Newsletter 15/08/14

Kia Ora Parents and Caregivers,

As you can see, our ortnig!tly
newsletter !as !ad a ace lit" #o
$uote %arac& O'a(a ) *C!ange
will not co(e i we wait or so(e
ot!er +erson, or i we wait or
so(e ot!er ti(e, -e are t!e
ones we.ve 'een waiting or, -e
are t!e c!ange t!at we see&,/
0ass on 1unday was a
resounding success, #!an& you
to all t!ose a(ilies w!o
attended and +artici+ated in t!e
cele'ration o 0ary 0acKillo+2s
lie, 1!e truly was an ordinary
wo(an w!o led an e3traordinary
lie, w!o !ad to deal wit! (any
o lie2s !ards!i+s, 1!e is an
a(a4ing role (odel or us all,
and encourages us to teac!
(ore 'y e3a(+le t!an 'y word,
-e are re(inded t!at we are
'ut travelers !ere and (ust do
all we can wit! t!e (eans at our
dis+osal cal(ly leaving t!e rest
to 5od,
As we venture ort! into a new
wee&, let us as& 5od to !el+ us
'e (ore li&e 0ary 0acKillo+, in
our ways and in our deeds, 6et
us ac&nowledge and eel our
crosses !ard at ti(es, 'ut our
courage rising wit! t!e(,
Nga 0i!i,
Anne Pratt
Princi+al
7ro( t!e Princi+al2s O8ce
#!e 5overn(ent +lans to invest 9:50 (illion over 4 years in a !ig!ly
+aid tea( o new (anage(ent roles in sc!ools, #!e roles will wor&
across co((unities o sc!ools o u+ to 10 sc!ools, ;50 <3ecutive
Princi+als would 'e a++ointed to s+end ; days a wee& overseeing 10
sc!ools" #!ey would 'e 'ased in t!eir current sc!ools and get +aid
an e3tra 940,000 +er year, <3+ert teac!ers would also wor& across
sc!ools ; days a wee& and get 9;0,000 e3tra a year, w!ile lead
teac!ers would wor& wit!in t!eir own sc!ool and 'e +aid an
additional 910,000,
Government Investment in
Education
Quote of the week: A !a++y
!eart (a&es t!e ace c!eerul,
Proverbs 15 v13
Maori Words of the week:
Poitaraw!iti net'all
Nau (ai ) welco(e
%oard O #rustee
Board Of Trustees
#!e %o# are +leased to announce
t!e selection o 1teve -i&aira onto
t!eir %oard, #!ey are loo&ing
orward to wor&ing closely wit!
1teve and to !aving a 0aori
re+resentative2s contri'ution,
#!e %oard is also advertising a
second vacancy, +reera'ly a
7inance A8liate, Please do not
!esitate to get !old o one o t!e
%oard 0e('ers to discuss t!is,
+osition, s!ould you so wis!,
-e !ave !ad so (any a(a4ing
co((ents a'out our new P,<,
to+s ro( +arents and t!e wider
co((unity, #!e c!ildren loo& so
s(art going to s+orting events
now, but just a word of
caution +lease do not was!
t!ese to+s on a !ot cycle"
New P.E. Tops
0ary 0acKillo+ =ay 8
t!
August
;014
6ast 7riday we went u+ to 7airlie 1c!ool on t!e 'ig 'us, #!e 'us
ride u+ t!ere was very loud" 0organ and > were at t!e 'ac&,
-!en we got t!ere, we got to +lay wit! all t!e ot!er students, At
11 o2cloc& we all !eaded over to (ass, #!e c!urc! was so
'eautiul and wooden, >t was lovely cele'rating 0ary 0acKillo+
day wit! all t!e ot!er sc!ools, -e also sang lots o songs at
(ass, >t was a great day, (Laney Stanistreet, Yr 8)
-e set o? to 7airlie, #!e @ourney t!ere was long and ull o
corners, laug!s and +!otos, -!en we got t!ere, t!ere were
(asses o &ids at 1t, Aose+!2s to cele'rate t!e east day o our
%lessed 1t, 0ary 0acKillo+, -!en we got o? t!e 'us, we
ventured out to t!e +layground, #!e wind 'lew gusts o
*ree4ingness/ w!ic! (ade us cold, %ut luc&ily t!e 'ell rang and
we were given a war( greeting ro( t!e Princi+al o 1t, Aose+!2s,
Ater t!at we ran over to t!e ta'les covered wit! ood as we were
eager to Bll our sto(ac!s, -e t!en went to t!e 'eautiul wooden
c!urc!, > en@oyed cele'rating t!e (ass wit! ot!er sc!ools, Ater
t!at, we Blled our sto(ac!s again and t!en we (i3ed wit! t!e
ot!er sc!ools or a cou+le o !ours, -e returned to -ai(ate
'u44ing wit! e3cite(ent o our day, (Moran !udemans,
Yr ")
>t was un e3+loring t!eir sc!ool and seeing t!e cool c!urc!, >n
t!e c!urc! we sang %eneat! a Cross o 1tars, 7ollowing in Aesus2s
7oot) ste+s, 0a&e a 6ittle =i?erence and #ell t!e 5ood News,
-!en we were in 7airlie, t!ere was a little 'it o snow and sleet,
#!e +layground was un and 'ig, #!ere were so(e ot!er sc!ool
@oining us in songs and +raise, (Gabrie# van$ oyen,
Yr %)
&aritas 'otearoa (e) *ea#and +as #aunc+ed a Peace in t+e
Midd#e East cam,ain to su,,ort and stand in so#idarity
)it+ t+e t+ousands o- ,eo,#e a.ected by con/ict in t+e
reion0
1+e initia# -ocus o- our cam,ain )i## be on ,rovidin
medica# assistance, -ood and ot+er necessities to ,eo,#e in
Ga2a t+rou+ our ,artner oranisation &aritas 3erusa#em0
4onations to t+e Peace in t+e Midd#e East 5und are no)
bein acce,ted via our )ebsitewww.caritas.org.nz or
,+one on 0800 22 10 22
Caritas
Birthdays
0eea! %ailey 1;
t!
August
Ceese 0iller 1D
t!
August
Happy Birthday to you
both!