Upcoming Events 5 th Sept Aratoi Art Exhibition opening 8 th Sept Vision and Hearing Testing 9 th Sept Science roadshow – Kildare’s 9 th -15 th Sept Book Fair in the school office 9 th Sept BOT meeting – 7pm 10 th Sept Masterton schools Rippa Rugby 11 th Sept PTA Disco 14 th Sept School Show week 23 rd Sept Parent Teacher Interviews 25 th Sept End of term 3 12 th Oct Start of term 4 19 th Oct Whanau Hui Virtue of the Month Self-control – Ngakau Papaku Preparing for the future in a Catholic environment Hei whakatakatū mo te wā ka heke mai nei I roto I tea o Katorika September 1 st , 2015 Term 3, Week 7 Room 4 are hosting this week’s assembly at 9am on Friday. All welcome Catholic Character Pope Francis recently announced an annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This will be celebrated on 1 st September. “We live at a time when all Christians are faced with the same decisive challenges, to which we must respond together, in order to be more credible and effective. It is our responsibility to help resolve todays ecological crisis” Pope Francis Term 3 Parent Teacher Interviews – 23 rd September On Wednesday the 23 rd September from 3.30-6.00 we will be holding parent teacher interviews for all children in Years 4-6 and for those children in Years 1-3 who are due an interview at this time. For the families of children in Years 4-6 this will be an optional interview for parents who would like to follow up on their child’s progress or for teacher who would like to do the same. Details for bookings will be sent home soon. St Patrick’s School Show Please see the page below for further details and ticketing information Kia ora whanau ma, As we move into the final four weeks of the term school life continues to be vibrant with lots happening for all of the children. Please keep reading the newsletter, following our Facebook page and checking out the calendar on our website for details and dates. Coming events include the Science Roadshow, School Show, book fair, school disco and the Wairarapa schools art exhibition at Aratoi. This Friday at school Mrs Connor will be holding a school show costume check for all the children. This will be organised syndicate by syndicate and will give us an idea of what we need to follow up on. If you are unsure or have any questions about costumes please speak with your child’s classroom teacher. Last Friday it was wonderful to see so many children dressed up in yellow to support our Daffodil mufti day. As a school we managed to raise $240 which we will forward on to the Cancer Society. Thank you again everyone for your support. Last night I had the pleasure of attending Art Splash at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. Our school choir of 70 joined with 800 other children from Wellington Primary Schools in a celebration of music. To look at more photographs and watch some video clips follow this link to my Principals blog. On the 8 th September vision and hearing testing will be taking place at school. If you have concerns regarding your child’s hearing or vision and would be interested in them being tested, please complete the online form or speak to Mrs Burrows in the school office. Finally, as we move into the second half of the school year we would like to encourage any parents who are planning to enrol their child at St. Patrick’s to do so as soon as possible. This includes children who are turning five this year and those who will be turning five next year. Enrolment packs can be collected from the school office. Ngā mihi o Te Atua Steve Wheeler Principal
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Upcoming Events 5th Sept Aratoi Art Exhibition opening
8th Sept Vision and Hearing Testing
9th Sept Science roadshow – Kildare’s
9th-15th Sept Book Fair in the school office
9th Sept BOT meeting – 7pm
10th Sept Masterton schools Rippa Rugby
11th Sept PTA Disco
14th Sept School Show week
23rd Sept Parent Teacher Interviews
25th Sept End of term 3
12th Oct Start of term 4
19th Oct Whanau Hui
Virtue of the Month Self-control – Ngakau Papaku
Preparing for the future in a Catholic environment Hei whakatakatū mo te wā ka heke mai nei I roto I tea o Katorika
September 1st , 2015 Term 3, Week 7
Room 4 are hosting this week’s assembly at 9am on Friday. All welcome
Catholic Character
Pope Francis recently announced an annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This will be celebrated on 1st September.
“We live at a time when all Christians are faced with the same decisive challenges, to which we must respond together, in order to be more credible and effective. It is our responsibility to help resolve todays ecological crisis” Pope Francis
Term 3 Parent Teacher Interviews – 23rd September
On Wednesday the 23rd September from 3.30-6.00 we will be holding parent teacher interviews for all children in Years 4-6 and for those children in Years 1-3 who are due an interview at this time. For the families of children in Years 4-6 this will be an optional interview for parents who would like to follow up on their child’s progress or for teacher who would like to do the same. Details for bookings will be sent home soon.
