being held on Thursday 26th September. Put in your diaries
the date to join us in an afternoon/evening of cultural
performances, art auction and sampling delicious dishes from
around the world! We are needing some support with food
and clean up for the event. Please come in and see us if you
are available. It is all for the good of our kids! Spread the
word and invite your whanau, family and friends! We have a
wonderful team working on this but always welcome more
help.
AUBERT DAY
At the end of the term we celebrate one of our whanau house
groups by wearing red and participating in a liturgy sharing
the faith, leadership and role model of Sister Suzanne Aubert.
Whanau are welcome to join us as we celebrate.
SCHOOL NOTICES AND UPDATES
Just a reminder that all of our school notices and newsletters
can be found on our school website
www.pompallierprimary.school.nz and our free phone app
Skool Loop and our school Facebook Page Pompallier
Catholic School. We work hard to ensure all of our whanau
are kept up-to-date with what is happening at school so keep
up with these notices. We are always happy to help you at
the office or by phone 4082650 if you prefer.
With the measles outbreak that is occurring, please be assured
that we have procedures in place to notify our community.
This will be done via Facebook, Skool Loop and a hard copy
notice. We will be notified by the District Health Board with
any communication required to share to our whanau.
MASS
We celebrate with our school Mass on Sunday and look
forward to seeing you there. Special mention to our
supportive parish who have been running meat raffles and
cake stalls for camp! Such wonderful care and support. We
are very very grateful. $574.00 raised so far! The meat raffle
is almost completed and we just need some more donations
of meat for that from our senior camp students. We are very
blessed to have this support. Check out further on in the
newsletter with our students who are creating their own
business ventures to fundraise! It is fabulous!
TERM BREAK
As the term break approaches, we wish you are restful time
with your whanau and friends. We look forward to seeing
the children back at school on Monday 14th October well
rested and ready for a great term 4. There is always loads
going on, so be sure to keep up with the newsletter and
notices. Be safe and we wish you a blessed break. Our staff
will be planned and ready to go when our students return in
term 4! Big events include athletics, camp, reports, school
trips, Christmas fun and of course the whole Rosary in
October to begin our term. Can’t wait!!
God bless, Kathryn Carey (Principal)
Greetings, Kia Ora, Talofa, Bula Vinaka, Konnichi wa, Dobrodošli, Sawa dee, Failte,
Vitejte
As we head for the final week of term 3 there is much to look
back on and celebrate. The highlights for me have certainly
been the feedback from visitors outside of our school, the
Tamaki Principals and my appraiser. All of the focus areas we
are working hard on are being seen and heard. The teachers
are working on
learning
• Task design which covers a range of curriculum areas to
promote critical thinking
• Flexible groupings—students learn from multi level
groups and move in and out of these to build their
capability
CELEBRATIONS
Recently our 8+ year old’s competed at the Far North Cross
Country event at Peria. Such talented students to reach this
stage, and we had 12 that were in the top 10. All the practice
and hard work certainly pays off! See further in the
newsletter for results.
This week we also celebrated leadership in our school with
the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award being presented to one
of our senior students. Such a hard decision—all students are
nominated and then drawn out of a hat. They are striving to
be leaders working with other students, tuakana teina,
leading liturgies, serving in the school, parish and community.
We really are so proud of our students. See the photos in the
newsletter of our worthy recipient.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Last week our students delved into “Social Justice” teachings.
The theme set by Caritas was “Fair,you say? How we can
promote bringing fairness into an unfair world?”. We had
lots of discussion around how we can recognise those who
are feeling poor spirited and help them out. We can be
active to promote our school values in both our classroom,
playground and at home. Lots of learning to be kind and
caring. All of these reflect in our graduate profile further on
in the newsletter. Together with whanau, we can help build
on our interactions with others as Jesus calls us to do. We are
reviewing our graduate profile currently, so are asking for
your input. Return your thoughts to school on the paper
provided. Thank you.
