOOL LUNCHES : PITA PIT : Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays FRIDAYS: Sausage Sizzle and Juicies available. $1.50 each item. Order from your classroom teacher. CELL PHONES & GLASSES : If anyone has pre-loved phones and spectacles they no longer use, please drop them into school. Starship will re-cycle them. Thank You. Advance Notice for Year 6 students attending JPC 2021 : The orientation dates for 2021 Year 7 students accepted into JPC have been set for: Parent Information Evening : Target group - parents who will have a student in Year 3, 2021 - and any other interested parents: When: Wednesday 9 September ( providing we are at Alert level 1) Time: 7.15 - 8.00pm Where: Room 14 Who: The target group for this meeting is parents who will have a student in Year 3 in 2021. Parents with students at other levels at our school are also very welcome to attend this meeting if they wish. Purpose of meeting: To help parents gain a better understanding of how and why we use both G Suite for Education (formerly called Google Apps for Education) and Chromebooks, to assist our Year 3 - 6 students with their Learning. FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES: Kia noho te Atua ki a koutou, As Pope Francis keeps reminding us, God is present in the entire cosmos, from the tiniest particle of matter to the infinity of space. "Through him, with him, in him' everything, every person, all that happens is created, sustained and sanctified. Until we see the world we live in, beautiful and broken though it may be, with a tender care, and love it as we would our own family, we will never experience the abundant life promised to all God's creatures. Every morning we are born again to that possibility. 'We need a concerted effort. We can each contribute in our own small way. We need not think that these efforts are not going to change the world. They benefit society, often unbeknown to us, for they call forth a goodness which, albeit unseen, inevitably tends to spread.' (Laudato Si 212) R4 Students-Cheska and Axion did some great learning in RE this week. Here is some of their work about Jesus.   From Father Eamon: In Alert Level 2 we are back to booking in for Mass. Here is the link. We also have the ministry of Health QR Code in both churches for those who have the government app installed on their phone.Please make sure those who do not get this email or FB know about this weekend’s Mass schedule. Nga manaakitanga BERNIE HALL SPORTS NEWS SPORTS DRAWS: IMPORTANT: Whaea Leanne - School Sports Coordinator WINTER SPORTS UPDATE: FOOTBALL: HOCKEY: MINIBALL: We are still playing under Alert Level 2 guidelines. Please remember to follow the guidelines set out by each Sports Code. SUMMER SPORTS TERM 4 MINI MARATHON  Holiday Art Academy: 28 September to 9th October In the September/October holidays we are running two awesome 5-day programmes. Young artists (8-12 yrs) will learn new skills, make new friends, try new materials, and create cool art to take home and share with their whānau. Our program is taught by local artist and educator Maui Riley, and provide a stimulating environment for nurturing young creatives. Each week runs Monday to Friday, from 9am - 3pm each day. 12:1 Supervision Ratio Programme link here  |