St Patrick’s School Show Please see the page below for further details
and ticketing information
Kia ora whanau ma,
As we move into the final four weeks of the term school life continues to be vibrant with lots happening for all of the
children. Please keep reading the newsletter, following our
Facebook page and checking out the calendar on our website for details and dates. Coming events include the Science
Roadshow, School Show, book fair, school disco and the Wairarapa schools art exhibition at Aratoi.
This Friday at school Mrs Connor will be holding a school
show costume check for all the children. This will be organised syndicate by syndicate and will give us an idea of
what we need to follow up on. If you are unsure or have any
questions about costumes please speak with your child’s classroom teacher.
Last Friday it was wonderful to see so many children dressed
up in yellow to support our Daffodil mufti day. As a school we managed to raise $240 which we will forward on to the
Cancer Society. Thank you again everyone for your support.
Last night I had the pleasure of attending Art Splash at the
Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. Our school choir of 70
joined with 800 other children from Wellington Primary Schools in a celebration of music. To look at more
photographs and watch some video clips follow this link to my Principals blog.
On the 8th September vision and hearing testing will be
taking place at school. If you have concerns regarding your child’s hearing or vision and would be interested in them
being tested, please complete the online form or speak to
Mrs Burrows in the school office.
Finally, as we move into the second half of the school year
we would like to encourage any parents who are planning to
enrol their child at St. Patrick’s to do so as soon as possible. This includes children who are turning five this year
and those who will be turning five next year. Enrolment packs can be collected from the school office.
Netball – Saturday 5th September St Pats Diamonds vs Nga Kakano – 9am Ct8 St Pats Apaches vs Lakeview Saphires– 10am Ct9 St Pats Avengers vs Fernridge Green – 11am Ct10 St Pats Leprachauns vs DPS Magic – 10am Ct7
Hockey – Saturday 5th September St Pats Shamrocks – St Marys Makos – 10.45am STQ1 St Pats Paddys vs St Marys Magic – 10.00am STQ4
Miniball – Wednesday 2nd September
St Pats Yellow vs DPS Breakers – 5.30pm Ct1 St Pats Red vs Fernridge Magic – 5.00pm Ct2 St Pats Green vs Lakeview Lakers – 4.00pm Ct3 St Pats Blue vs Fernridge Dogs– 4.00pm Ct2
Look at the difference the Liquid Gold has made to the
pink primulas! It’s easy to use, environmentally friendly and being sold by the PTA at the office for $ 4 and
makes up several litres.
Has anyone a spare bag of dry untreated sawdust?
Chook's house needs topping up. We would appreciate any you may have. Thank you.
Wednesday Walking Bus – This week we are
walking from Chanel College. If it is cold and wet we
will not be walking. From 8.20am on there is supervision and at 8.30am sharp we walk.
SPORTS NOTICES
Useful websites for parents The two websites below give families useful
information about schools and the schooling
system here in New Zealand.
http://parents.education.govt.nz
www.educationcounts.govt.nz
We have popcorn for sale in the school office for 70cents a packet
This week we welcome Sophie Pratt & Bayley Hawkins to Room 3
Old time music hall/World War 1 era – 1914-1920s
Urgently Needed People who can sew for alterations
Children’s requirements: Kildares: Khaki pants shirts, long shorts, white singlets, grey shirts, grandpa t-shirts.
McKenna: Girls: WW1 style under the knee dresses/skirts(with bows, frills, muted colours) muted colours, long white or black socks, pinafores and aprons, cardigans/blouses. Boys: long cloth pants (no denim), long black or grey socks, shirts (plain colours), vests, braces, waistcoats, flat cloth caps, jackets, ties.
Brigidines: Girls: Frilly dresses or skirts – muted colours, sailor suits, pinafore aprons – white or cream, sashes and bows, long white socks Boys: Long winter school shorts, sailor suits, cloth short or long pants (no denim), waistcoats, muted or pale coloured shirts (old fashioned large collars), knicker-bockers
We do have some items of clothing available at school
please see the class teacher if you are desperate!
Bookclubs back by 2nd September
Book Fair – 9th-15th September This is going to be in the school office.
EFTPOS available for 1 week only
Video and music links
St Patrick’s School & New Zealand Police ‘Safer Kids Together’ - https://youtu.be/dlXmO2uRsSk Room 8’s competition entry ‘The Rugby Disease’ - http://youtu.be/GHpAxJictvw
Term 3 school radio show http://www.arrowfm.co.nz/podcasts/Live-Wires/
Sausage Sizzle Don’t forget to order your sausage before
school this Friday at the school office. $2 per sausage.
