Newsletter 24/10/14

From the Principals Ofce

Quote of the week:
Never lose the opportunity for seeing anything that is beautiful; for
beauty is Gods handwriting.
Maori Words of the week:
Tawhirimatea God o the wind
!arama " !oon
Parish News
T#n$ %o&to&' Parents and (are)i*ers'
+elcome ,ac% to o&r -nal school
term o 2014. / hope 0o& had a
rest&l holida0' altho&)h / ha*e heard
rom *ario&s parents that the0
happil0 wa*ed their children o1 to
school last !onda0 mornin)2
Please ta%e note o o&r school dates
on the ne3t pa)e. There are *ario&s
e*ents comin) &p which in*ol*e
parents and children.
/t is lo*el0 to see s&mmer well and
tr&l0 on its wa0. Gods creation
lea*es me in awe e*er0 da0
creation sho&ts to &s God is )lorio&s2
4s 5omans 11:67 states' all thin)s
are rom God and to God. 89ea&t0
,oomeran)s rom God into created
,ea&t0' then thro&)h the senses and
so&l o the ima)e",earer and -nall0
,ac% to God with praise and )lor0.:
(Stephen DeWitt)
;n<o0 these lon) s&mmer da0s
ahead' relish in the %nowled)e that
Gods )lor0 s&rro&nds &s all and ,e
mind&l that nothin) e*er )oes awa0
&ntil it has ta&)ht &s what to do2
+ith those tho&)hts in mind' please
can / <&st remind 0o& that st&dents
sho&ld ,e comin) to school in
s&mmer &niorm' with a wide
,rimmed hat and s&nscreen on
them. +e do ha*e s&nscreen at
school' which the st&dents can
&se d&rin) the co&rse o the da0
to increase protection rom the
s&ns harm&l => ra0s. +e are
now an accredited ?&n ?mart
school' and we enco&ra)e all
sta1' parents and *isitors to set a
)ood e3ample or the children.
?t&dents witho&t hats will ha*e to
pla0 in allocated shade areas.
+e are still awaitin) &nds rom
the +areho&se to )o towards o&r
shade sails so watch this space2
N)a !ihi'
4nne Pratt
Principal
(on)rat&lations to @ane0
?tanistreet' (aitlin (ado)an
and ?eraphina (ado)an
who were ,aptised into the
(atholic (h&rch d&rin) the
school holida0s ma0 0o&r
<o&rne0 with God ,e a lon)
and &l-lled one2
Donation
Than% 0o& to the )enero&s
donation o A100 rom @ets
Get Bressed. / 0o& ha*e
an0 clothes hidin) in 0o&r
wardro,e that need to ,e
rec0cled' please ma%e @ets
Get Bressed 0o&r -rst
option as a percenta)e o
their pro-t )oes ,ac% in to
local schools.
Board Of Trustees
The PT4 is loo%in) or
*ol&nteers/parent help or
the ollowin) e*ents. Please
let the school ofce %now i
0o& are a,le to assist with
either' or ,oth than% 0o&.
Saturday 25
th
and Sunday
26
th
October +aimate C0
Saturday 1
th
Dece!ber
5odeo

