Mission Statement

To provide our children with skills and motivation for life long learning in a nurturing, Catholic environment.

Newsletter No.21   July 20, 2010
Term 3        Week 1
Updated: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 5:42 PM
Term 2  week 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11

Dear Parents / Caregivers
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou

I hope the holidays went well for you all. Term three started off here at school with a hiss and a roar. Today the children all enjoyed a ‘second’ breakfast as their 'hook in' for our inquiry unit on food this term. See the photos below.
We welcome new students Ella Ball and Jessie Jukes to our school community as well as Ayesha Hehir, a College of Education student who will be in Voyagers for the next three weeks..

Enjoy your week,      Jacinta Cousins ,   Principal

" Excellence "

Excellence is doing your best.
It is giving your very best to any task you do or any relationship you have.
Excellence is the desire for perfection.
The perfection of a seed comes in the fruit.
When you practice excellence, you bring your fruits to fruition.

We practise Excellence when we:
give our best to whatever we do
set noble and realistic goals
remember to plan and practice
don’t try to do everything
develop our own special gift

This weeks recipients are:

Margret      Zha’ne

Congratulations!

This weeks class is:

Voyagers

Congratulations!

I went to my Nana’s house to play and I had lots of fun.

                                                          written by Jessie, The Nest

Parish/ School Mass
Set aside 10am Sunday, August 8, as we are celebrating our Term 3 parish school/mass at this time. This will be followed by a pancake breakfast in the hall.

BOT Meeting
You are all invited to join us for our next BOT meeting to be held in the staffroom this Wednesday, July 21 at 7.15pm.

Mufti Mania
Our mufti day at the end of last term raised $176.90. Thank you all for your donation

Read-a-thon
A grand total of $$969.20 was raised by the 36 students who gained sponsorship. A big thank you to those children for their excellent efforts.
Ms Hayes has purchased several new hand puppets, as requested by the children, for use in the library with some of this money.

Basic Facts
These children have moved up the ladder - Congratulations!

 

Thank you to those of you who worked hard over the holidays delivering pamphlets and phoning for orders. Your support is most appreciated.
The next step is to get support for the delivery on August 14. We still need more volunteers please.

School Disco
On Thursday July 29, the PTFA are holding a disco in the school hall from 6-8pm. This is for our students only. Please complete and return the permission slip which accompanies this newsletter to the school office, along with the $5 entry fee.!!!
Pacific Educators - Study Support Programme
Commences Monday 26th July from 3.30pm-5.30pm
Held every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Programme:
3.30pm Free time
4.00p.m. Homework
4.30pm Planned activity
5.00p.m. Wind down with literacy or numeracy games and activities.
For further information contact Fealofani tini-Brown 356-8284 or 0274348970 or Tiana Fauolo 354-8945

St Marys School in Foxton is to celebrate their Centennary in February, 2011. More information email info@stmarysfoxton.school.nz

St Josephs School Wairoa Jubilee 1911-2011
Preliminary notice to all past pupils, staff and whanau that the school’s centennial celebrations will take place Labour Weekend 21-23 October 2011. Programme, registration and contact details to be published at later date. Register your interest at St Josephs School, 56 Queen Street, Wairoa, 4160
Manawatu Showgrounds Skating club
Offers inline speed skating lessons every Wednesday in term time from 5.30p.m. - 6.30p.m. at Bell Hall in Waldegrave St. The fist two lesson are free so feel free to come and try a fun learn to skate leson with us. For any information about the classes contact 359-1411.
 
July 21
7:15
BOT Meeting
July 29
6 - 8 pm
School Disco
August 8 10am School / Parish Mass
August 14 8am Fertiliser Drive
September 10 2:15pm Inquiry Expo
September 27 3pm End of term
October 11 8:55 Term 4 begins