Term 4   Week 1   October  2019

Principal’s Update

                   Thank you for helping to make Mission Day a huge success.                    We raised a grand total of $1292.50. Well done everyone!

Kia ora Koutou

I hope you are all well-rested as we head into what will be a very busy final term leading up to the Christmas season.

This term we welcome back Mrs Sauni who has returned to Tuaki after a years maternity leave. Mrs Sauni will be working Monday to Wednesday and Mrs Duncan will continue to work in Tuaki on Thursday and Fridays.

Sunsmart

St Peter’s is accredited as a Sunsafe School by the New Zealand Cancer Society. Part of our commitment to the Sun Safe code of practice is to promote the wearing of hats during our summer school terms. Wide-brimmed school sun hats can be purchased from the school office for $12.50. As the weather warms up we encourage you to apply sunscreen to your child at home before they come to school.

Athletic Sports

Students have been busy practising for the upcoming school athletic sports. The Matau team will have their “Run, Jump, Throw’ event next Wednesday 23rd October at school and the Tangaroa team will travel to Hansen Park the following day Thursday 24th October for their athletic sports. Please refer to the PE and Sports section for further details.

Swimming

Swimming lessons begin on Tuesday 29th October. Please note that this is the first day back at school after labour weekend. Children will need to come to school with their swimming gear each day. Please pop this date on your calendar.

Visions and Values

I hope that you all had an opportunity to view the short video that was emailed out last term that shared our new school ‘Visions and Values’.  If you did not get a chance to view it, please click on the following link https://bit.ly/2oOf5uS

We begin this term focusing on Whakaute, showing respect. All classes will be looking at examples of whakaute in bible stories and thinking about how we show whakaute in our day to day lives.

End of Year

This term we will be working towards a whole school production, which will be performed for family and friends on Tuesday 10th December, 6pm.

We will be having our end of year liturgy and learning celebration on Monday 16th December and the following day, Tuesday 17th December is the final day of school. This year we plan to stay at school on the last day of term and are planning a special day full of activities. More details about these events will be given nearer the time.

Ngā mihi nui

Stephanie 

Mahia i runga i te rangimārie me te ngākau māhaki

With a peaceful mind and respectful heart, we will always get the best results

Upcoming events

Term 4

• Thursday 17 Oct - Kids in Town choir - our choir attending
• Wednesday 23  Oct - 10am-12.30pm - Matau - Run Jump Throw
• Thursday 24 Oct -  Postponement day  for run jump throw
• Thursday 24 Oct - Athletics 9.30 -3.00pm Year 4-8 at Hansen Park
• Friday 25 Oct - Postponement day for Athletics
• Monday 28 Oct - Labour day - no school today
• Tuesday 29 Oct - 8 Nov - Swimming programme for whole school        begins
• Wednesday 30 Oct - Board of Trustees meeting 
• Tuesday 12 Nov - Benediction at 9.45am
• Friday 15 Nov - Show Weekend - no school today
• Monday 18 Nov - Zone athletics
• Monday 21 Nov - MASH Tough kids  - Tangaroa - 12 - 2.45pm
• Sunday 24 Nov - School Mass 9.30am
• Tuesday 3 Dec - Reconciliation
• Wednesday 4 Dec - Primary school Canterbury athletics @ Nga Puna Wai park
• Tuesday 10 Dec - production rehearsal 9 - 2.15pm at Catholic Cathedral College then the  production show at 6pm
• Wednesday 11 Dec - Year 8 Leaving dinner
• Thursday 12 Dec - Tangaroa swimming  sports 9.30 - 12.20pm 
• Monday 16 Dec - End of year liturgy and learning celebration
• Tuesday 17 Dec - Final day of school term for 2019

Term Dates 

2019                                                                                                                         Term 4 —14 Oct—17 Dec

2020                                                                                                                     Term 1 - 30 Jan - 9 April                                                                                 Term 2  - 28 April - 3 July                                                                                     Term 3  - 20 July - 25 September                                                                         Term 4  -  12 October - 15 Dec TBC 

Special Character            

Next week all classes will begin the

COMMUNION OF SAINTS strand -  TE KOTAHITANGA O TE HUNGA TAPU

Here is a summary of the theological focus for this study:

•        Means unity of members of the Church – those living and in heaven

•        Saints include all those who are with God in heaven – not just those                canonized

•        Includes those who are undergoing purification before entering                        fullness of life with God.

•        Vast network of those engaged in prayer -The living may pray to the                 saints for their intercession.

•        Chief among saints is Mary. All the beliefs and feasts for Mary are                      related to events in her life, and to her relationship with Jesus.

•        Saints and inspiring people serve as models – revealing exceptional                 devotion to the will of God

•        Life is a gift of a gracious Creator and each human being is made in                    the image and  likeness of God.

•        Human life has a Tapu (sanctity).

•        For Christians, death is not the end – rather now life with God.