Special points of interest: • Sunday 22nd September PCS Mass • Tuesday 24th September—Mercy Mass • Thursday 26th September—ART AND CULTURAL CELEBRATION 5PM • Friday 27th September—Aubert Day (wear red)
20 September 2019 Week 9 Term 3
Finding what and whom we may have lost—Abridged from Fr Carlo’s Sermon
We all know the parable of the lost sheep—or do we? What challenges us about this parable is that there are two versions of it, one in the gospel of Matthew and the other in the gospel of Luke. And the two are not the same.
In Matthew’s version, a shepherd has 100 sheep and one goes astray. The shepherd leaves the 99 to find the sheep. This parable is about God seeking out what is lost.
Luke’s version is different. In his story; the sheep does not go astray. The shepherd loses it. And if the shepherd loses the sheep, he cannot represent God. God loses nothing. The shepherd in Luke represents us, because we are the ones who sometimes lose what is important .
How does a shepherd lose a sheep? By not noticing that it is missing. Luke’s parable poses this question to us: What per- son or what thing of value could be missing from our life and we have not yet noticed that it is gone? Could it be a son, daughter, or elderly parent whose circumstances have changed and now need us in a new way, and we are still living life as usual? Could it be a friend who has lost respect for us because of a mistake or insensitivity and has now left our life, and we have not yet realized the absence? Could it be a joy that once was a part of our work or our marriage but now has gone missing?
Our lives are full, as full as a field of 100 sheep, and that is why someone or something important can slip away without us noticing that it is gone. Here is where the example of the shepherd in Luke’s version of the story is valuable. This shep- herd, once he notices that he has lost something important, goes out immediately to find it. He makes it his top priority and puts everything else aside, including 99 other things which he also values. He is determined to find what has slipped away. This shepherd does not surround himself with regret, saying, “I should have noticed that she was leaving. I should have been more sensitive.” This shepherd does not become stuck in self-pity, concluding, “I am really not that good a shepherd, or a parent, or a friend.”
This shepherd chooses to act, to search out the one thing that is missing. He is determined to make his life whole again. Luke’s version of the sheep story calls us to that kind of ac- tion.
Once we notice the one person or the one thing that we have lost in our lives, this parable encourages us to expend all our energy to find it. Now, of course, there is no guarantee that we will be successful. Some people leave our lives, and we can never find a way to bring them back. Some blessings slip away, and we can never claim them again.
But it is important to make the effort. Even if we have to leave behind 99 other valuable things, our attempt is worth it. This parable understands that when we find the one person, the one thing who has slipped away, there is a particular kind of joy. Then we will be able to say to our neighbours and our friends,
“Rejoice with me, because my daughter, my son, my friend, my joy that I lost, I have now found again.”
God Bless, Phil
opportunity to extend a warm welcome to our new
students.
Kiwi/Pukeko:
and Theodora Gray
It is always wonderful to see our school grow with such
enthusiastic and confident students! We know they will
love being at PCS!
have Catholic parents or sponsors who are willing to be
immersed in our wonderful Catholic School. Spread the
word! We are currently confirming classes for 2020.
Please let us know if you have more children to enrol or
Congratulations to our stu- dents of the week.
They are chosen by the classroom teacher based on
standing out in the past two weeks around our focus
RISE—respect, inspire, service and excellence. Part of this
award is a book that the school sponsors. We are always
very proud of our students of the week! Ka pai!!
Kiwi/
Pukeko
Kea
Tui
Kakapo
and Keita Smith
Tiana Rapihana-Pirini and Poppy
How can you help?
We have Maori, Greek, Samoan, Indian, Filipino, Korean and NZ European foods for sale…..any more suggestions?
Donations of food items, help on the day/night, entertainment etc. Our students are performing and we have entertainment for the even- ing with a silent art auction. Lots of raffles and goodies for sale. Order your dinner and come along and get involved in a great after- noon with your whanau and friends.
PLEASE NOTE!! We ask all drivers to enter and exit on Dominion Road for safety. If you do go down by the church onto Eden Terrace please wait until our walkers have used this driveway. Please ensure to drive slowly and stop at the bottom of the hill. Thank you for your co-operation with this.
