 Newsletter No 34 11 November 2020 |
Dear Everyone, We had our All Saints/All Souls Liturgy last week. All Saints' Day (also known as All Hallows' Day or Hallowmas) is the day after All Hallows' Eve (Hallowe'en). It is a feast day celebrated on 1st November by Anglicans and Catholics. All Souls' Day is marked on 2nd November (or the 3rd if the 2nd is a Sunday), directly following All Saints' Day, and is an opportunity for Catholics to commemorate the faithful departed. The children leading our liturgy did an excellent job. During the weekend our Aquabots teams competed in the Regional Aquabots Competition and one of our teams was placed second. Congratulations to all students from our school who competed in this event. Our PPP tutors who have been supporting some of our children with their reading, hosted a celebration morning tea for their children this morning. I would like to thank Colleen Pinfold who has been leading and coordinating this initiative and to Viv Radley, Imelda Roberts and Marie Hamilton who all give up several hours each week to help our children. Our children are in full swing with their rehearsals for Peter Pan. The children are working very hard on their parts and dances and the production is shaping up to be an excellent show. All children are involved in the production. Bernie Hall is the director, and she is being assisted by Jane Trask with dance, and Lorette Tiedt with singing. We are also lucky to have Chris and Sheila Manlunas helping some senior classes with their dances. Other staff are helping with the costumes, props and acting parts. You must keep 8th or 9th December free for some excellent entertainment. The main cast perform at all shows. We have our Teachers’ Only day this coming Friday. There will be no school on this day. If you need to enrol your child in the Glenholme After School Care for the day, please contact Mary-Ann Roling on 021 215599. She will be running this at St Mary’s. Thank you for your support with this. Have a great week Regards  **TERM DATES FOR 2021:** TERM ONE TERM TWO TERM THREE TERM FOUR FREE PARENTING PROGRAMME AT ST MARY'S .... It is a 14 week evidence based program that supports parents who have concerns about their child’s conduct. If you feel like you need some help or want to understand your children better, this is a course for you. If you would like to register your interest for this course please email or phone Brigitte Holmes, our Learning Support Coordinator. brigitteh@stmarysrotorua.school.nz Mobile 0272121206  SPONSORSHIP FOR PETER PAN: FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES: Kia tau te rangimārie kia koutou – Peace be with you. Our 2019-2020 candidates for the Sacramental programme are getting closer to making their Holy Communion. Please pray for them as they prepare for this significant stage of their faith journey. This week is Social Justice Week. Social Justice focuses on Catholic social teaching principles. These include: Some really big themes around Social Justice! This week classes will look at a few of them and unpack what they look like in our school and our community. Kia Kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui. BERNIE HALL SCHOOL LUNCHES : PITA PIT : Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays FRIDAYS: Sausage Sizzle and Juicies available. $1.50 each item. Order from your classroom teacher. NOTE: No sausage sizzle this week - Teacher Only Day School Banking: : First Credit Union provides a banking service for our school pupils. Banking Day is Wednesday.  This year St Mary's is not organising the Christmas Shoebox venture through the school. However, if you would like to give any items, the school office would gladly take them and forward to this year's co-ordinators. Final day for accepting items - 30 November 2020. SPORTS NEWS UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS: WINTER SPORTS PHOTOS SANITARIUM WEETBIX TRYATHLON - Sunday 29th November, Kuirau Park, Rotorua. All entries are to be done directly through Weetbix Tryathlon.  Whaea Leanne - School Sports Coordinator  |
