Newsletter 12/09/14

From the Principals Ofce

Quote of the week: Maori Words of
the week: Rangi - s!
Niho - tooth
Parish News
"#n$a! 21 "eptem%er is o#r
&nternational 'ass where we
cele%rate the $i(erent c#lt#res
that are in o#r parish an$ we
wo#l$ %e $elighte$ i) an!
chil$ren wo#l$ lie to come to
'ass $resse$ in national
cost#me*
+ia Ora Parents an$ ,aregi-ers.
/e-e certainl! ha$ a -er! %#s!
co#ple o) wees at school with
regar$s to o#r orchi$ area. to
school wor testing. with 2 wees
c#lminating in a whole school
-isit to o#r local 'arae. which
was e0tremel! well organise$ %!
'rs Nash* 1)ter lea-ing school on
the %#s an$ hea$ing to /aihao
'arae. we were met %! the local
lea$ers an$ )ollowe$ protocol to
enter the 'arae* 2he /aihao
'arae is sit#ate$ on lan$ which
was originall! set asi$e )or the
'aori people o) 'or-en an$
3lena-!* 2he /aihao Ri-er an$
/ainono 4agoon were rich in
tra$itional reso#rces an$ the
people were e0pert gatherers.
o)ten s#ppl!ing the local
comm#nit! who s#pplie$
potatoes etc* in ret#rn*
1)ter o#r welcome an$ waiata. we
all ha$ morning tea together an$
then the chil$ren
were $i-i$e$ into gro#ps an$
wore$ with e$#cators )rom
the m#se#m* 2he chil$ren
ma$e poi. 5a0 snares. learne$
a $ance. looe$ at 'aori tools.
learnt a%o#t the earl! 'aori
an$ their tra$itions an$ learnt
stic games* 1t the en$ o) the
$a! we sang o#r school song
an$ the %o!s per)orme$ the
6aa it was an ama7ing $a!8
Nga 'ihi.
1nne Pratt
Principal
Board Of Trustees
2he 9oar$ is a$-ertising a
-acanc!. pre)era%l! )or a Finance
g#r#* Please $o not hesitate to
get hol$ o) one o) the 9oar$
'em%ers to $isc#ss this* position.
sho#l$ !o# %e intereste$ in
appl!ing*
2he 9o2 will %e hol$ing an
in)ormal Fish :n ,hip night on 1;
th
Octo%er <2erm 4= to chat to
parents a%o#t )#n$ing we ha-e
recei-e$ )rom the ,atholic >iocese
to $o #p o#r school %#il$ings*
Please come along with !o#r ?sh
an$ chips@ an$ chil$ren8
1 remin$er a%o#t A wa!
con-ersations ne0t 2#es$a! an$
/e$nes$a! a)ternoon* 1 note
has gone home with !o#r
chil$/ren in)orming !o# o) !o#r
time* Please tr! an$ a$here to
these times so as not to r#n o-er
)or the ne0t )amil! waiting* &)
!o# are #na%le to mae !o#r
inter-iew. please let #s now so
we can mae alternate
arrangements*
3 Way Conferences
4ittle Pats an$ Room A
ReB#est
Foo$ For 2ho#ght8
&n e-er!oneCs li)e. at some time. o#r inner ?re goes o#t* &t is then
%#rst into 5ame %! an enco#nter with another h#man %eing* /e
sho#l$ all %e than)#l )or those people who rein$le the inner
spirit*
"ome people arent aware o) how tr#l! %lesse$ the! are* /e
sho#l$ all )oc#s on what we ha-e rather than what we $ont ha-e*
2o %e content $oesnt mean !o# $ont $esire more@ it means !o#
are than)#l )or what !o# ha-e an$ patient )or whats to come8
4ittle "hop8 2he!re %ac888
New /orl$ has la#nche$ )or the secon$ time their 4ittle "hop
,ollecta%les*
2he 4ittle "hop cra7e sweeping the nation pro-i$es opport#nities to
#se chil$rens enth#siasm )or the minis to teach them in class*
2he minis will help chil$ren learn the %asics aro#n$ maths. n#trition
an$ )oo$ technolog!* 4ittle shop can teach chil$ren to co#nt.
#n$erstan$ the principals %ehin$ health! eating an$ )amiliari7e
themsel-es with $i(erent t!pes o) )oo$*
4ittle Pats an$ Room A wo#l$ lo-e !o#r help to create a reso#rce )or
them to #se in class )or their learning* 1s )rien$s an$ )amil! i) the!
ha-e an! that the! $ont want an$ %ring them to school )or #s* /e
will eep a recor$ o) how man! each st#$ent %rings in an$ we will
ha-e a pri7e )or the top two*
Foo$ For 2ho#ght8
&n e-er!oneCs li)e. at some time. o#r inner ?re goes o#t* &t is then
%#rst into 5ame %! an enco#nter with another h#man %eing* /e
sho#l$ all %e than)#l )or those people who rein$le the inner
spirit*
"ome people arent aware o) how tr#l! %lesse$ the! are* /e
sho#l$ all )oc#s on what we ha-e rather than what we $ont ha-e*
2o %e content $oesnt mean !o# $ont $esire more@ it means !o#
are than)#l )or what !o# ha-e an$ patient )or whats to come8
Board of Trustees
News
Dylan Kennent
/e were l#c! eno#gh to ha-e >!lan
+ennant -isit o#r school on 2#es$a!
this wee* >!lan ret#rne$ )rom the
commonwealth games in 1#g#st
where he represente$ New Dealan$
in 2rac c!cling* 6e earne$ himsel)
a %ron7e me$al in the 4000m 2eam
p#rs#it. which he ha$ with him an$
the st#$ents got a close #p -iew o)
it* 2he st#$ents ase$ him man!
B#estions a%o#t the games. his
training sche$#le. his $iet. e-en his
)a-o#rite colo#rs* /e than >!lan
-er! m#ch )or taing the time to
come an$ -isit an$ wish him all the
%est )or his )#t#re*
On 4 "eptem%er. nearl! E.E00 9ND emplo!ees got st#c into
some o) the tho#san$s o) o$$ Fo%s that nee$e$ $oing aro#n$
New Dealan$ while the %an was G,lose$ )or 3oo$H* ,lose$ )or
3oo$ saw 9ND stores an$ ofces aro#n$ New Dealan$ close their
$oors )or a whole $a! so that sta( co#l$ help o#t comm#nit! an$
not-)or-pro?t gro#ps with proFects that s#pport the wi$er
comm#nit!*
4ast /e$nes$a!. A -ol#nteers )rom o#r local 9ND %ranch. rolle$
#p their slee-es an$ $onate$ a $a! o) their time to wor aro#n$
o#r school* 2he! san$e$. painte$. an$ gar$ene$ an$ e-en came
%ac the )ollowing $a! to ?nish o(88 /hat an awesome wa! to
spen$ a spring $a! <not that the weather was -er! spring lie at
all=* O#r sincere thans ?rstl!. to 9ND )or closing its $oors )or a
$a! to allow these won$er)#l people to come into o#r wor
places* "econ$l! a h#ge than !o# to +errin 6er%ert. "#e
'eehan an$ 'egan ONeill )or woring so har$ at "t Pats we
are e0tremel! grate)#l )or the )antastic Fo% !o# $i$ )or #s*
Finall!. than !o# to one o) o#r %oar$ mem%ers. "#san Fole!. )or
pro-i$ing s#ch a $elicio#s morning tea )or these la$ies* /ere
happ! to recei-e %aing )rom !o# an! time we $ont nee$ an
e0c#se8
9ND Iol#nteers >a! 4
th