A reminder, for safety of our children, please remain in the carpark until 3pm to enable our children to depart safely. Please drive slowly in the carpark. No child is to leave the gate area unsupervised. Please do not park in the yellow lines for safety.
Whanau, let us always remember to show whanaungatanga at Pompallier. We R.I.S.E (respect, inspire, service, excellence) to be disciples of Jesus.
Social Justice Week promotes us to be kind and think of others. He aroha whakato, he aroha ka puta mai “if kindness is sown, then kindness is what you shall receive”
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MMR/Year 8
September/October 2019
This calendar gives you an idea of what is coming up during the term. Put the dates somewhere important to remember them. Dates can change at times, so please check this calendar each newsletter. If there are
last minute changes we will notify you by text, and add comments onto our school Facebook page and Skool Loop (free app). Make sure you contact Helen in the office to ensure you are part of our “phone tree”
and information.
Congratulations to our finalists who qualified in the top 10 runners recently at the Far North Zones
Competition. We are so proud of them!
8 year boys
Hiroshi Newman 1st
Nathan Smith 2nd
8 year girls
Hannah Jackson 2nd
9 year boys
Arli Hokai 2nd
Ricardo Spence-Flood 5th
Will Wright 8th
9 year girls
Lily Wells 1st
10 year girls
Calista Shanks 2nd
Therese Birch 4th
11 year boys
Koby Hokai 3rd
Kazuya Newman 4th
12 year boys
Kaden Cutler 1st
spire and nurture leaders of learning and ex-
cellence”. We have wonderful leaders at PCS
and this award is a chance to really celebrate
that. All of our leaders are a huge asset to
our school and community and they continue
to lead as they head into secondary school. It
is a very difficult choice, so teacher’s nomi-
nate students who are then drawn out of hat.
This year Kaden Cutler is the very worthy
recipient. Kaden always offers help and sup-
port to our younger students. He is a wha-
nau house captain, Pompallier Disciple and
volunteers to help out and take part as often
as possible in our school and parish
community. He is an active member in our school and community and was recently featured in the
Humans of Kaitaia pages. Kaden loves to get involved in a range of sports and community events.
Congratulations Kaden. A very worthy recipient!
• Value their faith
• Show school values
Pompallier Catholic School GRADUATE PROFILE
We are currently reviewing our “Year 8 Graduate Profile” with staff, students, whanau, parish and the
community. We would love to have your input. Do these statements continue to be appropriate or do they
need tweaking? Think about how you want your child to graduate from Pompallier Catholic School. We are
aiming to get the 5 most important statements from this list if possible. Some of our board members may chat
to you and get your input at our community evening on Thursday 26th September, or feel free to note down
your ideas and pop in to the school office.
We had a wonderful staff
meeting led by Mr Gunn this
week based around music by
Andrew Chinn.
and art. Our staff are look-
ing forward to sharing this
learning in the classroom.
at PCS!
hours of professional devel-
staff meetings to add to our
hours.
Check out our business minded Indi Ruddell our year 7
entrepreneur. She has created scrunchie hair ties to sell at
school. They are $5 each and have been a huge hit. All for
the funds go towards school camp next term. Not only is she
coming up with creative ideas to help others, but it is a practi-
cal option for our students. Another great example of a
student who is thriving with leadership and using our school
values in her own life to help others. Thanks Indi!!!
The new bus bay meant that we had to chop
down the trees on Dominion Road so that the
roots didn’t damage it. This left a big space
to fill and a damaged fence.
We decided to plant some native gardens for
the wildlife, privacy and a nature garden for
our students to enjoy.
were left with more challenges. Thanks to
our board of trustees, a team of people were
put together to dig into the pan. A huge
thank you to Brad Jackson from Northland
Auctions for getting his men to dig the holes.
From there the students were away!!!
Come and check out our new garden!
Check out the Tui
classroom blog to find