Newsletter 26/09/14

From the Principals Ofce

Quote of the week: Maori Words of
the week: Pahi - bs
!wa - ri"er
Hot lunches
#here will be no more hot
lnches ntil #erm 2 ne$t %ear&
'owe"er( the pie warmer will
still be operatin) i* %o wish to
sen+ in warm *oo+ *or %or
chil+ren& #han, %o to -laire(
.ee-!nn( .iss% an+ !nnie *or
%or assistance with hot
lnches& /t ma+e the teachers
0ob mch easier1
2ia Ora Families(
#he en+ o* the term is 3nall%
pon s an+ what a term its
been1 4e ha"e lots o* photos
+otte+ aron+ the newsletter o*
all the won+er*l acti"ities the
chil+ren ha"e been p to this
term&
/ want to than, m% sta5 *or the
ama6in) wor, the% ha"e +one
this term( the otin)s the% ha"e
or)anise+ an+ the spport the%
ha"e )i"en to me& 4e welcome
bac, 7rs& 4aller into 8oom 1 ne$t
term( *or %et another bs% 9
wee,s cramme+ *ll o* in+oor an+
ot+oor learnin)&
/t was e$citin) to celebrate the
)ra+ation o* Pai)e 9mart an+
#ane 7ac:onal+ *rom .ittle Pats
into 9t Patric,s 9chool we
warml% welcome %o both as %o
start %or aca+emic an+ -atholic
0orne% with s& ;t where there
are new be)innin)s( there are
en+in)s an+ we prepare to
*arewell or <ear = st+ents at
the en+ o* the term& #he% will be
sa+l% misse+&
/n these past wee,s with all the
*ss o* >lections( the -hrch was
*ocsin) on 9ocial ?stice&
Probabl% the hi)hest *orm o*
personal social 0stice is
*or)i"eness an+ one o* the
har+est o* all "irtes to practice&
<et this is what ?ess as,e+ o* s
in 7atthew 1=@21-AB( when we
rea+ abot a ser"ant who has
*or)i"en himsel* bt col+nt
*or)i"e another an+ was
con+emne+& 9e"ent% times
se"en seems an impossible tas,(
%et the Cospel lea"es s no
process to *ollow( presmin) we
will wor, it ot *or orsel"es& 4e
nee+ to +eci+e to *or)i"e( repeat
this *reDentl%( attempt to see
wh% the hrt occrre+( reco)nise
orsel"es to be the main
bene3ciar% o* *or)i"eness an+
repeate+l% pra% to )arantee
*or)i"eness& !rchbishop
:esmon+ #t wrote a *amos
boo, calle+ ENo Ftre 4ithot
For)i"eness&F 'e was ri)ht&
/ wish sta5( st+ents an+
*amilies a peace*l an+ rest*l
school holi+a%( an+ loo,
*orwar+ to welcomin) %o bac,
on 7on+a% 1A
th
October with
renewe+ "i)or an+
enthsiasm& Co+ ;less
N)a 7ihi(
!nne Pratt
Principal
Board Of Trustees
#here will be a Fish Gn -hip
ni)ht on #hrs+a% 16
th
October
H3rst wee, bac, ne$t termI *or
*amilies to come to)ether
in*ormall%& #he ;o# wol+ li,e
to )i"e *amilies some
in*ormation on bil+in) wor,s
that are )oin) to ta,e place
aron+ the school o"er the
ne$t *ew months&
#his is a "er% e$citin) pro0ect
an+ the ;oar+ loo, *orwar+ to
seein) %o at 6&00pm on the
16
th
October with %or 3sh an+
chips&
.ittle Pats an+ 8oom A
8eDest 8eDest
Foo+ For #ho)ht1
/n e"er%oneJs li*e( at some time( or inner 3re )oes ot& /t is then
brst into Kame b% an enconter with another hman bein)& 4e
shol+ all be than,*l *or those people who re,in+le the inner
spirit&
9ome people arent aware o* how trl% blesse+ the% are& 4e
shol+ all *ocs on what we ha"e rather than what we +ont ha"e&
#o be content +oesnt mean %o +ont +esire moreL it means %o
are than,*l *or what %o ha"e an+ patient *or whats to come1
! h)e than, %o to all *amilies who ha"e )enerosl%