•        Heaven – fullness of new life in communion with God

•        Purgatory – those not ready for this are being purified

•        Hell – those who freely choose to cut themselves off from God

Office Update and Reminders

School Student Accounts

As this is term 4 we would appreciate all the school accounts to be settled by the end of November.  The school has a financial year of January to December, so in December we are very busy preparing the accounts for the auditors.  I will email accounts out again in week 3 or 4. If you have a balance that requires payment we would be grateful if this could be settled promptly.  If you would like to discuss your students account , please either make a time to see me in the office, or email me - office@saintpeters.school.nz  or book an appointment with Mrs Kitto.

We thank you for your assistance in these matters.

For all direct payments to the school:  123151 0173682 00
Please put your child's name as a reference

We are currently beginning our journey toward developing understanding around our 5 main newly established values.  They are:

Run Jump Throw

This event will be held on Wednesday 23 October on the field at school from 10am to approx.12 noon.

The children are in 7 teams and will rotate around the field completing various running, jumping and throwing events. The culmination of the morning will be running and novelty races.

All students are welcome to wear mufti on the day. Sports uniform may be worn if you have one but this is not compulsory until year four.

A sunhat, extra energy food in the lunch box and sunscreen please.

All families are welcome to attend. Why not bring a picnic lunch to share at the conclusion of the event.

Postponement day is the 24 October.

PE and Sports 

SPORTS 2019 Term 4 Week 1 

RUN-JUMP-THROW = Year 0-3 (Inaka, Tuaki, Tuna, Hoka) - Wednesday 23 October at St Peter’s School. 10:00 - 12:30pm. Family welcome. 

ATHLETICS - Year 4-8 (Paua, Kahawai, Mako) - Thursday 24 October at Hansen Park, Hawford Road, Opawa.  10:00 - 2:30pm. Family welcome. Students to wear full school PE uniform and have appropriate footwear. Students need to bring a packed lunch, water bottle and sunscreen. Students who need inhalers are to carry one with them. (school inhalers will be given to them by their classroom teachers and returned to the first aid room)

Swimming Lessons 2019 - Starts the day after labour day - Tuesday 29 October to Friday 8 November. Please see your child’s teacher with any questions and concerns. Students need to bring togs, towel and suitable bag to fit all uniform including shoes.

Tangaroa Swimming Sports - Thursday 12 December from 10:00 - 12:00pm 

Board of Trustees Update

Welcome back to Term 4, we hope you had a lovely, relaxing holiday break.

We are excited to let you know that last term the board agreed to purchase 40 new iPads and docking stations. We look forward to seeing how you put the new technology to use.
In addition to the iPads, it was also agree that we would purchase a set of ‘Spheros’ for use at school. If, like most of the board members, you are not familiar with Spheros, check this out to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yQYr7CIxBc

The board would like to acknowledge the PTA for all of their efforts this year so far. We know that the PTA works very hard to provide fantastic experiences for our students and for our community as a whole, you are very much appreciated by us all.  We encourage you to get behind your PTA and support them wherever possible.

We wish all students well for the Matau Run, Jump, Throw and the Tangaroa Athletics day next week.

PTA Update

Kia ora Whanau,

St Peter’s Family Christmas Tea Towel Fundraiser      

This year the PTA, along with your budding artists and teachers have worked together to create a tea-towel you'll love!! This is our last fundraiser for the year and we need to know numbers to order, payment is not required yet. 

You’ll need to buy more than one!!

         Frame one and pop it up at Christmas

         Buy one for each child as a keepsake to give to them at a later  date

         Use one in your kitchen

         Use one to take hot food to social gatherings

          Buy as Christmas presents for relatives and family friends, teachers,                  tutors, the perfect gift to post

Why we chose tea-towels as a fundraiser:

         Not a sugary treat food  -   No plastic waste-     Uses natural fibres

A gift that has meaning and will be appreciated in years to come, won’t end up in landfill quickly.

We have two Christmas- inspired tea towels. One created by students in Matau, one by Tangaroa students

The tea towel has a Christmas drawing by every child in each team with their name underneath it, a perfect memento of who they went to school with.  The tea towel will have our school emblem and the date.  It will have a pohutakawa border and the whole tea-towel will be printed in deep red – the perfect Christmas combination!!

We will not be doing a tea-towel fundraiser in the near future so don’t wait for next year as there will not be any.

Pricing

$15 for one tea towel

$24 for two tea towels

$30 for three tea towels

($10 per tea towel for orders over three)

Please email pta@saintpeters.school.nz and tell us how many Matau (Inaka, Tuaki, Tuna & Hoka) and how many Tangaroa tea towels you would like to order. Payment into the St Peters PTA account (NOT THE SCHOOL OFFICE) will be required when the tea towels arrive. Please write your full name and child’s name in the email so we can keep track of family orders. 

We can't wait to see you all on Friday. Remember proceeds are going towards a sandpit for the children (thank you to those parents that can't make it but have given a donation or have donated tickets to use as prizes). 

St Peter's PTA team

Chairperson: Michaela Allen

Secretary: Kirsty Macdonald

Treasurer: Anamaria Moya

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