Dear
Parents / Caregivers
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou
Welcome
back to the start of term 2. I hope you all got to spend
some time enjoying the lovely weather in the holidays
and some quality time with your children.
The children have started their cross country training
ready for our school cross country on May 20 and coming
home today are newsletters about this term’s inquiry
topic and our current RE strand. Enjoy the read. We welcome
the following new children and their families to our school:
Nancy Finau-Vave, Georgia Cameron, both new entrants and
Cyrus Teves (Philippines) and Winston Holani-Rowe (Auckland).
Jacinta
Cousins , Principal
"
Respect - Whaka-ute "
Respect
is an attitude of caring about people and
treating them with dignity. Respect is valuing ourselves
and others.
We show respect by speaking
and acting with courtesy.
When we are respectful we
treat others as we want to be treated.
We
practise respect when we:
treat others as we want to be treated speak
courteously to everyone take
special care of other people’s belongings honour
the rules of our family, school and nation expect
respect for our body and our rights
This weeks
recipients are:
Teiyana
Luke Jacob
H
Congratulations!
This weeks
class is:
Explorers
Congratulations!
Our Stations of the Cross
Board
Of Trustees Elections
The Board would like to remind people of the upcoming
Elections on 11th May. Please consider putting your
name forward. Nominations close on 27th April. Nomination
forms have been posted. If you have not as yet received
your nomination form please check with the school
office ie. address etc.
Dental
Care
For the students of Our Lady of Lourdes will be
carried out at Monrad Dental Clinic this year. Within
the next 10 days appointments will be issued to
students. To meet Health and Safety standards of
MidCentral Health parents are asked to accompany
their children/children to appointments. This also
provides an opportunity to discuss dental care of
students, provide support during dental treatment
and complete appropriate documentation. If the given
appointment is not suitable please do not hesitate
to contact Monrad Dental Clinic (357-2532) to make
an alternative appointment. We look forward to meeting
families from Our Lady of Lourdes.
Dental Therapist Delwyn Sinclair and Dental Assistant
Raewyn Stratford.
Book
Character Parade
This Friday we are having
a book character parade as part of the tuning into
our literacy inquiry unit. Hopefully you have got
a costume organised over the holidays for your child
to wear.
This will he held in the hall starting at 2.15pm
and you are all invited to attend.
Lost
Jersey - no tag, hole right sleeve. Last term. Large
size. Please check at home.
GOLD polo brand new size 4 named “Redshaw”
Missing since last winter room 1. Named also on
band on bottom.
Wrong one worn home which was returned but did not
get his back.
Cross
Country
This year we would like to be able to offer some
extra training for competitive cross country to
our potential Year 5 & 6 runners. We intend
the training to take place outside of school hours
and are looking for a member of our school community
to lead this coaching/training. If you would like
to know more or offer your services please contact
Jody Hayes or Jacinta Cousins.
Book
Week: 21 - 25 June 2010
We are having our traditional book week at the end
of term and are looking for volunteers to come and
talk to our children. You may wish to:
*read a favourite story aloud
*listen to children read to you
*share what you enjoy to read now and how it helps
you in your life
*spend some time assisting in our school library
*donating a book
*reciting a poem
OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD ENJOY.
Please register your interest via a brief note with
your name, offer and telephone number to Jody Hayes.
PTFA
AGM
This is to be held in the staff room at 7pm on April 21
which is the first Wednesday back after the holidays.
We desperately need a few new faces on this committee
so please bring a friend and come join us.
P.T.F.A.
Fundraiser: Fantastic Photo Opportunity
Once again we have invited Maya from Propix Photography
to come to our school Saturday 24th May to take family
portraits. Please complete your form with your $10 for
your free professional portrait as soon as possible. We
need 30 families to take part before we can confirm this
fundraiser. There is a portrait on the school noticeboard
outside Room 5 for you to view if you would like an example
of Propix’s work. Forms with this newsletter.
Meridian
Kids Bike Jams
Palmerston North May 23 (closing date May 17th)
The Jams are a fun, participation based national mountain
bike series for kids Aged 5-13 years and are the only kids
series in the world! They are all about kids giving it a
go and getting a sense of personal achievement:
*Every child participating receives a medal, water bottle
and goodies
* There are no place prizes, instead there are lots of spot
prizes from Avanti, Push Play and Meridian
* Plus there are skills areas for kids to play on.
*Have bike, can do - courses are all off road, on flat or
rolling terrain, flash mountain bikes are not needed, kids
just need a two wheeler with good b rakes and a helmet.
*For more information contact us on info@kidsbikejams.co.nz
or fax (04) 3894754
*Entry form - its cheaper to enter online
St
Patricks College Wellington - 125th Jubilee 2010
Queen’s Birthday weekend 4-6th June 2010.
Old Boys and families are warmly invited.
Registrations and information on www.stpats125.org.nz
or Development Manager P.O. Box 14022 Wellington6022,
(04) 9395416.
treat others as we want to be treated