?chool Bates or T4
Food For Tho&)ht2
/n e*er0oneDs lie' at some time' o&r inner -re )oes o&t. /t is then
,&rst into Eame ,0 an enco&nter with another h&man ,ein). +e
sho&ld all ,e than%&l or those people who re%indle the inner
spirit.
?ome people arent aware o how tr&l0 ,lessed the0 are. +e
sho&ld all oc&s on what we ha*e rather than what we dont ha*e.
To ,e content doesnt mean 0o& dont desire moreF it means 0o&
are than%&l or what 0o& ha*e and patient or whats to come2
26
rd
Octo,er Pet Ba0
24
th
Octo,er @it&r)0 in 5oom C
2G
th
Octo,er NO ?(HOO@ @a,o&r Ba0
60
th
Octo,er ?chool Photos
6
rd
No*em,er ?wimmin)
G
th
No*em,er @it&r)0 5oom C
10
th
No*em,er ?wimmin)
16
th
No*em,er ?chool 4thletics
1G
th
No*em,er ?wimmin)
1I
th
"21
st
No*em,er ?chool (amp Jai%o&ra
C
th
Becem,er @it&r)0 5oom C
C
th
Becem,er !&ti Ba0 Gold coin <andal da0
I
th
Becem,er 9oss0 Fair0 Bress 5ehearsal
K
th
Becem,er G.00 p.m. 9oss0 Fair0 Prod&ction
10
th
Becem,er Lear I O&tin)
11
th
Becem,er Final !ass and PriMe Gi*in)
12
th
Becem,er Final Ba0 o ?chool 12.60pm close
2K
th
Nan&ar0 201C 1
st
da0 o new school 0ear
P"# $%Q&%S"
On Frida0 1G
th
Octo,er we held a m&ti da0 at school or 9reast (ancer 4wareness' a ca&se *er0
close to m0 heart as / lost m0 twin sister to this terri,le disease K 0ears a)o. Than% 0o& to all
those st&dents who s&pported this *er0 deser*in) ca&se ,0 dressin) &p in somethin) pin% and
,rin)in) in a )old coin donation. +e raised AG0.
On 26
rd
Octo,er' ?t Patric%s ?chool held a pet da0. 4s part o
this terms n&merac0 strand' -nancial capa,ilities ' we are
loo%in) at whether or not we can a1ord to %eep a pet' how m&ch
it costs to %eep a pet' what the hidden costs co&ld ,e' and to
&nderstand that we cant alwa0s a1ord what want2 +e are
learnin) that researchin) costs is an important part o ma%in)
)ood -nancial decisions the more inormation we ha*e' the
,etter o&r decisions will ,e.
?ome o o&r st&dents ,ro&)ht in to0 pets' whilst others ,ro&)ht
in pets rom their homes. +e had pets ran)in) rom do)s' to
lam,s to ,&d)ies. +e also had a ner*o&s cat at the school )ate
at the end o the da0. Than%s or lettin) me stro%e 0o&r cat
T0rese2 ?t&1ed to0s also *aried rom do)s' to pen)&ins to
hamsters and e*en sna%es. The do)s ran an o,stacle co&rse with
their owners and !or)ans do) e*en perormed tric%s. 5eese' the
local *et' came down to <&d)e the competitions and hand o&t
certi-cates at the end o the da0. He spo%e to &s a,o&t pet care
and when we all recei*ed a chocolate or ta%in) part in pet da0'
he reminded &s not to eed chocolate to pets2 +e had a &n da02
Pet Ba0 26
rd
Octo,er 2014
October ' the !onth
of the $osary
The month o Octo,er is
dedicated to the Hol0 5osar0.
?ince the pra0ers o the
5osar0 come rom O&r @ord
Himsel' rom inspired
?cript&re' and rom the
(h&rch O it is not s&rprisin)
that the 5osar0 is so dear to
o&r 9lessed !other and so
power&l with hea*en. / we
t&rn to histor0' we see man0
)reat tri&mphs o the 5osar0.
;arl0 tradition attri,&tes the
deeat o the 4l,i)ensians at
the 9attle o !&ret in 1216 to
the 5osar0.
Toda0' when dan)ers ar
)reater than those o the
ancient T&r%s threaten not
onl0 (hristianit0 ,&t all
ci*iliMation' we are &r)ed ,0
o&r 9lessed !other to t&rn
a)ain to the 5osar0 or help.
?&n ?mart ?nippets


Birthdays
Happ0 9irthda0 to 9ethan0
O&demans who t&rned I
d&rin) the school holida0s.
Happ0 ,irthda0 to ?all0 Pie
who t&rned 12 0esterda0.
O$()#$D $%Q&%S"
4t the moment' Plo&)hmans
9a%er0 is r&nnin) a
promotion with their ,read
called Grow Lo&r Own
?andwich. / 0o& ,&0 a loa o
their ,read' 0o& can re)ister
0o&r p&rchase and recei*e
F5;; *e)eta,le seeds or
)ardenin) essentials. There
are 16 seed *arieties to claim
and all instr&ctions are on
the ,read pac%ets or 0o& to
ollow. This wo&ld ,e a
wonder&l collection o seeds
or o&r new orchard' so ne3t
time 0o& are p&rchasin)
,read' please ,ear in mind
this Plo&)hmans promotion.
Than% Lo&2
+aimate C0
?t Patric%s was %indl0 )i*en the opport&nit0 to )et a close &p
*iew o a *ariet0 o +aimate C0 cars that will race o*er this
@a,o&r +ee%end. The0 also )ot to ha*e a Q&estion and answer
session with the dri*ers. Than% 0o& to those who too% the time
to come and *isit &s.