contribte+ their .ittle 9hop collections to school& !s this
competition onl% 3nishes +rin) the school holi+a%s( the pri6e
*or the st+ent who +onate+ the most to%s to s will be
+eci+e+ at the be)innin) o* ne$t term& Please contine to
collect these +rin) the school holi+a%s an+ brin) them in
+rin) the corse o* the 3rst wee, bac, ne$t term
Foo+ For #ho)ht1
9chool holi+a%s are pon s an+ / hear the inner trmoil an+
)rmbles *rom some parents11 >mbrace it( challen)e %or
chil+ren to tr% thin)s the% ha"ent e$perience+ be*ore( )et
them ot an+ abot on bi,es an+ scooters soa,in) p the
beati*l sprin) weather( loo,in) *or b)s an+ insects( )et
them paintin) an+ creatin)( +oin) p66les an+ pla%in) with
their *rien+s& #r% an+ ,eep them awa% *rom iPa+ an+
compters& ?st thin, no school lnches to prepare( no
ni*orms to wash an+ no homewor, to sper"ise& E.ie insF
are a mst an+ rea+in) boo,s is essential1 <o can alwa%s
ha"e %or brea,+own when the% retrn to school in October1
Board of Trustees
#4 .itr)%
?st a remin+er abot Fri+a% .itr)ies HassembliesI in #erm 4&
#hese will onl% be hel+ on e"er% alternate wee,s H2( 4 an+ =I&
#here will be no litr)% in wee, 6 as we are awa% on camp in
2ai,ora an+ we will ha"e a *ll school mass an+ 3nal
assembl% in wee, 10&
4ith to+a% bein) the last +a% o* the term sta5 +eci+e+ to
ha"e a m*ti +a% *or the st+ents( with a twist o* a E4ac,%
'airF theme& /t was )reat to see the chil+ren pt some
ima)ination into their hairst%les *or the +a%& ! lot o* *n was
ha+ with ba,in) pi,lets( watchin) mo"ies an+ a *ashion
para+e showin) o5 their creations& #han, %o to 7rs 9hea
an+ 9e -hamberlain *or )i"in) their time p to help with the
ba,in)&
4ac,% 'air :a%
Birthdays
Pai)e 9mart who trne+ B
on the 14
th
9eptember
#ane 7ac:onal+ who
trne+ B on the 1M
th
9eptember
/anna .oisse !b%abor
who trns 9 on the 1
st
October
;ethan% O+emans who
trns = on the 10
th
October
'app% ;irth+a% to %o all1
Obstacle -orse/4or,in)
;ee
4hat an ama6in) en+ pro+ction1 -on)ratlations to 201A
an+ 2014 <ear M an+ = st+ents& Present an+ *tre Han+
hope*ll% pastI st+ents will ha"e a tremen+os amont o* *n
on the obstacle corse in the %ears to come&
! massi"e than, %o( especiall% to 'a%+en #ait *or all his har+
wor, an+ the hors he spent )ettin) this corse p to spee+&
#han, %o too to all the parents an+ st+ents *or )i"in) p
wee,en+s to ensre we were rea+% *or the openin) ceremon%
on #hrs+a% 2B
th
9eptember& <o"e all +one an awesome 0ob1
Community Notices
4aimate !thletics is ha"in) a
re)istration +a% on 9n+a%
the 12
th
October *rom 2pm at
the 4aimate 'i)h 9chool
)ron+s& -ompetitions ni)hts
will start on #es+a% 14
th
October&
4aimate #och 8)b% will be
startin) on the 10
th
October
with )ra+in) an+ re)istration&
Cet %or entr% *orms *rom
the >l Paso :air% or the
4aimate 'i)h 9chool Ofce&
#imar 9oth 9chool
Presents Car% 'a%man Has
seen on the -ampbell .i"e
an+ Ni)el .atta showsI& 'el+
at #imar 9oth 9chool 'all(
Neen 9treet on 7on+a% 29
th
9eptember at Mpm& >ntr% b%
:onation&
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th
?bilee( A0
th
?an 1
st
Feb
201B& 8e)istrations close A0
th
9eptember 2014& For more
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