"eptem%er 2014
T4 Liturgy
Birthdays
2erm 4 is an e0tremel!
%#s! term. so Fri$a!
4it#rgies <assem%lies= will
onl! %e hel$ on e-en
alternate wees <2. 4 an$
J=* 2here will %e no lit#rg!
in wee ; as we are awa!
on camp in +aio#ra an$
we will ha-e a )#ll school
mass an$ ?nal assem%l! in
wee 10* 1ll $ates will
come o#t in the ?rst
newsletter o) 2erm 4*
&anna 'arie 1%#!a%or K
Lears Ol$
6app! 9irth$a! to !o#*
/oring 9ee
2han !o# to all those st#$ents an$ parents/caregi-ers who ha-e
atten$e$ o#r woring %ees o-er the past co#ple o) wees* /hat an
e0traor$inar! Fo% !o# ha-e all $one8 &ts %een ama7ing to see so
m#ch $e$ication has gone into o#r gar$ens an$ getting the o%stacle
co#rse #p an$ r#nning*
Bake Sale 14
th
Sete!"er #$14
&n technolog!. o#r st#$ents
ha-e %een woring on
recipes. B#antities.
p#rchasing ingre$ients.
pacaging ?nishe$ pro$#cts.
etc* On Fri$a! 12
th
"eptem%er the! will %e
p#tting their nowle$ge into
practice an$ %aing to raise
)#n$s )or o#r school* 2he
%ae sale will tae place a)ter
mass on "#n$a! 14
th
"eptem%er o#tsi$e the
ch#rch* /e #rge !o# all to
atten$ mass that "#n$a! an$
then s#pport the %ae sale
a)terwar$s* 2han Lo#8