School Uniform Until early December when a uniform shop will be opened here in Masterton, new school uniforms need to be purchased online at http://stpatricksmasterton.nzuniforms.com . At school we do stock a wide range of second hand uniforms. Please speak to Michelle or Kim regarding any issues.
Operation Christmas Child
Please help your children with their gifts for the project Operation Christmas Child. If you are unsure what it is you need to do please speak with your child’s classroom teacher. Further information about his project can be found at www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child
Swimming Term 4 2015
We are currently working with Swim Magic at
the town pools in arranging swimming lessons
for term 4. This is something that we do every
year and see as an important part of our PE
programme, especially in the lead up to
summer. Once we have the final details and costs we will share these with you but the plan
included otherwise please pay the money to the school office. All payments need to have been
paid before lessons begin in Term 4.
School Website
www.stpatsmstn.school.nz
We have had the school website updated so that it is easier to view all content on mobile phones. This will be especially useful for accessing the weekly school newsletter, calendar events and blogs.
School Automatic Payments (AP) A reminder to all families that we do encourage you to set up an Automatic Payment (AP) to pay for school costs across the year. If you would like to do this or have any questions, speak to the ladies in the office and they will be able to help.
School Disco 11th September 6.00-7.30pm
Theme: World Cup Rugby
Cost: $2 per person Where: School hall Sausage sizzle, lollies,
drinks, popcorn, glow sticks
Fundraising Help Needed – 12th September Event 1: Coffee & cake stall at the New Rags Market
We have been offered the chance to run a coffee and cake stall at the New Rags Market in the Town Hall from 10am-3pm on the 12th September. We are looking for a group of Year 4-6 students who can help out on the stall for 1 or 2 hour blocks. Nearer the time we will also be asking families to donate some home baking.
Event 2: Burger stall at the Netball Finals
The Kildare’s are running their very own burger stall at the Netball Finals Day on Saturday 12th September at the Colombo Courts. To celebrate our MasterChef learning this term we are looking for Kildare students to help make the burgers the day before and to help cook/serve them on the day. We are in the process of organizing a roster composed of hour blocks and would love to hear what part of the day suits you best to come down and join in the fun. The day will run from around 9.00 a.m. until approximately 3.00 p.m. with the final event being the “Bring It To Colombo Celebrity Final”.
Please take the time to fill in the Google Form by following this link and we’ll be in contact again soon.
Wairarapa School Art Exhibition Aratoi Museum -5th Sept – 10th Oct
Congratulations to the following students who will have
We are delighted to launch junior tennis at MTC once again. Masterton Tennis centre is the hub of tennis in the Wairarapa, and we are looking forward to welcoming lots of new juniors this year. Registered juniors are invited to attend up to 14 supervised sessions on Saturdays at 147 Dixon St. The cost for Junior Registration this year is $50. (See junior registration form for more on costs). Saturday sessions commence at 9am. All sessions last 60minutes. The vision of our club is “more adults and young people enjoying tennis” and we would like to encourage parents to come along and play tennis with the children. Our junior committee will be working to deliver sessions which are fun and games based, but prioritise development. It is our intention to 1) attract, 2) retain and 3) develop young local tennis players. Session objectives will differ so as to add variety to what we offer. Junior tennis at the club is led by our head coach Chad Parson, and supported by Club Secretary Ruth Wiley. More information regarding the MTC junior tennis committee is below. We are pleased to confirm our entire calendar of Junior Club sessions. There is some potential for this calendar to be disrupted by tournament play, but there will be lots of notice given in these circumstances.
Chad has responsibility for decisions regarding the running of Junior Tennis at the club. Each junior tennis session will go ahead except in the rare circumstance of extreme weather. This decision will be made as early as possible and communicated by email. Cancelled sessions will not be replaced. Junior Tennis at MTC is a NZ Tennis Hotshots Programme.
Post Christmas Tennis
Saturday February 6th Waitangi weekend
Saturday February 13th
Saturday February 20th
Saturday February 27th
Saturday 5th March
Saturday 12th March
Saturday 19th March- End of season celebration
Pre Christmas Tennis Saturday October 17th - Junior Launch Saturday October 24th - Labour weekend – no junior tennis Saturday October 31st Saturday November 7th Saturday November 14th Saturday November 21st Saturday November 28th Saturday 5th December - Vets Tournament- no junior tennis Saturday 12th December Christmas break-up
